Wellington City Council Toastmasters Club - new and ready to welcome more members

Running the city of Wellington is a big job and requires lots of communication between staff working in many different areas. Fortunately, the new Wellington City Council Toastmasters club is here to help!

The Wellington City Council Toastmasters Club Committee

The club in formation has been meeting since April and now has 13 members. Meeting on Wednesday lunchtimes in the newly-refurbished Mezzanine meeting room in Wellington Central Library, the club is enjoying fun, varied meetings every fortnight.

Club President Terri Rosenstock

At a recent meeting, club President Terri Rosenstock won hearts by explaining how to bake the perfect chocolate chip cookies - complete with samples for the audience to try! VP Education Chris Ortiz followed up with a hilarious speech about the hidden meaning behind the shape and contents of a traditional pinata, illustrated with photos of a pinata Chris had made herself.

"There's a very enthusiastic group," Terri said, "that's been here since the beginning. They're very committed."

Club sponsor Ian Lankow is very pleased with the new club's progress.

"The club managed [this meeting] all themselves with no help from me. They are a fully fledged club - they just need seven more members!"

Council staff interested in visiting the club can find information on the Council intranet, or by emailing toastmasters.wcc@gmail.com.