 The
March of Dimes was the topic of discussion at today’s very well
attended Sertoma meeting. Attendance was at 94 which maybe a
record at Bonanza. Sue Parent, Central Division Director based
in St. Cloud, gave us some history of the accomplishments of the
March of Dime as well as their current focus. Sue talked about
how the March of Dimes came into being—an organization started
by Franklin Roosevelt and renamed by Eddie Cantor when he asked
everyone in American to send in a dime to help fight polio. The
March of Dimes is the only non-profit organization to achieve
its original founding goal when their research lead to the polio
vaccine. Since then they have concentrated on “Saving babies,
together.” They have funded research for ten Nobel Prize
winners, supported and had a large part in developments in
neonatal intensive care, surfactant development, and the PKU
Test for retardation and preventing birth defects in the womb.
She handed around several visual aides which helped those of us
not familiar with premature infants to realize how very small
they can be. Their current focus is to prevent
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births. Of the 1300 babies born every week in Minnesota, about
123 are pre term. The organization is focusing on research and
raising public awareness about prematurity which they call a
national crisis since it is the leading killer of newborns. The
Star Chef occasion on January 22 at Breezy Point Resort starts
at 6:00 p.m. and gives you a chance to taste wonderful dishes
from all the best cooks in the area and is raising money for
their cause. On May 1st you are invited to participate in the
Walk American which takes place at Central Lakes College. More
information is available at their website
www.walkamerica.org.
Volunteers and donations are always welcome. |
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Announcements |
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Wanted 10 active hard-working members of Sertoma to organize
the Flag Project. A sign up sheet is available at Sertoma both
for volunteers and to sign your business up to become a part of
the project. |
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Jan. 16 - Want to talk to Minnesota Public Radio about the
$150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza - be at Grand View at 7 a.m.
on Friday. |
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Jan. 16 - Friday 7:00 p.m. meeting of Camp Confidence Sertoma
at Confidence Learning Center. |
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Jan. 17 - Jaycees Annual $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza.
Bucket checkers still wanted. Join the crew at BIR at 6:45 a.m. on
January 17th to catch a shuttle to the ice. Plan on dressing warm
and staying till noon. Call Mike Howard if you can help!! |
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Jan. 24 - The sign up sheet for the Holiday Party at Ernies
made its first rounds today. Cost is $15 per person with a social
hour, dinner, games and dancing on the agenda. Formal dress is
optional. |
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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. 29 - Michael Johnson Concert. Tickets will be
available next week for the Michael Johnson concert at Tornstrom
Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. If we can sell 900 tickets we will be
raising a great deal of money to add to the CLC scholarship fund. |
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May 22 - CAMP CONFIDENCE CLEAN UP DAY everyone welcome |
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June 12 - Minnesota Twins are sponsoring a Sertoma Night.
The more people who attend the game, the more money we will have
to donate to a charity since tickets will be sold at regular
prices with discount which goes up based on the number of tickets
sold becoming dollars for charity. |
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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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Drape Schedule |
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| Mark Korte |
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Deb Ryan (this is after she reminded acting President Rory Coit that he needed
to do this before the program. If Loren Kmett and Roy Miller read this and call
in they will win their Sawbuck) |
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Attendance |
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| Guests: Stacy
Johnson from Complete Title, Sue Parent from March of Dimes, and
Lee Harnack, Kathy Williams’ daughter and a nurse who works with
the Ojibwa Tribe. |
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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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LeeAnn Benjamin, Dale Benson, Dave
Bergin |
| Jan 28 |
Denny Benjamin, Randy Aldous, Jason
Bertram |
| Feb 4 |
Rick Besmehn, Laura Beilke, Scott Blake |
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Sertoman of the Day
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Of Note: |
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Jeff Birks has been transferred to St. Cloud and wishes everyone
to know how much he will miss Sertoma. Jeff Kozitza has a new job
with a cabinet making company. John Lubke was a welcome sight at
Sertoma today—he will be around since he is now retired. |
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Our prayers go out to Edie Hindman who is hospitalized for some
tests. She has been having some severe headaches. |
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Congratulations to Trent Baumann, father of baby boy Shawn 7 lb. 4
oz |
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Thanks to the bell ringers: Brian Lehman, Bonnie Cumberland, Pete
Odell, Jeff Deihl, Kristine Well, Tami Webb, Deb Kohan, Jinny
Haugen, Mike Howard, Laura Beilke, Verna Hawkinson, Hawk Hawkinson,
Karen Owen, Rita Johnson, Steve Mau, Lisa Shattuck, Brian Skogen,
Dan Holmes, Loren Kmett, Jim Potvin, Gary Walters, Sandra Bonde,
George Moore, Ty Eigner, Dave Clausen, Gary Loge, Reed Campbell,
Rory Coit, Dave Burggraff, Beth Burnard, Jason Bertram, Trent
Baumann, Randy Huckriede, Steve Augustinack, and Brian Lehman.
They helped the Army raise $77,348.93 this year which was about
$7,000 over their goal. The total number of volunteers was 627, a
record number. |
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Thanks Vision and Hearing Volunteers: Bob Ehrich, Sandra Bonde,
Sandy Fowler, Rick Besmehn, Mary Marana, Jeff Marchand, Bill
Livingston, Kathy Bittner-Lee, Patty Hartman, George Moore, Brian
Lehman, Bob Joyce, Kirk Helmberger, Verna Hawkinson, Bonnie
Cumberland, Mike Howard, Gary Phillips, Kristine Welle, Julia
Sullivan, Brian Bain, David Clausen, Joyce Seymour, Laura Beilke,
Bob Nibbe, Dan Holmes, Reed Campbell, Karen Owen, Milo Johnson
Valerie Fournier, Pam Sachs and Kandis Keys. Of the 555 screened,
37 showed possible visual problems and 44 needed hearing rescreens
with possible referrals. Linda Hamilton complimented the club on
filling a gap and allowing this valuable project to continue. She
remarked, “The process was amazingly smooth and, as always, it was
a joy working with this enthusiastic group!” |
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Rumors Corner: |
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- Mark Korte has a new job—Hawk’s chauffeur. Speaking of Hawk,
they have decided that he is a Madonna wannabee since he just
introduces himself as Hawk these days.
- Mike Howard is the Mission Impossible Wannabee—we were all
disappointed when he didn’t explode after his little Dr. Apathy
presentation.
- Tami Webb should be avoided on the streets of Brainerd—she
files her fingernails while she is driving.
- “I can change if I have to I guess” is Paul Gropper’s new
motto—must have something to do with the wedding next week.
Don’t worry if you haven’t been invited—the actual party is
sometime next summer.
- Jeff Kozitza got fined for abandoning Hawk; Verna got fined
for not abandoning Hawk.
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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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