Worcester, MA

Meeting Chair	John Keeton	Toastmaster	Wayne Dupont
Invocation	Rob Koenig	Topicsmaster	Fred Nathan
Thought	Divya Verghese	General Evaluator	George McKenna
Joke	Joe Mewhiney	Timer	Dan Abraham
Grammarian/WordMaster	Peter Hoag	Word	Protract – draw out, prolong, extend

Speaker	Speech title	Evaluator	Summary
Al Wheeler	To the Drawing Board	Rob Koenig	Al described the joys of drawing, and the positive feedback that you can get for your efforts. He compared drawing to speaking in the sense that both are methods of expression that let people know your outlook.
Dan Abraham	Good Leadership through Communication	John Keeton	Dan spoke about the importance of leadership and the skills necessary to be a leader. Important skills are setting goals, delegating, and communication skills. He urged us to take responsibility on our shoulders and to be a leader.
Joe Bellil	It’s not a Warm and Fuzzy Subject	Filomena Didiano	Joe gave us a compelling argument that a needle exchange program will reduce the spread of HIV as HIV can last for days on a dirty needle. He noted that the number of people who are heroin addicts do not rise in areas that that have this program.

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	Joe Mewhiney
Best Prepared Speech	Joe Bellil
Best Evaluator	John Keeton

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	January 9, 2002	January 16, 2002	January 23, 2002
Toastmaster	Joe Mewhiney 508-839-2727	George McKenna 508-892-1177	Joe Mewhiney 508-839-2727
Topicsmaster	Rob Koenig	Christine Jost	Wayne Dupont
Gen. Evaluator	George Hast	Gautam Shelar	Gene Brady
Grammarian	Dick Brady	Triin Tammenru	Fred Nathan
Timer	Filomena Didiano	Stan Birdwell	Rosemary Chaput
Speaker 1	Peter Hoag	Brian Mulroy	Rob Koenig
Speaker 2	Bill Dussault	Tom Quaranta	John Keeton
Speaker 3	Stan Birdwell	Sanu Samuel	Al Wheeler
Speaker 4	Filomena Didiano
Evaluator 1	Christine Jost	Dan Abraham	Sanu Samuel
Evaluator 2	Gautam Shelar	George Hast	Stan Birdwell
Evaluator 3	Gene Brady	Fred Nathan	George McKenna

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.