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 Jeff
Olson with help from Mariucci Fiesta Chairman Julia Sullivan and
Pam Sachs presented an exciting introduction to the Fiesta for
those who have never participated. Everyone enjoyed hearing about
Jeff's first trip to Minnesota where he sported a pony tail and a
beard and ended up washing dishes at an early Fiesta. He had
stopped at Camp because of his training in Outdoor Recreation and
ended up applying for the job of Camp Director when it opened up
and the rest is history.
Jeff spoke about John Mariucci and about how many of the
Sertoma members including Chuck Bartels and Bob Ehrich have been
involved in this tremendous activity since its inception. Jeff
took this opportunity to be a Sertoma member and not the Executive
Director of Camp so that he could tell us how much this activity
means to Camp Confidence. According to Jeff, "The Fiesta happens
to be a happy fun day which brings everyone from the Classic
together at Camp and allows Sertomans to do what they do
best--service to mankind."
In this case it is the 12,663 camper days that Confidence
Learning provided last year due in large part to
 contributions
made by this fundraiser which brings in around $80,000 with the
Golf and Fishing events and the Fiesta. Without the volunteerism
that Sertoma epitomizes at this event, Camp could not offer its
quality program with only eleven staff members.
The various committee members were introduced and Julia handed
out sign up sheets. As Jeff said, "This is a time for Sertoma to
brag." Both Julia and Jeff thanked Jeff Marchand and Cub Foods for
their immense contribution of donating the food and allowing the
bread making to take place at their store. The talk concluded with
a slide show of past Mariucci photos by Pam and some historical
photos donated by Charlie Bartels. If you missed the slideshow and
would like to see it,
click here.
One good reason for attending the Fiesta this year even if you
cannot make the daytime work shift is to find out which Sertoman
is being honored as Volunteer of the Year! |
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Thanks Pam Sachs for taking notes. |
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| Announcements |
| Thanks to the Memorial Day Flag Raisers
and the Gossamer Ceiling Crew that worked this past weekend. |
| Relay for Life is Scheduled for
July 27th. Beth Burnard is again offering the opportunity
to become involved by buying luminary bags for survivors and
lost loved ones. Cost is $10 per bag. Two other events are
scheduled to contribute to this cause. A brat sale that
is either drive up or stay and picnic at Memorial Park is
being held on Saturday, June 2nd. Proceeds from the
Father's Day Buffet on June 17th at Timbermist will be
donated to the Relay. Two of the teams involved are
coordinating this effort. |
| July 7th Jaycees Annual Barbecuing Contest. A
Sertoma team will participate--see President Mau if
interested. Thanks also the the Jaycees for their contribution
of $3300 from the Fishing Contest to help with the Winter
Wonderland Project. |
| Sertomans of the Day wanted. Don't
pass up this wonderful opportunity to share yourself and
advertise your business. Contact Sandra Bonde to sign up. |
| Tuesday, June 12th New Member Orientation
5:30 TJ's Log Cabin |
| Mark your calendars for June 15th when every
available Sertoman needs to plan to spend as much time as
possible at Confidence Learning Center helping prepare and
serve the Mariucci Fiesta food for the Camp Confidence
Classic. |
| Early June Date to be Announced
Vacationland Fund Raiser for Camp Sertoma that will also
help kick off the season for the Burggraff's. Listen to the
Radio for more details. |
| Wednesday, June 27th Camp Confidence
Officer Induction. Time will be announced later. |
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Brainerd Area
Sertoma Club Calendar
Got a big event coming up—want to let everyone know?
Go to
the
interactive calendar and post it for all
to see. |
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| Pipe and
Drape Schedule |
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| Ceiling Dates |
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The rookie team '06 is looking for a few good volunteers. |
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Blue Ticket Winner |
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Pam Sachs (donated to Relay for Life) |
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| Pot-O-Gold
Winner |
| Beth Burnard (Jeff Marchand blames
his boss for keeping him from collecting last week) |
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| Attendance |
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Guests: Darwin Olson who is a Senior Financial Advisor, Jon
Arenz who is a fellow photographer of Tom Krekow's, Megan
Augustinack-Garret Wedan BHS Sertoma Scholarship winners. |
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| *Everyone is encouraged to bring potential
members to a Sertoma meeting with the Club picking up the cost.
