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SUMMER2014

INTRODUCING DAVID JOHNSON 2014-15 Sertoma President

• SERTOMA’S MISSION AT WORK

• NATIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS

SERTOMAN

1 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE15 SAFEEars© ORDER FORM Ensure our kids can hear the future

18 SUPPORT SERTOMA’S MISSION Help every child with hearing loss live a full and productive life

27 OBITUARIES, MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS

IN EVERY ISSUE

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If you love your ears, lIsten!How loud is too loud?

Hear that? That’s the sound of working ears. But if sounds are too loud

you can damage your ears, forever.

Some noises are just too loud for your ears, like a lawn mower or jet

engine. If a noise makes you feel uncomfortable, it’s probably too loud

and could damage your ears.

Always protect your ears from loud noises.

Learn more about protecting your ears and take the hearing loss test at:

www.Sertoma.org/Safeears

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SPOTLIGHTFEATURES

4 HYBRID HEARING SOLUTION

6 SERTOMA NATIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS

11 MEET DAVID JOHNSON

20 CELEBRATE SOUND EVENT

23 ANNUAL FUND DONORS

SUMMER 2014

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President’s Message

POSSIBILITIES!

SUMMER 2014

Volume 86, Issue 1 SUMMER 2014

President David Johnson

President Elect Debby Larsen

Senior Vice President Don Bartelmay

Junior Vice President Cheryl Cherny

Treasurer Pat McArdle

Secretary Steven Murphy

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ello fellow Sertomans. I asked the Board to start the 2014-15 year by focusing on what is possible. How do we tap the potential of Sertoma? I think we can start by remembering why we are here. Just check on Facebook or do a Google search. And if

you happen to be on the right email list, each day brings another great story of how Sertomans are making life better for others! With service as our inspiration and purpose, are there really limits to our potential?

That is why our focus must be on what is possible to strengthen our clubs. Clubs are the way Sertoma engages and supports people in their desire to help others. Together we can always do more than we can alone – together we will have more fun than we can alone. So together, we need to make what is possible a reality. What is possible is more service and more fun. All that remains is the how and - like the service we provide - we will find the best outcome when we do that together.

That is why the Board spent a great deal of its recent meeting discussing what we learned from a focus group conducted by our marketing firm and how to better engage our members in the discussion. There was no surprise in what we learned. Like each of us on the Board, members describe their pride and best memories of Sertoma in terms of their personal service and philanthropy. So to strengthen the club, how do excite and engage others to share in service through Sertoma?

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President’s MessageSUMMER 2014

We must all make sure we are not the best-kept secret, and so we need to find ways to celebrate our service and philanthropy. Not just among ourselves, not just locally, but across the communities of Sertoma and beyond. We need to invest in ourselves, and assure as members that we have the motivation and training to compete for volunteer time and dollars to support our service. Our hearts say, use ever dollar to help those in need. But if we don’t strengthen our capabilities, we will not be able to sustain or grow our service

Most important of all, we need to focus on what is possible, not what is or was. We all have experienced success and failure, good decisions, and mistakes. Our future is not about those, it is what we take from those to move forward.

I found a new possibility recently through work when I was in a community that has hosted a Tractor Pull for more than 50 years. It was as simple as asking, “Do you provide hearing protection for the kids and families? If not, would you be interested in having someone do that?” On August 2nd, a group of Sertomans from various clubs was on hand distributing SAFEEars!© packets and ear protection to the first 500 families. We had a high profile location, and who we were and why we were there was shared by the announcer during the event.

We had a great time helping preserve the hearing for a lot of kids and adults. Sertoma became less a secret in more than 500 homes from across the area. And all we had to do was ask if we could do something we wanted to do – help others. There is no Sertoma club in this area, and we did not ask anyone to join. But a lot of people saw folks having a good time, doing a good thing. So what do you think will be their response if Sertoma comes up in the future? Is that not how it started for most of us, wanting to be part of something good?

We have an exciting year coming into full swing. I look forward to all of us strengthening our clubs and expanding into new communities to spread our hearing health mission – making communities better by the lives we touch.

Come and join in the possibilities

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David JohnsonPresident

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About seven years ago I began to notice I was having trouble hearing on the phone and not understanding those around me. The loss started in my right ear and progressed to my left. With an administrative job in a busy dental practice, communicating effectively became a daunting task for me. I did my best to conceal my impairment, but this became more difficult as my hearing loss progressed.

Once an outgoing extrovert who loved being with family and friends, I started to withdraw and retreat into a world of isolation. My loss of hearing was humiliating, embarrassing and like a cancer eating away at my self-esteem. I came home from work every day absolutely stressed and exhausted just from trying to hear and stay on top of my game.

