Sertoma Club of North Augusta

06/15/2026

At the recent Sertoma meeting, Executive Director Jason Camis provided an update on the organization’s continued efforts to strengthen local clubs, grow membership, develop future leaders, and expand Sertoma’s impact through service projects and hearing health initiatives.

A key part of the update focused on the upcoming 2026 Sertoma International Board elections. Members are encouraged to consider serving in leadership roles as Sertoma prepares to elect three positions for terms running from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029: Southeastern Regional Director (Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama), Great Lakes Regional Director (Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio), and International Vice President. Candidates must submit their intent to run by January 31, 2026.

The update also emphasized the importance of volunteer leadership, member engagement, and supporting local clubs as they continue serving their communities. Sertoma remains focused on its mission of “Service to Mankind,” with continued investment in hearing health programs, scholarships, leadership development, and community service opportunities. Members were encouraged to stay involved, support one another, and help ensure a strong future for the organization.

https://www.sertoma.org/News-Stories/View/ArticleId/12169/Update-from-the-Executive-Director

05/22/2026

We also want to thank Piedmont Augusta for their continuous support of the North Augusta Sertoma Club and our mission to help those with hearing needs throughout our community.

Without their support, so much of the generosity and positive impact we are able to provide would not be possible.

Thank you, Piedmont Augusta, for everything you do for our community and for helping make a difference in the lives of so many.

05/22/2026

Last night was a special evening at the Sertoma Club as we welcomed Merry Glenne Piccolino from Aiken County Public Schools to receive a $20,220 check from our Sertoma Club. These funds will help provide hearing devices for students with hearing issues, allowing them to better hear and learn in the classroom through technology that amplifies the teacher’s voice for those students.

Thank you to Aiken County Public Schools for everything you are doing for our students, and thank you to all of our Sertoma Club members who helped make this possible.

05/21/2026

⛳️ The Sertoma Club of North Augusta’s “FORE Speech & Hearing” Golf Tournament is right around the corner, and we would love for you to be part of this great community event!

This tournament helps support infant and youth hearing aid programs right here in our local community, and since 2010, more than $1.2 million has been donated toward this incredible cause. 💙💛

📅 Tournament Date: October 5, 2026
📍 The River Golf Club – North Augusta, SC
⏰ Registration & Breakfast: 8:30 AM
🏌️ Shotgun Start: 9:30 AM
🍽 Dinner Upon Finishing

There are multiple sponsorship opportunities available for businesses and organizations looking to support a meaningful cause while getting great community visibility. Team registrations are also open now!

For more information or to register:
📧 [email protected]

Let’s come together for a great day of golf while helping make a difference in the lives of children and families in our community. ⛳️

04/25/2026

Tonight, our Sertoma Club proudly sponsored and presented the Sertoma Athletes of Distinction Awards to a group of outstanding athletes. Sertoma members Colen Lindell and John Felak were on hand to represent the club and personally present each athlete with their award.

04/11/2026

114 years ago today, a movement centered on one idea began: service to others.

On April 11, 1912, a small group gathered in Kansas City for the first meeting of what would eventually become Sertoma International. What started as a simple concept has grown into a lasting legacy of giving back and strengthening communities.

That mission is still alive and well today—especially here in North Augusta.

Whether it’s supporting hearing health or stepping up for local needs, Sertoma’s impact is felt through the people who continue to serve. It’s a reminder that real change starts at the community level, with people willing to show up and make a difference.

Celebrating this milestone today, and grateful for those carrying that mission forward right here in North Augusta.

03/22/2026

The Sertoma Club of North Augusta continues to make a real impact in our community.

Recently, the club proudly presented a $4,000 donation to Piedmont Augusta Speech and Hearing—supporting critical services that help individuals communicate, connect, and live better every day.

We were honored to have Brandi Morrison, Director of Rehab Services, and Dr. Gloria Gardner, Audiologist, representing Piedmont Augusta Speech and Hearing. Their work is changing lives across our region, and it’s a privilege to support their mission.

Even more powerful—this isn’t new.

Since 1992, the Sertoma Club of North Augusta has contributed over $308,000 to Piedmont Augusta Speech and Hearing.

That’s more than just a number.
That’s decades of impact.
That’s lives improved, families supported, and a community that shows up for one another.

Proud to be part of something that continues to give back in such a meaningful way.

03/19/2026

NORTH AUGUSTA — The North Augusta Sertoma Club celebrates 55 years in August, and it’s a birthday that might just offer its own candles on the cake: club members are hoping to break ground on a permanent meeting place, one that’s all their own, by the end of the year.

Service to Mankind — as the very name “Sertoma” stands for — is at the core of what the club does, the North Augusta chapter alone having given out some $1.4 million over just the past 15 years.

That money has largely been in support of Piedmont Augusta Speech and Hearing Center; the roots of Sertoma as a national organization go back to 1912, and the organization was founded on advocacy for the speech and hearing impaired.

Reasons that club members give for their being a part of Sertoma here in North Augusta are many, each one rolling into the next and becoming a multilayered pull.

There’s the reward, current Chair Justin Howard said, in meeting those whose lives have changed for the better because of the work Sertoma has done.

There’s the social aspect and professional networking, combined with real impact made, Colen Lindell said.

David Hewitt, secretary since 2007, summarized with humor that a lot of folks join “because they’re altruistic and thirsty.”

But it all started back in 1971 with a group of 25 people, maybe a few more, who just wanted “to make some money and then give it away.”

This from John Morris, one of the club’s founding members.

Morris said that in all these 55 years, it’s the relationship with Piedmont that has stood out most to him. That, and the club ranking as the largest Sertoma club at one point, with more than 170 members.

North Augusta Sertomans began working closely with Piedmont, at the time University Hospital, in the 1990s, over time raising enormous sums of money that helped fund the hospital’s Speech and Hearing Center on Augusta’s Harper Street.

“Going to Piedmont Speech and Hearing Center and having those families talk to us and the mothers and children crying and telling us the difference it made in their kids’ lives where, basically, some of them were not able to function in school and they just seemed to be drowning, with no help, and to see them graduating college and becoming leaders in their own fields... it’s rewarding,” Chair Howard said.

North Augusta Sertoma Club got going in 1971. Its membership has placed it in the top Sertoma clubs by size, and it’s one that spans generations.

03/16/2026

Help us wish our club Board Chairmen a happy birthday, Justin Howard! Thank you for everything that you’ve done for the last year and a half of Sertoma club.