TM logo Central Toastmasters, Worcester, Massachusetts
April 11, 2001
Worcester, Massachusetts
Notice
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.
President: Terry Londergan Treasurer: John Keeton
VP Education: Therese Delongchamp Sgt at Arms: Fred Nathan
VP Publicity: Joe Mewhiney Secretary: Al Wheeler
VP Membership: George McKenna Bulletin Editor: Stan Birdwell

Attendees: 20 members - Dan Abraham, Terry Londergan, Helen Valinski, Al Wheeler, Therese Delongchamp, George Hast, Triin Tammearu, Filomena Didiano, George McKenna, Dick Brady, Ralph Lacerte, Rosemary Chaput, Gene Brady, Peter Hoag, Wayne DuPont, Joe Mewhiney, Mary Alice Widness, Fred Nathan, Bill Dussault, Joe Bellil. - 3 Guests
We meet every Wednesday from 7-9pm at the Thyme's Square Restaurant, 455 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA.

We are forming a "Speakers Bureau" for members who are interested in speaking outside the club. Contact George Hast for more information. The Toastmaster of the evening and the Sergeant of Arms are responsible for arranging the tables suitably for the meeting.

Club office elections are coming up soon. Nominations for offices are currently being accepted!

Corrections to April 4, 2001 Bulletin: Area Speech Contest - First Place: David Sansasso, Second Place: Lisa Houston, Third Place: Therese Delongchamp

PARTICIPANTS
Meeting Chair: Terry Londergan Toastmaster: Dick Brady
Invocation: Fred Nathan Topicsmaster: Therese Delongchamp
Thought: Al Wheeler General Evaluator: George Hast
Joke: Terry Londergan Timer: George McKenna
Grammarian: Al Wheeler Word: habiliments*
* habiliments - n. The special dress or garb associated with an occasion or office: "shrouded from head to foot in the habiliments of the grave" (Edgar Allan Poe). Clothes.

SPEAKERS
Speaker Speech Title Evaluator
Joe Mewhiney "Hard Days Work" Wayne DuPont
S2E - Joe explained electricity safety within the household using a delightful puppet prop named "Flash" and audience participation. Joe's assumed audience was school kids in classroom, a role which several club members jumped into readily and eagerly
Helen Valinski "Ice Breaker" Rosemary Chaput
C&L #1 - Helen spoke about some of her very interesting life experiences including "making a bear skin rug", "re-building an automobile engine", and "became a gene therapy researcher".
Mary Alice Widness "How I Happened to Move Back to Worcester Again" Bill Dussault
C&L #1 - Mary Alice related her experience moving from Vermont to Worcester to Westboro and back to Worcester while juggling family responsibilities and work commitments.




AWARDS
Best Impromptu Wayne DuPont
Best Prepared Speaker Helen Valinski
Best Evaluator Rosemary Chaput


UPCOMING MEETINGS
April 18, 2001 April 25, 2001 May 2, 2001
Toastmaster Dan Abraham
508-755-9246		 George Hast
508-798-6831		 Bill Dussault
508-756-5416
Topicsmaster Frank Lederer Joe Bellil Helen Valinski
Gen. Evaluator Bill Dussault Don MacIntyre John Keeton
Grammarian Al Wheeler Therese Delongchamp Triin Tammearu
Timer Ralph Lacerte Peter Hoag Therese Delongchamp
Speaker 1 Dick Brady Joe Mewhiney Fred Nathan
Speaker 2 George McKenna Max Zormelo Terry Londergan
Speaker 3 Rob Koenig Triin Tammearu Don MacIntyre
Evaluator 1 Stan Birdwell George McKenna Max Zormelo
Evaluator 2 Fred Nathan Mary Alice Widness Rob Koenig
Evaluator 3 Filomena Didiano Rosemary Chaput Peter Hoag