 One
of the benefits of being a member of Sertoma and regular
attendance at meetings is the opportunities presented by the
program committee to learn. Today was a good example.
Dr. James J. Dehen from the Brainerd Medical Center presented a
serious discussion of Venous Reflux Disease and the new treatment
that has emerged. Seventy two percent of women and 42% of men have
some kind of trouble with the veins in their legs. This amounts to
about 25 million people in the United States. Standing jobs
contribute greatly to the problem (unfortunately for our speaker,
his example was a checker at “Cub” Foods). This new procedure
called closure has been used by the clinic for the last 18 months
with a 99% satisfaction rate. This is strictly a medical procedure
for those who have fatigue and pain and as such is fully covered
by insurance.
One of our members presented a personal example and explained
that her husband was dancing about a week after the surgery. Hawk
wanted to know if the procedure was guaranteed to make you a
better dancer!! |
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Thanks Joyce Frid for taking notes!!!! |
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| Announcements |
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The Flag crews will be out for one of our final activities.
If you should get a call to help out, please do so. |
| Festival of Trees Linda Twaddle presented
this year’s information on this worthwhile activity which
helps to keep many of the residents at their non profit
facility in care when their funds are exhausted. The date has
been changed to November 12th through the 17th. Contact Linda
for more information. |
| Sept. 3 - Run Volunteers Wanted -
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP TO WORK AT THE RALLY NEXT WEEK.
Many volunteers are needed to help with the silent auction and
to sell raffle tickets. |
| Sept. 9 - Noon Sertoma’s official
golf team will be competing with other Sertoma Clubs in
the Area to donate a camper ship since Daren Larson, Dave
Clausen, Karen Owen and Erica Eigner have all paid their way
individually. The Board did vote to sponsor a team, but
instead the money will be used to support this competition. |
| Sept. 21 - NO Meeting. Chili Cookoff for
United Way. Also this date has been set as the Ditch pick Day
to help insure that our cook (Gary Loge) can make the
festivities. |
| Sept. 22 - New member induction at Sawmill
Inn-plan on attending with your sponsor. See Sandy Kleist to
sign up. This one is at noon. |
| Sept. 23 & 24 - First scheduled Pipe
and Drape at the "Ageless Expo" at the Civic Center. We have to
set up 30 booths so make room on your schedule. |
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| Pipe and
Drape Schedule |
| Where |
Civic Center |
| Sept 23 & 24 |
Ageless Expo |
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| Ceiling Dates |
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| Ticket Winner |
| Blue Ticket Mary Kolkind |
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| Pot-O-Gold
Winner |
| Would have been Lisa Shattuck |
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| Attendance |
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Guests: Potential Member Ed Near,
Division Manager of Lake Country Builders and our speaker Dr.
James Dehen |
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| *Everyone is encouraged to bring potential
members to a Sertoma meeting with the Club picking up the cost.
However, you will be billed $9.50 for any other guests. |
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| Greeter
Schedule |
| 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 Current Club
Treasurer 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 Patty Hartman. |
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| Sept 7 |
Verna Hawkinson, Mark Hegstrom, Cheryal
Hills |
| Sept 14 |
Bruce Heilman, Kirk Helmberger, Kristine
Hoheisel |
| Sept 21 |
NO MEETING |
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| Sertoman of
the Day |
 Verna
Hawkinson gave us a very funny picture of her life especially
since she met Hawk.
Verna has had many jobs over the years mostly in the factory
world, but she is currently an integral part of Dream Builders
Construction. This company was founded in 1999 and has expanded to
include 9 employees. She works with payroll, advertising,
handbooks, safety meetings and directly with customers.
Together they have three grown up children and one grandson.
Her hobbies include gardening, boating and vacationing. She was
born in Fosston, Minnesota and grew up near Inver Grove Heights.
Her sponsor was her husband Hawk and she has enjoyed her three
years in Sertoma. She is excited about becoming a Chamber
Ambassador this year. Her most embarrassing moment was a story
involving travel and something Hawk insisted she do. |
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Everyone is encouraged to bring potential members to a Sertoma
meeting with the Club picking up the cost. However, you will be
billed $9.50 for any other guests. |
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| Rumor Corner
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- Golf tournaments are hazardous to your health as our
President had a crash at last week’s outing.
- Hawk got fined double because Verna gave such a great
Sertoman of the Day Speech. Your turn next Hawk?
- Thanks Jeff Kozitza for volunteering for the open flag route
for Monday.
- Carol Car Pool Paulson will be more open to traveling
companions in the future.
- Hooch, Pooch, lots of nicknames floating around.
- Sertoma stands for Serious to the Max—at least according to
our speaker.
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Photo's |
| 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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| Congratulations |
 Brooke
Amanda Hoheisel arrived Wednesday August 24th. She weighed 9 lbs
13 oz and was 22 1/4 inches long. This is proud Mom Kristine's
favorite picture of the new arrival. |
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