July 11, 2001

Worcester, MA

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: John Keeton Treasurer: Bill Dussault
VP Education: Therese Delongchamp Sgt at Arms: Fred Nathan
VP Publicity: Al Wheeler Secretary: Helen Valinski
VP Membership: Filomena Didiano Bulletin Editor: Peter Hoag

 

Attendees: 14 members – George Hast, Dan Abraham, Terry Londergan, Bill Londergan, Fred Nathan, Gene Brady, Dick Brady, Rob Koenig, Al Wheeler, Helen Valinski, Joe Mewhiney, Wayne Dupont, Mary Alice Widness, John Keeton – 6 guests.
Meeting Notes – Paul Goldstein and his wife, Liz, attended as guests. Paul, a past Central Toastmaster #2277 President, long-time member, and staunch advocate of our club, is visiting from Norway. Gene Brady graciously gave up his impromptu speech time to allow Paul some words at the podium
We meet every Wednesday from 7-9 pm at the Thyme’s Square Restaurant, 455 Pleasant Street, Worcester, Mass.
John Keeton will host our next cookout on July 25, 2001. Directions to John's house may be found at the end of this bulletin. Please RSVP John to tell him whether or not you will be attending as it makes it much easier to plan the event. John’s phone number is 508-842-1786. August 29 is open to have a cookout. If anyone is interested, contact John Keeton.
Members who are interested in speaking outside the club, please contact George Hast for more information about the "Speaker’s Bureau"
The toastmaster of the evening and the Sergeant of Arms are responsible for arranging the tables suitably for the meeting.

PARTICIPANTS

Meeting Chair

John Keeton

Toastmaster

Wayne Dupont

Invocation

Bill Londergan

Topicsmaster

Helen Valinski

Thought

Ralph Lacerte

General Evaluator

Al Wheeler

Joke

Gene Brady

Timer

Dan Abraham

Grammarian

George Hast

Word

Expedient *

* expedient – adj. Appropriate to a purpose

SPEAKERS

Speaker

Speech title

Evaluator

Summary

Bill Londergan

"My trip toward Eternity"

Joe Mewhiney

Bill provided insight into the death, or near-death experience. Bill explained that death is a passage to a new life, or another life.

Terry Londergan

"The Day I met the Army"

Mary Alice Widness

Terry related a sorority adventure to Hampton Beach. The time was 1966 in the midst of the Vietnam war. Terry’s first unpublished novel – ‘Sugar Shack Soldiers" – was about the experience.

Fred Nathan

"Fireworks not always Fourth of July

Stan Birdwell

Fred reviewed the state of politics and politicians, lamented the moral poverty of some leaders, and analogized the political turmoil in the news to exciting, but bad, fireworks.


AWARDS
Best Impromptu :         Mary Alice Widness
Best Prepared Speech :   Bill Londergan
Best Evaluator :           Stan Birdwell

UPCOMING MEETINGS

July 18, 2001

July 25, 2001

August 1, 2001

Toastmaster

Joe Mewhiney 508-839-2727

Cookout at

George Hast

Topicsmaster

Filomena Didiano

John Keeton’s house

Terry Londergan

Gen. Evaluator

Triin Tammenru

5:30 – 9 p.m.

Dick Brady

Grammarian

Bill Londergan

Fred Nathan

Timer

Mary Alice Widness

26 Morningside Drive

Dan Abraham

Speaker 1

Kavitha Subramanian

Shrewsbury, Mass. 01545

Bill Dussault

Speaker 2

Helen Valinski

Max Zormello

Speaker 3

Dick Brady

$5 per person

Evaluator 1

Ananth Ram

Mary Alice Widness

Evaluator 2

George McKenna

please RSVP 508-842-1786

Helen Valinski

Evaluator 3

Max Zormello

Directions at end of bulletin

Rob Koenig

Directions to new location at Thyme’s Square Restaurant: From CLARION SUITES AKA REGENCY SUITES at 70 SOUTHBRIDGE ST: Start out going South on SOUTHBRIDGE ST towards MADISON ST/MA-122 by turning left. Turn sharp right onto MADISON ST/MA-122.
From I-290 W: Take the RT-122A/VERNON ST exit, exit number 13, towards KELLEY SQ. Keep right at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto VERNON ST/MA-122A. VERNON ST/MA-122A becomes VERNON ST/MA-122. Turn slight right onto GREEN ST/MA-122A. Turn left onto MADISON ST/MA-122.
From MADISON ST: MADISON ST/MA-122 becomes CHANDLER ST/MA-122. Turn right onto PARK AVE/MA-12/MA-9. Turn right onto PLEASANT ST. Turn left onto HUDSON ST.

Directions to July 25, 2001 cookout: 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).