December 18, 2002 
Worcester, MA 

President:     Peter Hoag        Treasurer:       Karen Lefebvre 
VP Education:  Filomena Didiano  Sgt. at Arms:    Fred Nathan 
VP Membership: Rob Koenig        Secretary:       Vinod Chaku 
VP Publicity:  Joe Bellil        Bulletin Editor: Al Wheeler 



Attendees: 20 members - John Keeton, Fred Nathan, Peter Hoag, 
Al wheeler, Rob Koenig, Dan Abraham, Vinod Chaku, Tommy Williams, 
Filomena Didiano, John Capuano, Chris Jost, Bill Perkins, Gene Brady, 
Mike Calcagni, Helen Valinski, Joe Mewhiney, Carl Lakes, Richard Gray, 
Don Macintyre, John Hanlon  -  1 guest 



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.) 



There will not be a meeting on the 25th day of December 2002. There 
will not be a meeting on the 1st day of January 2003. The next 
meeting will be on January 8th, 2003. Be there! Or be square! 



TOPICS SUMMARY 
The topics of the evening were on the 
"Top Ten Blockbuster Movies of All Time". 



PARTICIPANTS 
Meeting Chair      Peter Hoag 
Toastmaster        Helen Valinski 
Invocation         Joe Mewhiney 
Topicsmaster       Tommy Williams 
Thought            Vinod Chaku 
General Evaluator  Don Macintyre 
Joke               Gene Brady 
Timer              Chris Jost 
Grammarian         Rob Koenig 

Word of the evening: espouse, transitive verb 1. To betroth; to 
promise in marriage; to give as spouse. 2. To take as spouse; to 
take to wife; to marry. 3. To take to one's self with a view to 
maintain; to make one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; 
to embrace. 



SPEAKERS 
Speaker       Joe Mewhiney 
Evaluator     John Keeton 
Speech Title  Non-manual, "Christmas History, Christmas Tree Care, and Holiday Alert" 
Summary 
Joe told a true story of the tradition of decorating the 
Christmas Tree and humorously related its history. 

Speaker       John Capuano 
Evaluator     Al Wheeler 
Speech Title  C&L#6, "Changes, Changes, Changes" 
Summary 
John talked about the unnecessarily great number of traffic 
signals and the new Video Surveillance on Shrewsbury Street. 

Speaker       Mike Calcagni 
Evaluator     Rob Koenig 
Speech Title  C&L#2, "What You Should Know" 
Summary 
Mike explained three internet access methods: Dial-up, DSL, and Cable. 



AWARDS 
Best Impromptu        Dan Abraham 
Best Prepared Speech  John Capuano 
Best Evaluator        Rob Koenig 



UPCOMING MEETINGS 
                December 25, 2002   January 1, 2002     January 8, 2002 
Toastmaster     No meeting          No meeting          Wayne Dupont 
                                                        508-869-2450 
                due to              due to              
Invocation                                              John Keeton 
Thought         Christmas holiday   New Year's Day      John Capuano 
Joke                                                    Kwabena Afriyie 

Topicsmaster                                            Tom Quaranta 
Gen. Evaluator                                          Gene Brady 
Grammarian                                              Helen Valinski 
Timer                                                   Bill Perkins 

Speaker 1                                               Karen Lefebvre 
Speaker 2                                               Al Wheeler 
Speaker 3                                               Filomena Didiano 

Evaluator 1                                             Gerald Groccia 
Evaluator 2                                             Chris Williams 
Evaluator 3                                             Carl Lakes 



* 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. 
* 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. 
* 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 
  the e-mail distribution. 



Directions to our location at the Regency Suites: 
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.