My hearing loss is in the high frequencies making hearing speech extremely difficult. I am fortunate to have good low to mid level frequencies allowing me to hear traffic, thunder and the train go by for example. After spending a lot of money on hearing aids and many hours in the audiologist’s office, I still struggled to hear and to understand speech. I struggled on the phone. I could not enjoy a movie. I could not watch TV without closed captioning. I could not understand my grandkids. I could not appreciate the theater or music, and I was drowning at work. Life was happening but not with me. I knew if I didn’t do something I would not be able to keep my job, and life as I knew it would be over. My audiologist thought I would be an ideal candidate for a Hybrid hearing solution from Cochlear. He explained that the Cochlear™ Nucleus® Hybrid Implant System allows people like me keep the low frequency hearing I have

while replacing my lost high frequency hearing. I was skeptical and nervous, but I also knew that if I didn’t do something and my hearing continued to decline, I would be out of the hearing world. I decided to go for it.

A few weeks after my implant surgery, I went back for the activation of my device. I can honestly say if I had to choose two words to describe the outcome of this experience they would be “miraculous” and

“life changing.” Over a celebration dinner after activation, I asked my husband what the sounds were I was hearing. He said that’s a bird you’re hearing, and that’s silverware clanging against the plates on the next table. It was unbelievable!

I can now hear bacon sizzling, crickets and frogs, birds chirping, rain on my windshield, clocks ticking, the crack of the bat at a ball game, and leaves rustling and crunching under my feet. I can go to the movies and enjoy them again along with music and TV. I can understand my grandkids.

Since my implant I have been promoted to Office Manager at work. I’m on and off the phone all day long and am in every hearing environment possible. I can’t say enough about how the Hybrid hearing solution from Cochlear has not only replaced a sense but given me my life back.

I can honestly say if I had to choose two words to describe the outcome of this experience they would be

“miraculous” and “life changing.”

Being able to laugh and enjoy others is beyond wonderful. Being able to hear nature is indescribably joyous. Being able to hear my three year old grandson tell me in his high pitched voice that he loves me is priceless.

Ellen DeVoss shares her story about hybrid hearing solution

hybrid hearing solution

By Ellen DeVoss



Sertoma National Awards

2012-2013 SERVICE TO MANKIND Pamela McMernamy Stamey PRESIDENT’S LIFETIME SERVICE AWARDS

amela McMernamy Stamey was awarded this year’s National Service to Mankind award. She is the founder of San Jose Home Makers, a ministry dedicated to

furnishing homes for low income families.

While working on a church project to provide clothing to families in need, Pam received a request to help a family of five that was also in need of home furnishings. Realizing she could not complete this request on her own, Pam enlisted the help of her friend, Heidi Smith. Soon, sixteen additional families with similar needs were identified.

Founded in 2008, San Jose Home Makers has served the needs of more nearly 500 families in the community. Pam’s many other volunteer activities include frequent travels to Panama and Haiti to feed and house the poor and to serve in ministry sponsored clinics.

We are proud to recognize Pamela McMernamy Stamey as the 2012-2013 Service to Mankind recipient.

At its convention in April, Sertoma recognized the following national award winners.

At the Sertoma annual convention in April, outgoing Sertoma President Tim Hazel recognized five outstanding Sertomans with his President’s Lifetime Service Awards. They are:

2012-2013 SERTOMAN OF THE YEARWill Williams

Our National Sertoman of the Year recipient, Will Williams, is no stranger to making life better through service to others. He was first recognized for having

a heart that never stops giving, as he was the 2009-2010 recipient of the Heart of America Region Service to Mankind award. And since joining the Round Rock Sertoma Club, Will has served on the club’s Board, chaired various committees and recruited 15 new Sertomans to help meet the needs of his community.

Retired Master Sergeant Williams served our country as an Army Ranger for 21 years, and has engaged the Round Rock Sertomans in supporting the needs of our soldiers currently deployed. Utilizing his military background, Will has organized various events, including one very notable event involving students from Texas School for the Deaf, members from the local Serteen clubs, and 20 pilots who furnished fuel and a plane so that each child could experience flying.

We are honored to recognize Will Williams as the 2012-2013 Sertoman of the Year.

im Sharrick from the Hastings Sertoma Club in Hastings, Nebraska. Sharrick has served his club and district as club president, FDR, and District Governor. Hazel met Sharrick

while at an FDR training. He recalls there was a young man sitting next to him who had this wonderful dry sense of humor that kept him in stitches for most of the training. Sharrick has used that dry humor to make the report of the Resolutions Committee at the Great Plains Regional conventions, making them “must see” events. He earned Hazel’s lasting gratitude for the seconding speech he gave when Hazel was running for Director. Hazel had asked someone else to do the speech but that person was nowhere to be found when the time came. Just as Hazel was ready to throw in the towel, Sharrick stepped up and gave an off-the-cuff seconding speech that stole the show.

