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The Columbia Sertoma Club
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Volume 9
Chartered June 10, 1950
February 7, 2005
President’s Message
Greetings Fellow Sertomans:
You missed a lot if you did not attend this week’s
meeting. We had 58 attendees who enjoyed good
food and great weather. Sterling Anderson is making
us proud in Washington, D.C, after successfully completing his “pre-mobilization” in Texas. You can
reach Sterling at
[email protected]
“Do what you can, with what you have, with
where you are.”—Theodore Roosevelt
~Reginald W. “Reggie” Belcher~
Issue 18
Speakers
& Events
February
7 14 Donna Johnson
President of Camp
Discovery
28 Carolina Children’s
Home Fundraiser
Kickoff @ Seawell’s
March
7 Mayor Bob Coble
14 Richard Johnson
Athletic Director for
Wofford College
Recipient of the
April
2005 Columbia Sertoma Club
25 Tracy Wright
“Just The Thing”
C. Tucker Weston
Womens’ Fashion
Sertoman of the Year Award
&
2005 District Sertoman of the Year Award
Since becoming a Club Member in 1996, Reggie
has made a real and measurable difference in the
administration of our Club, and has been instrumental in allowing our Club to increase the level of
service we provide to our community. No greater
complement can be given a Sertoman, and no
greater honor can be bestowed.
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Business Meeting
Gregg Dodson gave the Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance.
Sponsorships:
$250 was awarded to Children’s Unlimited, in Loving
Memory of Linda Eisele, who was taken from us
October 4, 2004.
Membership Dinner:
Eighteen members and
fifteen guests attended
this second annual dinner. We have thus far received nine
applications! Due to the initiative of Dan
Felker, we increased our Club
Membership by over 10% in one
night....
President
Reggie Belcher
799-9800
[email protected]
District Governor
Chris Weston
606-9632
[email protected]
District Sertoma
Foundation Representative
Mark Julian
217-8022
[email protected]
Chairman
Tommy Bryson
738-1094
[email protected]
(and it gets better)
Guests
Heather Fairchild
Chris Burnette
Elizabeth Saulter
all pending membership &
all Sponsored by John Alam
Tom Beall &
David Hedden
guests of John Hedden
Danny Brazell
guest of Neal Sutker
Robert Calhoun &
David Mauldin
guest of Greg Dodson
Gene Mills &
Chan Chandler
both pending membership &
both sponsored by Dave
Daniel
Bob Sanders
guest of Joseph Azar
The Ernie Lawhorne Carolina
Children’s Home Fundraiser:
Joby, this year’s chairman, pondered changes to this year’s
drive, such as
the CCH Lottery and said
the new members from our
dinner
will
sure help us
reach our goal
of $100,000 for this year.
Secretary
Ben Simons
603-1571
[email protected]
Treasurer
Alvin Strasburger
791-7763
[email protected]
Sgt. @ Arms
Vacant
Bulletin Editor
Dean Wood
414-7597
[email protected]
Guest Speaker ~ Phil Kornblut
treated our die-hard sports fans
with an in-depth review of recruiting for the major, and
not-so-major colleges and universities in South Carolina. Phil stated that Clemson, with 25 signees,
looked good top to bottom. USC lost three highlyregarded quarterbacks but recruited four new running
backs and will have the most impressive group of
receivers in years. (not just receivers of stolen goods.ed’s words) Phil even knows a recruit with “a size 18
shoe,who could be big”, which garnered a few snickers.
OK, I snickered. Even a guy like me, who cares as much about shoe sizes as sports,
has to be impressed with anyone who has
Sergeant @ Arms Report
achieved Phil’s level of knowledge about his
47
Members
and 11 guests attended, &
topic, even if it is “just” sports.
The $39.03 Pot was WON By John Alam.
Unashamed....
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Membership Applications
Final Postings
Please address comments to an officer or board member.
Raissa (Rya) Colucci works in Marketing
for Professional Pathology Services and is
married to Ben. Rya is a graduate of Purdue & The University of South Florida. She
enjoys golf, bowling, exercise, reading, traveling and experimenting with cooking, especially hot food! Rya is sponsored by Todd
Lewis.
Gene Mills works for Touchtone Inc. and
enjoys golf. He is interested in joining our
club because of the charities we support.
Gene is sponsored by Dave Daniel.
Christopher (Chris) Burnette is an Investment Representative with Edward Jones
and is married to Brenda. They are proud
parents of Sofi, a 19
month old daughter.
Chris is Chairman of the
Board of the Jaycees and
enjoys golf, collecting
scout memorabilia, magic,
reading and travelling.
Elizabeth Page Saulter is a Customer Service Trainer for SCANA/SCE&G and is a
graduate of Winthrop and USC. She is
vice- president for youth resources with the
Junior Women's Club, member of Centurions, Program manager for
Jaycees and Board member
of Palmetto Place Children's
Shelter. Sponsored by John
Alam.
Heather Fairchild is a Realtor with
Fairchild & Assoc. and is married to Randy.
She is member of W.Cola Jaycees, Lexington & W. Cola. Chambers of Commerce,
chairman of Young Republicans, member
of Centurions, Lex, County Republican delegate and Columbia area Assoc. of Realtors. Sponsored by John Alam.
James (Chan) Chandler is a retired Real
Estate Agent and is married to Jessie and
they have two children: Jametta & Johie.
Chan is a graduate of Benedict College &
USC and enjoys hunting, golf, tennis and
excercising. Chan is sponsored by Dave
Daniel.
Dr. Glenn Barber is a chiropractor
and is married to Cassie. They have
two grown children, Megan (24) &
Jake (20). Glenn is a school mentor
at Leapart Elementary School, involved with the Nutritional Health
Committee for Richland/Lexington 5
district and is a football official. Sponsored by Todd Lewis & Chris Weston.
Christopher (Chris) Barczak is a
real estate appraiser and a graduate of USC. He is a member of the
City of Columbia Board of Zoning
Appeals and enjoys baseball, volleyball, computers and softball.
Chris is sponsored by Todd Lewis.