Central Toastmasters Weekly Bulletin
January 22, 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
Attendees: 22 members - Karen Lefebvre, Tommy Williams, Vinod Chaku,
Carl Lakes, Paul Anderson, Filomena Didiano, Fred Nathan,
Ray Belsito, Kwabena Afriyie, Terry Londergan, Bill Perkins,
Chris Jost, Tom Quaranta, John Capuano, Al Wheeler, Joe Mewhiney,
Wayne DuPont, Peter Hoag, Joe Bellil, Kathy Siminsky, Dick Brady,
Gerald Groccia, John Hanlon - 3 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.)
Remember to bring a blank VHS tape, if you want to record and review
your performance of your prepared speech.
Leading role participants, President, Toastmaster, Topicsmaster, and
General Evaluator with undetermined time to speak are asked to be
mindful of tailoring their words to fit the available time. The
meeting starts at 7 PM and ends at 9 PM. All member s in attendance
must be accorded time to speak. There is no exception to this rule.
Kathy Siminsky is the newest member of the club.
TOPICS SUMMARY
The topics of the evening were taken from simply odd stories
in the daily news from around the world.
PARTICIPANTS
Meeting Chair Peter Hoag
Toastmaster Chris Jost
Invocation John Capuano
Topicsmaster Al Wheeler
Thought Bill Perkins
General Evaluator Joe Mewhiney
Joke Karen Lefebvre
Timer Vinod Chaku
Grammarian John Hanlon
Word of the evening: propensity, noun.
1. An inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity".
2. A natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration".
3. A disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to
rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread".
SPEAKERS
Speaker Tommy Williams
Evaluator Joe Bellil
Speech Title C&L#2, "And Now, Back to Our Program"
Summary
Tommy talked about the harmful effect of over exposure of TV to children.
Speaker Wayne DuPont
Evaluator Kwabena Afriyie
Speech Title AM, "Affirmative Action and the University of Michigan"
Summary
Wayne gave the pros and cons of the University of Michigan's affirmative
action program and suggested tapping or accessing minority potential
at the secondary school level.
Speaker Gerald Groccia
Evaluator Paul Anderson
Speech Title Non-manual, "An Analysis of the Iraq Situation"
Summary
Gerald talked about some recently implemented tax incentives for
choosing an SUV over a gas miser such as the Toyota Prius, the lack
of evidence that Iraq would mount any offensive militant action
against the United States, and the clear demand of
the United States for cheap oil.
AWARDS
Best Impromptu Bill Perkins
Best Prepared Speech Wayne DuPont
Best Evaluator Kwabena Afriyie
UPCOMING MEETINGS
January 29, 2003 February 5, 2003 February 12, 2003
Toastmaster Gene Brady Rob Koenig Gerald Groccia
508-842-4057 508-842-1406 508-869-6955
Invocation Dan Abraham Chris Williams John Keeton
Thought Fred Nathan Filomena Didiano Helen Valinski
Joke John Hanlon John Capuano Terry Londergan
Topicsmaster Bill Perkins Peter Hoag Carl Lakes
Gen. Evaluator John Keeton Wayne Dupont Karen Lefebvre
Grammarian Tom Quaranta Al Wheeler Kathy Siminsky
Timer Tommy Williams Gene Brady Kwabena Afriyie
Speaker 1 Carl Lakes Tom Quaranta Rob Koenig
Speaker 2 Karen Lefebvre Joe Bellil Bill Perkins
Speaker 3 Chris Williams John Hanlon Chris Jost
Evaluator 1 Paul Anderson Helen Valinski John Capuano
Evaluator 2 Chris Jost Tommy Williams Don McIntyre
Evaluator 3 John Capuano Ray Belsito John Hanlon
* 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.