 Kathy
Galalswyk represented the Initiative Foundation at Sertoma
today. This was established in 1986 by the McKnight Foundation
and its mission is to unlock the potential of the people of
Central Minnesota to build and sustain healthy communities. They
impact areas such as gap-lending for new and expanding
businesses, grants for community and economic development, and
leadership training, Crow Wing County alone has received 231
grants totaling about a million and a half dollars. Kathy wanted
to present the group's key focus for 2003 through 2007. Their
number one priority is to strengthen children youth and families
and are concentrating on their program which they call Ready 4K.
They will be granting six million dollars in three years for
this important endeavor. Kathy remarked, Every dollar
invested in pre-school returns numerous rewards. The program
wants to change the fact that one-half the kids in Minnesota
enter kindergarten unprepared. Kathy was a very entertaining
speaker. Her background is local-she and her husband Neil are
farmers in Pillager. She recounted her first day on the job when
life seemed to be a total disaster--broken water heater, stolen
car, dog hit by semi, and a mistaken $1,000 overdraft notice
from the bank. She was quick to mention it was not a Brainerd
bank. She also related her husband's opening remark about the
car, Why did you park there? She did go on to say that she feels
her job is very worthwhile and encouraged us to find out more
about the programs by going to
www.ifound.org. |
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April 26 - Saturday, all Sertomans are invited to the wedding
dance at the Moose at 7:30 for Erik Bonde and Sandra
Ehrich. |
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May 15 - Spring Ditch Pick--come and get your hands
dirty and your appetite whetted for a wonderful picnic supper of
Walleye prepared by Gary Loge and his crew. |
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May 17 - RSVP RSVP RSVP You do not want to miss the gala event to
celebrate our club's 25th anniversary at Maddens on May
17th starting at 6:00 p.m. The program will be our own Swinging
Sertomans and many important dignitaries have been invited to
share the moment. If you did not receive your invitation in the
mail, contact Rory Coit. Sign up and pre pay sheets will be going
around staring next week. |
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| Deb Ryan - Thanks to last week's
winner, George Moore, for donating his proceeds to Shoes for
Haiti |
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Winner |
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Would have been Kevin Close |
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Remember: Greeters (Be sure to take care of your duties
that include meeting people at the door and getting the ticket
money counted and divided with half going to Tami to give away
and half to Diane for the social committee's budget). As greeter you have several duties. You need to
arrive about 10 minutes early. It is your job to greet people,
help them find their badges and sell them a ticket if they wish
to participate. The money collected must be divided by the
Greeters equally--half goes to the Club Treasurer (Diane Rook
Johnson) and half goes to the Club President along with the
bucket of tickets. Be there
by 11:45 and call somebody if you can't. Call Jeff Birks @
820-5544 if you can't make it.
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Michelle Sjobloom, Ina Luca, Dennis
Lutterman |
| April 30 |
Rob Johnson, Vicki Mandt, Mary Marana |
| May 7 |
Wendy Johnson, Bob McBeath, Jackie
McCall |
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Patty Hartman is the new Greeter Getter. Thanks Patty. You can
contact her at WJJY-B93-Cool 101 at 829-1244 if you cannot make
your greeter responsibilities. You should try and contact one of
the new members to be your replacement. |
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Sertoman of the Day
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The Photo Contest
Continues--there will be no FAS winner until someone gets
the new members correctly identified. A list was in last week's
newsletter and the photos were in the previous one. Ten dollars
will be added to the pot each week. First one with ALL correct
answers gets the pot which is now $30. E mail Pam at eglponys@brainerd.net. |
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Congratulations to Denny Benjamin and Sandra Kleist who
received their president's awards for bringing in a new member. |
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Pipe and Drape Editorial by Pam Sachs |
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Mike Howard and Julia Sullivan are my heroes. I have helped out at
some smaller pipe and drape occasions at places such as Maddens,
Rohlfings, and Breezy Point, but have never done one of the big
shows. When Karla Nelson and I walked into the commerce and
industry show and looked at the miles of blue drape, I thought to
myself, We will be here until midnight. Although we could
certainly have used more help, we did manage to get done by 6:30.
I haven't folded that much since I worked in the laundry when I
was in college. I just kept thinking, Fifty dollars an hour per
person and kept taking down pipes and later folding drapes. It was
great to see people bringing their kids, their wives, and the next
door neighbor to help. If you would like to see what it is all
about click on the link
for some great PIPE and DRAPE PHOTOS. |
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Find a Sawbuck Corner: Call 829-7761
The FAS Program was designed to encourage people to read the newsletter. Even those who attend the meeting can benefit from reviewing the announcements etc. If you find the letters FAS followed by your name, you must call the number provided and just leave a message that you called and attend the next meeting to collect your money. Simple--however 90% of the people never respond.
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Photos Photos Everywhere New photos go up almost every week on our new MSN Community homepage. This community is for the club, easy to join and gives you the opportunity to add edit or delete any photos that are posted as well as leave messages for fellow Sertomans. It is a good way to thank someone for doing a good job or give them some positive feedback for a big event in their life. If you wish to view the current photographs or check out the new online directory go to:
http://communities.msn.com/BrainerdNoonSertoma/_whatsnew.msnw
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Pipe and Drape |
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2002 Pipe and Drape Schedule |
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