Bob Swanger from the West Side St. Cloud Sertoma Club spoke to our group today. Bob is the district representative of the Sertoma Foundation. He began his speech by explaining that the foundation is
"the fiscal agent to strengthen the Sertoma organization nationally and
internationally". They raise money two ways. Each Sertoma club pays a fee to the foundation and then is encouraged to continue to contribute and become what is called a 100% club. This means that for each member of the club, $20 is given to the Foundation each year. The second way of adding to the foundation funds is through special endowments. Our club has been very active in both areas. We are a 100% club and we have been active in past endowment efforts as well as spearheading the Haappajoki Memorial Fund. Bob continued,
"This club has always had a leadership role in the district."
Money contributed to the Foundation goes back to individual clubs as community service matching grants. The Brainerd Noon Club along with 4 other clubs including Bob's applied for and received a grant this year for Camp Sertoma. The Foundation distributes $900,000 nationwide every year.
Bob ended his speech with a few special items. He managed to acquire three new Foundation Fellows from the members attending.. For the nominal fee of $100, these people are named Foundation Fellows. Bob's personal goal of having 5% of the district membership enrolled is very close to being realized. He then invited us all to a Sertoma Night Mighty Gulls-Riverbats game in St. Cloud. The opportunity for exchanging fellowship with the St. Cloud area clubs through this event has not been utilized as much as it could be. So if you are not busy June 27th, get a car pool together, buy a ticket for $4.50 and join the fun.
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June 10
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Steak Fry at Milo's 6 p.m. start, come at 5 if you want to go on the cocktail pontoon run. Entertainment provided by Sertoma Band. The Band will play for at least an hour and then music will continue for dancing. Steaks and beverages will be provided by the club, everyone else who is coming is encouraged to sign up for a pot luck item. Milo is located north on 25, go past the Memorial Gardens Cemetery and take the first right on the Ebinger Road. Milo is at the end of the road. Bring your own utensils and Chair. |
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June 13
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Regular Board Meeting at the Northwinds at 7:00 a.m. |
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June 14
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Brainerd Chamber Operation Thank You - Volunteers are Needed! Kathy Christensen needs about 100 people to handout 2000-2001
Chamber Membership Directories. Kickoff starts with breakfast at Mississippi Horizons at 7:15 a.m. and ends with a free volunteer family bash at Paul Bunyanland with free food and rides and a chance to win free airline tickets from
Mesabi. Call Kathy at the Chamber to sign up. |
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June 15
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Food prepping at Camp Confidence at 10:00 a.m. -
get vegetables ready and precook some items. |
| Rookie Party Planning Meeting at the Black Bear at noon |
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June 16
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Fiesta starts at 6:00 p.m. at Camp
Confidence. Food prepares and servers, bartenders, drink ticket salespersons, and live-silent auction workers needed. Food Preparing starts at 9:00 a.m. for those who volunteered for the morning session and at 1:00 for those who are working the afternoon session. Evening workers should probably report by 4:30 or 5:00.
Jeff Olson encouraged all Sertomans to attend the fiesta even if they were not able to volunteer. Bring your families or significant others and come to enjoy a spectacular Sertoma evening. The Swinging Sertomans will be
entertaining!
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June 22
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Set Up at Brainerd High School for Quilt
Show, Take Down 4:30 on Saturday June 24th. |
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June 27
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Sertoma Night at St. Cloud stadium for Riverbats vs. Mighty Gulls. See Milo for tickets and info. |
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| Brian Skogen |
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| Would have been Kurt Olson |
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Remember: Be there
by 11:45 and call somebody if you can't.
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Pam Braland, Joe Brenny, Dave Burggraff |
| June 21 |
Art Becker, Kathy Bittner Lee, Beth Burnard |
| June 28 |
Becky Burcher, Pam Bye, Reed Campbell |
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Sertoman of the Day
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| 2000 Sertoma Booth Display Schedule |
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Pipe and Drape Needs You - Sign up and Help Mike Howard and the club |
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Thank you to Sandra Ehrich for volunteering to captain the Walk for Life Sertoma Team that will participate in the Relay for Life.
Lori Redmond sent a thank-you to the club for their flowers for her father's funeral
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Congratulations to Mark Korte and Bob Nibbe who won the volunteers for the Sertoma Fiesta drawing to fish the tournament on Saturday. |
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