 Linda
Anderson, former member of the Noon Sertoma Club, was scheduled
to share the latest fundraiser for Erika Dalquist with us today,
but was unable to make it. Robin Loftis agreed to be her
stand-in and presented the particulars. The event is scheduled
for July 17th at the Randall VFW with food, a raffle, an auction
and music. Even though Erika has been found, the expenses for
the private searches that were conducted still have to be paid.
This may be a bit of a journey for most of us, but we are really
asked to become involved in the online auction which takes place
after the event and sponsored by Midwest Captions. Things you
can bid on include Terry Redland prints, a DVD,
golf-restaurant-and casino packages and many more. Anyone
wishing to contribute items to be included on the auction can
contact Linda Andersen at 218-825-3762. To take part in the
auction go to www.brainerd.com
July 19th-26th and be sure to forward the message which you
will be receiving in the mail soon to everyone in your address
book to get the word out. |
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Announcements |
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Flag Captains include Gary Walters (Gary will be sitting on
the water tower but has his team covered), Dave Burggraff, Karen
Owen, and Milo Johnson. This is a great way to spend a few hours
and contribute to the club. Volunteer to be part of a team and
step up next time to be a Captain. |
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The Budget Meeting for 2004-2005 is scheduled for
Northwinds Grille on Tuesday, June 29th at 5 p.m. Let Rory
know if the time is not convenient—otherwise plan on attending if
you are involved in a leadership position or a committee that
needs to have input on this vital issue. |
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Another successful flag project day with big thanks to the
team leaders and everyone who helped. We will need four new teams
for the 4th of July—come prepared to sign up the next meeting. |
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Sign up to be Sertoman of the Day—Sandy Bonde needs to get
her speakers scheduled for the next two months since she is
expecting to be on maternity leave and enjoying her new baby.
Please sign up at Sertoma or call Sandy to volunteer. |
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June 26 - Take down for the Quilter’s Show at the HS
Cafeteria at 4:30. Please don’t make Julia take this down by
herself. |
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June 25 & 26 - Annual Sertoma Brat Sale. See George Moore
to sign up for a shift (10:30-2:00 or 2:00-5:00) at Cub Foods |
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June 28 - Take down for the gossamer ceiling. Hopefully,
Kris Welle will come back since all she got accomplished was some
discussion with the army guys when the takedown was skipped and
someone forgot to call her. |
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July 13 - Ruttger’s Induction of Officer’s Dinner. Deadline
to sign up is June 22nd. Cost will be $15 per person with the club
paying the balance. Social Hour is 6:00 an Dinner is at 7:00. |
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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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FAS: Congratulations to John Linn who won his money this
week. Lon Schmidt did not call. |
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| Pipe and
Drape Schedule |
| Where: |
Pine Tree Patchwork - Brainerd High
School |
| June 24 |
Set Up - Thursday at 11am |
| June 26 |
Take Down - Saturday at 4pm |
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Dates |
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Brainerd National Guard
Armory -
Wedding - June 26, 2004 - Jennifer Wacker/Aaron Koll |
| June 24 |
Set Up - Thursday at
2:30pm-4:30pm |
| June 28 |
Take Down - Monday at
11:00am-Noon |
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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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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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Winner |
| Brian Lehman |
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Winner |
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Kari Robinson |
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Attendance |
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Guests: Aimee Spitzack-Marketing Director from Confidence
Learning Center, Stephanie Thurlow-Account Executive from Pitney
Bowes, and Gail Harju, Spanish instructor at Aitkin Schools and
Diane Rook Johnson’s daughter. |
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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. |
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Andrea Holmes, Jeremy Horn, Mike Howard |
| July 7 |
Randall Hukriede, Dallas Humphries,
Quentin Irey |
| July 14 |
Chuck Isackson, Jolene Jensen, Diane
Rook-Johnson |
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Sertoman of the Day
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 Rhonda
Mareck is another one of those new Sertomans who has become
involved quickly. Sarah Nelson is her sponsor and encouraged her
to join Sertoma because of all the organizations in the area,
this one gets the credit for being the most fun. Rhonda has
already been out putting up flags. She has many hobbies; the
most interesting one was shopping. She collects purses and has
fifty three. She also takes lots of pictures and likes
scrapbooking as well as travel, golf, reading, baking pies and
spending time with family and friends. She is originally from
Albany, attended CLC and finished with a degree in Mass
Communications from St. Cloud. She worked as an Interior
Designer at Hirschfield’s before coming to Brainerd to work at
the Brenny Funeral Chapel. Joe is actually her stepfather so
that is how she became involved. She went back to school to be
trained to help people to preplan their funeral arrangements.
