Central Toastmasters

Central Toastmasters

Club 2277-31

Worcester, MA

http://www.centraltoastmasters.org/

November 29, 2000

Attendance: 15 Members, 2 Guests

John Keeton received his CTM (Competent Toastmaster) Award this evening for having completed his 10th speech from the C&L Manual. Congratulations John!!!

Worcester Central Toastmasters 44th Annual Christmas Social, will take place on Wednesday Evening, December 6, 2000 from 7-9pm. Sign-up forms available on our website. Contact Dan Abraham for more details - Work: 508-757-3855 - Home: 508-755-9246.

Please remember to bring a copy of the latest Weekly Bulletin to each meeting.

PARTICIPANTS

Meeting Chair:	Therese Delongchamp	Toastmaster:	Peter Hoag
Invocation:	John Keeton	Topicsmaster:	Filomena Didiano
Thought:	Dan Abraham	Gen. Evaluator:	Wayne DuPont
Joke:	Joe Mewhiney	Timer:	Fred Nathan
Word:	Bill Dussault	Grammarian:	Bill Dussault

Word of the evening: laconic - means terse or of few words; not very chatty; not loquacious

SPEAKERS

Speaker	Title	Evaluated By
Bob Eber	"Cat Got Your Tongue"	Dan Abraham
Non-Manual - Very funny story about misadventure with family cat.
Al Wheeler	"The Netherlands Goes to Hades"	George McKenna
C&L #6 - Call to action against the recent legalization of euthanasia in the Netherland.
John Keeton	"Winter Is Coming Home"	Joe Mewhiney
C&L #10 - John compared the stages of life, from birth to death, to the seasons of nature in describing his own personal experience of the imminent loss of a loved one.

AWARDS

Best Impromptu:	Joe Mewhiney
Best Prepared:	John Keeton
Best Evaluator:	Joe Mewhiney

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	December 6, 2000	December 13, 2000
Toastmaster Phone #	44th Annual Christmas Social Calabria Club $25 per person Roastmaster: George Hast MC: Dan Abraham Jokemaster: Don Macintyre Roastee: Wayne DuPont Roasters: John Keeton Joe Mewhiney Stan Birdwell Terry Londergan Ralph Lacerte Therese Delongchamp	George McKenna 508-892-1177	TBA
Topicsmaster		Peter Hoag
Gen. Evaluator		Filomena Didiano
Grammarian		Frank Lederer
Timer		Therese Delongchamp
Speaker # 1		Bill Dussault
Speaker # 2		Rosemary Chaput
Speaker # 3		Bill Londergan
Speaker # 4
Evaluator # 1		Dick Brady
Evaluator # 2		Dave Comeau
Evaluator # 3		Al Wheeler
Evaluator # 4

SPECIAL NOTES:

Please remember to buy a meal (and optionally 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.

Meetings are held at 305 Shrewsbury Street second level of Beato Angelo Calabria Club in Worcester MA every Wednesday from 7:00 – 9:00 PM (exceptions will be announced in advance – please see the schedule above)

Directions to Calabria Club:

From downtown Worcester: Take Shrewsbury Street EAST to 305 Shrewsbury Street. Meeting will be on second level.