Camp Sertoma

If you were like me and had no idea what Camp Sertoma was, let me please enlighten you. The Camp Sertoma Foundation is a charitable organization whose primary mission is to assist individuals with speech, hearing, and language disorders. Additionally, They sponsor community projects and promote freedom and democracy.Annually they host a Boy Scout Camp and an egg hunt with the Easter Bunny and other special events. The camp features a decent full basketball court and a playground area that is on grass/dirt and has monkey bars, a medium sized jungle gym with a slide, tunnel and bridge, a tall metal slide, a bank of traditional/toddler swings and a larger wooden jungle gym with a slide, balance beam and monkey bars. The larger jungle gym is like a set up somewhat like a ninja course. The camp is has no shortage of green space that can be used for various things such as camping, flying a kite, playing catch, a football or soccer game, or having a picnicI saw 5 small cabins on the compound. They looked in pretty bad shape and in need of some serious TLC. I am not sure if they are still being used, but they do not appear serviceable. You will find a large enclosed circular pavilion at the camp with picnic tables set up outside of it and tables and chairs on the inside that can be configured to your needs. The pavilion also has restroom and a small kitchen inside as well. What I found that was cool about this pavilion is that it has an indoor fire pit in the middle with a huge vent over top of it that goes out of the roof. I had never seen anything like that. This pavilion is able to be rented for special events. The Camp is home to a community center, which serves primarily as a bingo hall. They host bingo every Monday and Thursday there, and from what I hear, it is a big deal. There is a barbecue restaurant worth checking out that operates out of there on select days as well. The Center is also available to be rented for special events. This place has some decent facilities. Could it use a little updating? Yes, but they still have enough stuff that is adequately maintained to probably suit your needs. It is a very verstile place and can host a day camp, wedding, birthday party, field day, camping trip or pretty much most any other special event that you can think of.

Bingo is played every Monday and Thursday starting at 6:30. Its a flat $20 which includes one quick 2 surprizes, two bonaza 1 pull tab and a 24 pack.

We had our wedding here on a Saturday. At the time of booking they told us we could come in the Friday before to set up and that they would call me to let me know. Well the week before I had not heard back so I call and let a message on that Monday and Tuesday before. With caterers, DJ, tent company, chair company needing to know a time frame etc. I sent my dad to the club Wednesday thinking perhaps the phone wasn't working. The lady grounds keeper answered the door with an attitude and told my dad she got our messages and was going to call us. Well she finally called my husband and told us we can come in Friday but there is a "time frame" since they weren't suppose to let people in on days not booked. Which was never mentioned at the time of booking. So they let us in Friday a few hours to set up. Once we finally got in, the kitchen was full of bugs, the tables were caked in mud from the mud run the week before, the kitchen sink was leaking into the floor causing a major hazard. The ladders we were shown at booking were no where to be found. One of my caterers told me the grounds keeper lady bitched at her, "you see these chairs, I want them put back the way you found them!" We didn't even use the chairs. The Sunday after the wedding I got a called from them asking about a car someone left. We told them we'd find out what was going on with it. Called her back phone went to voicemail as usually. Left a messages saayings the owner was coming for it, she locked her keys in it. Well they TOWED it anyways!!! Then after it taking 30 days to get our refund deposit back they made it out to my husband who the contract wasn't even with. Unprofessional, unorganized. GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING.