Friends of Vade Mecum

call to action

Get A Sign

We are going to make signs. I will let you know prices soon. If you are interested in getting one. Please stop by our Save Sertoma Facebook group and drop us a line under the picture of the sign.

Meet at the Table

A group of five of us went to the county commissioner’s meeting on Monday, January 27th. I personally spoke about getting stake holders to sit down together at the table and find a solution. If the RFI is too restrictive, can we write something better? I talked about folks willing and ready to start fund raising, but what for, we…
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County Commissioner’s Mtg – 12/23

Where: Commissioner’s Chambers, 2nd floor, Ronald Regan Building, 1014 Main st., Danbury, NC 27016 When: 12/23 6:00pm arrive earlier if you want to sign up for public comment. As I wrote on our facebook group page, “Sign up for public comments and remind the Commissioner’s that we need to Save Sertoma/Vade Mecum Springs. Our group has proposed a plan and we…
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Sign Our Petition

Camp Sertoma summer staffer, Joey Jones, wrote the Change. org petition to Save Sertoma. Please sign it and share.  

Call to Action #2

We have an urgent need for letters of support. Write one positive, enthusiastic, passionate email and copy it to many people. Ask them to commit to working with community stakeholders to develop a strategy for the  continued operation of Sertoma 4-H Educational Center as an Extension outreach of NCSU and North Carolina 4-H. Here is the list. Kevin Howell – Vice…
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Contact Holloway & Randleman

photo by Liu Yunxia

Contact the two senators where Camp Sertoma is. First, either call or email Bryan Holloway at 919-733-5609 or Bryan.Holloway@ncleg.net Second, either call or email Shirley Randleman at(919) 733-5743 or Shirley.Randleman@ncleg.net Claire-Marie Hannon has come up with some talking points to use when discussing the closure of the three 4-H Centers with folks. The Centers are more valued by the citizens of North…
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Call to Action #1

As you guys know, I bleed green. I love 4-H and the camping program. It has made me the adult I am today. Yesterday, I received a text from a good friend saying that Sertoma was to be shut down. I couldn’t believe it. I received a copy of the original memo 4-H Camps Update_10-16-13 today. Spurred to action by former…
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