What
We Support and Why
Focus
- The Sertoma Club has a central mission of supporting causes related to
Communicative Disorders, primarily including speech or hearing concerns.
Additionally, the club is dedicated to promoting education, civic
responsibility, and opportunities for those with special needs.
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Clark Flatt who is the founder, President and CEO of the Jason
Foundation is receiving a check for $1000 from Les Hutchinson,
President of the Nashville Sertoma Club, in recognition of his
wonderful efforts in addressing the issues of youth suicide and
creating an educational program for parents, teachers and other
youth leaders to identify and attend to children and teens at
risk for suicide. Mr Flatt indicated that they now have offices
in all 50 states for their program. The Nashville Sertoma Club
was very proud to recognize him and the Jason Foundation for
their work. |
Funding support - As such, the Club divides its charitable focuses into
four primary groups and allocates its giving and support accordingly. Those
four areas include:
1) The
Freedom Essay Scholarship program – a contest for area high school
seniors that picks a topic related to a constitutional or legal issue that
is currently facing our country. Students are encouraged to write a
one-page essay on that topic. At least three area people (non-club members)
judge the essays on a standardized criteria. The winner gets a $3500
scholarship to the college or university of his/her choice. Three runner’s
up are also chose and receive $2,000 scholarships to the institution of
higher learning of their respective choices as well.
2) Causes
that focus on speech or hearing issues – area charities that serve
individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or who have a speech
disorder. A portion of our funds reserved for charitable giving by the Club
are allocated each year specifically for nonprofit organizations or groups
with this focus.
3) Events
specifically sponsored by the Club to benefit our target focus or to raise
money for charitable purposes – Examples of these include our annual
Fantasy Baseball Camp for deaf and hard of hearing youth, our Civic Cup
Challenge golf tournament, our Shooting for Preservation skeet shoot, and
others.
4) Other
not-for-profit organizations or causes that provide specific services
in which the Club has a special interest. – Examples include Big
Brothers, the YMCA summer camp for youth, a tornado relief fund provided for
area residents who lost their homes, and others.
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Hands-on Support - The Club also has a history of having its members
roll up their sleeves and provide time, skills, and some of their own
resources to address area needs. Examples of this include building ramps
for wheelchair-access to buildings and homes, ring the Christmas bells for
the Salvation Army, special cleanup days and repairs for a group home
operated by Centerstone Mental Health Center, providing additional manpower
for the Fantasy Baseball Camp in conjunction with the Nashville Sounds
baseball team, etc.
