St. Joseph Sertoma Club presents $500 awards to Special Olympics, YMCA and AFL-CIO
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Sertoma Club awarded $500 to three local organizations in a continuation of the celebration of its 112th anniversary.
Presented by Board Chair Pat Dillon, AFL-CIO Community Services, Special Olympics and the YMCA received funds this week at the club's quarterly meeting.
Club President Bill McMurray also presented the Sertoman of the Year plaques to two outstanding Sertomans, Ed and Pat Burton, for their decades of dedicated "SERvice TO MAnkind".
International Director Bill Williams of Springfield, Missouri, was in attendance and praised the local club for its 100-plus years of community service.
The St. Joseph Sertoma club was founded in 1914, two years after the organization launched in Kansas City. It is one of the oldest in the country. Club members have made their mark on St. Joseph by creating and participating in events that benefit the community and the nation.
The organization places American Flags on 10 different occasions throughout the community and volunteers with Meals on Wheels.