Jim Sharrick


2012-2013 SERTEEN OF THE YEARAlex Cuellar

lex Cuellar has been a member of Zoi Ora Filos Serteen Club since July of 2012. In that time she has been an officer, gained over 100 service hours, 70 civic hours, 7 social hours, attending 25 meetings and is the liaison for the two partnering agencies. Alex has

coordinated members to help with Christmas tree sales, worked on a fundraiser to benefit Deaf Olympics, and that doesn’t even touch what she does outside of the Sertoma club. Alex babysits for area foster parents, volunteers at a local food pantry, is involved in sports, all while maintaining high academic achievement. Alex is described as organized, reliable, and a positive role model.

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Dr. John E. Stoughtonown known throughout Sertoma as “Doc”. Stoughton mentored Hazel while serving on the Foundation Board as a Trustee. He joined

Sertoma in 1971 and has served as club secretary, vice president and president of the Westerville Sertoma Club, past district governor of the East Central Ohio District and Director from the Great Lakes Region. He was a fixture on the Board of Trustees for many years and guided many new Trustees. Stoughton has won Club and District Sertoman of the Year, is a Gold Coat President, helping to build two Sertoma Clubs, he is a Certified Trainer. A veterinarian by profession he loves and cares for animals, but his love for Sertoma will never fade.

Dr. John E. Stoughton, DVM

arolyn Collette from the Aurora Golden Triangle Sertoma Club has served at the club, district and region levels. Collette served with Hazel on the Board

of Directors and quickly impressed him with her passion and focus. As he got to know her, he also discovered their sense of humor was the same. So much so, that when staff arranged seating at board meetings, Collette and Hazel were never seated together. Eye contact was all they needed and they were off to the races! Hazel expressed his hope that she will one day serve again on the Board of Directors.

Carolyn Collette

Past Sertoma President Dennis Lawler exemplifies the attitude of “if you want something bad enough and know that you can make a difference, then keep on

trying and never give up”. In referencing Lawler’s tenacity and passion for Sertoma, Hazel observed that Lawler’s presidential year followed Julie Hejtmanek’s whose theme was the energizer bunny, an image Lawler epitomized. Lawler has served as club president, district governor, director, national treasurer. Lawler’s term as president coincided with Sertoma’s quest to determine its Vision, Purpose and Mission for a second Century of Service and Hazel said that Lawler’s counsel, advice, and mentoring meant a lot to him.

Dennis Lawler

teve Brown, who Hazel called “a Sertoman who will never let you down and will always do whatever is asked of him”. Brown served as Hazel’s campaign

manager when Hazel ran for Director and arranged for Hazel to visit every club in Iowa during his presidential year. Brown has served as club sponsorship, program, and membership chair, and a couple of times as president; he was district governor and FDR of West Iowa and Iowa Districts. He has been club and district Sertoman of the Year. Last year he served as his club’s CELEBRATE SOUND event chair and last February, he helped loop the local community theater.

Steve Brown

President’s Lifetime Service Awards Continued


f not now, when? This was the simple question posed to David Johnson by several past Sertoma leaders at the 2010 San Antonio convention that led him to his new role as Sertoma President. But his Sertoma journey dates back to September, 1981 when one of his

customers invited him to attend a lunch meeting of the Downtown Sertoma Club of St. Joseph, MO. A young father-to-be, Johnson turned down the invitation but his customer – Sertoman John Moffet – was patient and persistent. Several months later, Moffet repeated his invitation and this time Johnson had no excuse not to say YES. He attended the club’s lunch meeting where he visited with 30 Sertomans from all walks of life and learned about Sertoma and the club’s work in the St. Joseph community. Johnson was hooked and immediately joined the club. It was a move that he says “changed my life profoundly”.

Meet David JohnsonSertoma President 2014-15

National Awards

2012-2013 SERTEEN ADVISOR OF THE YEAR Andrea Campfield, Tulsa, OK

ndrea Campfield, Serteen Advisor for the Sandite Serteen Club, not only teaches AP English and Drama, but is also a dedicated, caring teacher who truly loves working with the students. Andrea Campfield can be credited with skillfully guiding the Serteens,

coordinating the myriad of tasks required to insure success in each endeavor, and serving as a role model for the Serteens to emulate. She has taught them that there is more to being successful in life than just getting an education. She is teaching them tolerance, love, and interaction. It is important that they know that they can make a difference in the lives of others, as well as their own, through acts of kindness and generosity.

Under Andrea’s guidance and encouragement, the Sandite Serteens assist with city-wide and school recycling, sponsored a Blue Star Mother’s project and created Christmas trees and cards and letters to send to the Sand Springs soldiers overseas. They volunteered at a local food pantry location, partnered with the Sandite Team Animal, and volunteer at the city animal shelter.

2012-2013 SERTEEN CLUB OF THE YEAREast View High School Serteen Club

hartered during the 2011-2012 school year, the East View High School Serteen Club has taken to heart the mission of Sertoma. They participated in 15 different events during their first full year as Serteens, working with children to senior citizens. The Serteens

helped with the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Superhero Fun Run encouraging the “superheroes” across the finish line. The club helped with a Children’s Corral, carnival activities, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer, Salvation Army, Special Olympics, and many more activities and organizations!

