Pam flunked pictures today, so she went out
and found two of our featured Sertomans together at a social
event. Steve Augustinack achieved another level in his
Senator's awards and was presented with a plaque today by
President Julia Sullivan. He is pictured with Mary Marana
who was our speaker today on his left and Laura Beilke on
his right. Many thanks to both Gus and Mary who are
outstanding contributors to the success of the Brainerd Noon
Sertoma Club. |
Mary Marana gave an excellent
well-organized presentation on the Crisis Line. The quote
from Edmund Everett Hall was especially appropriate, "I am
only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything bust
still can do something; and because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do something that I can do." What the
Crisis Line does is connect people who need help with those
who are qualified to help them. That is is the simple part
of their job. They also provide 24-hour hotline services to
Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd and Wadena Counties
which many times involves helping people share their hurts
and fears before they become a crisis and to help those in
crisis get help. Mary talked about many of their programs
including Bridges of Hope, Crow Wing County Children's
Nursery, the Mobile Response Team and the School District
Yellow Ribbon Program. Mary is especially proud of the fact
that her organization reached their goal of getting the
school district program which deals with recognizing signs
of suicide established in at least two school districts in
each county that the cover. The organization had 2700 calls
handled by 55 trained volunteers. Crisis Line is always
looking for volunteers who have compassion, are
non-judgmental, and who have had personal experiences that
make them relate to the callers. The Employee Assistant
Program also goes out into the community and makes
businesses aware of the resources available through the
Crisis Line. Getting confidential help for problems leads to
more productive employees. Mary has signs for those who wish
to display Crisis Line info on their local bulletin boards. |
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Thanks Mary Kolkind for taking notes! |
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| Announcements |
Sept. 21 Forest View Set Up 35-40
booths 15 volunteers needed
Sept. 22 Forest View Take Down 2:45 |
| October Taste of Home Wadena Set Up
Meet at Brainerd Cub at 2:00 to carpool. 20 needed |
| Thanks to the flag crews. Beth is
working on the final flag presentation on September 11th.
Call her if you can help. |
Update on Winter Wonderland Schedule
Next week the Brainerd Public Utilities will be working at
the Arb getting the electrical infrastructure in place.
October 6th The Homecoming Parade will feature a Winter
Wonderland Float. If you want to go back to your high school
days--see Paul Heinlein to work on the float.
October 29th,30th,3lst Display Installation, put on your
calendar
November 8th Preview for all Sertoma members and their
families
November 26th Grand Opening Evening (Thanksgiving Evening)
Website is up and running go to
http://sertomawinterwonderland.com |
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Great In '08 website is up. Take a look. |
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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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Blue Ticket Winner |
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Pam Sachs (donated to Shoes for Haiti) |
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Winner |
| Would have been Sarah Nelson |
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Guests: Ellen Ubank (Joyce's Mom), Dave Askew from Integrity
Excavating, and David Downing from Kinship Partners. |
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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 |
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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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Sandy Fowler, Les Franz, Joyce Frid |
| Sept. 19 |
Kevin Goedker, Joyce Frid, Anna Gorecky |
| Sept. 26 |
Jim Grant, Paul Gropper, Chris Gross |
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| Sertoman of the Day |
 Kathi
Nagorski showed her skill as a writer today. Even though she
claimed to be a poor public speaker she was very enthusiastic
and heart warming as well as interesting. She is a twin who is
not related to George but does claim Stan as her father. She was
very quick to point out she was only HALF Polish. Kathi joined
to give back to the community and since she didn't have dentures
yet, she chose the group that prides itself on working hard to
serve the community and having fun. She especially enjoyed the
Mariucci Fiesta and is looking forward to the Winter Wonderland.
Kathi is pictured in a wonderful apron she inherited from her
Grandmother on her way to cook for the Fiesta. Kathi works for
the Brainerd Dispatch, in fact she did her internship there. She
remarked, "We want to be your news and information source
through out printed product and our wonderful website." Kathi
talked about struggling with the new technology, some of the
stories she has been involved with, and about her work as an
editor/news producer. Kathi is divorced but is currently in a
serious relationship. She enjoys reading, golfing, watching
sports, betting on sports, boating, water skiing, etc. She is
the Dispatch NFL Fearless Forecaster Champion. She shared an
embarrassing my swimsuit didn't stay tied story as her most
embarrassing moment. Kathi encouraged us to live, love, laugh
and treat every day as a gift. She also left us with Kirby
Puckett's quote, "Enjoy today because none of us are promised
tomorrow." |
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The new Sertoma volunteer cards have two sides--pick one up if you
have been volunteering in the community since we are now keeping
track of both Sertoma and community volunteerism. Joyce Frid
sent us a wonderful thank you note. Her mother visited us (it
was her birthday) and gave us a personal update. Joyce note read
"My Dear Sertoma Friends, It sure is different being on the
"needy" side of the spectrum rather than the "giving"side. I
never could have made it through all this without the love,
prayers and support of so many. It's like God's angels picked me
and my family up, held us tight and carried us through these
last couple of scary weeks. Thank you for all your thoughts and
prayers. They made a difference. Every little thought, every
little prayer counts. The azalea plant you sent me is gorgeous
and I think of my Sertoma family every time I look at it. There
will be many tears of gratitude as I walk back into my old world
with new eyes. God is good, life is good, and we are all
blessed. I am proud to be a Sertoman and anxious to get back to
serving." |
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Rumor Corner
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- Pam is about ready to abandon her photography career. She
messed up her pictures at the Rally this weekend too. Go to the
Camp Confidence albums to see some outstanding pictures by Tom
Krekow of Aaron Thomas Photography. Tom hopped on the back of a
motorcycle at the Waterfall and got some great shots as he
traveled to their first stop. Many thanks Tom for sharing your
talent with the community. Thanks also to Mike Howard for his
help at the Rally.
- Welcome back Kevin Goedker--everyone was very happy that you
returned.
- Mike Boen got a flirting with Anna fine today.
There is a couple of fun photos of Anna selling motorcycle
tickets at the Bridge on the Camp Confidence Album Site.
- Mary Marana loves tattling fines.
- Nanci Williams got a
fine just because she has never gotten one before.
- Congratulations to Darren Larson on his new job and
promotion at Lakewood Banks
- John Raboin was either playing
footsie under the table or he has restless leg syndrome.
- Mark
Puschinski is now an undercover policeman at the airport. He
didn't say which one though.
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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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Notes from your President |
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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? Bonnie Cumberland
(bcumberland@mailstation.com) is the person
in charge of awards and meeting paraphernalia. |
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