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Lions Club Speech

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Being able to deliver a speech in front of an international community service organization, the Conroe noon Lions club is the most exciting thing that has occurred to me. This Nonprofit organization is the 2nd largest club in the United states that support several projects with eyesight, recycling, and also many project to the youth of the community. One their projects is what landed me their opportunity to speak in front of them, the drug awareness speech contest that would offer the winners scholarships to extend their education. It was last October where I entered my first scholarship contest. I was in the college and career center where we are informed about college opportunities. That day my counselor Mrs. Bernhard informed me over a …show more content…

The two other participants and I were greeted by all the members which many were of important positions like local doctors, lawyers and business owner. It was an honor to be able to speak in front of important people. The two other contestants and I were to draw at random to decide the order of the presentations. The time had arrived where those 10 minutes all the attention would be on my stance with the legalization of marijuana. As a I began speaking all I could think about was to make contact with almost 100 people in the room in order to make an impact. Those ten minutes of my life I have never felt such a greater feeling to be able to speak my opinion in front of so many people, I no longer felt nervous or afraid, I felt like a powerful woman. After all the speech were done I was announced 2nd place and winner of a 1000 scholarship. This was a very memorable moment to me because it was my first time winning a scholarship. After our awards we got to talk about ourselves in front of the. It was exciting to have so many kind successful strangers come up to me personally to congratulate and compliment my speech. I even was offered an interview with a local magazine, and all of the participants would be featured in the Conroe courier. Therefore, the most excited thing that has occurred to me was being able to present a speech to such important people in my

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