 Today’s
program featured a short recap by Rory of his goals for his year
as President. Rory began his more formal presentation at the
Installation Dinner held Tuesday evening at beautiful Ruttger’s
Resort. The food was outstanding with prime rib, three choices
of fish, and pork tenderloin served buffet style. Lynn Franz is
to be complimented again on a well organized event.
Rory began by saying, “I take pride in this organization and
its ability to give back to the community.” His first goal
involves the recently approved policy to measure participation
by both old and new members. This will encourage involvement for
everyone. To promote better understanding of the structure of
the club from Local to International, he would like to see the
membership spend more time learning about Sertoma and its
programs at noon meetings. Personally, he wants to help each
member grow with new approaches to old ideas. Preparing the
future leadership for their roles in the club is also an
important part of Rory’s plan. Recognizing the impact that our
club’s contributions have on individuals not just the community
will be a part of future meetings also. According to Rory, “If
you are willing to give your time and resources to the club, the
results of your efforts should touch your heart.” He concluded
his speech by remarking, “Let’s get passionate about Sertoma and
that passion will help us do the things that affect people’s
hearts.” He also discussed the recent International Convention
in Kansas City.
Jim Potvin concluded his presidency with a short thank you to
all his officers and an expression of appreciation for
everyone’s help in getting him through his term in spite of
embarking on a new career. He is especially proud of the fact
that his goal of bringing some new fund raisers into the club
came to fruition.
Honored guests at the dinner were Rory’s family; Tami Webb,
District
 Governor;
Dave Burggraff, International Director, and two Camp Sertoma
Cooks-Wayne Plagge and Greg Fautz. New officers installed
included Steve Mau, 3rd VP; Joyce Seymour, 2nd VP; Dave Clausen,
1st VP; Kristine Welle, Secretary; and Joyce Anderson,
Treasurer. Check out the MSN Photo Link for more installation
photos
http://communities.msn.com/BrainerdNoonSertoma/_whatsnew.msnw
BrainerdNoonSertoma@groups.msn.com. |
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Announcements |
A reception open house is set Thursday at Kinship Partners, 402
1/2 South Seventh St., Brainerd, in the wake of the Perching
for Partners campaign on the Brainerd landmark water tower.
Donors, mentors, family and friends of Gary Walters are invited to
attend.
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/071004/new_0710040037.shtml?p
is the link to read about Gary in the Brainerd Dispatch. |
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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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July 14 - 17- Both Beth Burnard and Missy Lake are
working with the Relay for Life. T J’s has their own
team, the Re-Lei Walkers. If you go into TJ’s and order a Burger
Basket Wednesday July14th through Saturday July 17th, all
proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Beth
is not participating in the Relay this year, but she is collecting
for luminaries. |
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July 15 - 2:30 to 4:30 Gossamer Ceiling Set Up, Old Armory
in Deerwood. Take down will be 11:00 to Noon on July 19.
If Kurt Olson or Wendy Johnson is reading their newsletter looking
for ten dollars, this is their lucky day. |
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July 20 - Board Meeting Northwinds Grille 7:00 a.m. |
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July 23 & 24 - Rodeo Food Booth Rory Coit is taking
volunteers to work the Rodeo which will be held Friday and
Saturday, July 23-24th at the Fairgrounds. We will be staffing the
food booth. Call Rory at 838-6788 for more information or to
volunteer. |
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July 28 & 29 - Brat Sale Cub Foods has provided us with
another opportunity to man a brat sale and make some more money
for our club. George Moore is organizing two teams to work both
the Brainerd and Baxter stores on Wed-Thur, July 28th and 29th.
Work shifts will again be 10:30-2:30 and 2:30-5:30. If you can
help out please contact George at home (leave a message if he
isn’t there) 829-3551. Older children and family members welcome.
The brat sales are an important way Cub gives back to the
community-most years about $20,000 for various groups and
organizations. |
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Aug 6 & 7 - See picture for details on the upcoming
Sertoma Golf. If you have questions or need more information
call Mark Korte, Paul Gropper, or Jenni at Camp Confidence. |
Mark your calendar for August 6 & 7th, 2004 |
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FAS: No FAS winners this week. Wendy Johnson called but
did not make the meeting. Kurt Olson did not call. |
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| Pipe and
Drape Schedule |
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| Ceiling
Dates |
| Where: |
Deerwood Center
Wedding - July 17, 2004 - Chris Close/Amber Holznager |
| July 15 |
Set Up - Thursday at
2:30pm-4:30pm |
| July 19 |
Take Down - Monday at
11:00am-Noon |
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| Where: |
Brainerd National Guard
Armory -
Wedding - September 18, 2004 - Jenny Hartman |
| Sept. 16 |
Set Up - Thursday at
2:30pm-4:30pm |
| Sept. 20 |
Take Down - Monday at
11:00am-Noon |
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| Where: |
Brainerd National Guard
Armory -
Wedding - September 25, 2004 - Michelle Olson/Charlene |
| Sept. 23 |
Set Up - Thursday at
2:30pm-4:30pm |
| Sept. 27 |
Take Down - Monday at
11:00am-Noon |
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| Ticket
Winner |
| Lori Ukkelberg (her son drew her ticket) |
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Winner |
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Would have been Peggy Leas |
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Attendance |
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 Guests:
Jordan Redmond (Lori Ukkelberg’s son), and the Camp Sertoma
Cooks: Wayne Plagge, Greg Fautz, Gene Finger, Christine Ellison,
Franklyn Lee, Betty Lee, Debby Yager, Kirk Yager, and Korry
Yager. |
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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 Current Club Treasurer 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. |
| July 21 |
Milo Johnson, Sue Johnson, Rob Johnson |
| July 28 |
Rita Johnson, Stacy Johnson, Wendy
Johnson |
| Aug 4 |
Scott Johnson, Luke Jordan, Bob Joyce |
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Sertoman of the Day
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 Erin Armstrong was today’s honored Sertoman. Erin works at
Sylvan Learning Center which is located next to Computer One
Plus in the North Pointe Center. This branch is one of one
thousand centers nationwide which have been providing
supplemental education for over 25 years. Customers range in age
from four to forty-eight in Brainerd. She is PR manager and a
teacher, making use of her degree in English. She is also a
runner who participated in both track and cross country. Erin
and her husband moved to Brainerd from the Twin Cities about a
year ago. Bryce is a chiropractor for Health First. They have
been married for four years and have an 8 month old son. Erin
enjoys fishing, camping and being outdoors. Her sponsor is Tami
Webb. Erin currently is looking for a committee to work with to
become more involved. She loves to volunteer, get involved, and
meet new people. |
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Of Note: |
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Steve Mau announced his Sergeants today and put one of them to
work immediately. Our new Sergeants are Jason Bertram, Jeff Birks,
and Joe Vreeland. If Charlie Bartels and Ty Eigner are reading
their newsletter carefully, they can by this week’s Find a Sawbuck
winners. |
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Rumor Corner |
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- Jeff Marchand is not retired, he is just tired.
- John Raboin is now promoting his new business as financial
advisor/tattoo artist. Dave Pundt claims to have one of his
tattoos.
- See Karen Owen in a hula skirt-rush into TJ.s on Friday and
order a burger to help support the cancer walk.
- Erin Armstrong is bringing a sign-up sheet to get the Dog
Pound into Sylvan Learning Center.
- Steve Mau couldn’t decided what to fine Rory for—Pinch
Hitting for Jim or the llama case of beer story.
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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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