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Dozens of table tennis fans and Toastmasters supporters poured into the YWCA on Dolphin Drive, Saturday, December 8, in show of their support of the 31st annual J C Sweeting Table Tennis Tournament sponsored by the First Bahamas Branch of Toastmasters, Club 1600.<\/p>\n
Determined to get a little white ball over a very small net, a total of 30 players competed in the sport which got its start as a parlor game of the upper middle class in the late-Victorian era and grew into an Olympic event.<\/p>\n
Competitors bandied the ball along with some good-natured jeering and cheering as they duked it out to take home a trophy and a year’s worth of bragging rights. There were six top spots up for grabs.<\/p>\n
Makia Cooper walked away victorious In the ladies’ competition, while Elaine Bullard snagged first runner-up.<\/p>\n
In the Friends of Toastmaster’s Division, Bishop Erroll McLaughlin placed first. Arlington Hanna captured the first runner-up spot.<\/p>\n
Andrew Albury won the special-featured, Division Governors’ Competition. First runner-up was Judy Simmons. Clement Foster and Dwayne Davis snagged the first and second spot, respectively, in the Past President Competition.<\/p>\n
In Division B, Carlos Palacious was declared the winner. Carson Forbes came in second. Meanwhile, in Division A, Godfrey Springer took the top prize, followed by first runner-up Clement Foster.<\/p>\n
The tournament takes its name from highly decorated Toastmaster, J C Sweeting. Sweeting was named Toastmaster of the Year in 1981 and Toastmaster of the Decade in 1984. He has been a member of the organization for nearly four decades.<\/p>\n
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. The organization has 13,000 of them world-wide.<\/p>\n
The table tennis tournament and its accompanying steak-out is one of the major fundraisers for Club 1600, an organization which traces its roots back to 1969.<\/p>\n
Part proceeds from the event go to offset the cost of the club’s Youth Leadership Programme (YLP), which empowers teenagers to become effective communicators and leaders through a free, workshop style, eight-week course.<\/p>\n
During the programme, participants are taught to organize and present their ideas logically and convincingly. Additionally, they learn how to chair a meeting, prepare an effective speech and develop impromptu speaking skills.<\/p>\n
Toastmasters Club 1600 meetings are held every Thursday at 8pm at the Sheraton.<\/p>\n
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