TMC Administration Notes - Dec 2002 / Jan 2003

Letter from the Chair

Thank you to Frank Barr and Hank Bruns for their work on a grant proposal for support services for former convicts to help them adjust to society in hopes for them to not become repeat offenders. Cross your fingers everyone in hopes of receiving the grant.

Please attend our Holiday Party (December 14th), Annual General Membership meeting (January 11th), and Annual Planning Meeting (January 25th.

Don't forget that we will be electing new board members at the Annual Meeting. We have 4 2-year terms and one 1 year term available. If you wish to be considered or you have questions about being a board member, please call me at 763-295-2446. (Warning: my answering machine greeting may be strange and/or seasonal, so don't be alarmed.)

Thanks to all who made the 2002 Men's Center year successful.

For Men, For All,

Tom Perrault
Board Chair
Library Corner

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We have many donated books that need to be shelved. If you can give a few hours to help, please call The Men's Center. 612-822-5892

Have you visited the Men's Center library? Checked out a book or just browsed? Please do so - it's a membership privilege! It's an easy process. Just write your name and phone on the book card, put it in the box provided – and read.

Many current periodicals and magazines are available as well as archive copies for research:

  • Men's Health
  • Voice Male
  • Every Man
  • Lavender
  • Men's Journal
  • Transitions
  • Rainbow Families
  • Bi All Means
  • Wellness Journal
  • The Edge
  • and others

–– Randy Genrich

NEW RELATIONSHIP CLASS TO BEGIN IN FEBRUARY

"Building a Healthy Relationship Together: An Education and Support Group for Couples" It is in collaboration with Chrysalis, men and women will meet separately for 4 weeks, beginning Monday Feb 10th, 6:30-8:30pm, and together for 2 weeks together ending Monday March 17th. Fee is $10 per session, no one turned away, payable at the Men's Center for the first 4 weeks, and at Chrysalis during the last 2 weeks, when men and women will meet together.

Facilitators from the Men's Center will be Aaron Ridge of the Center for Relationship Therapy in Minneapolis, and Frank Barr, a psychologist working the the Mn prison system.

Talk to your female partner and call Chrysalis 612 871-0118 voice mail or 612 871-3652 to register or ask questions.

Norm Petrik,
Chair Program Committee