 Mick
Johnson from Gander Mountain came to speak today. Gander Mountain
started as a catalog company and their motto is "We Live
Outdoors." Anyone who has ever been in one of their stores
realizes that they try to sell everything that relates to outdoor
activities. Gander Mountain is a leading specialty retailer that
serves the needs of outdoor lifestyle enthusiasts, with a
particular focus on hunting, fishing, camping and boating.In
the 60's they joined up with the Holiday Stores and then joined up
with Burger Brothers. At the beginning of June 2006, the Company
had 100 Gander Mountain outdoor lifestyle stores in 18 states -
Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. The
first store was located in Wisconsin. Ninety per cent of the
employees in the Brainerd/Baxter store are from the Brainerd area.
They currently employ 47 people.
The Gander Lodge is a meeting room located in the back of the
store that is available for non-profit agencies. Mick has an
appreciation for how hard members of service organizations work
and hopes that Gander Mountain can support Sertoma in the future.
Gander Mountain has been a big supporter of the Camp Confidence
Classic for many years and has already demonstrated a willingness
to become involved in community activities. |
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Many thanks to Sandra Bonde for not only taking notes but
emailing them promptly to Pam so she could get the
newsletter off on time. |
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| Announcements |
| Thank you to those members from the Camp
Sertoma Club who are working hard at Camp Sertoma this
week. Volunteers are needed to help serve meals for next
week's camp. |
| We need new and old members to sign up for
Sertoman of the Day. It's a great way to introduce
yourself to members of the club and for others to get to know
more about you and your business. Also, if you have sponsored
a new member recently, encourage them to sign up. Spots are
wide open. Look for the sign up sheet to be passed around at
the meeting or call Sandra Bonde at 829-8852. |
| July 27 - New Member Orientation 5:30
p.m.at TJ's Log Cabin. |
 August
25 - Dave Burggraff is hosting a fundraiser at
Vacationland Fun Park to benefit Camp Sertoma on August 25,
2006. The fundraiser will consist of four activities -
golf, bumper boats, balloon race and a Nascar simulation race.
Looking for teams of 4. Fee is $100/team. Activities start at
11:00 am and end at 7:00 pm. |
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Brainerd Area
Sertoma Club Calendar
Got a big event coming up—want to let everyone know?
Go to
the
interactive calendar and post it for all
to see. |
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| Pipe and
Drape Schedule |
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| Ceiling Dates |
| Aug. 12, 2006 |
Karolina Lojewska/Michael Priebe |
| Sept. 2, 2006 |
Eric Bolt & Rena Anderson |
| Sept. 9, 2006 |
Jessica McCay/Allen Mulroy |
| Sept.23, 2006 |
Roxi Housk & Jamie Olson |
| Sept.30, 2006 |
Emily Segler Wedding |
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| Ticket Winner |
 Rory
Coit |
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| Pot-O-Gold
Winner |
| Would have been Scott
Johnson if he had been in attendance. |
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| Attendance |
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Guests: 9 people from Camp Sertoma who were volunteering at
the camp this week JD (who is Lynn Franz's kid), Cathy Biseck,
Brainerd Chamber of Commerce, Ryan Rosenwald, CTC, Mick Johnson,
Gander Mountain (& guest speaker), Tammy Evanson, Bisys, Sara
Garrasey, United Way Intern |
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| *Everyone is encouraged to bring potential
members to a Sertoma meeting with the Club picking up the cost.
However, you will be billed $9.50 for any other guests. |
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| Greeter
Schedule |
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| Remember:
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 for the social committee and
half goes to the Club President along with the bucket of tickets.
Be there by 11:45 and call somebody to substitute for you if you
can't be there. |
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| July 19 |
Chris Close, Rory Coit, Rick Cole |
| July 26 |
Holly Connaker, Rod Converse, Bonnie
Cumberland |
| Aug 2 |
Terry Curtis, Kari Dayton and Frank
Delesante |
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| Sertoman of the Day |
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Of
Note |
 JD
(Lynn Franz's son) thanked the group for the Sertoma Scholarship
he had been awarded. He plans on attending CLC and getting a
degree in Business Management. |
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Pins were presented to members for their service. Darren Larson
for Treasurer, Missy Lake for current Secretary, and Jean Merschon
for past Secretary. Thank you for all your work! |
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 Election
Results Mark Korte was elected to the position of 2nd VP. |
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 LoAnn
Reponen was elected to the position of 3rd VP.A special thanks
to Steve Lackner and Dave Bergin who were also candidates for the
position. It was a tight vote. |
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Rumor Corner
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Happy Fine: Brian Jelinski fined himself for celebrating his
25th wedding anniversary yesterday. Congratulations!
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Jeff Olsen celebrated the 4th of July by stepping off a curb and
breaking his foot.
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Pam has company from Florida and is having too much fun--quote
from Karen Owen.
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Swing out to Camp Sertoma and check out the activities. We are
very proud of this effort which our club started and which has
continued under the auspices of the Camp Sertoma Club.
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Photo's |
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Photos
Photos Everywhere New photos go up almost every week on our new
Sertoma Photo Gallery.
http://sertomaphotos.brainerd.com |
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