Marion Toastmaster's Club held their annual speech contest on Thursday, March 15 and Maryann Murphy, of Mashpee won first place and Hope Aubin, of Wareham came in second place.

Ms. Murphy's speech, “Push – Pull,” involved motivating yourself to continually improve your life by pushing yourself to take on new challenges, even if they appear scary or too big to accomplish.  Ms. Murphy is a professional organizer and president of Marion Toastmasters Club.

Hope Aubin's speech, “Death of a Spider,” involved reading books that have an impact on your life.  Ms. Aubin also elaborated on the lack of classic literature being read in today' high schools.

“Death of a Spider” referred to the children's classic Charlotte's Web, a favorite of Ms. Aubin's when she was a young child.

Marion Toastmasters Club meets on the first and third Thursday of the month at noon at Lockheed -Martin Corporation, 7 Barnabas Road in Marion.  For more information, visit www.Marion.ToastmastersClub.com.