Her actual title is Pre-need Specialist. Brenny’s is located in
Baxter and has other branches in Staples, Cross Lake, and
Randall. Rhonda was playing in the State Golf Tournament during
her high school years and got to the last hole where everyone
was watching and sailed her golf club almost into the audience
when she hit a rock. This is her most embarrassing moment to
date. |
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Of Note: |
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 Aimee
Spitzack, Marketing Director from Confidence Learning Center, was
a special guest at Sertoma today. She came to extend her thanks to
all the Sertomans who volunteered at Camp this past week. Camp
staff consists of 8 people normally but because so many Sertomans
are willing to volunteer, they have the staff to feed hundreds.
She singled out the committee chairs for special thanks including
Pam Sachs, Milo Johnson, Tami Webb, Jo Lovitz, Denny Benjamin, Bob
Ehrich and Dave Burggraff, Gary Loge, Scott Fisher, Reed Campbell,
Pete Odell, Amy Doyle, and Joyce Anderson. She made a special
presentation to a very special person who headed up the food
preparation, Charley Bartels. Chuck took this opportunity to say
some very heartfelt things about the St. John’s Lutheran Church
kids from Wisconsin who are very instrumental in the cooking
process. He said, “I would like to give special recognition to a
beautiful bunch of kids whose enthusiasm and helpfulness are
unbounded.” He jokingly remarked that it was thrilling to see the
Sertomans getting their hands dirty also. If Ina Luca or Joyce
Anderson is reading carefully, this is their notice to collect ten
dollars with a simple phone call. |
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Our prayers go with Kathy Williams who is spending time with her
sister who is very ill. |
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Rumor Corner |
- “Colonel” Mike Howard volunteered to be water carrier for
those who are worried about Gary Walters contaminating the
Brainerd Water Supply as he perches on the tower.
- Brian Jelinski won the Reed Campbell forehead look-alike
contest today.
- Ring the Bell Rory—we are all warned that we need to shape
up or he is bringing in a bigger bell.
- Pooch has a blind date with Rhonda arranged by Gary Loge.
Gary will provide a Waste Partner’s limousine.
- Mike Boen, Radio Czar can start and stop the Muzak with a
wave of the finger.
- David Pundt wins the flashy dresser award—it’s those
Hawaiian print shirts!
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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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Thanks to the Swinging Sertomans for a great presentation at the
Twins game. These hard-working guys are taking their talents and
using them for the good of mankind. This group entertains all year
long and the profits from their work are added to our other
fundraisers and donated back to the community. Here is a list of
all those involved: Paul Bloom, MC, lead singer and business
manager; Les Franz, group maintenance man, equipment hauler and
singer; Jon Lubke, singer and major fool; Mark Hegstrom (aka Ken
Thomas), plays drums and tells stories; Kevin Wernberg (known as
Bert), sings, keyboard player extraordinaire, occasional
drummer;Mark Puschinsky (Pooch), sings and beats on a piece of
cardboard; Chuck Whalen, sings and plays bass guitar; Steve Pelkey,
lead guitarist; Jim Hanson, music maestro and keyboards (music
director); Jim Pryor, saxophone and duck impersonations; Bob Nibbe,
sings harmonies (all by himself!) and plays guitar; Jim Park,
group's foremost left-handed guitar player; Steve Augustinack
(Gus), sound engineer and back-up drummer; and John Nelson,
roadie, assistant sound engineer and spotlight operator. Thanks
guys for years of great entertainment! |
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