In addition, the East View Serteens have collaborated with the local Sertoma club and have found additional ways to serve their community. The club is an emerging group of young adults and has established themselves as a dependable resource for the school and community.

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Sertoma club” and served as the club’s Sergeant-at-Arms, Treasurer, Vice President and two terms as President. He learned about leadership from Sertomans Larry

“Pepsi” Coulson and Darrell Love who took him under their wings at his first Regional Convention in Tulsa, OK and he saw the passion for Sertoma exhibited by Jerry Stronger, Sheila Reding, Tommy Brush and many others. But passion must be kindled from within and Johnson points to an early experience as a Sertoman that continues to fuel his passion today. “Our club was approached by a couple whose daughter was born with both ear canals closed,” he said. “They were looking for help to take their daughter to Iowa City for surgery to open her canals. Our club helped

them with the costs of the trip and I’ll never forget the words of the mother when she thanked us for our help.” What did this mother say that had such an impact on Johnson? Just this: “It was exciting to hear my daughter ask for the first time what that sound was that she was hearing.” It was the wind.

Long before coming to Sertoma, Johnson had role models in his life who taught him the importance of sharing his blessings with others less fortunate. Born and raised in St. Joseph, he grew up in a family of six children that includes two sets of twins


born 15 months apart. His father was a home builder and his mother a registered nurse who always found time to help others while juggling the demands of work and family. Through his work with Sertoma, Johnson has set the same example for his own two children. His son Jeremy lives in Columbia, MO where he works for the University of Missouri. Daughter Britney is completing her college education to become a teacher while working full time and raising her four-month-old daughter. Johnson knows the time is not yet right to approach Sertoma membership to his children but, like John Moffet, he is patient and persistent and hopes one day to get them involved in the work of Sertoma.

In his professional life, Johnson has worked in advertising sales for the NPG newspaper

family for 24 years and as part of the Green Acres newspaper sales staff for the past 12 years. A year ago, he moved to Topeka, KS to help build a new territory in the Topeka and Kansas City areas. There, he met Lee Belter, a member of the Topeka Heartland Sertoma Club. The couple became inseparable and last September 13th, they tied the knot with a gentle nudge from Belter’s 89-year old mother who reminded the couple, “I’m not getting any younger!” With the love and support of his new wife, Johnson looks forward to visiting even more Sertoma clubs over the next year and reaching out to communities not yet familiar with Sertoma and its hearing health mission.

When he’s not busy working on behalf of Sertoma, Johnson enjoys spending time

Over time, members of the Sertoma club became his second family and from them he learned much about giving back to his community. He had many mentors along the way that included John Moffet, Harold Bezona, Ralph Jenkins, Carl Nelson, Pat Dillon and others too numerous to name. He learned the business of “being a

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outdoors, hunting, fishing, golfing and taking leisurely evening strolls with wife Lee. The couple also enjoys listening to blues and jazz music. Johnson joined the Shriners about 10 years ago and says he really enjoys “clowning around with kids of all ages” as a Shrine Clown.

Asked to describe himself in one word, Johnson responded with “passionate”.

“I get excited and driven when it comes to Sertoma and my emotions show to those around me how much this organization has meant to me,” he said. Johnson says he “looks forward to driving the bus down the highway” as Sertoma pursues new

opportunities to serve even more people and communities in educating and addressing hearing health. “Hearing health is a major health issue that impacts millions of people, young, old and in-between,” he said. “Helping people understand how to preserve their hearing or improve their hearing is critical to their quality of life and Sertoma can – and will – make a difference.” His excitement over driving the bus for the next year is tempered by the time it will take away from his family and the milestones he may miss with his first grandchild. He hopes that his wife Lee will be able to join him on

at least some of his travels. But he knows that if his efforts over the next year help ensure that Sertoma is around 100 years from now assisting people with hearing loss, the time he spends away from his family will be time very well spent.

As Johnson begins his travels as Sertoma President, he will take with him a straw hat he was given by outgoing president Tim Hazel. He hopes to gather pins to attach to his hat as a cherished reminder of the many wonderful Sertoma clubs and communities he will visit over the next year.


Club Name: ___________________________________________ Club #: ____________________

Name of person placing order: ________________________ Daytime Phone: ___________________

Shipping Address: ____________________________________________________________________

City: __________________________State: __________________________ Zip: __________________

Note: For a club to participate in the project for the fi rst time, the above Club Packet must be purchased; i.e., you must purchase the Club Packet prior to ordering Individual Giveaway Kits.

Order FormFax to: (816) 333-4320

Or Mail To:Sertoma Headquarters1912 E. Meyer Blvd.Kansas City, MO 64132

Web Site: www.sertoma.org

As a service project, your club sponsorship fund may be used to purchase these materials in order to provide this service to your community. Most items in this program are sold at cost or below cost to help clubs promote the program. If you would like more information, please contact Sertoma Headquarters at (800) 593-5646 or (816) 333-8300, or email [email protected].

