 Shelly
Trimble was back before us to advertise the Lakes Area Women’s
Expo which will be held Saturday, March 20th from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the National Guard Armory. This event is being
advertised as being “back by popular demand” and that is
certainly the case since they have filled their quota of 42
booths and are still refusing requests for them. The decision
has already been made to move to the Civic Center next year.
Besides their usual exhibits on women’s health care issues, self
defense, fitness, child car safety, romance, education, beauty
tips, and home decorating ideas they are focusing on things for
the younger crowd this year. This year’s new feature will be
“Bridal Boulevard” with fashion shows at 10,12, and 2 including
the first world famous Cake Dive at 2:45. Free tote bags are
given to the first 500 visitors and you can still take advantage
of the Tote Bag Advertising Opportunity. For a fee of $50 the
tote bag can include your advertising or giveaway. Proceeds from
the Expo go to support non-profits in the Lakes area that assist
women and children. Bring your used cell phones and
non-perishable food items for the Mid Minnesota Women’s Shelter.
Corporate sponsors are “Her Voice” published by the Brainerd
Dispatch, CTC Communications and Ronda Jean’s Bridal. For more
information call Shelly at 218-851-1974 or email
lakesareawomenexpo@msn.com. Shelly had to admit that our
fun-loving group intimidated her tremendously on her first visit
because she was brand-new to the area. She seemed much more
relaxed and even got a humorous zinger in for Joe Schultes. |
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Announcements |
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PIPE AND DRAPE - Note the Time Change for the 3/18/04 Pipe
and Drape Setup—it is now 9:00 p.m. |
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If you have any items to be covered at the next meeting our guest
host will be the ever-funny Dave Clausen in his role as second
vice president since both Rory and Jim will be out of town.
Call Dave at 825-8523 if you need to be on the agenda. |
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March 16 - Plan on attending the Board Meeting next
Tuesday at North Winds Grill at 7 a.m. Contact Tami Webb to
get on that agenda. |
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March 20 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Women’s Expo at the National Guard
Armory. |
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April l - Bonanza will be close for one week so we will meet at
Jack’s House—the new bowling alley. Their meeting room is on
the left as you enter the door. (This is NOT an April Fool’s Joke) |
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April 21 - April Fools! Gosh Pam thought she was being smart by
saying that it was not an April Fool’s joke that we had changed
our meeting place from Bonanza to Jack’s House. Guess what? The
joke is on her since she got the date wrong. We will be meeting at
Jack’s on April 21st! |
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April 29 - May 2 Regional Convention in Mankato. See Kari
Robinson very soon to firm up room reservations and to fill out
application form. The club will pay $100 of the $135 participation
fee. Those attending will be responsible for hotel and personal
expenses. This is a great opportunity for new members to earn
their GEM award and for all members to remind themselves of the
purposes of our group. |
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May 22 - CAMP CONFIDENCE CLEAN UP DAY everyone welcome |
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June 12 - Regional Twins game for Sertoma. If we can get
500 ticket purchases at $23 a ticket with $5 of that going to a
designated charity, the Swinging Sertomans will be singing the
National Anthem. The Twins play the Phillies. Jim Potvin will try
to persuade the Sertoma Region to give the money to Camp Sertoma,
a charity which is definitely regional. |
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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: Neither Gary Loge nor Tania Melby collected their
FAS money this week. |
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| Pipe and
Drape Schedule |
| Where: |
Women's Expo - Armory |
| March 18 |
Set Up - Thursday at 9
pm (Note: Time has changed) |
| March 20 |
Take Down - Saturday at 4 pm |
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| Where: |
Rohlfing |
| March 19 |
Set Up - Friday after 4pm |
| March 22 |
Take Down - Monday after 3pm |
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| Where: |
Mid MN Builders Show - Civic Center |
| March 24 |
Set Up - Wednesday at 5pm |
| March 28 |
Take Down - Sunday at 4pm |
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| Where: |
Commerce & Ind. Show -
Civic Center |
| April 1 |
Set Up - Thursday at 5pm |
| April 4 |
