Central Toastmasters Weekly Bulletin

January 1, 2003
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



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.)

IT IS A NEW YEAR!
May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist, your cardiologist, your gastro-enterologist, your urologist, your proctologist, your podiatrist, your psychiatrist, your plumber and the I.R.S.

May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs and your stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not rise.

May New Year's Eve find you seated around the table, together with your beloved family and cherished friends. May you find the food better, the environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure much more fulfilling than anything else you might ordinarily do that night.

May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what others see in you delight them. May someone love you enough to forgive your faults, be blind to your blemishes, and tell the world about your virtues. 

May the telemarketers wait to make their sales calls until you finish dinner, may the commercials on TV not be louder than the program you have been watching, and may your check book and your budget balance - and include generous amounts for charity.

May you remember to say "I love you" at least once a day to your spouse, your child, your parent, your siblings; but not to your secretary, your nurse, your masseuse, your hairdresser or your tennis instructor.

And may we live in a world at peace and with the awareness of God's love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our heart.

~Author Unknown~

CENTRAL TOASTMASTERS MEETING
The next meeting is January 8. (That's less than a week away!) The holidays have provided us all a great rest and time away from the every day. Be sure to get or stay with the program by attending the weekly meeting regularly.

Remember to bring a blank VHS tape, if you want to record and review your performance of your prepared speech. It can be very useful for understanding how your audience perceives you.

TOASTMASTERS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (TLI)
TLI is being held on Saturday, January 18, 2003. The District 31 Main TLI will be held at Waters Corporation (34 Maple Street) in Milford, MA. Registration will begin at 8:30 with the first session starting at 9:00. There will be a short District Executive Council Meeting at the end of the TLI. Lunch will be provided and the cost for the session is $10 per person or $40 for a club that sends 4 or more officers. Contact Tom Weber - Div D Governor for more information at either 617-421-0259 or thomas.w.weber@marsh.com. See the District 31 web site, www.district31tm.org, for details.

TLI is very beneficial to anyone who is currently a club officer as well as anyone who is thinking about becoming one in the future. A club that has sent 4 officers to last Fall's TLI and that also sends 4 officers to this Spring TLI will receive credit toward Distinguished Club Status.

WORD OF THE WEEK
manse, noun:  1. A large and imposing residence.  2. The residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman).









UPCOMING MEETINGS 

January 8, 2003
January 15, 2003
January 22, 2003
Toastmaster
Wayne Dupont
508-869-2450
Paul Anderson
508-849-9201
Chris Jost
508-865-0389
Invocation
John Keeton
Karen Lefebvre
John Capuano
Thought
John Capuano
Fred Nathan
Bill Perkins
Joke
Kwabena Afriyie
Filomena Didiano
Karen Lefebvre
Topicsmaster
Tom Quaranta
Michael Calcagni
Rob Koenig
Gen. Evaluator
Gene Brady
John Capuano
Joe Mewhiney
Grammarian
Helen Valinski
Tommy Williams
John Hanlon
Timer
Bill Perkins
John Hanlon
Vinod Chaku
Speaker 1
Karen Lefebvre
Vinod Chaku
Tommy Williams
Speaker 2
Al Wheeler
Kwabena Afriyie
Wayne Dupont
Speaker 3
Filomena Didiano
John Keeton
Gerald Groccia
Speaker 4



Evaluator 1
Gerald Groccia
Chris Jost
Helen Valinski
Evaluator 2
Chris Williams
Bill Perkins
Kwabena Afriyie
Evaluator 3
Carl Lakes
Rob Koenig
Vinod Chaku
Evaluator 4




* 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 our 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.