 Today
was the day that our own Julia Sullivan and Bill Brekken who are
Co-Chairs of the United Way campaign presented information about
this well-known and worthy organization. The Brainerd group
raised $400,000 last year, which was above their goal. They are
currently working hard on estimating the needs of the community
which range in the $600,000 level. The group supports 33
different charitable organizations with donations that amount to
no more than 1-4 % of their budget. All contributions stay in
the area, making a difference in people’s lives everyday. The
Crow Wing County United Way is attempting to identify key issues
and concerns for the area as well as taking a leadership role in
addressing these areas. They see themselves as a neutral
organization providing the links between charities and
businesses in the area. United Way is trying to work with
businesses to help them deal with the more complex issues that
face them as they try to decide how to best use their charitable
dollars. |
|
|
 Julia
spoke on a more personal level. She has been involved in the
program for ten years and brings her experience as chair in Iowa
to this job. She commented, "My commitment to the United Way is
a way of life and a passion for me." She spoke of her personal
involvement and then thanked Sertoma for their outstanding
support in the past. Her closing statement is significant of the
tremendous job that faces the United Way, "Need is phenomenal
this year and we all need to dig a little deeper and spread the
word " |
|
|
|
Announcements |
|
|
|
Oct 24th - Beth Burnard will celebrate her 40th birthday party
at the Wheel in Merrifield starting at 6:00 p.m. Drop by and
give Beth some birthday cheer. Happy Birthday Beth. Reminder if
you want your Herberger’s Discount Coupons with proceeds to
benefit Women of Today, see Beth. They are $5 which is immediately
redeemable with a purchase and include 6 more coupons for 20% off. |
|
Oct 24th - See Jim Potvin if you wish to attend the Distinguished
Service Awards. The Social Hour is at 6:00 p.m. and the Dinner
is at 7:00. The Club will pay for Sertomans who wish to attend. |
|
Oct 25th - Fall State Conference, Mankato 8:30-3:30 See
Kari Robinson to sign up to go. Some are going early. Club plays
registration fee. |
|
Oct 28th - We are currently at 212 and welcome new members Greg
Larson of Remax, Mark Fyten of Image Builders, Jeff Marchand of
Cub Foods, Linda Twaddle of the Woodland Good Samaritan Village
and John Nelson of All-In-One Door. Initiation is at 12:00 at
the Sawmill Inn for all new members and their sponsors who have
not been initiated. |
|
Nov 1 - The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota, a 55
member group, will present a concert at and 7:30 p.m. at Tornstrom
Auditorium in Brainerd. They will also perform that same weekend
in both Aitkin and St. Cloud. Admission is $8.00 for adults and
$5.00 for students and senior citizens. |
|
Nov 5 - The noon Sertoma meeting will not have a program.
Instead the club, goals and ideas for moving forward will be
discussed. Everyone who can possibly attend should plan on being
there. |
|
FAS: Neither Scott Blake nor Bob Joyce called to win their
FAS money this week. |
|
|
| Pipe and
Drape Schedule |
|
|
| Ticket
Winner |
| Our Guest Robin Phillips |
| |
| Pot-O-Gold
Winner |
|
Lucky Ducky Dave Clausen |
| |
|
Attendance |
|
|
|
| Guests: Dana
Brodmarkle of the Brainerd Dispatch, Trent Bauman of Charter
Media, Jim and Robin Phillips from Benchmark Management
Services. Bill Brekken from the United Way, Darlene Kersting and
Candice Keys from Budget Manufacturing, Melissa Bestul Associate
with Olmsted, and Sara Nelson BMC Audiologist. |
|
| Greeter
Schedule |
|
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. |
| Oct 29 |
Lisa Walters, Steve Wardrip, Steve
Warren |
| Nov 5 |
Tami Webb, Kristine Welle, Kevin
Wernberg |
| Nov12 |
Chuck Whalen, Randy Willert, Kevin
Wroolie |
|
|
|
|
Sertoman of the Day
|
 Sertoman
of the Day Tom Rosenberger who is celebrating twenty years of
being a Sertoman stepped forward today and was our honored
Sertoman of the Day. Tom is a retired educator who spent 29
years serving as an elementary principal in Brainerd with some
previous experience in other locations. He has two sons and an
adopted daughter and had to admit that his oldest son is 41
years old. Betty just retired last year from her position as an
elementary teacher and they just returned from a trip to Rome.
They were part of the crowd that saw the Pope celebrate his 25th
anniversary and Mother Teresa’s beatification. He serves on the
Crow Wing Power Board, is a member of the Merrifield
Marathoners, and Camp Sertoma . He is very involved with the
Mission in Haiti and many of us have been more than happy to
contribute to the Shoes for Haiti fund. A large container with a
thousand pairs and an oven for the bakery that is to be
established at the mission just was shipped. He concluded his
speech with the remark, “I am happy to be a member of the best
club in town”. Remember to say yes to being Sertoman of the Day
when Jeff Birks asks YOU! Pam is asking George Kohan or Lori
Ukkelberg to become Find a Sawbuck winners this week. |
|
|
|
Rumors: |
- Congratulations Hawk on being named Builder of the Year for
two years in a row—any judge bribing involved there?
- What is the Paul Harvey rest of the story about Lori
Ukkelberg sleeping by the side of the road? And how did John
Raboin get involved?
- Famous Edie Hindman quote, “So many jobs and so little
time!”
- Rory Coit is now known as the “Behind the Scenes Guy” and
Tami Webb is moonlight as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
- Kevin Goedker is busy these days, seems like Goedker Real
Estate is merging with Century 21.
|
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.
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
