 Mike Boen has been working very actively these past weeks with
our speaker, Beth Pfingsten from the Crow Wing County Protection
Team. Thursday and Friday of this week is the Radiothon for
Child Abuse which has been held in the area for the past ten
years and also in Alexandria and Bemidji. Last year this effort
raised $366,421 which supports services. Special Sertoma thanks
to Northland Auto for their donation of a used car and to
Preferred Hearing for their donation of a hearing aide. Beth was
here to thank our organization for their contribution and
received our check which we give annually at this time. The
contributions to the Radiothon have allowed many good works that
directly benefit children and provide excellent learning
activities for the protection teams in the area. Beth was very
enthusiastic about last year’s symposium with Brainerd Medical
Center on poverty. She also talked about the 900 personal care
kits which have been assembled and distributed to schools and
social services groups so that kids who don’t have such simple
things as toothbrushes and deodorant have them available. Beth
felt that their First Night in Care Backpacks (for children who
have been removed from their homes) that contain many of these
personal items as well as underwear, pajamas, and a stuffed toy
or game are an excellent idea that will spread from Brainerd
quickly. The teams that benefit from this radiothon include
Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing Counties. One of their main focuses
is on their work with families where intervention has been
necessary because the child is in danger. Their parenting
education classes called Paren tWorks are intensive attempts to
work with families in the 6 month time period the law allows to
resolve the issues that have separated them. Mike held an
impromptu auction to sell the current version of the radiothon
shirt. Steve Johnson was the lucky winner and his $40 bid will
be part of next year’s total. Thanks to Bob and Ann Sherman for
their involvement in the Radiothon for Child Abuse and their
hard work on the website which can be reached by going to
www.brainerd.com and
clicking on the earphones. |
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Announcements |
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Jan 5th & 6th - Vision and Hearing Screening at Washington
Middle School. Shifts are 8:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00 both days.
Call Bob Ehrich to see if he needs more people to fill these
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Dec. 6 - Everyone is invited to the Camp Sertoma Meeting at
10:00 a.m at Camp Confidence. One of the main topics of
discussion will be the annual summer golf tournament. They are
looking for a new person to chair this event. If you would be
interested, contact Dave Burggraff. |
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Dec. 11 - Sertomans will be bell ringing in front of Target.
The sign-up list was full today but Brian Lehman may need some
substitutes so let him know if you can fill in. Times are from 10
in the morning until 9 p.m. at night |
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Dec. 11 - Induction of New Members Godfather’s Pizza at 6:00
p.m. See Kristine Welle who has the sign up sheets |
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Dec.18 - Vision/Hearing Screening is set for Thursday at
Mississippi Horizons with two sessions, one from 8:25 to 10:20
and the other from 11:35-3:10 p.m. with a lunch break. Sandra
Bonde got enough volunteers today so things should go smoothly. |
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Jan. 17 - Jaycees Annual $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza.
Camp Sertoma Bucket Checkers needed. |
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Jan. 24 - Holiday Party at Ernies on Gull. Social hour will
start at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:00. The social committee which
is looking for more members will meet on Dec. 8th at noon at the
Sawmill to finalize plans for this gala event. More information
will follow. |
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May 22 - CAMP CONFIDENCE CLEAN UP DAY everyone welcome |
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July 11-17 Great Plains Region Camp Sertoma—volunteers
needed to cook, donations of food or ideas of where to get
donations welcome. |
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Reminder: Bring gifts for Women’s Center adults and children
the next two meetings. Items must be new and unwrapped. The
wish list includes toys and games for the children and personal
items and home furnishings for the adult women. |
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We are considering a fundraiser. Michael Johnson Concert
(“Bluer than Blue”) February 27th. Greg Larson knows Michael
personally and has spoken with him about the possibility of a
benefit concert to raise money for Sertoma. |
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FAS: Congratulations to Jinny Haugen for collecting her
FAS money this week. Paul Bloom called in but didn’t make the
meeting. |
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Drape Schedule |
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| Ticket
Winner |
| Steve Mau |
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Winner |
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Would have been Vicki Mandt |
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Attendance |
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Beth Pfingsten, Crow Wing County Child Protection Team. |
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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 Patty Hartman. |
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Sara Nelson, Trent Bowman, Darlene
Kersting |
| Dec 17 |
Darlene Kersting, Julie Linn, Todd
Alguire |
| Jan 7 |
Steve Augustinak, Bryan Barrer, Kandis
Keys |
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Sertoman of the Day
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 Sertoman of the Day Les Franz, a charter member of the Noon
Sertoma Club, was today’s honored Sertoman. Les or “Papa” as he
is affectionately known by many of the ladies who keep company
with his daughter Lynn has been a very active and long standing
member of this club serving in many capacities including
treasurer and president. His present duty is Chaplain. He and
his wife Lucy have been married for 14 years and share six
children, 15 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild in their
amalgamated family. Les spent 40 years in the printing business
during which time he also did 30 years in the regular army and
the National Guard including some time in Germany. He currently
works part time for Auto Value. Les has been a big part of the
Camp Confidence scene for many years. His hobbies include his
motorcycle, boating, snowmobiling and fishing. Thanks for
sharing some history with us today and for helping to build this
club Les. |
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Of Note: |
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Two of our own Sertoma ladies are not feeling very well and could
use your prayers and thoughts. Kathy Williams fell and broke her
wrist and had to have major surgery to repair the damage. She will
be home recuperating for the next few weeks and could use your
encouragement. Bonnie Franke is in the hospital after some serious
surgery and could also use your prayers and encouragement. |
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Welcome the new full fledged Sertoma members who were at the
induction on Tuesday Dec 2nd: (left to right) Luke Jordan, Darlene
Kersting, Greg Larson, Kandis Keys, Mark Fyten, and Joe Vreeland.
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Rumors Corner: |
- Hearing Screening has been scheduled for the Dog Pound—Rory
thinks they all need their ears checked.
- Who gets to turn off Edie Hindman’s battery—we all want to
know.
- We had another edition of the Diane Rook Johnson outdoor
camping saga. Hawk does get carried away with details.
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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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