May 8, 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: 17 members – Filomena Didiano, John Keeton, Vinod Chaku, Peter Hoag, Karen Lefebvre, Fred Nathan, Rob Koenig, Dan Abraham, Tom Quaranta, Al Wheeler, Joe Mewhiney, Christine Jost, Mary Alice Widness, Fang Lui, Bill Dussault, Dick Brady, Gene Brady, 2 guests.

PARTICIPANTS

Meeting Chair	John Keeton	Toastmaster	Fred Nathan
Invocation	Joe Mewhiney	Topicsmaster	Vinod Chaku
Thought	Dan Abraham	General Evaluator	Bill Dussault
Joke	Peter Hoag	Timer	Carl Lakes
Grammarian/WordMaster	Filomena Didiano	Word	Immutable - unchangeable

SPEAKERS

Speaker	Speech title	Evaluator	Summary
Rob Koenig	A toast of Appreciation	Christine Jost	Special Occasions Master the Toast – Rob gave a rousing toast to all of the outgoing officers for the 2001-2002 season
Fang Lui	Ying Yang – A Beautiful Philosophy	Dan Abraham	C&L #2 - Fang explained that the ying-yang symbol represents two opposite principles or tendencies of one (or more) objects. Yin is always complementary of yang, and the balance of nature is sustained.
Tom Quaranta	The Tinkerer	Mary Alice Widness	C&L #2 - Tom recalled his experiences with tinkering, which has consumed him since he was a boy. The two ingredients of a good tinkerer are: 1) curiosity and 2) be a collector. He also told of things that he does to get his mind of tinkering, such as fishing and classical music

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	Gene Brady
Best Prepared Speech	Tom Quaranta
Best Evaluator	Mary Alice Widness

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	May 15, 2002	May 22, 2002	May 29, 2002
Toastmaster	Al Wheeler 978-745-0068	Dick Brady 508-832-6799	Karen Lefebvre 508-797-0024
Invocation	Marie Cutroni	Bill Dussault	Fred Nathan
Thought	Tom Quaranta	Joe Mewhiney	Joe Bellil
Joke	Dan Abraham	Wayne DuPont	Filomena Didiano
Topicsmaster	John Capuano	Fang Lui	Joe Mewhiney
Gen. Evaluator	Mary Alice Widness	Don McIntyre	Elisabeth Ludlage
Grammarian	Wayne DuPont	Karen Lefebvre	Al Wheeler
Timer	Fred Nathan	Aaron Kan	Dan Abraham
Speaker 1	Filomena Didiano	Peter Hoag	Marie Cutroni
Speaker 2	John Keeton	Dan Abraham	Gene Brady
Speaker 3	Dick Brady	Joe Bellil	Mary Alice Widness
Speaker 4			Vinod Chaku
Evaluator 1	Peter Hoag	Carl Lakes	Wayne DuPont
Evaluator 2	Rob Koenig	Marie Cutroni	Fred Nathan
Evaluator 3	Joe Mewhiney	Phil Scott	Dick Brady

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 Fred 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.