|
Saturday September 13th Brainerd High School
John Raboin, the Baxter Lions Club
sponsoring a fund raiser with the Harlem
Ambassadors 7 p.m. |
|
September 16th 7 a.m. Board Meeting
at the Chap, 5:30 p.m. New Member Induction
at Ernies. |
|
Friday September 19th 1:15 at Lake Region
Storage to load 2 p.m. at Forestview to
set up Pipe and Drape for the Senior
Expo. |
|
Saturday September 20th Takedown
--Coordinator needed call Kari to sign up or
volunteer to be in charge. Big thank you's
to all who helped last week. |
|
Sandra Ehrich is ready to rock and roll on
the credit card dues payments. Check
out the application form in your email and
get back to her. |
|
The football game assistance is no
longer scheduled for this Friday. |
|
Oct 2nd Ditch Pick 5:30 Back to Exact
Children Welcome--TJ's is catering. |
|
The Children's Design Contest for
Winter Wonderland kicks off on September
15th with deliveries of printed materials
designed by Sue and Shannon to 16 schools by
Luke and George. Thanks to Pam Bye at the
Chapparal who has agreed to be a pick up and
drop off site for designs along with Wendy's
and WalMart. Judging will take place on
October 7th and help will be needed to get
the designs ready for display after that.
Many thanks to all who have helped. Prizes
are still needed for the 6 winning
designs--donations welcome. Thanks also to
the Senior Center and the Brainerd Dispatch. |
|
Sertoma Salvation Army Food Drive
Brian Lehman has asked for the club's help
to fill the Salvation Army Food Shelf in the
next month. Bring 5 cans of food to next
week's meeting, write a check for $5 to $10
and ask your place of business or employer to
match that contribution and we will be able
to help the food shelf get through a lean
period. |
|
As you are planning your calendar for the
next few months-keep Winter Wonderland
volunteering in your mind. Any time you
can spare at the end of October through the
holidays would be appreciated. |
Four
years ago or so, someone from Lutheran Social
Services spoke to our Sertoma group on behalf of
their Meals on Wheels Program. I was inspired to
volunteer because the people who would be receiving
these meals were about the age my parents would have
been had they lived a long life. I lost both of them
within two years of each other way back when I first
started teaching. It was then my privilege to become
very good friends with my favorite customers--Andy
and Esther. They lived in their own home and had a
daughter who came every day but they were so
appreciative of the meals program. When I first
started, Andy would meet me at the door with a tray
for the food. After a while I wormed my way into the
house by insisting I had to come in to tell my
"Andy" joke and met Esther. They had been
sweethearts for 60 years and Andy took care of
Esther since she was incapacitated by a foot
problem. Needless to say, we adopted each other and
continued a special friendship until they both
passed away this year. I would never have had the
privilege of knowing these wonderful people if I
hadn't volunteered for Meals on Wheels. Once a week
(which is what most drivers do) I go to the senior
center and pick up 8-10 dinners to be delivered in
the Baxter area. At one stop, I meet with the cousin
of an old friend of mine from my Motley days and we
talk for a moment about her. Then I go on to a
beautiful log home built in the woods by a loving
family for their wheel chair bound parents. He meets
me at the door and often gives me an envelope or two
to put in the mailbox on my way out. Then I get to
deliver a meal to someone who knew my parents and me
back when I was in high school and college. I often
go away with some little memento she has found for
me including the Monty's Riding Stable sweatshirt
her son wore when he worked for my Dad. The next
lady always saves the paper for me that day--I
wanted it one day to cut out an article and she
remembers so I take it. The next couple is one where
I really like her and have trouble warming up to
him, but we speak pleasantly as possible and on I
go. My favorite part of the next stop is my buddy
Casey. She is this extra special dog that inherited
some of my dog's hand-me-down toys when Silly died.
She used to greet me at the door with an old towel
or something strange. Now, it is that purple guy
that Silly used to love or his fuzzy bear. If I
haven't convinced you yet to volunteer, here are the
facts. Jane Cross, who is herself a volunteer,
explained the Lutheran Social Services meals program
that is county wide. Meals are paid for based on
cost if the patron can afford it. Otherwise social
services or LSS picks up the tab. They are planned
by a dietician and provide a variety of
well-balanced meals. This is a non-profit program
aimed at keeping senior citizens in their homes
longer. Jane is a member of Brainerd for a Lifetime,
an organization which is dedicated to creating a
network of these kinds of services. Brainerd Meals
on Wheels is the largest site in the area. They
deliver approximately 125 dinners Monday through
Friday and usually need 50 drivers per week. The
routes usually take about 45 minutes and can be
covered in a lunch hour. For example Mid Minnesota
Credit Union handles one whole day by themselves,
scheduling their employees to do the work. The
biggest need now is for substitutes and those
willing to take over when the snowbirds leave the
area. Call Lucy a weekday morning at 218-824-6026 to
ask questions or get on the list.
Shannon
Fanth who joined Sertoma because Anna Gorecky told her to do it
was today's honored Sertoman. Actually Shannon moved here from
the Twin Cities and wanted to join a group to meet new people
and give back to the community. Shannon works for Fine Line Hair
Design. They're located in Brainerd's Historic Whitehouse and
offer hair artistry, nail salon services, spa services and a
unique line of gifts and clothing. They have 35-30 employees and
she is the manager. Shannon mentioned their complete services
include eyelash extension which she proceeded to demonstrate.
Shannon has been a member for a year and is currently a member
of the rookie class that is working to have the best rookie
party ever or at least one that is better than last year! She is
unmarried, attached to a fellow she left behind her, and lives
with Gus (the cat). She likes to read and write in her journal
and loves her move to the country. She is close enough to Best
Buy to indulge her taste for music, music, and more music.
Shannon related a little Oscar Meyer bologna story involving a
first date, pasta, and an English teacher.
Fine
Line Salon and Spa/Simply Fine Men's Shop 4th and
Kingwood in Brainerd's Historic White House. See Shannon
and her crew for all your salon and spa needs including
massage.
