 Joe Brenny spoke to the group about a topic that is very close
to his heart today. Camp Amanda is a new endeavor by the
Minnesota Funeral Director's Association to prepare children for
dealing with the death of someone close to them. The Association
has established the Minnesota Foundation for Children which has
organized and financed several grief camps in Minnesota based on
the model established in Iowa. Camp Amanda Minnesota's goal is
to bring hope to Minnesota's grieving children. It's two major
outcomes which they strive to achieve in each weekend camping
session are to help children ranging in age from five to
eighteen confront the reality of death and also trigger the
grieving process so that they can move on with their lives. The
children are sponsored at camp by a local funeral director. They
arrive on Saturday morning and leave Sunday afternoon.
Responsible adults join in the activities on Sunday. A medical
doctor is part of the process giving the children time to ask
questions about the nature of the loved one's illness or death.
Oftentimes children believe they are responsible for this event
and speaking to a doctor will clarify this mistaken idea. Mr.
Brenny said, The reality of death does not set in for about 6
months, it takes two to five years for recovery, and parents who
have lost a child in the 16-22 year old bracket never recover
from the loss. The counselors are companions on the journey to
discover and deal with grief. Art is used to deal with death and
dying and help the children communicate their thoughts. A
candlelight ceremony on Saturday night is a moving and healing
part of the weekend when each child lights a candle and shares a
memory. Another symbolic act is the release of balloons at the
end of camp to signify letting go. Each child takes home Amanda
who is a lovable stuffed panda bear. Joe asked us for two things
as Sertomans. We need to be ambassadors who go out and spread
the word about these camps. We also can volunteer so that more
of them can be offered to accommodate the huge waiting list that
has already developed even though the program is only two years
old. They are also looking for additional sponsors for the
foundation since the cost for each child is about $663. |
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June 25 - All rookies will meet for a short time after the
meeting to begin working on the Rookie Party. Tami has a
list of all the members. Remember rookies, this is your chance to
shine and show your leadership potential in the club. The two find
a sawbuck winners this next week will be Amarie Nelson and Kurt
Olson if they find this message and call Pam before Tuesday as
well as attend next week's meeting. |
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June 22-28 - Camp Sertoma at Camp Confidence. Call Mike
Howard if you can help with food service. Basic times are 7-9,
11:00-1:00, 4-6:30 each day. Tami Webb and Kari Robinson have
taken two vacation days to help out. Mike is organizing the crew.
If you can help call 828-8244 |
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July 8 - Special Board Meeting held at Mike Howard's cabin
starting at 5:30. Everyone is invited to this meeting where goals
for the club will be considered along with all the major questions
that have come up in the past year. RSVP to Mike Howard at
828-8244. Click here for directions. |
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Aug 1-3 Fishing has No Boundaries Inaugural Event--Confidence
Learning Center. |
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Sign up for the August 8th Camp Sertoma Golf Tourney at the
Vintage Golf Course in Staples. Dave Burggraff has signs and sign
up materials for those interested in displaying them at their
place of business. |
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Welcome to our three newest members Linda Turpin, Loren
Kmett, and Lon Schmidt |
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FAS: Neither Peggy Leas or Mike McFarland won their FAS
money. |
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| George Moore |
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Would have been Vicki Mandt |
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Attendance |
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(Our guests included Lottie Brenny,
Joe's wife; Stephanie Anderson (see picture of Joyce Anders on's
daughter) Ann Hayes from Bemidji Public Television, Bob Held of
Cub Foods, and Frank Olson from Goedker Reality. |
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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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Kurt Olson, Jeff Olson, Karen Owen |
| July 2 |
Eric Paulsen, Carole Paulson, Steve
Pelkey |
| July 9 |
Gary Phillips, Randy Phillips, Jim
Potvin |
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Sertoman of the Day
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- Many thanks from Chuck Bartels and Jeff Olson for the
Outstanding Mariucci Fiesta. We served about a thousand people
and everything was well organized and went smoothly. Booster
Tickets this year were over the $12,000 mark with many being
sold that evening. The Fiesta itself raised $20,000 and the
total was $85,123. Golf was full and fishing had a record 90
some boats.
View
the Mariucci Photo Album.
- Gary called from Clarksdale, Mississippi. It was hot and
muggy and he was complaining that it had rained every day. He
said, "Most of the local have teeth". He has ridden 400 miles in
5 days with 112 being his longest ride so far.
- Dave Clausen spoke about Gary's trip and his commitment to
Kinship Partners. The consortium that won the ticket money
donated it to Gary's Kinship Fund. More details at the next
meeting
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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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