 Captain Paul Ferguson of the Brainerd Salvation Army was today's
guest speaker. The Salvation Army is a Protestant church group
that originated over 100 years ago in London as a Christian
denomination. It has grown into the largest religious and
humanitarian organization in the world. Eighty-four cents of
every dollar collected by the Salvation Army goes directly back
to the people it serves. And serve it does in countless ways. In
Brainerd they run the food shelf, provide bus tickets for people
who need to travel to see a sick relative or attend a funeral,
provide vouchers for the thrift store so that people who are in
need of clothes or furniture can choose from the donated items
to help get them back on their feet in times of need, and
countless other social services too numerous to mention. They
are on the spot for local and national emergencies--they were
the first social services group on the scene at the 9/11
disaster in New York City for instance. Capt. Ferguson shared
some local numbers with us. They served 8.493 people in Brainerd
last year, a pretty impressive number considering that our
population in Crow Wing County is around 51,000. Sertoma
continues to contribute to the Salvation Army as a group, but we
are also encouraged to donate our time. The "Army" is always
looking for volunteers especially this time of year when
bell-ringers are needed. The question and answer session
afterward centered around the process for getting involved with
the Angel Trees and the possibility that Brainerd will soon need
a shelter for the homeless--particularly the transient
population that is growing as our community grows. The new
Thrift Store is located at 601 Norwood in the old Imgrund Auto
Body building. Fas 829-7761 Bill O'Hara.Program and services of
the Salvation Army are available to all persons without
discrimination with the only criteria for service being a
demonstrated need. If you could bell-ring, call the Salvation
Army Corps Community Center at 829-1120. One interesting fact we
learned from the clever introduction of this speaker was the
fact that Todd Bassett who heads up the 2.1 billion dollar
Salvation Army social services enterprise collects only $13,000
a year whereas the president and CEO of the American Red Cross
earns a whopping $450,000. |
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Membership is at 195. We need 5 members by Christmas
morning to meet President Webb's goals. |
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Bonanza continues to try and make things work well for us.
Starting at the next meeting, they will no longer be setting out
salad plates for us. You can just pick one up at the salad bar. |
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Vision & Hearing Screening – Wednesday Dec. 4th at
Mississippi Horizons. Contact Bob Ehrich if you have questions or
want to sign up. Bob still needs about 8 more people. |
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Perch Jerk – Feb. 14, 2003. See Brian Kirkpatrick for more
information |
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Jeff Diehl – Because of Sertoma’s donation to the Arboretum
(we have agreed to contribute $10,000 over the next three years.
The board room in the new building will be called the Sertoma room
in honor of our commitment. |
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Holiday Party date - $15 per person includes meal. Jan. 11,
2003. Mark Hegstrom will be the DJ and a fine time will be had by
all at the Old Waterfall. |
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Rhythm of the Rails is going to attempt an old radio show
this weekend. 7p.m. at Franklin Jr. High Auditorium. $8 tickets.
All proceeds to Rhythm of the Rails. There will be skits, music
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Board meeting
Due to some strong lobbying from the Sertoma Board, that there
will be 4 fish houses built this year and our club will be selling
the tickets. The goal is to earn $5000 for Sertoma and the same
amount for the Builders. Drawing will be Jan. 22 at our noon
meeting. Tickets will be $2.00. 10,000 tickets will be available
to sell. |
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FAS: Winner was Mike Howard. Milo Johnson did not collect
his $10 |
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Would have been Steve Wardrip |
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(Keep bringing in those potential new members) |
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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 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 Jeff Birks @
820-5544 if you can't make it.
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Les Franz, Lynn Franz, Todd Froemming |
| December 11 |
Sharol Gibson, Kevin Goedker, Jim Grant |
| December 18 |
Carmen Green, Paul Gropper, Chris Gross |
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Sertoman of the Day
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 A special visitor to Sertoma today was the Dancing Man. Fas
829-7762 Doug Johnson.The Northern Lakes Sertoma Club has
purchased this very spectacular item to rent out to businesses and
organizations for special events. They hope to make money for
their projects with this advertising gimmick. Call Mike Boen
(218-828-1244)if you are interested in renting Dancing Man.
Special rates for Sertoma members. |
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Dear Sertoma Members, Thank you for allowing me to come and
share my message with your club. The Brainerd Walk was extremely
successful. Our walk brought in almost $36,000, a 50% increase
from last year. Thanks again for helping us financially. We
couldn't have done it without you. Sincerely, Quinn Nystrom |
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A Special Sertoma Thanksgiving |
As Sertoma Members, let us take a moment to think of all the
things we have to be thankful for this year. The following is my "Sertoma"
list.
I am thankful for:The chance to belong to a service club that
contributes to so many wonderful causes in my community.
The opportunity to have lunch every Wednesday with a great
group of people.
The chance to work with and learn from two guys who are
satisfied with working behind the scenes and who deserve a lot
more credit for their work, Steve Augustinack and Bob Sherman.
Belonging to a club that values humor as an essential part of
their meeting.
The knowledge that should I ever need them, I have a moral
support group that is just about 200 strong.
Cathy Christensen's and Carole Paulsen's smiles.
All the wonderful new members that have joined in the last year
and gotten involved in activities. |
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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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Pipe and Drape |
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2002 Pipe and Drape Schedule |
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Congratulations |
 Guess who was showing pictures of his new
"grandbaby" born two weeks ago--name Regalo Spanish for gift.
Mothers name is Dolly. |
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