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Central Council & Harley Forsythe Life Members
NEWS AND MEETINGS
Carol Barthel Council Pres.
Elsa Ditty Life Member Pres.
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Here are two volunteer activities that really need a few people to get involved.
Please Make a commitment to help out --- give Denny a call.

Set up the flags in the " Avenue of Flags "at the V.A..
The Pioneers have been asked to be one of the groups that volunteer to set up the flags in the " Avenue of Flags "at the V.A..
We need about 5 people each time.
A group of at least 10 volunteers that would be on a call-up or sign up sheet
we could call to cover the 2 to 4 times we would be asked to do it per year.
It would involve Flag set up is at 7:15 am and Take down is at 3:00 pm.
We are scheduled for September 26 2008, and June 14 2009.
The job is easy and only takes about 30 min. .
Call Denny Houg (320-393-4570 or 320-492-1357) if you would like to be on the call list or volunteer for one of the dates above .

Disabled Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley
Set up for the Deer Hunt is Oct. 2nd - Leave from the Little Falls McDonald's a little before 8:00 am
Take down is Oct. 10th - Leave from the Little Falls McDonald's a little before 8:00 am
Please call Denny Houg 320-393-4570 or 320-492-1357 or email dmhoug@netlinkcom.com
so we are sure to nave enough people and trailers.
There are 57 hunters signed up for the hunt
Thanks Denny Houg Pioneer VAVS Rep.

Sept 9th (Tuesday) Princeton Luncheon meeting
Frontier Stake House - South Rum River Drive
No reservations required

Oct 14th (Tuesday) "The Palmer House" Sauk Centre, MN
11 AM Social - 12 Noon Lunch
No reservation required

Nov. 11th (Tuesday) 9: AM - Breakfast Meeting at Perkins, Downtown St. Cloud
No reservation required

Dec. 9th (Tuesday) Christmas Party/meeting
2: PM - Whitney Senior Center in St Cloud
No reservation required
Bring an unwrapped gift for a boy or girl. Any age through High School.
Bring a Non-Perishable food item for the food shelf.
Bring another Telephone Pioneer with you.

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Hats for Cancer Patients
"I want you to know that you're an important part of our team."
We do our best to support patients in ways that go beyond their medical care.
Thank you again for the beautiful hats. I know how much our patients
love to wear them, and how much care goes into each one you bring to us.
          Mary B. Navara RN, MPH
          Cancer Survivorship Network Coordinator
          Coborn Cancer Center
          CentraCare Health Plaza
Al Barthel & Mary Navara
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         MEET THE CENTRAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT

     As a second year President I first want to thank the members that supported me in the first year.   Because of the membership support I agreed to submit my name again as the President of Central Council. Thank You.
     A number of projects were done as a group like “Hug A Bears, EZ Help Cell Phones, Disabled Veterans Deer Hunt and Turkey Hunt, House Painting and Readers for Life.” There are also projects that are done on an individual basis like knitting mittens for the poor, Knitting Chemo Caps for Coborns Cancer Center, sewing wellness bags (wheelchair and catheter bags), nursing home visits, computer assistance, food shelf volunteer, life line installer, and any other volunteer project you do in the name of Pioneering.
     Yes, I had some disappointments in 2007, especially in the area of new members. Recruiting is probably the most difficult for me since I never worked for the phone company.
     Pioneering, whether it be Qwest Pioneers or any of the sponsoring companies is like a family. We are united by the communication bond doing service to our communities. It is the first week of February, 2008 and we have just conducted our first Mn. Chapter meeting. I met 2 people that had retired but they wanted to get back into the family so they attended the Chapter Meeting

I am looking forward to another good year. I have already contacted a volunteer who said he would try to get a project going here in Little Falls. We learned about the project at our Denver Training Session. The project I am referring to is Repairing Talking Books. Talking Books is a project for the blind, so they are able to listen to books on tapes. The recorders have routine repairs on them.
We just finished our Holiday coffee here in Little Falls and we are planning our spring fling. The life member club will be having a picnic again this year also. I hope to see you at one or all of these functions. Our meetings will be posted on the MN website and we hope you participate in them. Remember, this is not just a 3 or 4 person group, it’s your group and you can have a say in how things should be run.

Yours in Pioneering

Bud Smith Central Council's Hug-A-Bear man.		Central Council Hug-a-Bear crew Stuffing Bears
Jessica & Allie helped stuff bears for Community Service project at church... Barb makes some plain and some spiffed up.>>>>>>