An Evening of Appreciation &
Motivation
Pausing to appreciate the
accomplished efforts rendered by the club’s outgoing president and his team in
the executive committee and motivates the incoming team to take the success to
greater heights. SBAG Toastmasters club Installation Ceremony on September 6th,
2012 was a tap on the shoulder. The purpose of this ceremony is
ostensibly to appreciate the effort that 2011-12 officers had devoted, and
smell the fresh atmosphere that 2012-13 officers team are going to provide. DTM G. Punn the incoming President of SBAG
toastmasters stated that the other aim
is just to gather some of the more important people who have supported us over
the years (our families), so that we can express our appreciation and enjoy
meeting in a warm, friendly atmosphere.
The Chief Guests of this
memorable occasion were Area Governor
(64) Gururaj Rao and Divisional Governor Div D - Yasser Sulaiman. The
event was hosted at the party Hall, Al Madyan Building, Near Zawawi Mosque
& Muscat Bakery, Opp. Samara Hotel, Al Khuwair .
The MC of the party TM Ashock Velip
started promptly at 7:30 PM after breaking the ice and paving the way for the
audience to connect he invited the
outgoing President TM Tom Cyriac to speak and share the achievements of the
Club one of which being a president distinguished club. He highlighted that it
was principles such as determination, commitment and team spirit that has
enabled the club to defy the odds and come out with flying colors.
With his usual broad smile and deft
touch of humor, Area Governor for Area
64, TM Gururaj Rao led the incoming Ex. Com headed by DTM Punn through the
installation process.
Paving the way for DTM Punn who addressed the audience highlighting that the
vision of the club is to make communication and leadership skills available for
their members and let the learning be fun.
DTM stated that the question at the
moment Are you good enough for Toastmasters? He stressed Toastmasters is not
for the weak heart rather it is for those who
are ready to walk the walk and welcome
feedback and in turn watch themselves bloom.
The speaking segment of this event
was concluded with a motivational statement from DG Yasser Sulaiman who praised SBAG toastmasters saying
that the club brought about a paradigm shift and orchestrated a real success
story with many fruitful key lessons.
Beside the club members and their
families, the event was attended by DTM Rajan Phillips, Nanda kumar and many
others guests .The agenda included an entertaining session for the kids and the
family members followed by a delicious dinner.
Commenting on this event SBAG VPPR
Rohit Varma stated that this event aimed
to achieve two targets at the same time. While it is an evening for
appreciating and motivating each other it is on the other hand an opportunity
to spend a moment with friends and family members.
