December 25, 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: 25 remembers - Santa Claus, Rudolf Reindeer, 
Dasher Reindeer, Dancer Reindeer, Prancer Reindeer, Vixen Reindeer, 
Comet Reindeer, Cupid Reindeer, Donner Reindeer, Blitzen Reindeer, 
Frosty Snowman, Mr Grinch, Cindy Lou Who, Bernard Elf, Dopey Dwarf, 
Jokey Smurf, Harry Potter, Barney Dinosaur, Dipsy Teletubby, 
Laa Laa Teletubby, Tinky Winky Teletubby, Po Teletubby, 
Joannes Philoponus (John the Grammarian), Alan Parrish (Jumanji), 
Jonathan VanPelt   -  6,300,600,000+- 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.) 



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 all time favorite Christmas Myths and 
Stories. 



PARTICIPANTS 
Meeting Chair      Santa Claus 
Toastmaster        Joi DeChristmas 
Invocation         Bernard Elf 
Topicsmaster       Harry Potter 
Thought            Dopey Dwarf 
General Evaluator  Mr Grinch 
Joke               Jokey Smurf 
Timer              Fred Nathan 
Grammarian         Joannes Philoponus 

Word of the evening: doff, transitive verb 1. To take off, as an 
article of clothing. 2. To tip or remove (one's hat). 3. To put 
aside; to rid oneself of. 



SPEAKERS 
Speaker       Santa Claus 
Evaluator     Cindy Lou Who 
Speech Title  AMSS#753987, "Christmas Now!" 
Summary 
Santa called on his audience to begin preparing for the next 
Christmas even now! There are only 364 days until next Christmas 
Eve and there is no second chance if you are late and miss the date. 

Speaker       Frosty Snowman 
Evaluator     Constable Winter 
Speech Title  AMST#65965, "Trail of Sleet" 
Summary 
Frosty related the story of how the Snowpeople had to retreat to 
Greenland and Iceland with the passing of the great glaciers of the 
last Ice Age. 

Speaker       Rudolf Reindeer 
Evaluator     Jonathan VanPelt 
Speech Title  C&L#1, "Reindeer Games Are Not So Fun: The Untold Story" 
Summary 
Rudolf related his experiences growing up in a Reindeer Herd and how 
he overcame challenges due to a disfiguring birth defect of his face 
and went on to become a world champion sleigh racer and guide for 
Santa Claus. 



AWARDS 
Best Impromptu        Alan Parrish 
Best Prepared Speech  Frosty Snowman 
Best Evaluator        Jonathan VanPelt 



UPCOMING MEETINGS 
                January 1, 2002     January 8, 2002     January 15, 2002 
Toastmaster                         Wayne Dupont        Paul Anderson 
                                    508-869-2450        508-849-9201 
                No meeting 
Invocation                          John Keeton         Karen Lefebvre 
Thought         due to              John Capuano        Fred Nathan 
Joke                                Kwabena Afriyie     Rob Koenig 
Topicsmaster    New Year's Day      Tom Quaranta        Michael Calcagni 
Gen. Evaluator                      Gene Brady          John Capuano 
Grammarian                          Helen Valinski      Tommy Williams 
Timer                               Bill Perkins        Helen Valinski 

Speaker 1                           Karen Lefebvre      Vinod Chaku 
Speaker 2                           Al Wheeler          Kwabena Afriyie 
Speaker 3                           Don Macintyre       John Keeton 

Evaluator 1                         Bill Perkins        Don McIntyre 
Evaluator 2                         Paul Anderson       Bill Perkins 
Evaluator 3                         Tommy Williams      Rob Koenig 



* 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.