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Dear Sertoma Club members

I hope this newsletter finds everybody safe and sound ready to enjoy another Christmas with Families and friends. After another successful Sertoma Christmas lunch it is now time to give time to reflect on what we have done this past year and get ready for the new year ahead. In looking at the past year a lot has been accomplished in our Sertoma club. We had another great Fantasy Baseball Camp, Pitch Tournament, Ruby Van Meter Basketball game and to close out the year, ringing the bells for The Salvation Army. New this year was the State Fair Booth, which is certainly is being built on a great foundation to be a regular spot at the fair. Maybe we can become one of those booths that make the list of being a must see. Looking ahead, we have once again the fantasy ball camp, Drake basketball games and new and exciting speakers.

ChildServe
Our first speaker of the new year will be a field trip of sorts. The January 2nd meeting will be at the ChildServe campus in Johnston at Noon, the address is 5406 Merle Hay Road in Johnston. It is on the west side of the street just north of Johnston Drive near the Sonic Drive-Inn or the Subway. When you get there all you have to do is tell them you are there for the Sertoma meeting and you will be directed to the training center where we will meet. We will have lunch from In-the-Bag and our speaker will be Cheri Burns, Director of Development and Community Relations for ChildServe. We will need a count by December 28th because of the New Year Holiday. So please get you reservation into Keith by that date. He can be reached by email at keith.anderson@agedwards.com or you van call him at 254-9400.

Sertoma’s Salvation Army Kettle and Fundraising Drive
Here are the totals from the checks Captain Oliver Knuth have received either at the Christmas Dinner or in the mail $3,115.00. And the kettle totals were $542.00. The individual totals at each location were: 194.95 at the oldYounkers, 143.40 at Capital Square, 109.95 at Bank of America, and 93.70 at Ruan. So all together we raised $3,657.00. Captain Oliver would like to thank you all your help and hard work for The Salvation Army.

Sy Gau Scholarship
The great plains region Sertoma Clubs once again have the chance to have a family member apply for $1,000 Sy Gau Scholarship. Eligibility for the scholarship is the same as last year. The applicant must be a relative of a Sertoma member of the Great Plains Region. They must be a full time undergraduate student. High school seniors are also eligible. Only the 2007 application form will be accepted, prior years forms will not be considered. Deadline to return the application is January 31, 2007. Winners will be announced at the Great Plains Regional Convention at St Cloud in May. There will be one winner from each District in the Great Plains Region. The West Iowa District only had 3 applicants in 2004, 4 applicants in 2005 and 12 applicants in 2006. So if you have a son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandson, granddaughter, cousin, or any relative. Have them apply. There is grade point or financial need, only community service & why it is important in life. This is probably the best odds at winning a $1,000 scholarship most students will ever see. (I have attached the application to this email.)

Upcoming Programs
January 2nd - Cheri Burns, Dir. of Dev and Community Relations for ChildServe.
January 9th - Jim McWeeney, Youth Emergency Shelters
January 16th - Herb Strentz,, Retired Drake prof and first amendment/open meetings gadfly
January 23rd - Tim Hazel, Ft Dodge Club, Sertoma Foundation
January 25th - Drake Women’s Basketball (Drake vs. Wichita State)
February 21st – Drake Men’s Basketball (Drake vs. Evansville)

That is it for this newsletter, hope to see you all on January 2nd at ChildServe in Johnston. Until then, have a Safe and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Carl Bump