Club Packet $75.00

Includes: Club Banner, 5' x 2' (If you would like your club’s name printed on the banner, there is a $9.00 charge.) Please print name as it is to appear: ________________________________________

2 Table Top Displays

Manual with Media Kit* and Resources *Media Kit includes radio PSA. TV PSA available upon request. No PSA: _____ DVD: _____ VHS: _____ Beta: _____

Individual Giveaway Kits Giveaway Kits: Quantity _____ x $.28 = _____ (Each kit includes: bookmark, set of disposable earplugs, bag)

Or, each piece can be ordered individually: “How Loud is Too Loud” Bookmark Quantity _____ x $.05 = _____ Set of disposable Earplugs Quantity _____ x $.13 = _____ Set of disposable corded Earplugs Quantity _____ x $.20 = _____ Bag to hold promotional items Quantity _____ x $.10 = _____ Table Top Display Quantity _____ x $4 = _____ 10 Posters (11x17, 5 designs) Quantity _____ x $5 = _____

Shipping and handling will be charged at cost from Headquarters. (Clubs will be billed. Questions please call Headquarters)

TOTAL OF ORDER ______________

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ertoma’s national fund- and awareness-raising event CELEBRATE SOUND Don’t Walk in

Silence® is building tremendous momentum. Last year we held 32 events nationwide grossing $214,000 and are seeing positive results for the clubs that participated. For some clubs, this has proven to be the largest event their club has ever held, with several of them raising over $10,000 in their first year. CELEBRATE SOUND has also proven to be a tremendous tool to help raise public awareness about Sertoma and our hearing health mission in the community. Additionally, because of the funds raised by CELEBRATE SOUND, this year we were able to give away 11 more Community Grants than the previous year and awarded 10 additional college scholarships to deserving young people and future hearing health professionals.

NEW! CELEBRATE SOUND just added one more tool to educate participants on Sertoma’s hearing health mission. Starting now, clubs that organize a CELEBRATE SOUND event will receive ten professionally produced signs that can be posted along the walking route or at other locations. Each sign contains a different hearing health fact, adding an extra dimension of education to the fundraising (and fun!) aspects of the event.

We are dreaming big for 2014-2015 and are aiming for a goal of holding at least 42 CELEBRATE SOUND events. If you are interested in partnering with us and becoming a champion for this event in your community please contact us at [email protected]

SAFEEars!©

CELEBRATE SOUND Don’t Walk in Silence®

Hearing loss affects 12,000 children born in the

United States each year.

Learn more about hearing health:

www.HearingCharities.org

Share the gift of hearing: #celebratesound

A mild hearing loss can cause a child to miss up to

50% of classroom discussion.




Infants may begin to use hearing aids as early

as 2-4 months of age.




Planned Giving

Name __________________________________________________________ Club ____________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________ City _____________________________ State _______ Zip __________

Phone (__________) _____________________________ E-Mail _____________________________________________________________

I want to support the Annual Fund:$10 $25 $50 $100 $500 $1000 Other $ ___________ I have received my pin.

This gift is in: Memory of __________________________________________ or: Honor of ______________________________________________

SERTOMA ANNUAL FUND1912 E. Meyer Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64132 Phone: (800) 593-5646

E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sertoma.orgSupport Today for more Service Tomorrow

I would like to pay with:Check/Cash enclosed. (Make checks payable to Sertoma.) Visa MasterCard Discover American Express

Name on Card ___________________________________________________

Card Number ___________________________________________________ Exp. Date _______/_______/_______

Signature _____________________________________________________

I want to pledge (All pledges must be paid by June 30th.): Please bill me: Monthly Once

Begin billing on: ________/________/_________ Payment Amount $ ________________

Please send me information about including Sertoma in my will or estate plans.

GIVE so others MAY HEAR

SERTOMA HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE

our life of service with Sertoma has made a difference in the lives of many people over the years. We would like for your legacy of service to continue into the future. You can do this by including

Sertoma in your estate plans. If you would like information on how to do this, please contact Sertoma headquarters, 1-800-593-5646.

C. J. Farr, Jeffco and Sertoma Promotion clubs


Sertoma Annual Fund

INDIVIDUAL GIVINGAn individual, member or nonmember, may give any amount to the Annual Fund. The following gift levels are recognized with a pin and the donor’s name listed in the Sertoman.

Fellow – $100-$499

Benefactor – $500-$999

Sponsor – $1,000+

Matching Gifts – Many companies offer matching gift programs to encourage employees to contribute to charitable organizations. Most of these programs match contributions dollar for dollar, and some even double or triple the amount of your gift!

