 Two
very brave young men made this a special meeting for Brainerd
Noon Sertomans. Our speaker, Tom Dollins, was at Bonanza as a
living representative of how important it is to support the
Heart Walk which will take place on Saturday, February 21, 2004
at the Westgate Mall. Registration is at 7:30 a.m. with the
opening ceremony at 8:30 with proceeds going to help fight heart
disease and stroke. Tom is a senior at Remer and was the
recipient of a heart transplant in 2002. Our Sertoman of the
Day, John Linn, announced his new “hobby”, raising funds for
multiple sclerosis—a disease that he recently discovered was a
part of his future when he was diagnosed. Tom was brought to
Sertoma by Mike Boen and introduced by Patty Hartman. Tom’s
enlarged heart was not a result of infection or genetics and
remains unexplained. He waited a year and a half for his
transplant after many visits to Children’s Hospital and finally
some time in Rochester where the transplant took place. His new
heart is expected to last about 10 years; and he is a very
active normal teenager who works several jobs including resort
work and bartending. Tom concluded his presentation with some
memorable quotes. He showed remarkable insight when he said,
“One thing I have learned is that the transplant process is
harder on the family than the recipient.” He also encouraged
everyone in the room to live each day to the fullest and not to
take anything for granted. He is looking for pledges as is the
Woodland Good Samaritan team. If you would like to donate to
Tom’s Heart Walk, see Mike Boen. Since 1924, the American Heart
Association has helped protect people of all ages and
ethnicities from the ravages of heart disease and stroke. These
diseases which are our #1 and #3 killers respectively claim over
930,000 American lives a year. Ninety percent of donations to
the American Heart Association go towards research and
education. The Brainerd Heart Walk started in 1999 raising
$15,508. This year’s goal is $67,000, which is about $11,000
more than was raised last year. |
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Announcements |
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We currently have 210 members after last week’s Board Meeting. The
four new members are David Selisker-Wheeler Appraisals, Stacy
Johnson-Complete Exchange Services, James O’Rourke-Fortress
Associates and Rhonda Mareck-Brenny Funeral Chapel. |
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A committee consisting of Sue Beck, Julia Sullivan, Tom
Rosenberger and Lori Ukkelberg will be meeting soon to award
$1500 in scholarship funds to 3 high school students. |
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Feb. 20 - The flag project has been approved by the Board. There
will be a committee meeting—see Mike Howard for time and place. |
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Feb. 20-22 Annual Perch Jerk Grand Vue Lodge at Leech Lake
which has a new bar, kitchen and fireplace. Cost is $110 which
covers food, beer, lodging and soft drinks. See Paul Gropper if
you want to participate and contribute to Hopper’s Fund. |
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Feb. 27 - Meeting of the Lights Project Committee at Noon at
the Ramada . |
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Feb. 29 - Michael Johnson Concert - Tornstrom
Auditorium. Support Sertoma
and buy some tickets or sell them to your friends—see Jim Potvin
for a supply. |
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March 2 - Academic Decathlon at Cragun’s. Junelle Hewitt
is looking for judges who can commit to a 10:30-2:30 time
slot. Call her directly or talk to Jim Potvin. |
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March 5 & 6 - Pipe and Drape Season is beginning. Julia
will have a more complete schedule for us soon but for now keep
Friday March 5th after 3 p.m. and Saturday March 6th after 2 p.m.
available for Set Up and Take Down at Wadena. |
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March 18 & 20 - Pipe and Drape Schedule will be published
in complete form in next week’s newsletter. Two upcoming events
include Wadena and Women’s Expo at the Armory with Set up Thursday
March 18th at 5 p.m. and Take Down Saturday March 20th at 4 p.m. |
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April 29 - May 2 Regional Convention in Mankato. See Kari
Robinson very soon to firm up room reservations and to fill out
application form. The club will pay $100 of the $135 participation
fee. Those attending will be responsible for hotel and personal
expenses. This is a great opportunity for new members to earn
their GEM award and for all members to remind themselves of the
purposes of our group. |
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May 22 - CAMP CONFIDENCE CLEAN UP DAY everyone welcome |
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June 12 - Regional Twins game for Sertoma. If we can get
500 ticket purchases at $23 a ticket with $5 of that going to a
designated charity, the Swinging Sertomans will be singing the
National Anthem. The Twins play the Phillies. Jim Potvin will try
to persuade the Sertoma Region to give the money to Camp Sertoma,
a charity which is definitely regional. |
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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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FAS: |
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| Pipe and
Drape Schedule |
| March 5 |
Set Up - Friday after 3 p.m. at
Wadena |
| March 6 |
Take Down - Saturday after 2 p.m. at Wadena. |
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| March 18 |
Set Up - Thursday at 5 p.m. Women's Expo
at the Armory |
| March 20 |
Take Down - Saturday at 4 p.m.
