• Reed Campbell was greeted by Pooch as the maker of instant sunshine. Pam prefers to think it is his shining personality but I think Pooch was referring to his reflective head. Thanks Reed for all you do for Sertoma and the Community. 

• Today was a day of intimate dining—attendance was down due to holiday traveling. 
  Thanks Julia Sullivan and Tom Rosenberger for greeting today. It was nice of Julia to take time off from her busy new job running Julia’s Laundry. 

• Rory Coit was overdue at the meeting today-running late. Then he started with an enigmatic reference to pregnancies directed at Diane Rook Johnson. Actually Rory is anxiously awaiting the birth of an overdue grandchild. 

• Welcome back Jean Mershon 

• Andrea and Dan Holmes thank Jeff Birks and Lake Country Journal for the gift subscription from today’s meeting. Andrea also paid a happy fine in recognition of their new December grand child. 

• Laura Beilke is hanging on to her ticket money winnings until New Year’s Eve when she intends to blow it all on champagne to ring in 2005. 

• Joe Schulte’s happy fine was paid because he has been on vacation for a week and hasn’t heard from Jinny at the office. She retaliated with a dollar of her own because it has been so peaceful there. Pooch claimed neither one of them had been at the office! 

• Kristine Hoheisel’s happy fine was paid by her neighbor at the table who wanted to announce the “Mommy-to-Be”. 

• Kevin Goedker’s happy fine was paid in honor of the 52% increase in volume at his office since last year. 

• Bonnie Cumberland’s happy fine was paid because her father has recovered from his length illness. 

• Gus tried to pay a happy dollar for his “fibers”. Charlie Bartels paid a dollar for Gus finally getting his “fiber”. Gus was really celebrating the installation of fiber optics at the school. 

• Rory’s State of the Union Speech at the end of the meeting talked about the great involvement he has seen from Sertomans dealing with serious issues in the first six months of his presidency. He is looking forward to a great new Sertoman Year. 

• Have a safe and happy New Year’s Holiday everyone!

Thanks Pam Sachs for taking notes.

She described herself as a “Jack of all Trades” including such things as administrator, marketing manager, customer service, receptionist and secretary. Joyce remarked, “I have always loved working with the elderly and finally I have found what I wanted to be when I grew up.” She talked about how rewarding it was to work with elderly who have great life stories, excellent philosophy and advice to share. She talked about the last reluctant member of Excelsior Court who has reached the point where he remarked, “The whole family is going” when they all took a ride in their new van. 

Joe Schulte brought Joyce into the organization with a little help from Dale Bolt and she decided she wanted to join this organization because she had heard nothing but positive wonderful things about Sertoma. Joyce has been married to her husband Tom for thirty years. They met in college where they both thought they were going to teach music but Tom got that career. Her list of hobbies included music, knitting, crocheting, games, reading and floating peacefully on Deer Lake where their families have a rustic cabin. Joyce has been a member for seven months.