Worcester, MA

Meeting Chair	John Keeton	Toastmaster	Don McIntyre
Invocation	George Hast	Topicsmaster	Peter Hoag- work situations
Thought	Bill Dussault	General Evaluator	Rob Koenig
Joke	Joe Mewhiney	Timer	Fred Nathan
Grammarian/WordMaster	Joe Mewhiney	Word	Perogative – an exclusive right or privelege held by a person or group

Speaker	Speech title	Evaluator	Summary
John Keeton	St. Thomas Moore Society’s award at the Annual Red Mass	Dan Abraham	Advanced Manual Speech – Special Occasions #4. John told us of the history of St. Thomas Moore, patron saint of lawyers, and inspiration for the awards ceremony. He practiced giving his speech on behalf of John McCann, winner of the Distinguished Juror award.
Mary Alice Widness	Planning those Retirement Years	George Hast	CTM #4 – Mary Alice, who is a marketing director at a Life Care Community Center, spoke of the importance of long-term care insurance. She emphasized the point by describing the plight of her aunt, who had no insurance.
Wayne Dupont	The Hydrogen Economy	Al Wheeler	Speaking to Inform #3 – Wayne helped us envision a future with no pollution, no global warming, and the elimination of geo-political instability. The answer ? Hydorgen, which Wayne says can be used to fuel everything from cars to hair dryers.

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	Joe Mewhiney
Best Prepared Speech	Mary Alice Widness
Best Evaluator	George Hast

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	October 31, 2001	November 7, 2001	November 14, 2001
Toastmaster	Nobody Scheduled – Accepting Volunteers	Joe Mewhiney 508-839-2727	Triin Tammenru 508-890-5687
Topicsmaster	Mary Alice Widness	Fred Nathan	Gene Brady
Gen. Evaluator	Pete Hoag	Filomena Didiano	George Hast
Grammarian	George McKenna	George Hast	Al Wheeler
Timer	Dan Abraham	Mary Alice Widness	Tom Quaranta
Speaker 1	Ralph Lacerte	Dan Abraham	John Keeton
Speaker 2	Fred Nathan	Peter Hoag	Joe Mewhiney
Speaker 3	Al Wheeler	Dick Brady	George McKenna
Evaluator 1	Rob Koenig	Stan Birdwell	Al Wheeler
Evaluator 2	Triin Tammenru	Bill Dussault	Wayne Dupont
Evaluator 3	Joe Mewhiney	Rob Koenig	Fred Nathan

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
Fed 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
A 15% gratuity is mandatory to insure proper service. You may, at your discretion, give more.
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.
Cell phones are discouraged in the meeting, especially if they are turned on. I'm just throwing this in to see if anyone still reads these bullet points.
To sign up to receive district 31 headquarters e-mail and news, go to the WWW and visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/d31tm
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.

Directions to new location at the Regency Suite:
From 290 East bound Exit 13 Kelly Square: Take a right off the exit ramp to Kelly's Square. Take a left onto Madison St. (between the two gas stations). At the second light turn right and you are there.
From 290 West bound Exit 13 Kelly Square: Take a left off the exit ramp to Kelly's Square. Take a left onto Madison St. (between the two gas stations). At the second light turn right and you are there.