Sertoma Club of Mesa
1264 S Gilbert Road
Mesa, , AZ 85204
ph: 480-389-0751
fax: 480-964-4525
alt: 480-225-5218
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Services we provide to the community of mesa, AZ
Since our founding in October 1954, The Sertoma Club of Mesa has served many charitable organizations with financial and volunteer manpower resources locally and through Sertoma, Inc., nationally. Sertoma has as its primary function assisting people who have speech or hearing impairments. All local clubs, however, are autonomous and are free to assist whatever organization or group best fits our purposes.
Partial List of Charitable Organizations Supported:
*City of mesa Constitution Week Celebration
**CARE Partnership
http://www.carepartnership.org You can view our videos at www.youtube.com/CAREpartnership*CHAP Community Hearing Aid Program (Affiliated with the EAR Foundation) www.earfoundationaz.com #
*Junior Achievement www.jaaz.org
*Making Waves, City of Mesa http://www.ci.mesa.az.us/parksrec/TimeOut.asp#Aquatics_-_
*Mesa Food Bank www.unitedfoodbank.org
*Mesa Foundation for educational Excellence www.mpsaz.org
*Mesa Little League http://www.google.com/search?q=mesa+little+league
*Mesa Pub. Schools Audiology Dept. Scholarships http://www.mpsaz.org/speced/HI/index.htm #
*MPS Constitution Essay Contest http://www.mesa.govnsertomaaz.org/EssayCompetition.htm
*National Special Olympics Committee http://www.specialolympicsarizona.org/home/main.asp
**Sequoia School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing –http://www.ssdhh.info/
*Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation http://www.sertoma.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=338&srcid=190
*St Vincent de Paul Food Bank http://www.cpes.com/advocacyresources/communityassistance/foodbanks.htm.
NOTE: You are invited to visit the websited of these organizations for more detailed information
Community Activities We Organize or Sposor follow:
A major fund raising activity we have sponored and hosted, in conjunction with Mi Amigos, the Thanksgiving Day Turkty Trot (A 10K nationally sanctioned race in conjunction with a 1 Mile and a 2 Mile Fun Rum.) This event began in 1959. We draw participants from all over the United States. Many families have this event as a family tradition, returning each year as part of their Thanksgiving day celebration. Participant ages range from babies being pushed in carriages to those in their 70's. It is truly a fun and profitable event drawing between 4,000 and 5,000 runers
10K Starting Line
finish Line.Constitution Week Celebration (Durinng the week in which September 17th occurs.)
The main goal is to educate and celebrate the miracle of the Consititution of the United States of America. Typical Conatitution Week activities follow below. Themes and events may vary from year to year as was the case during the 5 year centennial celebrations in 1987.
September (Monday)
Mesa’s 31st Annual Amphitheater Program
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Family time; bring chairs, blankets, picnic dinner and enjoy music by the Red Mountain High School Honors Band. A children’s constitution quiz, paper hats and the opportunity to meet some of the Founding Fathers will be available during this time. For Jr. and Sr. High school students, the winner of the Constitution Quiz will receive two tickets to Washington D.C. compliments of US Airways.
7:00 – 8:30 pm: Show time; featuring Red Mountain High School Honors Band under the direction of Mr. Vince Wedge; Dobson High School Color Guard ROTC under the direction of Lt Colonel Greensfelder; Boy Scouts Parade of Flags; “City Lights” music and drama group under the direction of Paula Olsen.
