Hearing Health
Our signature cause. We fund hearing aids for families who can't afford them, run free screenings at local schools, and connect people with audiologists who'll help.
Learn about our hearing workDowntown Spartanburg Sertoma Club · Since 1962
Neighbors helping neighbors hear, learn, and belong.
We're a local service club raising funds for hearing health, youth programs, and community needs right here in Spartanburg. We meet every Tuesday over lunch — and guests are always welcome.
Tuesdays, 12:00pm
Downtown Spartanburg Club Room
Guests always welcome
Our Mission
Service to Mankind — starting on our own street.
Sertoma has been around since 1912, and the name is short for Service to Mankind. Our signature cause is hearing health — helping people who are deaf or hard of hearing get the devices, screenings, and support they need to take part in the world.
But the version that matters is the local one. It's the third-grader at Cleveland Academy who failed a hearing screening and whose family couldn't cover a $4,000 hearing aid. It's the scholarship that made the difference for a kid down the street. It happens here, and it's funded by neighbors.
Our Story
Sixty years of Tuesdays.
The Spartanburg club chartered in 1962 with fourteen members and a card table. We're a little bigger now, but the shape of the thing hasn't changed: people who live here, meeting over lunch, deciding what needs doing and then doing it.
We're one of hundreds of clubs under Sertoma International — which gives us a century of backing and a national hearing-health mission — but every dollar we raise in Spartanburg stays in Spartanburg. No pass-through, no head office cut.
- 1962Chartered in Spartanburg
- 48Active members
- $45/qtrDues, all in
What We Do
Three ways we show up.
Different work, same idea — find a need in Spartanburg, then go meet it.
Community Service
Park cleanups, the food bank, the fire station's back lot, and whatever the storm knocked down last week. Unglamorous, useful, and usually finished by lunch.
See what's coming upYouth & Education
Scholarships for Spartanburg High seniors, the annual essay contest, and a standing partnership with the district's speech and hearing program.
Meet this year's winners
$127,000
Raised for local causes since 2015
340
Hearing screenings provided
26
Scholarships awarded
1,200+
Volunteer hours last year
Every dollar raised here stays here.
What's Next
Come see us in action.
Fundraiser
Pancake Breakfast for Hearing
Our biggest fundraiser of the year. Bring the kids — $8 a plate, and it all goes to the hearing aid fund.
Club Meeting
Weekly Lunch Meeting
Lunch is $12, and your first one's on us. No reservation needed — just walk in.
Community Service
Duncan Park Cleanup
Gloves and bags provided. Three hours, no commitment — bring a friend or come alone.
“I'd lived here six years and knew maybe four people outside work. I went to one lunch expecting a sales pitch and got a sandwich and an argument about parade floats. I joined three weeks later.”
Get Involved
There's a place for you here.
You don't have to join to help. Pick the door that fits.
Become a Member
Lunch every Tuesday, a hand in what we fund, and about forty new friends. Dues are $45 a quarter. Start by visiting — no commitment.
Visit a meetingVolunteer at an Event
Show up for one Saturday. Flip pancakes, haul bags, hand out gloves. No membership, no dues, no follow-up phone calls. We mean it.
See what's coming upSponsor Our Work
Local businesses underwrite the pancake breakfast, the scholarships, and the hearing aid fund. Your name goes on it, and the money stays in Spartanburg.
Talk to usOur Supporters
Backed by Spartanburg business.
These are the folks who underwrite the work. When you can, give them yours.
Come to a meeting. That's really all it takes.
No commitment, no pressure. Sit down, have lunch, meet some neighbors. If it's not for you, that's genuinely fine — we'll still be glad you came.
Tuesdays, 12:00pm
150 E Main Street, Spartanburg
Or call Diane at (864) 555-0142 — she'd love to hear from you.