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1 College City Sertoma October 26, 2015 Members present: Debby, Mary, Mike, Glee, Nola, Gene, Julie, Dan and Sue OFFICERS Chair of the Board Debby Larsen President Barry Venn Secretary Sue Newland Treasurer Mary Harkins Sergeant at Arms Nola Matheson VP Sponsorship Mary Harkins VP Membership Dan Newland Programs Glee Stark Health and Cheer Mike Phelps Newsletter Sue Newland Social Sherry Freking SERTOMAN OF THE NIGHT November 16 Mary December Debby January 13 - Nola BOARD MEETINGS November 23 CONTACT collegecitysertoma@gmail.com CitySertoma Debby Larsen, the President of Sertoma Inc. for Read the special report on page. Table of Contents Page 2 Minutes to Meeting 6 Halloween Howlers 3 Minutes to Board Meeting 6 Recipe for Success 5 So, What s New? 7 Soduko 5 Sertoma National President 8 Soduko Answer Address: P.O. Box 500, Northfield, MN 55057

Build the Club Invite a colleague to a meeting! Tell your family about Sertoma! Show friends the Sertoma web site: http://www.sertoma.org/ College City Sertoma web site: http://www.collegecitysertoma.

mbership, the more we can do in and for the community! College City Sertoma Meeting October 19 2015, at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Debby, Dan, Sue, Glee, Sherry, Gene, Barry, Julie, Mike No Speaker

2 Build the Club Invite a colleague to a meeting! Tell your family about Sertoma! Show friends the Sertoma web site: College City Sertoma web site: The bigger the club membership, the more we can do in and for the community! College City Sertoma Meeting October , at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Debby, Dan, Sue, Glee, Sherry, Gene, Barry, Julie, Mike No Speaker of the Night Donation From VFW Men s Auxiliary A donation of $300 was made to the club from VFW Men s Auxiliary, Northfield towards the looping project at Northfield Retirement Center. Mary to contact Northfield Fire department to request a donation towards looping project. Gene spoke with the president of the senior center about possible looping project/s there. An article needs to be presented to the Northfield newspaper about looping project and donation from VFW. Dining to Donate Lisa hasn t heard back from Applebees, so she is not going to pursue it further. Please forward any fundraising ideas to Lisa. Possible omelette breakfast fundraiser at Eagles club. Gene to find out more information. Debby suggested a duck/penguin race. She will find our more information from Kansas club. Northfield Share Grant Application Sherry, Mary and Glee completed the grant application from Northfield Share. They requested $3500 to go towards the looping project at Northfield Retirement Center. Sherry has a professor in her department who wants to help the club write grants through one of her college courses. It will be part of the learning process for the professor s students. Regional Convention College City Sertoma President Barry Venn being presented with a check from Mike Phelps from the VFW Men s Auxiliary.

3 About 150 attendees. Keynote speaker was Dr. Thedinger from Lincoln audiology department. The check for our club s annual fund was presented at Saturday s breakfast fundraiser. $20,000 was pledged/donated during the Saturday breakfast. The club was presented with a medallion from Camp Sertoma. The camp is down to 1 week, as attendance is lower at the moment. The cost per camper has increased. A Camp Sertoma liaison is requested from each club and district. Kirk Walters from Sioux Falls is the new regional director. Alexandria is the site for the next regional convention in The 2017 site will be Sioux City. Volunteer Appreciation Party Sunday October 25, 3:30 pm in the activities room of Northfield Retirement Center. DJJD Boards Glee will present a request to purchase new plastic boards at the next DJJD meeting. The cost for each board will be $3.14. She will ask for 100 boards. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 pm College City Sertoma Board Meeting October , at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Debby, Dan, Glee, Nola, Gene, Mary, Barry, Mike Secretary s Report The secretary s report was read. Dan motioned to approve Secretary s report. Gene 2 nd. Motion approved unanimously. Treasurer s Report Checking Account = $ Hearing = $ Non Hearing = $ Operations = $ Barry motioned to approve treasurer s report. Glee 2 nd. Approved unanimously. Received $7319 from DJJD committee. Sponsorship Report Looping NRC has contacted a 3 rd company for a bid. Awaiting results, which are expected by December. NRC garden all is well Fundraising projects Debby is checking on penguin idea. Omelet breakfast. Son of Legionnaires omelet breakfast volunteers. Mary to call Brian Ozorum. Tabled until next meeting.

