Worcester, MA

Meeting Chair	Al Wheeler	Toastmaster	Filomena Didiano
Invocation	Al Wheeler	Topicsmaster	Praveen Sharma
Thought	Marie Cutroni	General Evaluator	Triin Tammearu
Joke	Filomena Didiano	Timer	Fred Nathan
Grammarian/WordMaster	Al Wheeler	Word	Disparity - difference

Speaker		Speech title		Evaluator		Summary
Christine Jost		Why has an academic type decided to join Toastmasters ?		Sanu Samuel		Christine gave us an overview of the adverse agricultural effects of international environment policies. But her main thesis was that she wanted to be an instructor who moved the heart as well as the mind, and Toastmasters will help give her those skills to make her a better communicator.
Joe Bellil		In Paris and in Love Can anything go wrong ?		Divya Verghese		Joe related to us his sublime experiences of being in love and being in Paris. A beautiful night turned into a difficult and painful challenge for Joe as a Metro strike left him with no options but to walk with crutches 4 miles to his hotel. But all was well with romance dancing in the air.
Dan Abraham		Retire? Who, me?		Peter Hoag		ACL #2 –Speaking to Entertain - Dan regaled us with his experience of going to a seminar in Florida. During his visit he met up with some retirees who were content to play golf and go to the beach every day. Dan decided that the best way for him to enjoy life is to stay vital doing something constructive.
Brian Mulroy		Is there any hope ?		Wayne Dupont		Brian surveyed the human landscape and found it grim: life is chaotic, with brainwashed extremists, and a disregard for legal and moral laws. He urged us to use our free will to take responsibility for ourselves. Too many people blame their problems on genetic or environmental factors which causes a deterministic outlook.

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	Dick Brady
Best Prepared Speech	Brian Mulroy
Best Evaluator	Wayne Dupont

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	February 20, 2002	February 27, 2002	March 6, 2002
Toastmaster	Christine Jost 508-887-4763	Sanu Samuel 508-799-2774	Brian Mulroy
Topicsmaster	Peter Hoag	Karen Lefebvre	Divya Verghese
Gen. Evaluator	Dan Abraham	Wayne Dupont	Triin Tammearu
Grammarian	Marie Cutroni	Terry Londergan	Fred Nathan
Timer	Al Wheeler	Filomena Didiano	Marie Cutroni
Speaker 1	Triin Tammearu	Rosemary Chaput	John Capuano
Speaker 2	Divya Verghese	Tom Quaranta	Karen Lefebvre
Speaker 3	Wayne Dupont	Joe Bellil	Stan Birdwell
Speaker 4	Elizabeth Ludlage	Marie Cutroni
Evaluator 1	George Hast	Fred Nathan	Brian Mulroy
Evaluator 2	Stan Birdwell	Peter Hoag	Praveen Sharma
Evaluator 3	Bill Dussault	Mary Alice Widness	John Keeton

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:
Exit 13 Kelly Square: Take a right if coming from Eastbound 290 (left if coming from Westbound 290) off the exit ramp from 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.