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Board Meeting, 6:30 a.m. Chapparal
Tuesday December 16th--contact Steve Mau
with agenda items. |
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Big thanks to everyone who has been
working hard at Winter Wonderland. Twelve
more workers and two captains are needed for
this week's schedule. Contact Sue Van Wagner
if you can help. We also had a massive table
set up and Cragun's and Vision and Hearing
Screening at the South Campus. Sertoma was
there! |
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Rookie Party is now officially
scheduled for February 21st. Save the date! |
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January 24th Bucket checkers and flag
raisers needed for the Jaycees $150,000
Ice Fishing Tournament. See Beth Burnard or
Tami Webb to sign up |
The
mission of the Brainerd Lakes Area Community
Foundation is to link donors with the needs of our
community, and beyond, by creating permanent
endowments.This organization has been in existence
since 1989. The idea has finally reached the stage
where they have 4 million dollars in assets which
they can return to the community in terms of grants
of $200.000. For example, Laura Beilke and the Youth
as Resources received a grant to include the
Salvation Army families in need in the Breakfast
with Santa last Sunday. Forty-four per cent of the
grants in Minnesota go out-state and one of the
goals of this group is to keep the money here. They
are one of 200 nationally accredited organizations.
Since the total across the country is about six
hundred, that makes them one of the better groups.
They share business structure with a wide area to
make administrative costs as economical as possible.
The serve 33 different funds for non-profits
including Camp Confidence. They provide services
especially relating to investing donations. The MN
Real Estate Foundation is part of this group and
facilitates the gifts of real estate. They establish
many Donor Advised Funds for individuals that save
them money, get them larger tax breaks, make
anonymous giving possible, and provide more
flexibility as well multiplying the impact of the
charitable dollars. Mike Burton who has been a very
active community person since 1989 is head of this
local organization and spoke to Sertoma today.
Bonnie Cumberland and Allen Hall have also been very
active in its development.
Tami
Webb was very eager to talk about her new venture Webbway
Enterprises. She has decided to take her skills and make them
work for herself. Her company specializes in marketing and
networking. For instance she is on her way to Fargo to spend a
week promoting a new product. She sub contracts to organizations
who no longer can afford to have an individual sales and
marketing person. A recent success story involved a card
referral that landed a $10,000 transaction for a client and an
excellent referral fee for her new business. She is also working
as the storytelling grandma at a daycare. Tami has been in
Sertoma for ten years and has been greatly influenced by her
association with Hopper. She has served in many capacities
including social director, chairman of the volunteers, VP and
President, and District Governor. Tami moved here 15 years ago
from New Ulm. She has 2 grown children and 9 1/2 grandchildren.
She claims to have no embarrassing moments, but helpful Reed
Campbell told her to talk about her 47th birthday and the red
cowboy hat . Good luck Tami on your new enterprise. 
WEBBWAY
Want to expand your marketing and networking for your
business-large or small? Contact Tami Webb and WebbWay
enterprises to make use of her skills and expertise in
these fields.