CLUB GIVING

MEMORIAL/HONORARIUM

Many Sertoma clubs raise money to support local organizations, such as a food pantry or homeless shelter. Supporting the Sertoma Annual Fund is no different than supporting your local organizations. Sertoma is a charity and helps others in need, only we support individuals and organizations across the country, rather than in one concentrated area. The following gift levels are recognized with a medallion and the club’s name listed in the Sertoman.

Benefactor – $500-$999

Sponsor – $1000+

100% Early Bird Club – $25 or more per member by December 1

100% Club – $25 or more per member

100% Fellow Club – $100 or more per member *This level receives a certificate in place of a medallion.

Any gift may be made in memory or honor of any individual. If an individual receives $500+ in his/her memory, the club receives a memorial medallion, courtesy of Sertoma.

WHY HEARING HEALTH? • There are over 50 million people in the

United States who suffer from some kind of hearing loss

• 3 in 1,000 babies are born with a permanent hearing loss

• It’s estimated that 77% of those who need a hearing device, cannot afford one

• Excessive noise is the number one reason for hearing loss

• The number of Americans with hearing loss has doubled in the last 30 years

Our goal is to understand those who have lost their hearing and the issues they face on a daily basis and to ensure these individuals get the assistance they need to live a full, quality life. Through Sertoma’s mission activities, we are able to:

• Educate on how to protect our hearing (SAFEEars!©)

• Support SLP, AuD, and hard of hearing students (scholarships)

• Advocate for accessibility in public venues (A Sound Investment)

• Support other organizations in the industry (Adopt-an-Agency)

• Create awareness (CELEBRATE SOUND Don’t Walk in Silence®)

If you love your ears, lIsten!How loud is too loud?

Hear that? That’s the sound of working ears. But if sounds are too loud

you can damage your ears, forever.

Some noises are just too loud for your ears, like a lawn mower or jet

engine. If a noise makes you feel uncomfortable, it’s probably too loud

and could damage your ears.

Always protect your ears from loud noises.



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Hey Rock StaR.Turn iT down.

How louD is too louD?

Did you know your headphones could produce

100 decibels or more? That’s the same loudness

as a chain saw buzzing directly in your ear, and

more than enough to cause ear damage.

Hearing loss is permanent and irreversible. And

hearing loss won’t make you a rock star. Don’t

take a chance. Turn it down.



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SERTOMA’S MISSION


NEWS FROM OUR CLUBS

SOUTHGLENN SERTOMANS HOST CELEBRATE SOUND EVENT

Registration Booth--Dry Creek Sertoma Club

On a beautiful Saturday in May – May 17 to be exact - the Southglenn Sertoma Club hosted a CELEBRATE SOUND Don’t Walk in Silence® event in Centennial, Colorado. John Smart (Littleton Sertoma Club) reports that this was the first event sponsored by either of the two districts in the Denver metro area and it was a great success, thanks to the leadership of Terry Boucher, Tamie Etchison and other members of the Southglenn Sertoma Club. Approximately 175 individuals, primarily Sertomans from clubs in the two districts, pre-registered with 80 enjoying all or some portion of the 2.6 mile walk. At last report, financials from the event were still being calculated but it was estimated that the event raised over $11,000.

We are on the way!

Tami Etchison, Cindy Markham, Terry Boucher (Southglenn) and Becky Taylor (Chatfield)

Sponsors $1,000+

Mat-Su Sertoma Club

Oticon, Inc.

Port Arthur

Sertoma Club

Sundowners Sertoma Club

Benefactors $500+

Don Bartelmay

Patrick F. Donnelly

Timothy J. Hazel

John L. Kelly

Jean M. Teal

JC Penney Company Fund

Oshkosh Corporation

Foundation

Gallatin Sertoma Club

Third City Sertoma Club

Fellows $100+

Kirk D. Alford

Gus Anderson

Dean Arens

Leslie J. Austin

Thomas A. Biggs

Jerry Bishop

Duane Bjorge

Jackie S. Blackwell

Alton J. Borel

Ilona Borish

Jane Bowman

Illauna B. Brazwell

William Brewer

Geneva W. Britt

Joyce B. Brocker

Bob Brooks

Mike C. Camelio

Charles E. Carpenter

William J. Catto

Sally Clair

John H. Clark

James P. Clarke

Bea Cole

Gwinn E. Corley

Darrell Crocker

John Daer

Marcus B. Daley

Marc B. Davidson

Reg Dickey

Nikki Diederich

Roger Donato

Russell M. Dreadin

Robert L. Dubose

Denny Dufault

Michael P. Earl

Lillie M. Elliott

Robert V. Elliott

Carol D. Eubanks

Charles Fairchild

Carol J. Farr

Louis Fermo

Monica Fintel

Susan M. Fix

Mary E. Flack

Gary W. Foster

Linda Foster

Kermit P. Garner

Fred P. Gossett

Richard C. Goven

Jane Grogan

Annual Fund DonorsJANUARY 1 - JUNE 30, 2014


Congratulations to Southglenn and to the other Sertoma clubs for leading a fun and successful event! John Smart, Littleton Sertoma Club

Left to right, Susan Goodman, Dry Creek; Chuck Darling, Littleton; Kay Darling, Dry Creek; Geoff Goodman; Pam Camelio, Southglenn; Chuck Kemerling, Littleton; Lois Kemerling, Dry Creek

C. J. Farr, Jeffco and Sertoma Promotion clubs


Annual Fund Donors

Catherine C. Hamby

Laura Hanavan

Dennis L. Handke

Margaret M. Harris

Brad Haughey

Leon W. Herndon

Shirley Herndon

Jay Hodges

Robert Hougham

James R. Irwin

Dan Ivers

Anne R. Jackson

John E. Jackson

Michael Jilling

David B. Johnson

Antoinette M. Jungers

Carole A. Karp

John C. Karp

Charles J. Kemerling

Edward R. Kensakoski

Kenneth A. Kluck

Leonder Labbe

Debby K. Larsen

Dennis D. Lawler

Sherry Lawrence

David Linn

Rick Maggiore

Dee Manchester

Tom Manhart

Stephanie Marks

Allen J. Marsh

Chris P. Maxwell

Eunice J. McArdle

J. Patrick McArdle

Powell McHaney

Eric Merritt

Carol L. Moore

Marlynn D. Moredock

Gary Murfield

Steven H. Murphy

Deborah K. Neef

Andis Osis

Cheryl Ostlie

Jay Ostlie

Glenn D. Pusch

Jeanne M. Pusch

Sandy J. Queen

Benjamin W. Rawlins

William A. Roberts

Paul C. Rosenberger

Verlyn Rosenberger

Arnold Rosenbleeth

John A. Schenkel

Karl Scholz

Dean S. Senne

Janice S. Sheeks

Christopher Shelton

Debra Shelton

James E. Shepherd

Margie Shepherd

Michael Shields

Keeisha Souder

John M. Steinhauer

John E. Stoughton

Thomas A. Stump

Constance Temm

James M. Thomas

Karen E. Todd

Mark L. Underhill

Stanley F. Vasa

Gary S. Venable

Nancy Voiland

Darrell Voyles

Sheila Walker

Del Walls

Holly Walls

Robert E. Wassman

Terry K. Weatherford

Delore E. Wetzel

Thomas L. Whitaker

Cynthia Wiley

Bernard K. Williams

Frederick T. Wilson

Glenn Windham

Charles E. Wood

Jodie Wood

Mark H. Zach

East Valley Sertoma Club

Grand Strand Sertoma Club

Jamestown Sertoma Club

Knoxville Downtown

Sertoma Club

Lawrence Sertoma Club

Macon Professional Womens

Sertoma Club

Marion County Sertoma Club

Medical College of Georgia

Sertoma Club

Platte County Sertoma Club

Sertoma Club @ The Villages

Tri-County Sertoma Club

Metro Sertoma Club

Yellow Rose Sertoma Club

Allegheny/Canada Region

Mountain West Region

100% Club

Chattanooga Sertoma Club

East Hamilton Sertoma Club

H.O.L.A. Sertoma Club

Heart of the Ozarks

Sertoma Club

Manhattan Sertoma Club

Manheim Sertoma Club

Platte County Sertoma Club

Powell Sertoma Club

Prospectors Sertoma Club

Ranch Hands Sertoma Club

Southern Cross Sertoma Club

Tucson Downtown

Sertoma Club

Wade Hampton Sertoma Club

West Shore Sertoma Club

Yellow Rose Sertoma Club

Zanesville Sertoma Club

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Memorials & Honorariums

January 1 - June 30, 2014

Honorariums

Bill Hamby

Catherine C. Hamby

Frederick M. Hartmann

James C. Tapp, Jr.

Elizabeth Mahar

Sally Clair

Memorials

Samuel A. Anderson


Gerald Stonger

Chester C. Andrews

John Daer

Roger Donato

East Valley Sertoma Club

Robert Hougham

Robert E. Wassman

Ivan Belac

Mary E. Flack

Veronica Besmehn

Robert R. Ehrich

Omar D. Blair

Rosalie Lay-Ramsey

Martha Boyd

Ronald W. McDaniel

Roy Bruno

Nelda Cooper

Port Arthur Sertoma Club

Marie A. Burgess

Dr. William E. Burgess

B.J. Cain

Andgelia Kelly

Melia Camelio

Dr. Mike C. Camelio

Louis A. Collignon

Patricia Diesing

Frank D’Aiuto

Mary E. Flack

Connie Davis

Dean S. Senne

Robert Eagleburger

Johnson County Sertoma Club

Marilyn Ek

Mapleton Sertoma Club

William & Patricia

Engelhardt

Michael P. Earl

Alex Flemington

Holly Hart

Pamela Hart

Timothy K. Hartigan

Bertha Frank


Omar T. Gaskin

Gus Anderson

Rosalie Lay-Ramsey

Ruth Gray

Dean S. Senne

Ronald Hamann

Charles J. Kemerling

Thomas E. Hunt, Jr.

