Central Toastmasters

Central Toastmasters

Club 2277-31

Worcester, MA

January 19, 2000

Attendance:

15 Members

3 Guests

We had a full night of speeches based on the theme: Winter Adventures. After every speech the speaker was given a gift from Terry Londergan and allowed to swap it with a gift that was already given to a previous speaker. It was a lot of fun!!!

Participants

Meeting Chair:	Wayne DuPont	Toastmaster:	Terry Londergan
Invocation:	George Hast	Timer:	Ralph Lacerte
Thought:	Therese Delongchamp
Joke:	Bob Eber

Speakers

Speaker	Title
Dan Abraham	"Winter Adventures Only I Can Enjoy"
Your vacation is in your mind. If you love your job you don’t have to go away. Dan benefits from those of us who do take a vacation – he makes $$ off those who want to look good just prior to going on vacation.
Dave Comeau	" How I Killed My Wife On A Cold Winters Night"
Dave’s cross country skiing experience in North Conway, N.H. which turned into a tobogganing adventure. Dave jumped off and his wife stayed on. Guess who went through the stone wall.
Fred Nathan	"Last Minute Vacation"
Fred’s 1^st time on a plane – travels to Aruba for a 4 day very last minute vacation. He almost cancelled out but made the decision to go and had quite a surprise to find himself at a resort on a "topless" beach.
George McKenna	"Trip to Madigras in Texas"
George and his family participated in Madigras and learned quite an extensive history about Galveston, Texas. He explained to us how they celebrate this most infamous ritual.
Joe Mewhiney		" The Storm Of The Century"
Joe humorously explains how we as consumers handle a large snow storm step by step. Step 1 – shop for items we have no use for naturally. Step 2 – prepare the equipment. Step 3 – read. Step 4 – shovel. Step 5 – fighting with the uneducated snow plow driver. It pays to plan!
Paul Goldstein		"The Coldest Day In History"
You think it’s cold here – try Chicago! 18 years ago Paul experienced the coldest day of the year in Chicago while attending college there. Was it the coldest day or the return of the Ice Age!
Al Wheeler		"Western Ski Trip"
Al’s 1^st experience cross country skiing was very challenging. The biggest issue was getting the skis on and off. At first he even had to cross the road with his skis on because he couldn’t get them off. It’s not as easy as you’d think!
Ralph Lacerte		"The Summit"
Ralph’s 1^st downhill skiing experience at Mt Wachusett - all about his challenge getting on and off the lift. Also he went to the top without knowing how to ski and had to ski/fall his way down the mountain. Lesson learned – start on the bunny hill.
Bob Eber		"A Whole Lot Of Nothin"
All about a cross country drive. Bob takes us on a trip with him and helps us visualize the beautiful scenery along the way.

Awards

Best Prepared Speech:

Dan Abraham

Upcoming Meetings

	January 26, 2000	February 2, 2000	February 9, 2000
Toastmaster	Joe Mewhiney	George Hast	Dan Abraham
Phone #	508-839-2727		508-755-9246
Topicsmaster	Dave Comeau	Joel Bellil	Kim Bellil
Gen. Evaluator	Bob Eber	Paul Goldstein	Al Wheeler
Grammarian	Fred Nathan	Stan Birdwell	Susan Bassick
Timer	Tim Pisinski	Dave Comeau	George Hast
Speakers:
1.	George Hast	Don Macintyre	Therese Delongchamp
2.	Dan Abraham	Joe Mewhiney	Richard Gray
3.	Dick Brady	Jim Leary	Judy Safern
4.	Gerald Groccia	Phil Scott	John Keeton
Evaluators:
1.	Rosemary Chaput	Ray Meola	Fred Nathan
2.	Al Wheeler	Art Remillard	George McKenna
3.	Stan Birdwell	Cindy Alden	Maria Laba
4.	George Oleru	Susan Bassick	Barbara Ingrassia

note: The Evaluator order matches with the above Speakers. In other words the #1 Speaker will be

evaluated by the #1 Evaluator.

Special Notes:

Please make every effort to notify the Toastmaster of the evening well in advance if you are unable to fulfill your assigned role – it’s common courtesy and a sign of a Competent Toastmaster.

Reminder to please observe the "Red Light" on the timers clock. We need to watch the time more closely and stay within our allotted time. Time discipline is a very important aspect of public speaking.

We will be planning a Table Topics Contest in February – a whole night of table topics. We’ll have 2 sessions with the winner of each going to the Super Bowl of Table Topics to determine who gets the ring (award). Also, for March we’ll be planning a night of Ice Breakers for anyone interested – great way to learn more about our current members.

Stan Birdwell has done some research on costs to create and maintain a web site. We asked for input on information content for this site and are receiving many very good suggestions, keep them coming – all will be used. Our web site address can be added to the newspaper ad to greatly improve people’s access to our Club information. More to come!!!

A reminder to please buy a meal and/or drink at the meetings to help our club maintain the room availability.

The Toastmasters Leadership Institute has a session planned for Saturday, January 29, 2000. If we can get 4 Club Officers to attend (we have 3 already) we’ll get another point toward the Distinguished Club Program.

Notice to all Club Officers, please have a speech ready at all times so we can replace any no shows. This is a good practice for all Toastmasters as well.

If you have internet access check out the International Toastmasters web site – much new information has been added… http://www.toastmasters.org

Be sure to contact Terry Londergan (VP of Education) if you want to get on the schedule for a role or speech. Terry’s home phone is 508-885-5526.

If you have an e-mail address (home or work) and are still receiving the Bulletin via regular mail please contact Wayne DuPont (wayne.dupont@compaq.com) so we can add you to our e-mail distribution.

As always we meet at the Regency Suites on Southbridge Street in Worcester every Wednesday from 7:00 – 9:00 PM