March 6, 2002

NOTICE

Please make every effort to notify the Toastmaster of the Evening well in advance if you are unable to fulfill your assigned role - it’s common courtesy and a sign of a Competent Toastmaster

Worcester, MA

President: John Keeton Treasurer:     Bill Dussault

VP Education: Therese Delongchamp Sgt. at Arms: Fred Nathan

VP Publicity: Al Wheeler Secretary: Peter Hoag

VP Membership: Filomena Didiano Bulletin Editor: Peter Hoag

Attendees: 18 members – Sanu Samuel, Divya Verghese, Filomena Didiano, Fred Nathan, Marie Cutroni, Dan Abraham, John Keeton, John Capuano, Joe Mewhiney, Bill Dussault, Elisabeth Ludlage, Brian Mulroy, Rosemary Chaput, Karen Lefebvre, Triin Tammearu, Carl Lakes, Aaron Kan, Praveen Sharma - 3 Guests

Notes - Old friend Paul Goldstein will be in our area from March 19 thru April 9. He plans to attend the March 20 and April 3 Toastmaster meetings and would like to see as many of his friends from Central TM as possible.

PARTICIPANTS

Meeting Chair	John Keeton	Toastmaster	Brian Mulroy
Invocation	Aaron Kan	Topicsmaster	Divya Verghese
Thought	Elisabeth Ludlage	General Evaluator	Triin Tammearu
Joke	John Capuano	Timer	Marie Cutroni
Grammarian/WordMaster	Sanu Samuel	Word	Frustration – something that serves to frustrate

SPEAKERS

Speaker	Speech title	Evaluator	Summary
John Capuano	Ice Breaker	Carl Lakes	Worcester born and raised, now living in Auburn, John made his career in mechanical engineering and machine tools. John told us he and his wife stopped bickering and arguing twice in their marriage – enough to generate two children. John is also a proud first-time grandfather
Karen Lefebvre	Join Me in a Walk	Praveen Sharma	C&L #2 – Karen spoke movingly about the Avon Breast Cancer Walk – 3 days, 20 miles each day – from Fitchburg to Boston. Karen conveyed the profound emotional connection formed by the participants and their supporters. Last year the walk raised $5 million for poor women.
Aaron Kan	Light at the End of the Tunnel	John Keeton	Born in China, Aaron lived with his grandparents on their farm for a time, and was a very good student (girls were his best subject). He came to the US to earn his P.H.D. in physics. His initial euphoria in the US changed, in time, to culture shock and homesickness

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	Joe Mewhiney and Dan Abraham (tie)
Best Prepared Speech	Karen Lefebvre
Best Evaluator	Carl Lakes

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	March 13, 2002	March 20, 2002	March 27, 2002
Toastmaster	Peter Hoag 508-792-4071	Serious Speech Contest Tentative Master of Ceremonies: Wayne Dupont	Elisabeth Ludlage 508-845-2058
Topicsmaster	Brian Mulroy	Tentative Topicsmaster: Rob Koenig	George McKenna
Gen. Evaluator	Ralph Lacerte		Karen Lefebvre
Grammarian	Rob Koenig		Carl Lakes
Timer	George Hast	Tentative Timer: Triin Tammearu and Carl Lakes	Dan Abraham
Speaker 1	Mary Alice Widness	Speakers : To be determined	Bill Dussault
Speaker 2	Joe Mewhiney		Marie Cutroni
Speaker 3	Carl Lakes		John Capuano
Speaker 4	Praveen Sharma
Evaluator 1	John Keeton	Tentative Judges: Joe Mewhiney, George Hast, Dick Brady, Al Wheeler, Filomena Didiano	Aaron Kan
Evaluator 2	Karen Lefebvre		Divya Verghese
Evaluator 3	Wayne Dupont		Rosemary Chaput

Ÿ We meet every Wednesday from 7-9 pm at the Regency Suite. Directions are below.

Ÿ Members who are interested in speaking outside the club, please contact George Hast for more information about the “Speaker’s Bureau”

Ÿ The toastmaster of the evening and the Sergeant of Arms are responsible for arranging the tables suitably for the meeting

Ÿ 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

Ÿ A 15% gratuity is mandatory to insure proper service. You may, at your discretion, give more.

Ÿ It is a sign of courtesy to be quiet while a speaker is at the podium.

Ÿ Proper dress for the dinner meeting is business casual at a minimum.

Ÿ To sign up to receive district 31 headquarters e-mail and news, go to the WWW and visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/d31tm

Ÿ 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!

Ÿ 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.

Ÿ If you have an e-mail address (home or work) and are still receiving the Bulletin via regular mail please contact Pete Hoag ("peter.hoag@staples.com") so we can add you to our e-mail distribution.

Directions to 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 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. It is next to the Registry of Motor Vehicles.