 Runaway children were the focus of today’s program at Sertoma.
Tammy Smith from the Baxter Youth Shelter which is run by
Lutheran Brotherhood. The staff includes 12-15 people, 4
fulltime and the rest part time. She began her speech with an
apology--the staff member she had sent over last week saw what a
large group we were and panicked . She ended her speech with the
compliments “You guys were fun not scary”. Their runaway program
is designed to provide young people who are in a runaway or
homeless situation with 24 hour a day access top safe shelter
for up to 15 days. The program provides a safe place to live as
well as counseling and outreach aimed at accessing community
resources. These same counseling and training is available for
parents and youths who are on the verge of a runaway
situation-thus providing a last ditch resource that can keep the
child in the family if the situation is not based on safety
factors. The shelter is located in Baxter and can be reached at
828-4383. The home can handle up to 10 kids from babies to 27
year olds. They include those from unsafe homes, foster
placement disruptions, truancy and those in trouble with the
law. The on site school which includes a teacher from the
Minnesota Learning Center is available for those unable to
attend regular schools. Some of the kids are very
underprivileged and grateful for the chances they are given.
Referrals come from social workers, truant officers and
probation officers. The $118.45 per day cost for each youth is
paid for with county funds but the shelter has a federal grant
for those who are not in any programs yet. They work very hard
to keep youths out of the system unless it is necessary to refer
them. The session ended with a question and answer session.
Tammy fas 829-7761 Jim Grant distributed her ongoing needs list
which included: picnic tables, birthday gifts for kids, outside
benches, gas grill, closet shelving, motion lights, building
materials for projects, twin sheets, towels, snow shovels,
curtains for window size 49 by 55, and a lawn mower. They are
also looking for volunteers to help with remodeling,
maintenance, reupholstering and painting. |
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Aug 10 - Project Lead in Huron S.D. Brenda Meech will
become a certified Project Lead Trainer during this session. Tami
Webb stressed the importance of people like Brenda who are willing
to volunteer their time to develop leadership in our Sertoma
Clubs. |
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Aug 13 - Past President‘s Meeting Sawmill at 6:30 p.m. |
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Aug 15 - Induction of New Members w/sponsors Sawmill at
noon. If you can’t make this one evening of the 29th at Latigos at
5:30 (new restaurant near BIR) RSVP Deb Ryan |
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Sept 4 - New officer induction on the Knotty Bear--will
also include the Northern Lakes Sertoma Club. Kari Robinson now
has a sign-up sheet at Sertoma meetings. They prefer that you pay
in advance. |
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Sept 12 - Little Moran Hunt-Lunch-Birds,-Dinner-Party-Overnight-Breakfast-More
Hunting. Contact Brian Kirkpatrick to participate. Remember we are
all now eligible to participate in Little Moran activities since
we have merged as clubs. |
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Sept 26 - Ditch Pick |
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Oct 26 - District Fall Conference |
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FAS: Both Hawk and Rory Coit called and collected their
money. Hawk also donated his to the Shoes for Haiti fund. |
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Winner |
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to Shoes for Haiti |
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Would have been Tom Steiger |
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Remember: 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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Dave Bergin, Rick Besmehn,
Jeff Birks |
| August 28 |
Scott Blake, Paul Bloom,
Mike Boen |
| September 4 |
Dale Bolt, Joe Brenny, Chuck
Brenny |
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Deb Kohan and Kathy Bittner Lee celebrated birthdays this week. |
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Thanks Kevin Goedker for taking pictures at Applebee’s. They are
posted at the Sertoma MSN Group Photo Albums at
http://groups.msn.com/BrainerdNoonSertoma. To see the Sertoma
Golf Pictures go to Camp Confidence Webshots at
http://community.webshots.com/user/campconfidence. |
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Rumor Corner
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What prominent attorney, former Sertoma president, and member in
good standing returned to Sertoma today only to be named stand
in sergeant (welcome back Bill O’Hara).
- Is there going to be trouble at the Hawkinsons? Hawk got
carried away fining his wife when he also got the opportunity to
be stand in sergeant.
- Les Franz also did a stand in job that included fining a
brand new member (name withheld to protect Les) fas 829-7762
Bruce Heilman for breaking her mother’s ThighMaster.
- Joe Schulte brought in two- count em - two new members both
certifiable candidates to join the harem.
- Ask Milo what is blow-up in his life these days. ( A clue,
it is not a doll).
- What other Sheik of the harem is carrying around a Viagra
pen in his pocket?
(See what fun you miss when you don’t attend the weekly
meetings. All of these little tidbits are intended in fun and not
meant to offend.) |
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Find a Sawbuck Corner:
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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