18^th October 2009

Dear Fellow Toastmasters & Friends of Toastmasters,

 

 

We are happy to invite you to the SHAPE International Toastmasters Club’s (Mons) traditional “TOASTMASTERS HARVEST SPECIAL” event on Tuesday evening the 10^th of November 2009. (We socialise from 6:50 p.m. and begin our event at 7:20 p.m.)

 

Chantal Vandevelde will be delighted to welcome you at her Coffee/Tea Room/Chocolatier ‘LA CABOSSE’, Rue des Orphelins 3, 7060 Soignies, telephone 067-55.72.42 mobile phone 0479-66.61.96.

 

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Michael (Mike) Adubato will deliver a speech to fellow Toastmasters and their friends that evening. Mike Adubato is a previous member of our Toastmasters club. SHAPE members will have read some of Mike’s enlightening sports-related articles in the columns of the SHAPE Community Life magazine.

 

For the modest price of 21 € (twenty one euro) per person (to be paid on arrival) you will receive 1 Aperitif (with or without alcohol); 1 Main Course (3 choices) including 1 glass of either wine/cider/beer or soft drink & 1 glass of water; 1 Dessert (2 choices); 1 Coffee or 1 Tea with 1 praline. (Please see the choices incorporated in the attached “AGENDA (Preliminary) & MENU (Choices)”

 

We would be grateful if you could let us know if you have any intolerance or allergy towards food or drink ingredients.

 

To be able to accommodate for everyone, please respond no later than Thursday 29^th October 2009 (end of day) to the 2 coordinators Else-Marie Amundsen e-mail amundsen_e@yahoo.co.uk and to Rima Sammouri e-mail rima_sammouri@hotmail.com (If you are unable to respond before RSVP date on 29 October, please send us a message before that date and we can make an exception.)

 

Should there be a change of plan closer to the date or on the day itself, please do not hesitate to contact Else-Marie Amundsen on her mobile phone 0478-969059, so she can notify ‘La Cabosse’ of any last minute changes.

 

If you want to give a prepared speech, please let us know soonest so we can provide you with a speech evaluator. Please remember that first come, first served J

 

We look forward to welcoming you to LA CABOSSE on Tuesday 10^th November!

 

 

Yours in Toastmastering

 

 

Rima Sammouri & Else-Marie Amundsen

 

 

 

AGENDA (Preliminary) & MENU (Choices)

 

SHAPE International Toastmasters Club (No 8953 at Mons)

 

“TOASTMASTERS HARVEST SPECIAL”

 

on Tuesday 10^th November 2009

 

at ‘LA CABOSSE’, Rue des Orphelins 3, 7060 Soignies,

telephone 067-55.72.42 mobile phone 0479-66.61.96.

 

18:30	Optional: We will try car-pooling/car-sharing from SHAPE to Soignies and back to SHAPE. Toastmasters & Guests meet at SHAPE Visitor Car Park (Berlin Gate) outside SHAPE at the latest at 18:30 hours.   Directions from Soignies railway station: Cross the 'park' in front of the station, turn right down Rue de la Station, turn left at traffic light (the only traffic light in the centre of Soignies) & you are now in Rue de Mons. You will find LA CABOSSE approx 300 metres in front of you & at the T-junction before you turn right towards the Soignies Church 'La Collégiale’. (It’s maximum a 10 minutes’ walk from Soignies railway station.)
18:50	APERITIF (with or without alcohol)
19:20	Welcoming Remarks by President Kevin Strakal
	Guest Speaker Michael (Mike) Adubato
	Thought of the Day
	Prepared Speeches
	MAIN COURSE (3 choices - please indicate your choice: ONE or TWO or THREE)   ONE – Filet de Pangasius au sauce crevettes avec pommes de terre calibrées (Pancake with smoked salmon & broccoli (filet of catfish with shrimp sauce & steamed new potatoes)).   TWO –Crêpe poulet-champignon avec salade (pancake with chicken & mushrooms with salad)   THREE – Panier au fromage chèvre chaude avec salade folle (wrapped hot goat cheese with variety of salad)
	Contribution by Joke Master
	Table Topic Speaking Session
	Prepared Speech Evaluation & General Evaluation
	Dessert (2 choices – please indicate your choice: “A” or “B”).   «A» - pâte feuilletée avec une pommes caramélisée cuite (caramelized baked apple in flaky pastry).   «B» - pomme à la cannelle avec une mini-glace au thé Macha (baked apple in cinnamon with a mini ice cream made from the precious ‘Macha’ tea)
	Coffee or Tea with Praline (the praline is produced by ‘ La Cabosse’)
22:00	Closing Remarks by President Kevin Strakal.