A group of dedicated folks showed up at camp Friday and Saturday to get work done. A big shout out to Ed Kampschroeder and George Bridger for coming early to install the bricks. They look beautiful!
Work Weekend 2012
April 23rd, 2012 by admin No comments »
Thanks to Our Recent Deaf Camp Sponsors
March 18th, 2012 by admin No comments »We’ve just received notice that the Triangle Community Foundation has awarded us a grant in the amount of $5,000 for camper scholarships. Whoopee!
We’ve also received a donation in the amount of $500 from the Quota Club of Raleigh. Double whoopee! Nancy, Geneva and I attended the club’s meeting last Wednesday evening and accepted the check. We learned that the Quota Club had been a supporter of our camp in its early years and the club, on its own, decided to resume supporting the camp this year.
And, the Norfolk Sertoma Club has made a generous donation of $5,000 to our kitty. Triple whoopee! I traveled to Norfolk two weeks ago to thank the club in person for its donation.
Finally, although we’re happy for the donation of $1,500 from the Sertoma by the Bay club, (quadruple whoopee!), we’re sad the check we received will be the last one we will receive from the club as it has disbanded. It has been a stalwart supporter of the camp in years past. Some of you may still have water bottles donated by the club several years ago.
A reminder that the committee meets on Friday evening, April 20, of work weekend. Please RSVP as soon as possible. It appears we will finally be getting the bricks in the ground. The order was to have been placed early this past week for delivery by April 20.
Also, I also visited the Eastern N.C. School for the Deaf on Wednesday. The chief administrative officer says the kids who attended last summer spoke well of our camp and are planning to attend again this year. He hopes more of their students will attend this year. I left a copy of Janis’ slide show with him. I’m trusting he will share it with teachers, staff, and the kids.
Yours in Sertoma service,
John Kelly
2012 Deaf Camp Brochures Online!
March 4th, 2012 by admin No comments »
The 2012 Sertoma Deaf Camp brochure/application form is now online.
Please note:
The tuition is still $500 per camper this year, to align with the actual per camper cost. Application deposits remain at $75 per camper, which will then be applied to total tuition cost.
Pleaes visit the Deaf Camp page to find out more information and forms. We have a great video of last year’s campers for you to watch.
If you need to request hard copies of the brochure or have questions. Please email sertomadeafcamp@gmail.com
Work Weekend 2012 April 20-22
March 4th, 2012 by admin No comments »Dear Sertoma Member, Camp Sertoma Committee Member, Camp Sertoma Club Member or Friend of Camp Sertoma:
Here is your invitation to work weekend:workweekend2012. Please share and distribute as directed in the invitation.
Please R.S.V.P. by April 15. I’m not clairvoyant so the courtesy of a response will be greatly appreciated!
John Kelly
Mid-Winter Meeting – Feb. 4th 2012 at 1pm
January 7th, 2012 by admin No comments »Sertoma Deaf Camp Committee Midwinter Meeting
The planning meeting for the 2012 edition of the Sertoma Deaf Camp will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the Tar Heel Sertoma Lodge west of Carrboro, N.C. Everyone is welcome to attend. Arrive early and enjoy a delicious N.C. barbecue meal cooked by Reed Council, Louise’s son, who is a professional caterer. Cost of the meal is $8.00 per person. Louise Council will be preparing one of her tantalizing desserts also. If you are attending, please RSVP to John Kelly.
82 bricks so far — let’s make it 100 this weekend!
September 14th, 2011 by admin No comments »I recently emailed Jeff Cape, VP of fund-raising to inquire about the status of the brick project. He says, “We are getting close…… 82 and hoping this weekend will put us over 100 which means we will finally get things started!!!”
So let’s pool our resources and buy 18 more bricks!!!
Janis Henderson-Hunsucker
Camp Club Secretary
Fun Weekend – September 16-18 2011
August 4th, 2011 by admin No comments »Dear Sertoma member of Chesapeake Bay, Doug Council or Henry C. Carter Districts; member of Camp Sertoma Club of NC/VA/MD; member of Sertoma Deaf Camp Committee; and/or friend of Sertoma:
Download and view the flyer and registration forms to attend this year’s Camp Sertoma fun weekend, which will celebrate our 30th year of collaboration with North Carolina 4-H. Please bring a bunch of people with you, there will be activities for everyone to enjoy, from merely sitting in a rocking chair to navigating the high ropes course!
NOTE: The Sertoma Deaf Camp Committee and the Camp Sertoma Club of NC/VA/MD will meet at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 16, to maximize the amount of fun time we’ll have to enjoy on Saturday. Interested Sertomans and non-Sertomans are invited to attend the meeting.
Hope to see you there!
Yours in Service to Mankind,
John Kelly,
Chair, Sertoma Deaf Camp Committee
Chairman of the Board, Camp Sertoma Club of NC/VA/MD
Deaf Camp was BRILLIANT
July 5th, 2011 by admin No comments »The 2011 Deaf Camp was a huge success thanks to the many Deaf Camp Committee members, volunteers, 4-H staff and parents! Several Sertoma club members like Larry Shealey, Vernon Royster, John Kelly and Jim Womble picked up the campers from their houses.
Sandy Waterman posted pictures daily on our the Deaf Camp Facebook page. This was a big hit with parents!
We are all looking forward to Deaf Camp 2012.
Deaf Camp – Right Around the Corner
June 10th, 2011 by admin No comments »2011 Sertoma Deaf Camp invites children ages 8-16 who are deaf, hard of hearing, or signing CODA’s to join us in the beautiful Sauratown Mountains of Stokes County, North Carolina for a week of fun and adventure from June 19-24. Campers will be accepted on a first come first serve basis as long as space is available. As of June 9th there are a few slots still available. A non-refundable deposit of $75.00 made payable to Camp Sertoma Club of NC, VA & MD is required with the Deaf HH Camp Brochure with application form. Remember if accepted, your paperwork would need to be sent in ASAP.
Presidential visit to camp
May 15th, 2011 by admin No comments »Sertoma President Dennis Lawler and his wife, Judy, of Liberty, Mo. visited Camp Sertoma today. Randy Mercer, governor of the Henry C. Carter District, sponsored the event today and prepared a wonderful lunch (see photos below). Keith Russell was joined by several Winston-Salem Sertom Club, Camp Sertoma Club, Raleigh Sertoma Club and Alamance County Sertoma Club members and other guests. The weather was fair and didn’t start drizzling until we were under the gym porch eating lunch. Keith Russell showed us all the newly renovated dining hall, kitchen, Cheshire Hall’s lobby, the chapel, the 2 classrooms and the 3 cabin circles. Afterward, committee chair John Kelly drove them to see the horse barn and riding ring, the Doug Council High Adventure course, and the campground. President Lawler and Judy were very complimentary of the camp and its facilities. A very successful event!
Janis Henderson-Hunsucker
Camp Club & Committee Secretary
