Emilee Doehne Wins CV Rotary Club Speech Contest
Photo Credit: Christian Carr
Left to right: Mark Poniatowski, Vivian Chang, Dwight Perry, Cristiana Ramos, Emilee Doehne, Jeff Moore, Tulasi Venkatesh, Misti Short, Emon Dost, Maco Jaramillo, Caleb Bush
On March 5, the Rotary Club of Castro Valley hosted the Club Level competition of the 2024 Richard D. King Annual Speech Contest. Program Director Jeff Moore served as Master of Ceremonies introducing the speakers.
Castro Valley was represented by Tulasi Venkatesh, Emon Dost, and Vivian Yang, while Redwood Christian High School was represented by Caleb Busch, Emilee Doehne and Cristiana Ramos.
Each of their speeches represented an understanding of the 2023-24 Rotary International theme CREATE HOPE IN THE WORLD, and the Four-Way Test: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Judging good speeches to pick the best of the best is always difficult, but Castro Valley Rotarians Dwight Perry, Mark Poniatowski and Misti Short were up to the task. Marco Jaramillo kept time for the contestants, ensuring they stayed within the time parameters.
Emilee Doehne, a senior at Redwood Christian High School, was awarded first place and was award a check for $100. Emilee will represent the Rotary Club of Castro Valley at the yet to be confirmed Area Speech Contest between March 25 and April 5. The Area Winner will advance to the Regional Level and the winner at Regional Level will advance to the District Speech Meet.
The Castro Valley Rotary Club, chartered in 1953, is a non-political, non-religious humanitarian service organization that brings together individuals, business, and professional leaders, to provide community service, promote integrity and advance worldwide goodwill, peace and understanding.
The Rotary Club of Castro Valley is currently providing hybrid meetings with both in-person luncheons at Redwood Canyon and online on Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m. Speakers and links to the meetings are posted at www.castrovalleyrotary.org under Upcoming Events. The Club welcomes individuals who want to make a positive impact locally, nationally, and internationally.
