 It is hard to fault our two speakers of the day for taking up so
much of our time at today's meeting. Both of these men obviously
love their jobs and truly believe in the importance of Sertoma's
involvement. It was Jeff Olson's turn to get up in front of the
group and encourage us to continue our efforts to support
Confidence Learning Center. Both Jeff and Bob Slaybaugh, Camp
Director, had the same message for us. Camp is wonderful place
to work, it provides a unique and unforgettable experience in
the outdoors for people with developmental disabilities, and it
is an integral part of our community. As Sertoma members we can
be proud of our involvement in the process that allows Camp to
Serve 12,000 camper days a year on a budget that is not much
different than it was in 1986. Jeff took the opportunity to
thank Roy Miller and the Brainerd Dispatch for the wonderful
article in last week's paper. Confidence opens its doors free of
charge to schools in May and last week a 1,500 campers took
advantage of this program. This is their way of thanking the
community for its support, meeting future volunteers, and
getting some wonderful word of mouth advertising. It would be
great to have a video of the excited second graders who visited
last week as they arrived home to
 tell mom and dad or grandma
and grandpa about holding a live snake in the nature center
which is one of the finest in the state. The following Sertomans
have been working hard on this year's Sertoma Mariucci Fiesta
including Captain Charlie Bartels shown holding a powwow after
the meeting with Jeff Olson and Ray Ricci from the Sales and
Marketing team at Camp, Milo Johnson, Scott Fisher, Reed
Campbell and Joyce Anderson. There are still many things you can
do to help. Say yes when Jim Potvin calls and asks you to
volunteer either Thursday or Friday afternoon (July 12-13),
donate some item of value from your business or your home for
the silent auction or live auction, or sign up to golf or fish
in the tournament. See you there! |
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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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| Ticket
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| Tom Rosenberger and Friends |
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Would have been Dean Zenner |
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today along with the two people from Camp. |
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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. |
| June 11 |
Steve Warren, Karla Nelson, Bob Nibbe |
| June 18 |
Jim Davis, Pete Odell, Bill O'Hara |
| June 25 |
Kurt Olson, Jeff Olson, Karen Owen |
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Sertoman of the Day
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Dear Brainerd Noon Sertoma Club, Thank you so much for inviting
myself and my mother to your celebration. What a blast! The honor
of receiving the award is greatly appreciated. Hard work does pay
off after all. The Swinging Sertomans were great! I have never had
such great entertainment. I plan to continue serving my community
in any way possible. Thank you so much for everything. The Serteen
groups thanks you too. God bless. Samantha Sullivan, Serteen
President. |
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Instead of doing Rumors this week, let's do Camp Confidence
facts
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- Jeff Olson met Bob Ehrich and Charlie Bartels back in 1978
when he made a fleeting visit to camp and got caught up in the
Mariucci Fiesta
- Originally the Fiesta was John Mariucci's idea because it
would get people who were participating in the golf tournament
to come to camp.
- This fund raiser typically nets around $70,000 for camp
programs, about $14,000 of which comes from the Sertoma Mariucci
Fiesta.
- Confidence Learning Center unlike other programs such as
Camp Courage has no county contracts and as Jeff says, We rely
on great partnerships with groups such as the Jaycees and
Sertomans as well as the generosity of so many individuals in
the community.
- Camp gives out awards each year--the club has received the
Volunteer of the Year Award but Charles Bartels, Paul Gropper,
Pam Sachs, and Karen Owen have also received the award.
- Camp serves people as young as 1 month old and as old as 98
- Fas winners this week will be Jim Hanson or Jinny Haugen if
they call Pam.
- Program is Camp Confidence, Confidence Learning Center is
the location
- Bob came to camp 14 years ago as a volunteer and hasn't left
except to finish his education.
- When asked why he stayed all these years, his answer was,
The bottom line is the campers, they have kept me at Camp all
these years and many of them have become very close friends.
- All Sertomans need to come to Camp. If you can't make the
Fiesta, call any time and make arrangements to come out and
spend a few hours with program staff learning what the Camp is
all about.
- Just look at this enthusiastic bunch of people who will be
working with campers this year, the spirit of Camp Confidence is
its staff.
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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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