TMC Administration Notes - Feb / Mar 2003

Letter from the Chair

We have a great start to the year 2003. We have a full board of eight members:
Tom Perrault (chair),
Bill Dobbs (vice-chair),
Norm Petrik (secretary),
Gerald Obremski (treasurer),
Bob Eng,
Andy Mickel,
James Quenzer,
Len Zimny;
and
four alternates:
David Hintzman,
Mike Isaacs,
Waid Johnson,
Steve Onell.

The Men's Center is on the verge of doing many new and exciting things this year. It will be great to be part of it. I also encourage everyone to volunteer to help make our existing and new projects succeed. Let's have a great 2003. If you have any questions please give me a call at (763) 295-2446.

For Men, For All,

Tom Perrault
Board Chair
Library Corner

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
To Tedd Bradford -
Thanks for carding, organizing, and shelving the numerous books added to the library -- and to Tim for helping.

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. Take the book with you or relax in the library with a bagel and coffee, pop, or tea.

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

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

These magazines have excellent articles that might be of interest to you. For example, The Dec 2002/Jan 2003 Everyman has "Men, Women, and the Default Provider Role" and "Fathers: The Vital Link for Sons"

–– Randy Genrich

Letter To The Editor

"I was reading your newsletter on shame-rage connection. I just spent two visits to the outpatient program lasting for about three months in Fairfield hospital and the VA for depression and anxiety. I have to tell you that this article really touched home. I suffered from an abusive child-hood and adult lesson abuse, from being physically abused to the verbal and shaming. I have been suffering the effects ever since; it is hard to acknowledge that I am a very viable and good person; I am working on it continuously; I am seeing a doctor and doing what he says along with volunteering. for a series of seminars on dialectical behavior . Thanks for the article! It gave me hope."

-- Jerry