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We were scheduled to hear a talk from the National Guard that
got postponed due to troop deployment. Instead Pam took the
opportunity to catch up on her photos of new members. Instead of
an FAS contest this week, there is a $20 prize out there for
someone to collect at the next meeting. Look at the
twelve smiling new faces
and see how many of them you can name. Use the numbers
on the photos and send your answers by email no later than
Tuesday April 8th. The entry that comes to eglponys@brainerd.net
with the most correct answers will be the winner of both the FAS
Sawbucks at the next meeting--need not be present to win.
However, officers who have had the most contact with these new
members are not eligible to compete.
 Let us take this
opportunity to talk about membership. We are encouraging
everyone to go out and find a former member of Sertoma and or
member who has not been at meetings recently and bring them
back. Invite them to come to Sertoma with you next week. The
membership committee is open for suggestions about how to keep
our members more active and to increase our membership even
more. We would like to remain the biggest Sertoma Club in the
World. One of the other focuses of the meeting today was
volunteerism. Mike Howard returned for his first meeting after
the accident and issued a very special thank you to Julia
Sullivan. As a new member she was willing to take over the
duties of pipe and drape for him and the rest of the club. She
was very proud of the fact that the builder's show set-up and
take-down had at least forty people each. Mike reminded us that
each volunteer earns on the average $50 an hour for work that is
done on pipe and drape . Perhaps you cannot make most of the
setups and takedowns because of work. There are many other jobs
that are available. Pam is always looking for people to take
notes at meetings for a month or two months a year. Jeff Birks
has been faithfully calling greeters. Could you make three phone
calls a week and get a chance to talk to the membership as the
make the greeter roster? Jeff would definitely like to hand this
duty over to someone else since he has been doing it since he
joined. Please let Jeff know if you could be the greeter getter.
All of the other committees can use more members--remember
Sertoma means service to mankind. |
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April 9 - Pipe and Drape Set Up at the Civic Center at 5:00 p.m |
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April 13 - Pipe and Drape Take down will be Sunday April 13th at 4
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April 14 - Last day to sign up for the regional convention.
See Rory Coit. There are about 15 people attending as if now.
Amarie Nelson can win her sawbuck if she reads this and calls Pam
at eight two nine seven seven six one before Wednesday. If you are
still interested injoining the train crew, AMTRAK is offering a
deal where you pay full rice for one ticket, half price for the
second and get the third one free for people traveling together.
Golf is available at the convention along with some other fun
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received the GEM award patch for getting 6 new members . Only two
other clubs made GEM this time in our region |
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| Dale Bolt |
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Would have been Mike McFarland |
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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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Robin Loftus, Gary Loge, Diane Ulmen |
| April 16 |
Jo Lovitz, Jon Lubke, Eric Edwards |
| April 23 |
Michelle Sjoblom, Ina Luca, Dennis
Lutterman |
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Thank You Notes |
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Jinny Haugen who lost her Mom last week, thanked everyone
personally for the cards and moral support. Mike Howard also
thanked everyone for the cheering up during his recuperation. Keep
Tom Rosenberger in your prayers--he is recovering from surgery on
his arm. |
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Dear Sertoma--Thank-you for your gift toward the purchase of the
Lighthouse. Your generosity in the time of national financial
instability speaks volumes of your commitment to children who are
hurting in our community. Your members are welcome to come by a.
We are located on the corner of 7th and Norwood in Brainerd. It
would be a good idea to call first (828-0408). We would be gland
to give you a tour. Thanks again. Jon Ring |
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Dear Sertoma--"I believe we are here for a reason. As each day
unfolds, we see less of the shadow and more of the sun" read the
card sent by Kelly Barnaby. She wrote, "Thank you for the $200
Savings Bond and the lunch at Bonanza. This was special. |
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The Junior Girls Scouts made their own card and signed it Junior
Girl Scouts, Troop 369 to thank Sertoma for its $50 contribution
to their funds. |
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Rumor Corner |
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Just one BIIIIIIGGGGG rumor today--a little stork was whispering
around the meeting that a certain Spam loving person who was
involved in the presentation to Julia Sullivan today of a can of
his favorite product for a new pizza topping is going to be a
daddy. |
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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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