William F. Prosch, Jr.

Patrick Hutcheson

George Jette-Cook

Sue Jackson-Polk

Ernest B. Polk

Ingrid A. Kehr

James B. Kehr

John Kendrick

East Central Pennsylvania

District

Marguerite Kraft


Louis A. Labbe

Dr. Leonder Labbe

Chuck Lake

Dean S. Senne

Patsy Landry

Odette Hill

Suzette Ledet

Jodie Wood

William F. Maloney

Sandra Maloney

Richard Martinez

Manuel Solar

Stuart Maseman

Susan M. Fix

Doug Meginnity

Blaine M. Pool

Dr. Gary Miller

Sharon E. Perrin

Gertrude M. Mongno

James J. Mongno

Junelle M. Mongno

Katie Mowinkel

William Brewer

Capt. Roland E. Respess

Port Arthur Sertoma Club

Kyle Richardson

Le Roy B. Jensen

Vivian Richardson

Le Roy B. Jensen

O.J. Riviere

Odette Hill

Pearl Riviere

Odette Hill

F.M. Rogers

L. Roland Freeman

Ross Saporito

Carol Guttadauria

Joseph S. Zumack

Frank B. Simon

Dorothy Simon

Robert Smith

Sertoma Club @ The Villages

Terry Sonier

Aurora-Golden Triangle

Sertoma Club

Nelda Cooper

Franklin Stuckey

Susan M. Fix

New Ulm Sertoma Club

Lee Sunderman

David Colboch

Robert W. Wade

Paul P. Farrell, Jr.

Brad Haughey

Colleen M. Westby

Antoinette Jungers

Dan Whalen

Chuck Whalen

Harold K. White, Sr.

Dr. Geneva W. Britt

Lois White

Dr. Geneva W. Britt

Eddie Woods

William A. Roberts

John J. Ziegler



Past International Presidents Obituaries

Sertoma Members who passed away

JANUARY 1 - JUNE 30, 2014

Thomas C. Ainsworth Reno, NV

Samuel A. Anderson Crestview, FL

Chester C. Andrews Scottsdale, AZ

Melvin C. Bond York, PA

Julie Bortnem Arvada, CO

Roy Bruno Port Arthur, TX

Robert Clark Freeville, NY

Bonnie Cumberland Brainerd, MN

James E. Darby Port Arthur, TX

Marilyn Deeks Colorado Springs, CO

Dudley Dewhirst Knoxville, TN

Lee Dodson Topeka, KS

John L. Durrer Carmel, IN

Robert Eagleburger Kansas City, KS

Robert L. Finotti Port Richey, FL

Alex Flemington Kansas City, MO

John P. Griffin Tampa, FL

Harlan Hale Manhattan, KS

Farada M. Hensley Anderson, IN

Thomas E. Hunt Birmingham, AL

Dennis J. Jeffrey The Villages, FL

Jim Johns Manhattan, KS

Scott Lenhart Saegertown, PA

James Long Huron, SD

Robert F. Lutz Roebuck, SC

John F. Masunas Tucson, AZ

Warren B. McLaughlin Columbus, NE

Gary Miller Lima, OH

Gertrude M. Mongno Jacksonville, AR

Eugene J. Rice Winston-Salem, NC

Tom Sawyer Tucson, AZ

Nelson L. Shearouse Winston-Salem, NC

Robert Smith The Villages, FL

Bert Spalding Monument, CO

Marvin L. Steffes Yankton, SD

Lyle E. Stouffer Tucson, AZ

Franklin Stuckey New Ulm, MN

Edward C. Tanner Everett, WA

Robert P. Taylor Reno, NV

Judith A. Tighe Mountville, PA

Clark Tinney Tucson, AZ

Robert W. Wade Indianapolis, IN

Rodger A. West Bradenton, FL

Al O. Wing Canal Winchester, OH


Mr. Samuel Anderson – Mr. Anderson was International President of Sertoma in 1989. A resident of Florida, Mr. Anderson was a Life Member of the Arapahoe Sertoma Club from 1966 to 2014. Some of Mr. Anderson’s other Sertoma accomplishments include: Regional Trainer, Gold Coat President, earned up through Senator 8 pins, President’s Life Time Achievement Award in 1995, Ambassador, 40-Year Tenure Award, and Tribune Award. Mr. Anderson passed away May 18, 2014.

A.O. (Al) Wing - Mr. Wing was International President in 1978. A resident of Ohio, Mr. Wing was a Life Member of the Eastern Columbus Sertoma Club from 7/1/1970 to 1/15/2009. His accomplishments as a Sertoman include: Life Patron, Gold Coat President, Centurion Award, Senator 1, and Tribune Award. Mr. Wing passed away June 8, 2014 in Canal Winchester, Ohio.

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