However, you will be billed $9.50 for any other guests. |
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| Greeter
Schedule |
| Remember:
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 for the social committee and
half goes to the Club President along with the bucket of tickets.
Be there by 11:45 and call somebody to substitute for you if you
can't be there. |
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Gus Augustinack, Jamie Arvig, Melody Banks |
| June 13 |
Bryan Barrer, DeAnn Barry, Kari Barnes |
| June 20 |
Art Becker, Laura Beilke, Rick Besmehn |
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| Sertoman of the Day |
 Bob
Nibbe may be in deep dark serious trouble (as a former student of
mine, his wife Caroline will certainly recognize that phrase). As
Sertoman of the Day he started a new tradition--he brought a
prize. Actually, it was a Gourd Birdhouse that he grew last year
and the lucky winner was Tami Webb. He also brought seeds so that
we could all grow our own.
He and Caroline have four boys hence the name of his farming
operation Boys-n-Berries. They just planted 11,000 strawberries,
they have 70 acres of hay, and the just received some fun
publicity for their involvement in wind turbine electrical
generation. His hobby is collecting unfinished projects but it is
obvious that he enjoys farming.
Bob calls himself the Chief Pothole Engineer for MNDot which he
claims is a public relations organization. He has worked there for
24 years but definitely prefers his farming activities. He claims
to embarrass himself every time he is on stage with the Swinging
Sertomans. Actually Bob is a very talented contributor to that
group. His sponsor was Kevin Wernberg who is still a Sertoma
member but attends the Morning Club. Besides his activities with
the Swinging Sertomans, Bob tries to contribute as much as
possible to all the other activities that require volunteers. He
is in charge of the Heritage Essay Contest. Bob remarked, "I
really enjoy the club and think it is progressing in all the right
directions." |
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Note |
 We
were joined by two of the BHS Scholarship winners, Megan
Augustinack and Garret Wedan, pictured here with Scholarship
Coordinator Bonnie Cumberland.
Garret plans on attending CLC and moving on to the University
of North Dakota to major in computer science. Megan plans to
attend Concordia College in Moorhead with an interest in
education, possibly including American Sign Language.
Bonnie commended both of these individuals for their exemplary
beginnings in service to mankind. |
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Rumor Corner
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Welcome back Tom Steiger
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Charlie Bartels got an F- today for trying to pretend he was
Raboin
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Anita Travica ended up paying lost sponsor fines for Carol W and
being razzed by the President because she always looks like she
just came back from a vacation.
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LoAnn Reponen is either the "top" or "tall" gal to go to at the
Mariucci Fiesta. Gus liked top.
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Thanks Gus for your able bodies assistance with the slide
show--it was so much more effective on the big screen instead of
the TV.
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Being sergeant and collecting fines is "a simple game" according
to Bryan--he asks and you are suppose to give.
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Dave Clausen's happy fine was for making the newspaper for
passing a test he has been studying for at work for nine months.
Congrats Dave. Pam gave him a hard time because he is so
photogenic and in so many of her Mariucci shots. He explained
that some of them were back in the good old days when he wasn't
married.
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Dick Stoltman took off because he was about to become a grandpa
and President Mau departed early for some strange reason
something about Kinder Friends. Brian Lehman was going to get
fined for his pic with the gov but he snuck out also.
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Realtors being on the dark side--a new expression that will
probably hang around for a while and some thing we have to thank
Bob Nibbe for also.
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The Sheriff got everyone in trouble today because he doesn't
have a name badge. He didn't even get fined for being late.
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Photo's |
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Photos
Photos Everywhere New photos go up almost every week on our new
Sertoma Photo Gallery.
http://sertomaphotos.brainerd.com |
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If you are not receiving the newsletter notification or the
emails announcing special events, please contact Pam Sachs
either at 218 829 7761 or
eglponys@brainerd.net. |
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Sandra Bonde (ehrichappraisals@charter.net) is in charge of the
Sertoman of the Day schedule. Contact her to take advantage of
this great opportunity to share your story and get some free
advertising (and no fines for the day). The form is also
available here on our website.
Kari Barnes and her assistant Cathy Picek are the go-to folks
for Pipe and Drape information.
Need awards? Did you lose your pin? Tami Webb (tjwebb61@yahoo.com) is the person
in charge of awards and meeting paraphernalia. |
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