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 Bonnie Cumberland, the 2000 recipient of the Service to Mankind Award was the honored guest at today's meeting. Accepting her award, Bonnie gave a short but profound speech thanking a
"remarkable" organization for honoring her for something she feels she was placed on this earth to do. Her role models were her parents and her faith is based on a simple philosophy she found printed on a card,
"Look down and around and see what is wrong and then look up and make it better." In all her years of service as a teacher and public servant, she has certainly done all of those things. Bonnie was accompanied by her pastor and the Mayor of Brainerd.
The hard-working committee that nominated her included Bonnie Franke, George Moore, Reed Campbell, Chris Gross and Beth Burnard who introduced the candidate. Beth's presentation follows:
| Within the span of years which encompass a lifetime, one can only hope that one's collection of days have been spent in a manner that improves the quality of life for those with whom one has interacted. Since a lifetime today may easily be seventy or eighty years, this accomplishment plays out slowly. What then are we to think of a contemporary who has achieved this lofty status in less than half this time. In only thirty-two years Bonnie Cumberland, through her actions and selfless caring for others, has improved the quality of life for so many of us in the Brainerd Lakes Area. As a high school instructor in the Brainerd School District, Bonnie has inspired countless students to stretch beyond common boundaries to become successful contributors to Central Minnesota society. Award for her peers in education are numerous. Most notably, in 1987, Bonnie received the Minnesota Secondary Marketing Teacher of the Year award. As an active participant in life in the Brainerd Lakes Area, Bonnie served as Brainerd City C.C.. Ludwig Award from the League of Minnesota Cities. The Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Bonnie as
"Outstanding Lay Person" in this area. She has served on more than nineteen boards and committees dedicated to the improvement of life in the Brainerd Lakes Area. She showed great courage in her battle against cancer that didn't keep her from fulfilling her civic duties for very long. Bonnie's gift is in the giving. Bonnie's message is that all God's children deserve the best quality of life possible. She will see a solution where others only see problems, unite the discordant, and give hope to the weary. She is a blessing to all of us in the Brainerd Lakes area. Bonnie Cumberland exemplifies all for which SERTOMA was founded. She is truly a most deserving recipient of this award. |
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| Announcements |
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| March 13-18th |
Daffodil Sales, See Brenda Meech |
| March 14 |
Serteens Initial Meeting at Pizza Hut at 6:00 p.m. |
| March
17 |
Set Up Rolfings Pipe and
Drape
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| March
20 |
Take Down Rolfings Pipe
and Drape
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| March 31 |
Sign up for the fun bus to the Haappajoki
Casino fund-raiser. See Karen Owen or Milo. Remember,
the beer and wine-tasting event before the festivities start.
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| May 4-6 |
Regional
Conference at Fort Dodge, Iowa. The Board voted to pay
$80 of $120 conference fee. See Milo if you are interested
in attending. |
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| Ticket
Winner |
| Kim Hauglie |
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| Pot-O-Gold
Winner |
| Would have been Chuck Isackson |
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| Attendance
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| Greeter
Schedule |
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Remember: Be there
by 11:45 and call somebody if you can't.
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| March 29 |
Brian
Swerine, Pam Thomsen, Steve Trebil |
| April 5 |
David Tagtmeier, Steve Tharp, Brandon Theophilus |
| April 12 |
Terry Thorkelson, Gary Walters, Steven Wardrip |
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Sertoman of the Day
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Milo Johnson, our illustrious president was this week's Sertoman of the day. He revealed some little known facts about his life including the fact that he literally traveled the world in his younger days selling magazines. He attributed his present company affiliation with Auto Value Stores directly to his participation in Sertoma-he met his future business partner at a meeting and eventually they became friends and decided to merge their businesses. As Milo said
"Sertoma networking really works". Another little known fact is that he grew up on a little farm near Gully, Minnesota, and married a Gully girl (his wife Linda) but only when he met her years later in California. His daughter , Shannon, is a senior and he has four grown children: Jon, David, Julie, and Lori. He joined the club in 1993 and his sponsor was Tom Swanson.
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| 2000 Sertoma Booth Display Schedule |
| Dates |
Group |
Location |
Booths |
| March
18, 19, 20 |
Rohlfing
Hospitality Show |
Rohlfings |
Booths
& Backdrop |
| April
6,7,8,9 |
Mid
Mn Builders Show |
Brainerd
Civic |
Individual |
| April
11,12 |
Johnson
Candy Co. |
Brainerd
Armory |
30 |
| April
13,14,15,16 |
Commerce
& Industry |
Brainerd
Civic Center |
Individual |
| April
27,28,29,30 |
CREDE
Trade Fair |
Crosby
Comm. Center |
Minimum
100 |
| April
27,28,29,30 |
Crosby
Health Fair |
Crosby
Comm, Center |
25-28 |
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The Haappajoki Casino fund
raiser, "Celebration"
| 5:30-7
pm |
Wine/Beer tasting social
at the cost of $10.00 |
| 6-7
pm |
Social hour in dining area |
| 6-7:45
pm |
Silent Auction opened
followed by a live auction with lots of great items that
have been donated |
| 7
pm |
Dinner |
| 8
pm |
Entertainment by the
Swinging Sertoman's |
| Visa, MasterCard and
American Express will be accepted for auction items
Dress will be informal. Anyone needing tickets call
Karen Owen at 825-9522 |
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- We received a thank-you from the Baxter schools to a
"vibrant" organization for the donation of the speaker system.
- We are down to fifteen mail members.
- Pipe and Drape next event April 6 Mid MN Builders 8:00 a.m. setup-wanted many willing workers.
- Sponsorship Committee meets next Wednesday March 29 after the regular meeting
- Steak eaters are multiplying--earn your way into the privileged section and a raffle ticket too by bringing in a new member (May 3)
- Thanks to the Children's Museum for the free tickets.
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Congratulations |
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