Women's Expo at the Armory |
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| Ticket
Winner |
| Julia Sullivan |
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| Pot-O-Gold
Winner |
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Would have been Paul Koering (Paul was not present, Acting President Rory Coit
broke up the house with his remark when he learned that Paul was not being
legislative but instead was ice fishing “Getting stiffs any way he can”.) |
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Attendance |
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Guests: Carna Linn from Positive Reality, Tom Dollins Heart
Walk Representative |
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Schedule |
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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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Beth Burnard, Pam Bye, Todd Bymark If
Jeff Olson or Jean Marchand are reading this and call,
they can win their sawbuck. |
| March 3 |
Reed Campbell, Lowell Carlson, Toni
Carlson |
| March 10 |
Dave Clausen, Rory Coit, Rick Cole |
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Sertoman of the Day
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 John
Linn of First Federal Savings Bank was our honored Sertoman of
the Day. His wife Carna was in the audience while John shared
his experiences with us. They met as freshmen in a composition
class at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He got into the
banking business after a stint as a professional photographer
specializing in outdoor sports. John is very active with a long
list of hobbies including waterskiing, wakeboarding, snow
skiing, snowboarding, white water and sea kayaking, rock
climbing, deer hunting and flying a small plane. His most recent
embarrassing moment was dressing up as a lady for a fund raiser
last week—pictures maybe forthcoming. His current employment is
at First Federal Savings Bank which opened in January and is
located in the Westport Center but also including branches in
Baxter and Cross Lake. Currently they are a loan production
office but will be expanding to a full service bank. His sponsor
was Val Vournier and so far he has just been a part of the
“freeze your butt off” bucket checking crew for the fishing
tournament but is looking forward to working with pipe and
drape. He closed his speech with an announcement about his
multiple sclerosis diagnosis. He shared his first fundraiser
with us and passed around his pledge sheets—see him if you would
like to contribute. |
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Of Note: |
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Congratulations to the Ryan family on the birth of their baby
girl. Bring us a picture for the newsletter Deb! |
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Tami Webb is recovering from some surgery on her foot—send a card
or give her a call. |
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Rumors Corner: |
- Wilfred Brumley (Randy Phillips) was late to the meeting
today.
- Rory Coit was a little embarrassed when he tried to read his
own ticket off as the “winner”.
- Mary Marana has “the NBC license”—mmm what does that mean?
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The following is a little Minnesota humor: |
- If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling
through l8 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that
the food will swim by, you might live in Minnesota.
- If you're proud that your state makes the national news 96
nights each year because International Falls is the coldest spot
in the nation, you might live in Minnesota.
- If you have ever refused to buy something because it's "too
spendy", you might live in Minnesota.
- If you think a basketball team consists of twelve white
boys, you might live in Minnesota.
- If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through
March, you might live in Minnesota.
- If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out
of the year, you might live in Minnesota.
- If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't
work there, you might live in Minnesota.
- If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the
middle of his forehead, you might live in Minnesota.
- If you have apologized to a telemarketer, you might live in
Minnesota.
- If you may not have actually eaten it, but you have heard of
Lutefisk, you might live in Minnesota.
- If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you
might live in Minnesota.
- If you have either a pet or a child named "Kirby", you might
live in Minnesota.
- If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you
might live in Minnesota.
- If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with
someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Minnesota.
- If you know how to say Wayzata, Mahtomedi, Edina and
Shakopee, you might live in Minnesota.
- If you grew up thinking rice was only for dessert, you might
live in Minnesota.
- If you think that ketchup is a little too spicy, you might
live in Minnesota.
- If every time you see moonlight on a lake, you think of a
dancing bear, and you sing gently, "From the land of sky-blue
waters, .."Hamm's the beer refreshing", you might live.........
in MINNESOTA!
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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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