Worcester, MA

Note the attached Form for the Holiday roast. If you plan to attend, cut out the bottom portion and mail to Dan Abraham.
You must pay your dues by November 30, or get dropped off the active list of Toastmasters.

Meeting Chair	Al Wheeler	Toastmaster	Triin Tammenru
Invocation	Joe Mewhiney	Topicsmaster	Gene Brady
Thought	George Hast	General Evaluator	George Hast
Joke	Bill Dussault	Timer	Tom Quaranta
Grammarian/WordMaster	Gerald Groccia	Word	Elicit – to bring or draw out

Speaker	Speech title	Evaluator	Summary
Joe Mewhiney	Take the Fear out of Speaking	Wayne Dupont	Joe encouraged us to take charge of the audience, perform a mental rehearsal, breathe deeply and relax.
George McKenna	"Aloha !"	Bill Dussault	George gave a colorful review of his Hawaiian vacation with the new Taliban-inspired security features in place.
Fred Nathan	Politics as Usual	Gerald Groccia	Fred gave his analysis of state politics as it relates to Jane Swift and the Transportation Department.

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	Gerald Groccia
Best Prepared Speech	Joe Mewhiney
Best Evaluator	Gerald Groccia

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	November 21, 2001	November 28,2001	December 5, 2001
Toastmaster	Peter Hoag 508-792-4071	George McKenna 508-892-1177	Annual Holiday Roast – Former President Terry Londergan will be roastee
Topicsmaster	Dick Brady	Dan Abraham
Gen. Evaluator	Stan Birdwell	John Keeton
Grammarian	George Hast	Joe Mewhiney
Timer	Rob Koenig	Gautam Shelar
Speaker 1	Gautam Shelar	Mary Alice Widness
Speaker 2	Tom Quaranta	Wayne Dupont
Speaker 3	Fred Nathan	Triin Tammenru
Evaluator 1	Triin Tammenru	Tom Quaranta
Evaluator 2	Filomena Didiano	Al Wheeler
Evaluator 3	Bill Dussault	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.
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.

Worcester Central Toastmasters 2277

45^th Annual Holiday Social

Wednesday Evening, December 5, 2001

Regency Suites Hotel      Caesar Bistro Restaurant

70 Southbridge Street      Worcester, Mass.

Cocktails 6-7 p.m.

Recognition of Past Presidents

Introduction of the 2000/2001 Officers

Dinner     Entrée Choices

Chicken Supreme     Sirloin Steak     Grilled Salmon

Celebrity Roast

15^th Annual Lew Chase Joke Contest

$25 per person (Tax and Tip Included)

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Names of people in your party                                 Entrée Selection

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Please submit bottom section of this form with check payable to Central TM 2277 and mail to:

Dan Abraham

127 Copperfield Road

Worcester, Mass. 01602

508-752-9253 (days)

                     508-755-9246 (nights)