Page 44 - December 2020 Voices

GLEANINGS FROM THE GROVE

finished product does not resemble what the

cookie cutter stamped out of the dough.
If you renewed your club membership in
September, you were accorded the opportunity Christmas Cookies for Santa
to select an additional path for free up through

December 31st. Please take advantage of this offer I love cookies; They are fun to eat –
from Toastmasters International and pick a path A crispy, buttery, sugary treat.
at no cost to you. In fact, you are saving $20 by Sometimes chocolate chip and
doing so. This is a great opportunity to increase peanut butter, too; There are even

your speaking, evaluating, and leadership skills cookies that are good for you!
through the Pathways program.
As our club meetings begin to wind down But to me, the sweetest cookies of all
for the year of 2020, many of us have made the Are the ones we bake long after Fall.

choice to stay home for the holidays. There are When winter is here and snow’s all
not the office parties, the club, team, or other around, that’s when the loveliest
group get togethers. As we have discovered since cookies are found.
Thanksgiving, you run the risk of becoming

infected with the virus and becoming a statistic They are the cookies we share as
when you get together with family. Perhaps this treats, and they are the cookies that
is now the time to delve into your path, plan that Santa eats. Sweet and frosted and
speech, practice your skills, and prepare yourself covered with sprinkles – The only

for 2021. It will be time well spent in addition to cookies good enough for dear Kris
being healthy and safe. Kringle. We’ll set milk and cookies over
Now, too, would be a great time to explore close to the tree.
the ins and outs of the base camp system. Watch On a table that Santa is sure to see.

the videos on the Toastmasters International
website. Contact your Vice President Education I smile as I decorate those treats for
to schedule a speech or two. Consult your base Saint Nick, and I can’t help but wonder
camp manager and/or your Vice President which cookies he’ll pick!

Pathways for tips, guidance, and how to complete
your levels or path. Enjoy yourself by becoming —Thefrugalhomeschoolingmom.com
conversant with the Pathways program. Take
advantage of the time and circumstances to

move forward and get ahead.
As for me, I will be home for the holidays.
Now pass that tray of delicious and tasty cookies
and hot cocoa, please!

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