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May 30, 2001 |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | |
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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: 15 members - Gerald Groccia, Dan Abraham, Fred Nathan, Joe Bellil, Helen Valinski, Filomena Didiano, Rob Koenig, John Keeton, Ananth Ram, George Hast, Kavitha Subramanian, Peter Hoag, Dick Brady, George McKenna, Al Wheeler - 5 Guest(s) |
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We meet every Wednesday from 7-9pm at the Thyme's Square Restaurant, 455 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA.
Election for club officers was held this evening. The installation of new officers will be June 27, 2001 at Terry and Bill Londergan's home in Spencer MA for the first Toastmasters Picnic of the 2001 summer season. Directions forthcoming. Members who are interested in speaking outside the club, please contact George Hast for more information about the "Speakers Bureau". The Toastmaster of the evening and the Sergeant of Arms are responsible for arranging the tables suitably for the meeting. |
PARTICIPANTS
| Meeting Chair: | Terry Londergan | Toastmaster: | Dan Abraham |
| Invocation: | George Hast | Topicsmaster: | Fred Nathan |
| Thought: | Dan Abraham | General Evaluator: | Helen Valinski |
| Joke: | Rob Koenig | Timer: | George McKenna |
| Grammarian: | Ananth Ram | Word: insipid * | |
| *insipid - adj. (1) Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty. (2) Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull. |
SPEAKERS
| Speaker | Speech Title | Evaluator |
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| Joe Bellil | "Time to Wake Up, Get Involved, and Make Some Noise!" | Al Wheeler |
| Joe called everyone to action! Joe called on people to be accommodating of, and cooperative with, each other regardless of physical challenges and other differences. Joe cited recent media coverage of a PGA Golf Tour issue about a contestant who required a golf cart to get around the course in order to compete. | ||
| Kavitha Subramanian | "Ice Breaker" | John Keeton |
| C&L #1 - Kavitha described how many see India as a colorful historical footnote, but is in fact a powerful modern developing nation. Kavitha told of her extensive cultural training. Kavitha is very focused and committed to her work of technical consulting. | ||
| Rob Koenig | "Cross Country in a $500 Chevy" | George Hast |
| Non-manual - Rob told of a summer tour he and his buddies made of some of the nation's baseball stadiums. Rob's crew visited stadiums all along the East Coast and throughout the South. They were exhausted by the time they reached Los Angeles California, but ventured on and even journeyed through portions of Canada before returning home to Massachusetts. | ||
AWARDS
| Best Impromptu | Gerald Groccia, Peter Hoag |
| Best Prepared Speaker | Kavitha Subramanian |
| Best Evaluator | George Hast |
UPCOMING MEETINGS
| June 6, 2001 | June 13, 2001 | June 20, 2001 | |
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| Toastmaster | Triin Tammearu |
Ananth Ram |
Al Wheeler 978-745-0068 |
| Topicsmaster | Mary Alice Widness | George Mckenna | Wayne DuPont |
| Gen. Evaluator | George Hast | Don Macintyre | Max Zormelo |
| Grammarian | Kavitha Subramanian | Filomena Didiano | Joe Mewhiney |
| Timer | Stan Birdwell | Al Wheeler | Triin Tammearu |
| Speaker 1 | Max Zormelo | Triin Tammearu | Filomena Didiano |
| Speaker 2 | Helen Valinski | John Keeton | Mary Alice Widness |
| Speaker 3 | Hugh Burke | Kavitha Subramanian | Therese Delongchamp |
| Evaluator 1 | Ananth Ram | Max Zormelo | Bill Londergan |
| Evaluator 2 | Filomena Didiano | Therese Delongchamp | Peter Hoag |
| Evaluator 3 | Joe Mewhiney | Bill Londergan | Bill Dussault |