I recently attended and organised a meeting of about 40 people who did not
really know each other except by reputation. We had something called a New
England, or Yankee, Circle, where each table (tables of 6 helped promote a
more intimate conversation) had a spokesperson. During dinner each member
had to tell the others who they were and what there life was like at the
moment, or some anecdote that was important to them. At a designated time
the spokesperson stood up and introduced themselves and the members around
the table. It cuts down on the long winded shaggy dog stories, but gives a
personal insight into people at the meeting. You could give the
participants a theme question, like telling a personal triumph while
volunteering and then the spokesperson could pass that along. Anyway, it
was a great success.

Just an idea

Louise Kennedy
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Hi all

We are having a volunteer appreciation dinner. As with
many of these rubber chicken affairs, we are trying our
best to make it interesting.  One fellow would like to
have a story teller.  I personally am adamantly against
slides (been to too many such public versions of home
pictures).

We of course will be honoring our long standing volunteers
- some have been with us for 15 years and never received
any kind of recognition.  This is about to be rectified.
So I guess this is another question - what have any of you
given as items of recognition for your volunteers?

And what would make for an interesting evening for these
folks?

Thanks

Regards

Mary Haegele
Kewaunee County Historical Society
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