 Would
you like to learn how to use a handgun and get certified to
carry one? How about learning small business management
techniques one on one with a qualified instructor? Would you
like to know how to manage your farm better? Would you like to
train your employees to be more efficient? Do you need help
because the law has changed and some of your employees need to
be certified for their jobs? Where can you go for the answers to
some or all of these questions? Jean Mershon, one of the newer
members of Sertoma, spoke today about her work at Central Lakes
College in the Business and Industry Center as well as giving us
some background about herself, and entertaining us with a
wonderfully funny personality inventory. If you are interested
in taking the "test," see the Rumor Corner. Jean chose to return
to Brainerd where she went to high school after twenty two years
in Duluth because of the quality programs being offered by
Central Lakes College which she had attended. She works with the
Business and Industry program mainly in the customized training
that includes such things as the Chamber Leadership Program that
many Sertomans have participated in including our President Tami
Webb and team building. Her area of expertise is the
Meyer/Briggs aptitude test. She also writes grants and has been
involved in 10 of them. The business and industry center was
involved with the Potlatch closing and the efforts to retrain
workers and attract new business to take over the plant. The
goal of the business program at CLC is to build cooperative
collaborative efforts in the community. Their stated mission is
as follows, The CLC Business and Industry Center provides
education, training and consulting to customers so individuals
and organizations can achieve their business goals and
objectives. Jean herself said, "It's an exciting place to work;
you get involved with all different components of business". If
you would like to learn more about CLC and its business team,
just go to http://www.clcmn.edu/BUSIND |
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May 15 - Ditch Pick on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. Bring your
family--surprises for the kids and adults. Picnic with Gary
Loge.If Terry Hermansan emails pam at eglponys@brainerd.net before
Wednesday of next week, he qualify for his fast money. |
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May 16 - We need people to help with the Derek Owen wedding
ceiling at the armory. The set-up scheduled time is 5pm-7pm on
Friday at the National Guard Armory. We have five people at this
time, however two additional people would make the job go much
faster. Interested parties can contact Joe Schulte at Kelly
Services 829-4272 or email joeschulte@kellyservices.com |
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May 19 - The take-down scheduled time for the Derek Owen
wedding is 10am-noon on Monday at the National Guard Armory. We
have two people at this time, however two additional people would
make this job much easier also. Interested parties can contact Joe
Schulte at Kelly Services 829-4272 or email joeschulte@kellyservices.com |
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Remember the gala on Saturday is semi-formal attire. |
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Email Kristine Welle at wellek@brainerd.net with your opinion on
moving our meeting to the Waterfall. The Waterfall has
submitted a bid for our business. |
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Would have been Ken Scheinbien |
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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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Sandy Kleist, Brenda Meech, Tania Melby |
| May 28 |
Amarie Nelson, Richard Mileski, Bill
Mitsch |
| June 4 |
Steve Mau, Pete Mogenson, George Moore |
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Sertoman of the Day
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Regional Convention Report
Our area was well represented in Minot. We sent 39 people from our
district, 17 of which were Brainerd representatives. Eight of
those people including Tami joined people from the Twin Cities,
St. Cloud, Northfield and other places on the train for a 7 hour
trip through the dark to Minot. A total of 242 people attended.
Our Board Chairman, Gary Walter, said, "We may not have gotten our
bid for the 2006 convention but we had the best hospitality room
thanks to the jello shots made by a wonderful bunch of people".
The food was wonderful and the tours were very well organized.
Congratulations to Deb Ryan who was District Secretary of the
Year. |
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Rumor Corner: |
- Pam changed the rules for the FAS winners this week, make
sure you follow the directions. If Jeff Birks is reading this
and emails her at eglponys@brainerd.net, he will qualify to win
the fas money this week.
- Newly engaged Paul Gropper has two dates for the Anniversary
Gala. Hmmmmmm.
- Scott Fisher had a lonely lunch at Bonanza last week--didn't
realize we moved to the Waterfall.
- And how did Dave Clausen get a bb injury to the nose?
- Cathy Christensen paid a fine to encourage everyone to join
the Chamber before she leaves for her new job at Lakeland TV.
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Take the following personality test and then click on the
link to find out what it means. Jean had everyone laughing at
themselves today with this fun test. She also told us we needed to
laugh at least 17 times a day just to be healthy.
TEST QUESTIONS --go with your first answer
1. You are talking a walk through the woods. As you stroll along,
who do you meet?
2. You continue your stroll, you meet an animal. Describe it.
3. What do you do with the animal?
4. You see a cabin in the woods. You go in the door. You see a
table. What is on the table?
5. As you walk out the other door, there is a cup sitting there.
Describe it. |
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Look here for personality test
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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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