To our good friends;
Over the last few months we have been looking at the
future of our studio in the Brainerd Lakes Area. We have
been looking for means to continue offering the standard
of service and artistic excellence many of you have come
to expect from our studio. With the increasing choice of
many families to "take their own" pictures, with many
people believing that they can create great portraiture
(or sadly, pictures that are "good enough") with their
own computer skills and with a 40% increase in overhead
at the Franklin Arts Center, we reluctantly decided that
Aaron Thomas photography will close its doors in its
Brainerd location.
To that end, Anna has accepted a full time position for
1-3 years in Kansas City, KS and we have been busy
settling into our new home and getting our studio office
set up there. We have several projects and contracts to
fulfill this autumn for our Minnesota customers and will
return to the Brainerd Lakes Area monthly (August -
December, 2008). We are also redesigning our website to
include a calendar to assist our friends and customers
in planning exclusive sessions with us during our photo
safaris when we "snowbird" back to the Brainerd Lakes
area! These will be quarterly "week-in-the-north" trips
expressly designed to provide our photography to our
loyal customers - and to recharge our batteries with
that indefinable something only found in Minnesota!
Please do not hesitate to call (our local number will
still be our contact number), email or check in on our
website if we can be of service to you. We will be back
often!
And thanks again for being part of three great years in
Brainerd for our studio and for us.
Best Regards,
Tom and Anna Krekow
Aaron Thomas photography * 218.824.0628
info@aaronthomasphotography.com
http://www.aaronthomasphotography.com
 Look
for the big annual open house celebration at Midwest
Family Eye coming up soon!
Help Wanted: Sales and Marketing Committee Chair to
work with Laura Beilke to promote Sertoma in the media.
Speaking of Laura, she now has a job at Lakes Area
Urology.
Many thanks to CTC who was a major sponsor at the
Chamber Golf Event. They donated one of their sponsored
holes to the Winter Wonderland project so it was
promoted at that event. |
A
familiar face stood in front of Sertoma today to encourage
all of the business people in the club who have not yet
jumped on the Junior Achievement Bandwagon to do so. Jeff
Birks first heard about Junior Achievement when he was a
Brainerd Noon Sertoma member and has since become a member
of their board along with Joyce Anderson. Jeff was joined by
fifth grade instructor,Terri Ebinger, who was instrumental
in organizing the first efforts in establishing Junior
Achievement in the Brainerd area. The program has grown
tremendously in ten years especially since the fifth grade
moved to Forest View and the group decided that the project
was so worthwhile that they would try to include all fifth
graders. This means that about $17,000 is spent for expenses
to have the K-5 program culminate in the field trip to Biz
Town. There students put their business expertise to
immediate reinforcement when they become part of a business
for the day. Terri remarked, "This is the best hands-on
simulated field trip ever". The students work their own
business for the whole day and experience all aspects of
work including coping with a lunch hour that must involve
shopping as well as eating. Joyce shared her experience with
her daughter and recommended that anyone who can possibly
commit the time should follow a group from kindergarten to
fifth grade. The lessons taught by business volunteers
promote financial literacy and inspire students on the
values of free enterprise as well as teaching work force
readiness. Jeff announced their two major fundraisers this
fall which include the fifth graders selling subscriptions
to the Lake Country Journal for $19.95, $10 of which goes
into the program as well as the pancake feed at Appleby's on
Saturday September 13th from 8-10. Both Jeff and Terri were
interested in promoting volunteers from our group since it
takes 120 people to cover the basics with area youngsters.
It is a 4-6 week commitment, all materials are supplied and
usually takes less than 2 hours a week including prep time.
Jeff endorsed the program wholeheartedly and said, "What I
get out of this personally is unbelievable!" If you would
like to volunteer and didn't attend today's meeting, just
see Joyce.
Tom
Krekow has made a huge impact on Sertoma, Camp Confidence, and
the Brainerd Lakes Area. Many thanks for all you have done for
the Club and we wish you well. See Tom's note below.
Happy
Fines from Kathi Nagorski who wanted to encourage everyone to
submit photos of family times for their new feature in the
Brainerd Dispatch. Uncle Art got to show off his granddaughter
who caught so many fish he had to take off his shoes to keep
counting them!! Kathi was kind enough to pay Art's fine also.
Our president insisted that all parents who were sending their
kids off to college for the first time had to throw in a happy
buck!