Results of the International Speech Contest for 2009 are:
First Place - Irvin Walker from USA
2nd place - Rosemary Bennett from New Zealand
3rd place--Jan Pattersen from Australia
Here are the details of all International Contestants:
* Susan Hajek, Pacific Northwest, 2008
Subject: Butterflies
Title: Flight of Fancy
Category: Inform
* Margaret Gardner, Two Oceans, 2008
Subject: The Winner Takes All
Title: The First Shall Be Last, and the Last Shall Be First
Category: Entertain
Miyuki Kurono, Japan, 2008
Subject: Sad
Title: Wa Shoi, Wa Shoi
Category: Inspire
Lee Lim, Land O'Lakes, 2009
Subject: Relationship
Title: Good Harmony Tie Better Relationships
Category: Inform
Judy White, Lewis & Clark, 2008
Subject: Mine
Title: Yes, That's Mine
Category: Inform
Verdella Gilmer, Northwest, 2009
Subject: Authentic
Title: Little White Lies
Category: Inform
Nancy Dunsmore, Two Oceans, 2009
Subject: Luck is not a Matter of Chance
Title: Count Your Blessings
Category: Entertain/Inspire
* Jan Patterson, Australia, 2009
Subject: Chicken
Title: No Spring Chicken
Category: Inspire
* Ronald Dupart, Blue Ridge, 2008
Subject: Frustration
Title: Diary of A Mad Grocery Shopper
Category: Entertain
Margaret Grand, Australia, 2008
Subject: Wasteful
Title: Throw Away Lines
Category: Inspire
Beatrice Squire, Blue Ridge, 2009
Subject: Anxiety
Title: It is a Fact of Life
Category: Inspire
Shirley Figenshu, Sierra Pacific, 2008
Subject: Health
Title: How Healthy is Your Memory
Category: Inform
Lizzie Hatch. Sierra Pacific, 2009
Subject: Reflection
Title: A New Beginning
Category: Current Event
Janet Thompson, Sunshine, 2008
Subject: Ugly
Title: Who Cracked a Mirror
Category: Entertain
S. Dianne Miller, Sunshine, 2009
Subject: Death
Title: Are You Living in a Graveyard
Category: Inform
* Irvin Walker, Heart of America, 2008
Subject: Does It Matter
Title: Forget It...Drive On
Category: Inspire
* Rosemary Bennett, New Zealand, 2009
Subject: Camera Footage
Title: Memory Bank
Category: Entertain
Lorna Sheldon, Great Britain, 2008
Subject: It Never Rains But It Pours
Title: Come Hell or High Water
Category: Inform and Entertain
Rosemary Low, Great Britain, 2009
Subject: Pathway
Title: By The Way
Category: Entertain
Christine Beavis, New Zealand, 2008
Subject: A Matter of Time
Title: It's All a Matter of Time
Category: Inspire
Malcolm Park, Northeast, 2009
Subject: You Have Some Nerve
Title: Our Journey of Self-Discovery
Category: Inspire |
Non-fiction:
1st -- Chris O'Dwyer, Australian Region
2nd -- Paula McWha, New Zealand Region
3rd -- Mary Beth Day, member-at-large
Fiction:
1st -- Rosemary Bennett, New Zealand Region
2nd -- Anne Dryden, Blue Ridge Region
3rd -- Chris O'Dwyer, Australian Region
Poetry:
1st -- Faye-Noel Brown, POWERtalk Otago Club, club-at-large
2nd -- Jo Bailey, Australian Region
3rd -- Frances Muldrow, Blue Ridge Region
Pictured is Rosemary Bennett who also came 2nd in the International Speech Contest. |
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