4 Social Report Thank you to Sherry for great volunteer appreciation party. Programs Report November 16 Mary. Speaker + board meeting. December Christmas party. January Sherry. Jeremy Loebach is the speaker. February - Nola Awards report KYMN had a list of local volunteers. Health and Cheer Nola s birthday is in Novmber. The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. The next Sertoma meeting is on Monday, November 16, at 7 p.m. at the Northfield Retirement Center. Mark your diaries! So, What s New? Please Sue (themadenglishwoman@gmail.com) to include your news in this section. Saturday, November 21. The Minnesota State Band are playing in Grace Methodist church, Burnsville. The concert is free and open to all.

Northfield Volunteer Becomes New Sertoma Board President Debby Larsen, a Northfield professional with Multek Flexible Circuits, Inc., became Sertoma, Inc. s President on July 1, 2015.

Larsen has served as President-Elect, Senior and Junior Vice President, Treasurer and Director of the Sertoma board from 2004 to 2015.

5 Northfield Volunteer Becomes New Sertoma Board President Debby Larsen, a Northfield professional with Multek Flexible Circuits, Inc., became Sertoma, Inc. s President on July 1, Debby Larsen, a Northfield, MN professional with Multek Flexible Circuits, Inc., became Sertoma, Inc. s President on July 1, Larsen has served as President-Elect, Senior and Junior Vice President, Treasurer and Director of the Sertoma board from 2004 to A member of the College City Sertoma Club active in the South Minnesota District and Great Plans Region Larsen served as secretary, vice president, president and chairman of the board. She has won numerous awards and has served in many capacities at Sertoma s District and Regional levels. As a Sertoman, Larsen volunteers her time for a multitude of community service events, including those that support people with speech, hearing and language disorders, Sertoma s primary focus. Giving back to the community has been a passion of Larsen s over the years. Civic organizations are judged by what they can do for the community, and Sertoma defines community service. Sertoma is a wonderful avenue to give back to the community. Our emphasis is on communicative disorders, but we mainly focus on children who are our future, she said. In addition to her Sertoma service, Larsen s community involvement includes being either current or past board member for the Northfield Historical Society, Defeat of Jesse James Days Celebration, Ruth s House of Hope, and Northfield s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon. Larsen has also been the volunteer coordinator for Area 10 Special Olympics. She is a member of the Northfield United Methodist Church and the Bell Choir. About Sertoma, Inc. Headquartered and founded in Kansas City, MO in 1912, Sertoma is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit national organization with over 9,000 members in more than 400 clubs across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Every year Sertoma clubs raise more than $20 million for local community service projects. Through these projects, as well as grants and scholarships, Sertoma clubs return those funds to their respective communities.

6 Halloween Howlers! Recipe for Success What treat do eye doctors give out on Halloween? I don t know. What? Candy corneas. A photographer goes to a haunted castle determined to get a picture of a ghost on Halloween. The ghost he encounters turns out to be friendly and poses for a snapshot. The happy photographer later downloads his photos and finds that the photos are underexposed and completely blank. Moral to the story: The spirit is willing, but the flash is weak. What would you find on a haunted beach? A sand-witch! Why do ghosts like to ride in elevators? It raises their spirits. What do you call a vampire that lives in a kitchen? Count Spatula. Lentil & Chicken Sausage Stew Recipe Ingredients 1 carton (32 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained 3 fully cooked spicy chicken sausage links (3 ounces each), cut into 1/2-inch slices 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed 1 medium onion, chopped 1 medium carrot, chopped 1 celery rib, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme Instructions Combine all ingredients in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until lentils are tender. Yield: 6 servings. * Recipe from Taste of Home

7 Sudoku Every Sudoku has a unique solution that can be reached logically. Enter numbers into the blank spaces so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. The answer is on page 8 NO CHEATING!

8 Sudoku Answer:

GROCERY LIST FOR ALL 8 MEALS

GROCERY LIST FOR ALL 8 MEALS HEALTHY FREEZER CROCKPOT RECIPE LIST Two bags of Chicken Fajitas Two bags of Beef Roast & Carrots Two bags of Garden Veggie Soup (I added ground beef) Two bags of Mexican Chicken Soup GROCERY LIST FOR