Take Down - Sunday at 4pm |
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| Where: |
Pine Tree Patchwork - Brainerd High
School |
| June 24 |
Set Up - Thursday at 10am |
| June 26 |
Take Down - Saturday at 4pm |
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| Ticket
Winner |
| Kathy Williams |
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| Pot-O-Gold
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Jean Mershon |
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Attendance |
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Guests: Shelly Trimble from the Women’s Expo, Mitchell Means
from Mississippi Horizons Ninth Grade Class (Spending Working
Day with John Linn as school project) and Jerry Owens who was
Jeff Kozitza’s guest, Rental Property Remodeling. |
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| Greeter
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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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Rod Converse, Terry Curtis, Jim Davis |
| March 24 |
Jeff Deihl, Kevin Donnay, Amy Doyle |
| March 31 |
Todd Dunlap, Eric Edwards, Bob Ehrich |
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Sertoman of the Day
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 It
is so much fun to take a picture of Cheryal Hills because she is
so photogenic. Her enthusiasm and fun-loving nature shines
through in her pictures and her presentations. Cheryal and her
husband Mike are looking forward to two milestones this
year—their 20th anniversary and their 40th birthdays. They have
three children, the oldest of which is a junior and the youngest
an eighth grader. Her hobbies got her into trouble when she was
working at Mid Minnesota Builders. She loves to hunt and fish
and decided to organize her own fishing trip to Canada after
hearing all the stories from the likes of Dave Burggraff and
Brian Kirkpatrick about their annual fishing trip. It seems she
offended a few of the natives accidentally and her and all her
friends had to make a hurried exit from a local watering hole.
She wears several hats professionally including Lake Country
Journal but she decided to tell us about Community Sound and
Security, the company that she and her husband own and operate.
They established the firm in 1994 and currently they have four
employees. They specialize in low voltage custom systems
including security, central vacuums, phone systems, home
theater, and intercoms. She does the payroll, accounts payable
and receivable, and what her husband calls schmoozing. She
joined Sertoma because she was working at Mid Minnesota Builders
with Laura Beilke, her sponsor, and she has always respected the
service to mankind mission. In her year and a half in Sertoma
she has joined the Membership Committee, and helped with the
Rookie Party in 03. |
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Of Note: |
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Mike Howard spoke before the group today on the importance of the
flag project. Tami Webb and Joyce Seymour have filled two of the
slots of coordinators for selling the flags. Mike is looking for
at least two more volunteers to cover the territory. He remarked,
“This is more than just a fundraiser even though it will probably
make more money than any of our other efforts. This is a national
heritage project that belongs to everyone,” he continued. The cost
to Sertoma has definitely decreased with the donation of $6,000
worth of flags. Monday, March 15th, the committee will meet at the
Log Cabin to continue formulating their plans. Pick up your flag
agreements from Mike and take them back to your place of business.
Get some for your friends too!!! If Julia Sullivan and Deb Kohan
have gotten all the way through this and call in they can win
their ten dollars for reading the newsletter carefully. |
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Rumors Corner: |
- Did you know they are now making a PT Cruiser Convertible
and you can see one at your very own local dealers—another
amazing bit of trivia gleaned from listening to the
introductions.
- Did you know that John Raboin can’t tell a microphone from a
hamburger bun? Maybe that is why the sergeants suggested that he
apply for the job that is being advertised at a rival infamous
law firm.
- Paul Gropper finally got fined for . . . . . . you guessed
it groping. Is the honeymoon over?
- Where does Kevin Goeker put his pin just for Lynn? Inquiring
minds want to know.
- Can this new use for safety pins catch on? If it does
remember that Mike Howard has applied for the patent on the new
and improved falsie tester.
- Rumor has it that Julia may be employed. It has something to
do with Gus but they are keeping it under wraps for now because
it isn’t a done deal.
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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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