Central Toastmasters Weekly Bulletin
April 2, 2003
Worcester, MA
President: Peter Hoag Treasurer: Karen Lefebvre
VP Education: Filomena Didiano Sgt. at Arms: Fred Nathan
VP Membership: Rob Koenig Secretary: Roseann Waterhouse
VP Publicity: Joe Bellil Bulletin Editor: Al Wheeler
Attendees: 17 members - Peter Hoag, Fred Nathan, John Capuano,
Ray Belsito, Roseann Waterhouse, Paul Anderson, John Keeton,
Helen Valinski, Kathy Simisky, Joe Bellil, Karen Lefebvre,
Gene Brady, Carl Lakes, Al Wheeler, Shelia Grant,
Bill Perkins and 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. Peter Hoag will transfer
the taped prepared speeches to VHS at the presenters' request.
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.
Dues are due! It is time to think about paying dues again. Club dues
are $36.00 semi-annually, $18 goes to International and $18 to
Central. The dues are due to Central before April 1. Checks should
be made out to "Central Toastmasters". For additional information,
please contact club treasurer, Karen Lefebvre, at 508-871-7010.
15 members have paid their dues so far. Please try your very best
to get your dues in as soon as you can. A club gets points toward
"Distinguished Club" status for timely payment of dues
by its members.
Motion put forward by Fred Nathan to discuss all business matters
that could potentially take more than 5 minutes at the end of the
meeting. John Keeton suggested to table this motion because it
deserves more discussion. Several members agreed to postpone
this discussion.
UPCOMING SPEECH CONTESTS
The Spring Conference will be Saturday May 3rd at Bentley College.
The attendance fee is $65 if paid before April 26th, after which
time the price increases to $75 per person. Interested parties are
asked to submit a check to Peter Hoag. Detailed registration forms
and summary of events should be received by mail, if you did not
obtain a copy of the agenda please contact
Roseann Waterhouse: ro_waterhouse@hotmail.com
TOPICS SUMMARY
The topics of the evening were based on trivia questions about contemporary global issues.
PARTICIPANTS
Meeting Chair Peter Hoag
Toastmaster Paul Anderson
Invocation Fred Nathan
Topicsmaster Joe Bellil
Thought Gene Brady
General Evaluator Peter Hoag
Joke John Capuano
Timer Fred Nathan
Grammarian Sheila Gant
Word of the evening: auspicious, adj. 1. Attended by favorable
circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise
in salary. 2. Marked by success; prosperous.
SPEAKERS
Speaker Bill Perkins
Evaluator Kathy Simisky
Speech Title C&L#3, "An eventful year in the Earning a Living Department"
Summary
Bill gave us a summary of the recent highs and lows in his employment
status. He summarized the key inspirational points that he learned
during his job search.
Speaker Carl Lakes
Evaluator Al Wheeler
Speech Title C&L#6, "Thoughts of War"
Summary
Carl shared his thoughts about the constant influx of war information
that we currently receive. He presented specific insights on several
war topics and the impacts they have on his beliefs.
Speaker John Hanlon
Evaluator Karen Lefebvre
Speech Title "Current Military Events"
Summary
John caught us all off guard with a post-April fool's day surprise
introduction. He presented his concerns with the development of
weapons of mass destruction and the increasing potential of leaders
to use these weapons. "This war is addressing the biggest threat
that our generation will face."
AWARDS
Best Impromptu John Keeton, Roseann Waterhouse
Best Prepared John Hanlon
Best Evaluation Karen Lefebvre
UPCOMING MEETINGS
April 9, 2003 April 16, 2003 April 23, 2003
Toastmaster Dan Abraham Bill Perkins Joe Bellil
508-755-9246 508-393-1764 508-842-2596
Invocation Al Wheeler John Capuano Rob Koenig
Thought Kathy Simisky Ray Belsito Bill Perkins
Joke Helen Valinski Wayne Dupont Carl Lakes
Topicsmaster Ray Belsito Sheila Gant Dan Abraham
Gen. Evaluator Terry Londergan Carl Lakes Helen Valinski
Grammarian Gerald Groccia Kwabena Afriyie Rob Koenig
Timer Sheila Gant Bill Perkins Ray Belsito
Speaker1 Al Wheeler Karen Lefebvre John Capuano
Speaker2 John Capuano Kathy Simisky Roseann Waterhouse
Speaker3 Paul Anderson Gerald Groccia Wayne Dupont
Evaluator 1 Roseann Waterhouse Helen Valinski Al Wheeler
Evaluator 2 Fred Nathan Paul Anderson Karen Lefebvre
Evaluator 3 John Keeton John Hanlon Kwabena Afriyie
* 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.