| Sertoma stands for Service to Man and the Brainerd Area
Sertoma Club is involved in many activities that raise funds for the
community. Funds are generated through
Pipe and Drape, Swinging
Sertomans the Flag
Project, and Gossamer Ceiling. Future plans include the Winter
Wonderland. Pipe and Drape provides area civic organizations and local
groups with a place to rent materials to construct booths for
exhibitions. Group members donate their time for set-up and take-down
and thus most of the money generated is profit. The Swinging Sertomans
are an entertainment group that is booked an average of once a month to
provide entertainment at various social gatherings. Sertoma rents and
maintains flags which are displayed for all of the patriotic occasions
in Brainerd. The Gossamer Ceiling was originally purchased for a rookie
party at the Armory and has since been rented out many times for social
occasions.
After expenses, these funds are also part of the general fund. Money
generated from both of these sources is either used for
local activities or
forwarded to the Sertoma Foundation. We are a %100 club which means that
we contribute $20 for each member of our club. Many of the members have
contributed $100 on an individual basis to become Foundation Fellows.
Fellowship money is returned to locals in the form of matching community
service grants. For instance, five area clubs joined forces in 2000 to
apply for and receive a funding grant for Camp Sertoma. Endowment fund
money is also also a fund raising activity. Brainerd Area Sertomans have
contributed to various endowment funds started in other clubs and this
year spearheaded the drive to fund
Camp Confidence
Sertoma with the Jon Haappajoki Memorial Fund.
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