Who doesn’t love a great campfire story? No one! Which is why the theme for our September 2nd meeting, “Around the Campfire,” was such a great choice. It inspired some truly creative stories and wordplay.
In addition to the welcome guests in attendance, there were several other attendees of note. We were delighted to see Doug Johnston, long-time Postprandialite-extraordinaire, make an appearance, and we hope to see more of him at future meetings. (Hint, hint!)
And Mark Emblidge had three extra-special guests in tow: his parents and two-year-old Rebecca. Mark’s speech about his relationship with Rebecca was heartfelt and moving, and earned him the trophy for best speaker of the evening.
A special shout-out goes to Sudipta Das, whose humorous and touching remembrance of his early days at RIT earned him a place as runner-up for best speech. We are all impressed with the fantastic progress that Sudipta, who is currently serving as the club’s treasurer, is making. Here are the complete contest results:
Table Topics
- Runner-Up: Gil Stern
- Winner: Ed Oberhofer
Evaluator
- Runner-Up: Paul Lozito
- Winner: Tom Weymann
Speaker
- Runner-Up: Sudipta Das
- Winner: Mark Emblidge