Central Toastmasters

Central Toastmasters

Club 2277-31

Worcester, MA

http://www.centraltoastmasters.org/

August 2, 2000

Attendance: 16 Members, 1 Guest

Congratulations to Mike Carusi who received his CTM (Competent Toastmaster) Award this evening upon completion of his tenth C&L Manual speech and to Frank Lederer who received his Toastmaster pin for completing his third C&L Manual speech.

John Keeton will host our next cookout on August 16, 2000. Directions to John's house may be found at the end of this bulletin (MAP accessible on-line).

PARTICIPANTS

Meeting Chair:	Terry Londergan	Toastmaster:	Bob Eber
Invocation:	Stan Birdwell	Topicsmaster:	Terry Londergan
Thought:	Frank Lederer	Gen. Evaluator:	George Hast
Joke:	Gene Brady	Timer:	Bill Dussault
Word:	Frank Lederer	Grammarian:	Frank Lederer

Word of the evening: Assiduous - constant, persistent

SPEAKERS

Speaker	Title	Evaluated By
Bill Londergan	"Don't Blame Me"	Dick Brady
C&L Speech #6 - Speech about how our society has acquired the "don't blame me" or victimization" syndrome - from the racially motivated crack smoker to the junk food murderer and why we need to begin taking responsibility for our actions.
Frank Lederer	"Revitalizing Worcester"	Fred Nathan
C&L Speech #3 - Frank shared with us his desire to recreate the alive and vibrant Worcester he knew as a child and proposed several methods for achieving this goal.
Mike Carusi	"No Boundaries"	Peter Hoag
C&L Speech #10 - Mike related several incidents where boundaries became transparent and his dreams were realized. He provided us with a roadmap for achieving self-confidence and offered ways to remove the boundaries that prevent us from achieving our goals.
John Keeton	"The Lawyer's Best Friend"	Gene Brady
C&L Speech #8 - John gave a very humorous talk about how to win in the courtroom using a variety of props to distract the jury, ensure the predictability of a witness, invalidate an exhibit, and when all else fails, how to beg to the jury!

AWARDS

Best Impromptu Speech:	Therese Delongchamp
Best Prepared Speech:	John Keeton
Best Evaluator:	Peter Hoag

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	August 9, 2000	August 16, 2000	August 23, 2000
Toastmaster Phone #	George Hast	Cookout hosted by John Keeton 508-842-0227 Topicsmaster - John Keeton $5 per person 6:00-9:00pm. Directions at the end of this bulletin. 26 Morningside Drive Shrewsbury, MA	Eugene Brady 508-842-4057
Topicsmaster	Dan Abraham		Huge Burke
Gen. Evaluator	Fred Nathan		Al Wheeler
Grammarian	Wayne Dupont		Peter Hoag
Timer	Bob Eber		Frank Lederer
Speaker # 1	Al Wheeler		Bill Londergan
Speaker # 2			Carol Murphy
Speaker # 3	Peter Hoag		Dan Abraham
Speaker # 4	Gene Brady
Evaluator # 1	Joe Mewhiney		Mike Carusi
Evaluator # 2	Frank Lederer		Joe Mewhiney
Evaluator # 3	Bill Dussault		David Comeau
Evaluator # 4	Stan Birdwell		Bill Dussault

SPECIAL NOTES:

Cookouts are planned for July, August, and maybe September. These are a lot of fun and cost $5 each for the food.
A reminder to please buy a meal and/or drink at the meetings to help our club maintain the room availability.

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.

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 – BE PREPARED!

Be sure to contact Therese Delongchamp (VP of Education) if you want to get on the schedule for a role or speech. Therese’s home phone is 508-797-0974.

If you have an e-mail address (home or work) and are still receiving the Bulletin via regular mail please contact Stan Birdwell (stan@ibdev.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 (except for outings which will be announced in advance – please see the schedule above)

Directions to August 16, 2000 cookout: (Please view accompanying MAP on-line)

From Worcester: Take Rt 290 EAST to Rt 140 Exit South Shrewsbury. Second left off Rt 140 - Hill Street to end (STOP sign). Left on Prospect Street, straight ahead onto Dartmouth Drive (Prospect forks to left) to end (STOP sign). Turn left onto Olde Colony Drive and take first right onto Saxon Lane. Take first left off Saxon Lane to Partridge Hill Road; Morningside Drive is second right; 26 Morningside Drive is second house on right (beige with black shutters).

From Shrewsbury Center: Follow Rt 140 NORTH to Hill Street, turn right onto Hill Street. Hill Street to end (STOP sign). Left on Prospect Street, straight ahead onto Dartmouth Drive (Prospect forks to left) to end (STOP sign). Turn left onto Olde Colony Drive and take first right onto Saxon Lane. Take first left off Saxon Lane to Partridge Hill Road; Morningside Drive is second right; 26 Morningside Drive is second house on right (beige with black shutters).