Greetings to the many volunteers, participants and members of the Twin Cities Men's Center. The annual meeting of TCMC was recently held on January 10, 2009. I was impressed with a good turnout of 21 men. I was further impressed when I wanted to recognize the many volunteers of TCMC; I asked them to stand up and all men present did so, with the lone exception of a visitor from another agency. The large pool of volunteers and the consistency over the years of their service is a huge asset at TCMC.
This will be my last letter as Chairman of the Board of Directors. I stepped down from that position at the annual meeting so that I could assume a new role as the Executive Director. This is an exciting transition for me to take responsibility for new fund raising. I would encourage any of you to contact me with your fund raising ideas.
I believe that this will be a period of renewal for TCMC. We have managed to provide many valued services over 33 years with a tremendously lean budget. My belief is that TCMC can build upon a wonderful foundation of volunteers and a few of dedicated staff to extend our services in a time of expanding community needs. I look forward to this coming year, the possibility of growth for TCMC and the continued opportunities for filling the needs of the community within this unique organization, the Twins Cities Men's Center.
Our next monthly meeting of the TCMC Board will be at 7 to 9 pm on February 9, 2009, Monday. The Board has been elected at the annual meeting and officers will be elected at this monthly meeting. Visitors are always welcomed.
Bobby Schauerhamer,
departing Chair of the Board
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We are pleased to offer our members a unique and extensive collection of quality reading on men’s topics.
As a Men's Center member, you are eligible to check out books from our library. The next issue of Men's talk will list the recently donated books – watch for it!
And while you are enjoying our many book resources, consider a browsing our large and growing selection of periodicals.
- Men’s Health
- Lavender
- Transitions
- Men’s Journal
- Voice Male
- Fathering Today
Several books have been donated recently by friends of The Men's Center. Come in, browse, and check out books that interest you. A copy of Bob Anderson's book, Out of Denial, Piecing Together a Fractured Life is available for check-out in the office.
Book Returns Needed:
Some of these books have become so important in our members’ lives that they seem to have been out since I had hair. While we have no specific time limit, please consider if you are still using any Men’s Center books you now have, and return them to availability.
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