Worcester, MA

Meeting Chair	John Keeton	Toastmaster	Dick Brady
Invocation	Christine Jost	Topicsmaster	Joe Mewhiney
Thought	Gene Brady	General Evaluator	Joe Bellil
Joke	Bill Dussault	Timer	Sanu Samuel
Grammarian/WordMaster	Rob Koenig	Word	Momentous – a great moment, very important

Speaker	Speech title	Evaluator	Summary
George Hast	Be a Mentor	Peter Hoag	George offered the option of new members to have a mentor, and described some of the responsibilities of mentoring others. He also described how to choose a mentor, and encouraged us to be or find a mentor.
Mary Alice Widness	Life Care Community	Bill Dussault	Mary Alice described her job as marketing director of a Life Care Community Center. She had to hire staff and do public speaking in her role, and has the challenge of being the only woman on the development team.
Karen Lefebvre	Ice Breaker	Dan Abraham	Karen described her experiences growing up in Holyoke, and progressing to college and work. She was an avid soccer player from age 8 until her college days.
Divya Verghese	Ice Breaker	Ralph Lacerte	Divya told us of her upbringing in the "Silicon Valley" of India. Values such as honesty, humility, faith in God and relationships have been important in her life.

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	John Keeton
Best Prepared Speech	Divya Verghese
Best Evaluator	Ralph Lacerte

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	February 6, 2002	February 13, 2002	February 20, 2002
Toastmaster	Bill Dussault 508-756-5416	Tom Quaranta 617-589-4719	Christine Jost
Topicsmaster	Gerald Groccia	Brian Mulroy	Joe Mewhiney
Gen. Evaluator	Sanu Samuel	Fred Nathan	Dan Abraham
Grammarian	Divya Verghese	Al Wheeler	Gautam Shelar
Timer	Dan Abraham	Triin Tammearu	Al Wheeler
Speaker 1	Tom Quaranta	Christine Jost	Triin Tammearu
Speaker 2	George Hast	Joe Bellil	Divya Verghese
Speaker 3	Dick Brady	Dan Abraham	Wayne Dupont
Speaker 4	Filomena Didiano	Brian Mulroy
Evaluator 1	John Keeton	Gautam Shelar	George Hast
Evaluator 2	Fred Nathan	Divya Verghese	Stan Birdwell
Evaluator 3	Joe Bellil	Filomena Didiano	Bill Dussault

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.