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In preparation for our participation at the 2009 United Methodist Men Gathering in Nashville, TN, your Nebraska United Methodist Men have logo shirts available. Styles include heavy duty t-shirt, polo shirt and sweatshirt. Color is ‘Nebraska' red (of course!) and they proudly display our Nebraska UMMen logo. 75% of profit go towards our Nebraska John Wesley fund with the remaining contributed to our annual mission fund. Pictures and order form can be viewed and printed here.UMM 100 Club Scholarship Dinner & Auction
UMM's 100 Club 21st annual scholarship dinner and auction raises $7,000By Trish Johnson
The United Methodist Men's 100 Club 21st annual scholarship dinner and auction was held Wednesday, June 9, at First United Methodist Church in Lincoln. Former director of fund development and emcee/auctioneer for the night Randy Fleming welcomed the approximately 200 people in attendance, including nearly 100 members of Youth Annual Conference (YAC). Attendees were treated to a delicious dinner coordinated by Ruth Knight and made by the United Methodist Women of Lincoln First UMC and serenaded by the acapella group 4 and a Chord from North Platte, Neb.
Following dinner, the 2010 scholarship recipients were recognized; each was handed their check and a certificate by Marv Schliefert, chairman of the 100 Club Board. A total of $7,500 in scholarship monies was awarded.
The 100 Club $1,000 scholarship winners were: Douglas G. Gahn, who is attending Asbury Theological Seminary; James (Jim) A. Corson, who is attending Saint Paul School of Theology; Carla Jean Gunn, who is attending Saint Paul; Mollie Ronge, who is attending Illif School of Theology; and Janice Farrell, who is attending Saint Paul. All were present to receive their scholarship with the exception of Gahn, who was also the recipient of the Fleming Family Foundation Scholarship, worth $1,500.
The final scholarship awarded was the Dean, Jean and Randy Fleming 100 Club Scholarship, worth $1,000, it went to Mark Crist, who is attending Saint Paul.
It was announced two weeks prior to the dinner that Bishop Ann B. Sherer-Simpson and her husband Wayne were once again offering as an auction item dinner for six at their home. Sherer-Simpson has made this generous offer every year since she became bishop of the Nebraska Episcopal Area in 2004 and it always proves to be a popular item. The bids for this year's dinner totaled $1,800, bringing the full amount raised over the past six years to approximately $10,000.
Special recognition was paid to Marv Schliefert for his service as chair of the 100 Club Board the past five years. Fleming announced that a scholarship will be established in his name; he was also presented with a certificate of appreciation by Mel Andrews, who served as chairman from 1995-2005.
It was then time for the much-anticipated live auction, which had gotten an impromptu start earlier in the evening when Fleming auctioned off a special item with some UMM 100 Club auction history. A black and yellow smiley face tie was donated by Pastor Pat Norris this year, which she herself had received as a "gift" from Mel Andrews some years ago. He had the highest bid on the tie, but gave it to Norris, as he knew she had been eyeing it. She then donated it to the auction two years ago, and before she knew it, she was bidding on it herself. That was when a group of YAC attendees intervened and insisted that they would buy it for her; they pooled their money and ended up being the highest bidder. It was then only fitting that Norris ended up taking the tie home with her again this year; she just can't seem to part with it.
Other items auctioned off included a one-week stay in a condo in Glendale, Az., a Thomas Kinkade print and a one of-a-kind, handcrafted, engravable welcome sign with a "dancing" Cross and Flame. The Rev. Chad Anglemyer offered his "master chef" skills for the third year; he will cook a five-course barbeque dinner for up to 50 people at the home of Dwight and Bette Trumble, near Springfield, Neb.
Cody Vance, lay leader of Grace UMC in Crete, served as co-auctioneer. Fleming and Vance were assisted by Fleming's nieces Claire, 14, and Jillian, 12, who helped showcase each item and then delivered it to the highest bidder. Marlene Flaming from North Platte and founding 100 Club Board Member Mel Andrews were also involved in emceeing and showcasing the auction items. Flaming also provided the lovely table decorations, including glass bowls filled with live goldfish that served as the centerpiece at each table.
Altogether the items from both the live and silent auctions raised approximately $7,000, with 100 percent of the proceeds going towards scholarships for young men and women entering full-time Christian service.