Worcester, MA

Meeting Chair	John Keeton	Toastmaster	Dan Abraham
Invocation	Fiomena Didiano	Topicsmaster	Rosemary Chaput
Thought	Stan Birdwell	General Evaluator	Filomena Didiano
Joke	Peter Hoag	Timer	Tom Quaranta
Grammarian/WordMaster	John Keeton	Word	Blithe – joyous, merry

Speaker	Speech title	Evaluator	Summary
Fred Nathan	Jane Doe	Pete Hoag	Fred told a true story of a woman who had a challenging upbringing, but who pulled herself up by the bootstraps, got her education, and became a success story.
Joe Mewhiney	A father’s return	Stan Birdwell	Joe told us a touching story about three sons who all took part in rescuing their lost father using their respective strengths. But it was the fourth son, a small child, who played the most critical role in finding the father.
Rob Koenig	Global Warming Part Two	Al Wheeler	Rob told us the signs that indicate that global warming is indeed a public health issue. He explained that the El Nino and La Nina storms were due in part to global warming. He believes that we can’t keep pushing this issue under the table.

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	Dan Abraham
Best Prepared Speech	Joe Mewhiney
Best Evaluator	Al Wheeler

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	January 2, 2002	January 9, 2001	January 16, 2001
Toastmaster	Wayne Dupont 508-869-2450	Peter Hoag 508-792-4071	George McKenna 508-892-1177
Topicsmaster	Fred Nathan	Rob Koenig	Christine Jost
Gen. Evaluator	George McKenna	George Hast	Gautam Shelar
Grammarian	Al Wheeler	Dick Brady	Triin Tammenru
Timer	Dan Abraham	Filomena Didiano	Stan Birdwell
Speaker 1	Christine Jost	Joe Mewhiney	Filomena Didiano
Speaker 2	Tom Quaranta	Bill Dussault	Tom Quaranta
Speaker 3	Joe Bellil	Stan Birdwell	Sanu Samuel
Evaluator 1	Rob Koenig	Christine Jost	Dan Abraham
Evaluator 2	John Keeton	Gautam Shelar	Filomena Didiano
Evaluator 3	Bill Dussault	Gene Brady	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.