April 24, 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: 21 members – Filomena Didiano, John Keeton, John Capuano, Carl Lakes, Vinod Chaku, Peter Hoag, Sanu Samuel, Karen Lefebvre, Aaron Kan, Fred Nathan, Fang Lui, Marie Cutroni, Bill Dussault, Rob Koenig, George McKenna, Elisabeth Ludlage, Dan Abraham, Triin Tammearu, Wayne Dupont, Tom Quaranta, Al Wheeler, no guests.

Important Notes

· I know most of you have paid your dues…..On behalf of the club, Thanks ! But if your dues are not paid by the end of April, you will no longer be considered a member of the club.

· Elections are approaching. If you’re interested in a role for the upcoming year, let John Keeton, Dan Abraham, or Joe Mewhiney know about it.

· Notice that we are now scheduling the person to do the invocation, thought, and joke.

PARTICIPANTS

Meeting Chair	John Keeton	Toastmaster	Sanu Samuel
Invocation	Peter Hoag	Topicsmaster	Dan Abraham
Thought	Karen Lefebvre	General Evaluator	Filomena Didiano
Joke	Rob Koenig	Timer	Bill Dussault
Grammarian/WordMaster	George McKenna	Word	Plaintive - mournful

SPEAKERS

Speaker	Speech title	Evaluator	Summary
Aaron Kan	A Potent Pain Killer	Tom Quaranta	Aaron told us of how he got out of the overwork and overeat cycles, and found a way to relax and deal with emotional pain. He maintains that pain is not caused by reality, but by our thoughts. When you get a negative thought, follow these steps: 1) Ask if it is true 2) Notice how you react to the thought 3) Imagine what life would be like without this thought.
Vinod Chaku	Ice Breaker	Triin Tammearu	Vinod told us how his family emphasized education, and he studied at an engineering college. He developed an interest in electronics, and worked in India’s first semiconductor industry. Coming to America, he worked in Phoenix, then later got his Master’s at the University of Arizona, and is now at Compaq.
Carl Lakes	The Simple Life	John Capuano	Carl says we should find meaning and contentment in the everyday things in life, and live a simpler life. Some ideas to attain this were: Reduce clutter, do errands in one trip, have a smaller house, reduce your TV watching.
Marie Cutroni	15 Mandatory	Elisabeth Ludlage	Marie expressed her opinion that the “15 Mandatory” law is not effective – the dealers have not gotten off the streets and drug use is not down. She told us that the revenue from drug sales eclipses the sales of cigarettes and alcohol.

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	Wayne Dupont
Best Prepared Speech	Carl Lakes
Best Evaluator	John Capuano

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	May 1, 2002	May 8, 2002
Toastmaster	Filomena Didiano 978-422-5269	Fred Nathan 508-755-1362
Invocation	Rob Koenig	Joe Mewhiney
Thought	Al Wheeler	Aaron Kan
Joke	John Capuano	Peter Hoag
Topicsmaster	Peter Hoag	Vino Chaku
Gen. Evaluator	Joe Bellil	Bill Dussault
Grammarian	Elisabeth Ludlage	Filomena Didiano
Timer	Rob Koenig	Rosemary Chaput
Speaker 1	Wayne DuPont	Rob Koenig
Speaker 2	Karen Lefebvre	Fang Lui
Speaker 3	Elisabeth Ludlage	Tom Quaranta
Speaker 4
Evaluator 1	Carl Lakes	Mary Alice Widness
Evaluator 2	Triin Tammearu	Dan Abraham
Evaluator 3	Al Wheeler	Triin Tammearu

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 Dan Abraham 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.