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# Santa Monica Jaycees meeting features speaker Forster's interactive storytelling program
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/trojan-hoarse/
- Published: 2005-01-05T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:56:26.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Entertainment, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*COMMUNITY BRIEFS* a modern-day film noir; the 1998 remake of “Psycho,” starring Anne Heche and Vince Vaughn; and the made-for-TV remake of “Rear Window,” featuring Christopher Reeve. A native of Rochester, NY, Forster currently resides and works in Los Angeles.

Forster regularly speaks to a wide variety of groups around the country, from ninth-grade classes to university commencement ceremonies, actors, and Fortune 500 CEOs. His program, entitled “Interacting,” is similar to a stand-up comedy act, but with an interactive menu of positive stories instead of jokes, although many of his anecdotes are inherently humorous. Forster’s stories are derived from lessons he has personally learned throughout his life, and consist of topics which people already know but are reminded through entertaining and thought-provoking narratives. Through the use of his menu, Forster covers certain key points, but then takes requests from the audience about what they want to hear so each group may receive its own tailored program.

The Santa Monica Jaycees holds its general membership meeting at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, located at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Ocean Avenue. Members and guests are invited to gather in the hotel’s lounge, beginning at 6 p.m., for the organization’s pre-meeting social hour. All meetings are open to local professionals between the ages of 21 and 39, and there is no obligation to join. Founded in 1932, the Santa Monica Junior Chamber of Commerce, more commonly known as the Santa Monica Jaycees, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing men and women, ages 21 to 39, with opportunities to develop personal and leadership skills through local community service and organizational activities. The group designs and coordinates various service projects each year that enable its members to grow through success and failure in a positive environment. The Santa Monica Jaycees also holds seminars on time management, managerial techniques, personal and professional motivation, leadership dynamics, and other related issues to enhance the overall capabilities of its civic-minded membership.

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USC fans scream and holler as the Trojans score their first touchdown during Tuesday night’s Orange Bowl victory. (Photo: Nicky Five Aces/Five Aces Photo)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 5, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/010505.pdf?ref=smdp.com)