 Paul Brown of Best Buy was our very our Sertoman speaker today.
His boss was scheduled to speak but spends most of his
Wednesdays down at the corporate offices in the Twin Cities.
Speaking of which, they will be occupying their new quarters
which is located in Richfield and looks like "three large ships"
in February. The stores had their origins in the Twin Cities
area and were originally called "Sound of Music". A tornado sale
that resulted from one of these being destroyed was actually the
spark that started this corporation that now has 547 stores
across the country. Best Buy is also opening some stores in
Canada where they are keeping the name Future Shop for a time.
If you see 1300 Musicland or Sam Goody, those are also Best Buy
outlets. Paul suggested that if you didn't find what you wanted
at our local store, you should go online and shop at bestbuy.com.
They are offering free shipping for the holidays. The store is
now hiring students for part-time holiday work. About 500
customers a day have visited the local store since it opened in
April. Paul closed with questions and Best Buy's commitment to
return to the community. Fas 829-7761 Becky Hoff. Employees
raise about 2.3 million each year and the corporation increases
it to the 4 million level for the local United Way drives. Our
store should contribute between seven and eight thousand this
year. |
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| Announcements |
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Reminder of NorthWinds orientation at 5:30 on Thursday
October 24th. |
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Hog Wild ~ ~ ~ See any Camp Confidence Board member or stop
in to see Scott Fisher at Northeast Liquors to help support
program at Camp Confidence. 1/2 hog, 1/4 hog,1/4 hog and a ham
explain the hog part. The wild part comes if you win the Basket of
Cheer provided by Scott. Tickets are $5 each, only 500 are
printed. Drawing will be December 23. |
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Oct. 26 - Fall District Meeting The Club will pay
the $20 per person registration which includes Lunch. Reservations
are being made at the Hampton Inn in Richfield which is near the
meeting site. This is a great meeting to fulfill GEM award
requirements for Rookies. It begins at 8:30 and ends at 2?15. Rory
Coit is organizing this group. Call him at 218-838-6788
218-828-9263 or email him at rory@quality-graphics.com for details
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Oct 31 - Stroll through the Haunted Woods at Camp
Confidence. Children are free. A $5 donation will be collected to
benefit Camp Sertoma and another good cause. Dress warm, bring a
flashlight and a friend. Campfires and hot cider will be
available.
Hours from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
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| Ticket
Winner |
| Cheryal Hills who donated her
winnings to Shoes for Haiti |
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| Pot-O-Gold
Winner |
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Would have been Christine Kellet |
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| Attendance
(Keep bringing in those potential new members) |
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| Greeter
Schedule |
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Remember: 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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| October 30 |
Todd Dunlap, Sandra Ehrich,
Bob Ehrich |
| November 6 |
Erica Eigner, Ty Eigner,
Mary Eischeid |
| November 13 |
Kim Ellingson, Matt Engen, Jim Engle |
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Sertoman of the Day
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 Joyce Seymour was today's honored Sertoman. She had many nice
things to say about Brainerd and her membership in the club. She
came to Brainerd from Oregon and says this area has so much more
to offer than her native state. She has been married for 20
years, her husband works for Thielen's, and she has two grown
children and one 8 year old. She has been an Assistant Vice
President at American National Bank for three years. She took
this opportunity to promote the 50+ checking account being
offered at the new facility. The bank specializes in
construction loans but it is a full service banking
establishment.
Joyce was brought into the club by Lori Abear and says the club
has not only fulfilled her expectations of meeting new people
but has helped to grow personally. Ask her what her nickname LP,
which she has acquired since she joined Sertoma, means. |
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 Welcome new members Patty Hartman, Julie Sullivan, Lois Skinner,
and Cheryal Hills. Fas 829-7761 Dan Holmes. Only three new members
attended the Orientation which was held at the Sawmill last
Thursday Patty Hartman, Janie Lapka, and Lindell Timothy. |
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| Monthly Donations Updates |
| September |
| Recipient |
Amount |
| United Way |
$3,000 |
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| October |
| American Diabetes-Nystrom |
$100 |
| American Diabetest-Phillips |
$50 |
| Kids Vote |
$100 |
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| Total So Far |
$3,250 |
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Rumor Corner |
- Pam Sachs is not campaigning for her niece who is one of
those "other" candidates for governor. Paul Koering, Kevin
Goedker, and Gary Walters are still all campaigning.
- What computer store folks played hot potato with the ringing
cellphone today?
- Are the pizza cards really good for free pizza when Julia
Sullivan opens Godfathers in January?
- Which local Sertoma prez is impressed with the go-getter
newcomers in the club? And how did she lose her jacket at the
Rookie Party? And congratulations on your new job.
- Which old familiar but long gone face came to Sertoma from
the East Side today and admitted that "I missed a whole
president."
- Star shine--the portable microphone finally worked and no
one got tempted to sing karoke during intros.
- Who is now teaching others the root beer float trick?
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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 |
| Congratulations Hawk Hawkinson on being named
Master Builder by the MInnnesota Builders. Dave Clausen also got a
Rising Star Award. |
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