Worcester, MA

1. No meeting next week (October 10). Also, there will be no Executive board meeting, either.
2. To sign up to receive district 31 headquarters e-mail and news, go to the WWW and visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/d31tm
3. Fred Nathan, Sergeant at Arms, will collect $5.00 from any member who has not met the minimum dinner purchase requirement that maintains the room availability.
4. A 15% gratuity is mandatory to insure proper service. You may, at your discretion, give more.
5. Joe Mewhiney spoke to the students at Worcester Academy on Public Speaking.
6. Terry Londergan is currently working with laconic students to promote their public speaking skills.
7. It’s time to start preparing for the upcoming Christmas Time annual roast. Details to follow.

Meeting Chair	John Keeton	Toastmaster	Fred Nathan
Invocation	Rob Koenig	Topicsmaster	Gerald Groccia – Topics related to the terrorist disaster at the World Trade Center
Thought	Dan Abraham	General Evaluator	Triin Tammenru
Joke	Al Wheeler	Timer	Joe Mewhiney
Grammarian/WordMaster	John Keeton	Word	Parallel – being an equal distance apart everywhere be avoided or escaped; inevitable

Speaker	Speech title	Evaluator	Summary
Rob Koenig	Another Safety issue of the Two-Wheeled Variety	Wayne Dupont	CTM #8 – Rob exhorted the audience to observe good safety dress habits when using motorcycles and similar vehicles. Rob donned a leather jacket, gloves, full helmet with shield, and sun glasses to demonstrate his point. He verbally promoted the use of leather pants and strong leather shoes.
Ray Tatten	To Ask Why	Dan Abraham	Ray expressed his personal journey of making sense of the Sepember 11 terrorist attack.
Bill Dussault	Who are these People ?	Dick Brady	Bill called on the audience to stand together as Americans and rise above the tragedy of September 11th. Bill recapitulated some of the emotional journey that we all experienced: shock, grief, anger, mourning, faith, patriotism

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	Joe Mewhiney
Best Prepared Speech	Rob Koenig
Best Evaluator	Dick Brady

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	October 10, 2001	October 17, 2001	October 24, 2001
Toastmaster	No meeting – Also no executive meeting	Dan Abraham 508-755-9246	To be determined
Topicsmaster		George Hast	Rosemary Chaput
Gen. Evaluator		Terry Londergan	Wayne Dupont
Grammarian		Dick Brady	To be determined
Timer		To be determined	To be determined
Speaker 1		Stan Birdwell	Kavitah Subramanian
Speaker 2		Triin Tammenru	Rob Koenig
Speaker 3		Bill Londergan	Terry Londergan
Evaluator 1		Kavitha Subramanian	Filomena Didiano
Evaluator 2		Helen Valinski	Bill Dussault
Evaluator 3		Joe Mewhiney	Bill Londergan

• We meet every Wednesday from 7-9 pm at the Regency Suite. Directions are below.
• 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
• It is a sign of courtesy to be quiet while a speaker is at the podium.
• Proper dress for the dinner meeting is business casual at a minimum.
• 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 Pete Hoag ("mailto:peter.hoag@staples.com") so we can add you to our e-mail distribution.