[This program also serves as the official kickoff of the Constitution Essay Contest sponsored by the Sertoma Club of Mesa and the Mesa Constitution Celebration Committee. The Mesa Amphitheater is located at Center and University, Mesa
This event has been discontinued and absorbed into the Constitution Week USA held in the town of Gilbert. see www.constitutionweekusa>org
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“Portraits of the Founding Fathers” - Have you ever wondered what they were and what happened to the men who signed the Declaration of Independence? What were the foundations of their beliefs on education, religion, government and public policy? As a result of their activism, what happened to their lives? From extensive study of historical records, Shirley Whitlock will present a very entertaining slide presentation of the famous and not-so-famous Founding Fathers of our great country. Bring the whole family. Show time: 7:00 pm @ The Heritage Academy, 32 S. Center, Mesa
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September (Saturday) - Seminar
“The Making of America
” – A learning experience your family will never forget! Your family will see, hear and learn the exciting, unforgettable stories about the creation of the first free nation in modern times. The morning session will trace the adventure from 1400 B.C. to A.D. 1787. The afternoon session will take a refreshing look at the political and economic principles of the Preamble, Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Amendments to the Constitution.
Seminar time 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. (Lunch break 12:00 – 12:45pm) @ The Heritage Academy , 32 S. Center, Mesa .
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September (Saturday)
“Jeff Groscost Memorial-Citizenship in Action-Merit Badge Clinic”
This program will present most all the required information and activities to qualify for the BSA Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge. Each youth or group of youths should provide for their own transportation to the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.
Class will be held in the House of Representatives chambers building at the state capitol Time: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm; at 1700 West Washington, Phoenix
July 4th Independence Day Fireworks Show
We have a also sponsored and organized the July 4th Independence day Celebration for the City of Mesa, This event was begun in 1960 and has also become one of our trademarks in the community. The event is held in the Mesa Community College Stadium with prefireworks entertainment and games for the kids. Event photos are shown above and below.
While our organization focuses on speech and hearing impaired people and needed services for them, we also seek to contribute to other community needs-based organizations. As is evident from this list all are not speech and hearing related, but are certainly worthy causes.
Here are a couple views of parts of the CARE Facility.which was mostly built under the direction of one of our members, Dave Fixhcbeck, ArizonaWest Contracting, with mostly donated labor and materials, Details can be seen on CARE website
www.youtube.com/CAREpartnership
There sits an angel teaching 7 deaf kindergarteners sign language. We walked in on the class while it was in session. The look on their faces was a sure indicator of the love these children have for their teacher. Angel Ramos and his wife Marla are the backbone of the Sequoia School For The Deaf and hard of Hearing. We are fortunate to have them iin our community and in our club..
Each organization has details about themselves ontheir respective websites
Entry fees, commercial sponsors and private donors provide a substantial funds that enable us to be generous with the organizations we support. We find that people in this area are very generous, even in the more difficult times because they know the funds are spent prudently, Beczuse of the reputation we have they support us with confidence. Most of the staff used to carry out these activities are vollunteers. Some are from the beneficiaries of our donations to them and others, such as the Boy Scouts of America anxiously cheerfully donate service hours
The madhouse at the shirt disribiution table.
One of the tenets of Sertoma is to promote and celebrate our heritage as citizens of the United States of America. While the Independence Day Celebration andConstitution Commemoration are periodic occurrances, we try to engender conscious appreciation and gratitude for the blessings of liberty established by our founding fathers.
Each year we have about 300 Boy Scouts attend this class and qualify for their Citizenship in The Nation Merit Badge; truly a worthwhile effort.
PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE MAJOR CHANGE IN VENUE AND MAGNITUDE OF OUR TRADITIONAL FIREWORKS SHOW. READ BELOW
When the fireworks show was established by the Sertoma Club of Mesa in 1960, It was intended that the show was our gift to the citizens of our community. As time has worn on the costs of putting on the show have escalated to a point that we had to change venues and began chargind a nominal fee to get into the stadium fo watch up close. Nevertheless the size of the show has grown to the extent that brginning in 2010 the club has now joined in partnership with the City of Mesa to organize a freedom celebration in downtown Mesa on the Friday and Saturday nearest the 4th of July. (Go to the July 4th Celebration of Freedom page for specifics.)
Mortars and basins ready to go.
Sertoma Club of Mesa
1264 S Gilbert Road
Mesa, , AZ 85204
ph: 480-389-0751
fax: 480-964-4525
alt: 480-225-5218
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