October 2, 2002
Worcester, MA
President: Peter Hoag Treasurer: Karen Lefebvre
VP Education: Filomena Didiano Sgt. at Arms: Vinod Chaku
VP Membership: Rob Koenig Secretary: Elisabeth Ludlage
VP Publicity: Joe Bellil Bulletin Editor: Al Wheeler
Attendees: 15 members -Rob Koenig, Fred Nathan, Dan Abraham,
Dick Brady, Paul Anderson, Helen Valinski, Karen Lefebvre,
Carl Lakes, John Capuano, Chris Williams, Alfred Wheeler,
Joe Mewhiney, Kwabena Afriyie, Joe Bellil,
Christine Jost - 2 guests
BUSINESS SUMMARY
ATTENTION club members! When you attend, please remember to at least
meet the $5 minimum dinner purchase to maintain the room availability.
The Sergeant At Arms must collect $5 from any member that does not.
(This does not apply to any guest.)
The chance to pay dues without a late penalty is passed. Club dues
are $36.00 semi-annually, $18 goes to International and $18 to Central.
The dues are due to Central by October 1. Checks should be made out
to "Central Toastmasters".
The Division E Humorous Speech contest was held at Genzyme. Chris
Garrahan won First Place. David Marshall won Second Place. David
Sanfacon won Third Place. John Keeton won Second Place in the
Table Topics competition. Ariella Marshall won First Place
in the Table Topics competition.
The position of secretary is open, since Elisabeth Ludlage moved
out of the area. Interested persons should speak to Peter Hoag.
Dan Abraham's new business # is 508-757-3855. The updated Central
Toastmasters membership list will be available at the October meetings.
TOPICS SUMMARY
The topics of the evening were based on life in these United States.
PARTICIPANTS
Meeting Chair Rob Koenig
Toastmaster Joe Mewhiney
Invocation Carl Lakes
Topicsmaster Paul Anderson
Thought Christine Jost
General Evaluator Karen Lefebvre
Joke Chris Williams
Timer Dan Abraham
Grammarian Christine Jost
Word of the evening: moiety, n.
1. A half.
2. A part, portion, or share.
3. Either of two kinship groups based on unilateral descent that
together make up a tribe or society.
SPEAKERS
Speaker Joe Bellil
Evaluator Al Wheeler
Speech Title AM#5ES, "Proactive Thinking and Movies"
Summary
Joe presented a series of analogies epitomized by noted recent movies
and supported the assertion that "Life is what you make it."
Speaker Helen Valinski
Evaluator Chris Williams
Speech Title AM, "Ginseng and Other Natural Foods"
Summary
Helen cautioned that the manufacturers and marketers of herbal
supplements are not policed and that the products are often
ineffective and sometimes can be harmful. Visit www.nih.gov
to get detailed information on these types of products.
Speaker John Capuano
Evaluator Kwabena Afriyie
Speech Title C&L#7, "For the WON"
Summary
John eloquently informed his audience about the musical notes
C, E, and G. Study after study shows that these 3 notes make people
happy and are employed to this purpose by gambling casinos and
advertisers around the world.
AWARDS
Best Impromptu Christine Jost
Best Prepared Speech John Capuano
Best Evaluator Kwabena Afriyie
UPCOMING MEETINGS
October 9, 2002 October 16, 2002 October 2, 2002
Toastmaster Joe Bellil Carl Lakes Dan Abraham
508-842-2596 860-928-7545 508-755-9246
Invocation John Capuano Joe Bellil Fred Nathan
Thought Paul Anderson Karen Lefebvre Vinod Chaku
Joke Helen Valinski Vinod Chaku John Capuano
Topicsmaster Fred Nathan Bill Dussault Don MacIntyre
Gen. Evaluator Wayne DuPont Dan Abraham Joe Bellil
Grammarian Mike Calcagni John Keeton Rob Koenig
Timer Chris Williams Bill Londergan Karen Lefebvre
Speaker 1 Christine Jost Vinod Chaku Kwabena Afriyie
Speaker 2 Bill Dussault Al Wheeler John Keeton
Speaker 3 Don MacIntyre Terry Londergan Mike Calcagni
Evaluator 1 John Keeton Joe Mewhiney Gerald Groccia
Evaluator 2 Dan Abraham Helen Valinski John Capuano
Evaluator 3 Rob Koenig Paul Anderson Christine Jost
* 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 Dan Abraham at 508-757-3855 for 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.
* Vinod Chaku, 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 Filomena Didiano (VP of Education) if you want
to get on the schedule for a role or speech. Filomena's phone is
978-422-5269 (home) and her e-mail is cardid@telegram.infi.net (home)
or filomena.didiano@genzyme.com (work).
* If you have an e-mail address (home or work) and are still receiving
the Weekly Bulletin via regular mail please contact Al Wheeler
("Alfred.J.Wheeler@Verizon.net ") 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 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.
It is next to the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
From 290 West 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.
It is next to the Registry of Motor Vehicles.