toastmaster-magazine-2016

Naweeth Riyaz
Outgoing President
Serendib Boys Gavel Club
IT’S TIME FOR A NEW BEGINNING
“Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from
above. They come out of struggles from below.”
You can be an athlete, a person who studies hard, a
person of a different nationality, you can be a notorious
person, but when you all come to the Gavel Club, you
are all ‘GAVELIERS’ . The year 2015/2016, was one of
the best years of progress, enlightenment and achievement,
no matter what the consequences were.
This year the Gaveliers and I were able to uplift the
Gavel Club’s spirit among us. The year of not giving up.
We were able to produce many eloquent and improved
gaveliers, winning prestigious and prominent awards
in the club and district contests. Gav. Zamil, by overcoming
his obstacles, got to the district contests held
in Jeddah. I thank all the Toastmasters and mentors
for helping him get to the peak of our Gavel Club. Our
attendance increased many fold reaching an average of
40 to 45, which depicts that the Serendib Boys Gavel
Club was able to shine and stand out leaving a firstclass
impression.
It was such a great honour and tribute being the
President of such an outstanding and dedicated team of
Gaveliers. I also thank our Gavel Counselor, Toastmaster
Riyaz Yoosuff for having encouraged and enlightened
our Gaveliers throughout.
I wish the incoming President, Gavelier Zamil and his
team the best of luck and hope they enjoy leading the
club to success and splendor as I had experienced.
Long Live Serendib!
Thank You
Mohammed Zamil Zameek
Incoming President
Serendib Boys Gavel Club
Leadership is a posture and a choice,
not a role that must be bestowed on you. Step
up and be a leader when no one is watching or
expecting you to do so.”
In speaking with many of the past club
presidents, I’ve heard that the experience
of being the president makes you a different
person than the one you used to be. I would say
this is actually true of everybody that spends
a year committed to the positive change
and growth in your speaking and leadership
skills that this club encourages. From what
I’ve seen in my years of participating in this
club, everybody who regularly attends and
takes on roles at meetings has an amazing
and noticeable transformation for the better.
I encourage you all to go a few steps further
and strive to be and do the best you can in all
that you do!
Serendib Boys Gavel Club is a caring, safe,
and supportive environment where we come
together to practice and hone our speaking
and leadership skills through constructive
feedback. A place where you can become
confident and persuasive in front of a group,
give constructive feedback, and develop and
expand your leadership skills. There is humor,
warmth and camaraderie at every meeting.
For this year the theme is “Better Quality”.
Maintain quality in speeches, meeting roles
and in every aspect of the meeting. And I wish
all the best to all Gavelliers for the upcoming
period.
38 SERENDIB BREEZE