The Annual Fundraising Award, Lifetime Fundraising Award and Lifetime Service Award are based on a long-term commitment to fundraising or service. The selection committee each year would be composed of the club’s current president and past presidents. They have the power to choose the corresponding recipient. The name of each recipient would remain a secret until the awards banquet. The criteria for determining success in achieving recognition for either award would be as follows:
AWARDS
Criteria for Award Recipients
Annual Fundraising Award
- Serve as Chairman of a fundraising committee
- Raise $1000 or more in proceeds
- Good financial standings with the club
- Strong, active member attending lunches, happy hours, fundraisers, events, etc.
The fundraising committee could also recommend recipients for the annual award based on a high level of service towards fundraising achieved outside the four above mentioned criteria.
Lifetime Fundraising Award
- Club member 10+ years
- 10 years chairing a fundraising committee
- Achieve a total of 10 different annual awards
- Raise a total of $25,000 or more lifetime
- Good financial standings with the club
- Strong, active member attending lunches, happy hours, fundraisers, events, etc.
Lifetime Service Award
- Club member 10+ years
- Serve as a chairman of a service committee 10+ years
- Serve on the Board of Directors of Sertoma Club of Greater Sarasota or Sertoma Kids
- Good financial standings with the club
- Strong, active member attending lunches, happy hours, fundraisers, events, etc
- Bring public awareness to the club
- Consistently raises money on a regular basis
- Helps out in a crises
Sertoma Club of Greater Sarasota Award Recipients
Sertoman Of The Year
- 2025 – TBD
- 2024 – Carol Pandis
- 2023 – Tim Self
- 2022 – Christa Sweeney
- 2021 – Kathy Cromley
- 2020 – Brian Drechsler
- 2019 – Christa Sweeney/Georgianna Strauser
- 2018 – Jake Hartvigsen
- 2017 – Tim Self
- 2016 – Robert Melberth
- 2015 – Eric Massey
- 2014 – Don Muenzmay
- 2013 – Ron Haynes
- 2012 – Tim Self
- 2011 – Tonya Steed
- 2010 – Bob Wilson
- 2009 – Ken Allen
- 2008 – Chandra Riccio
- 2007 – Tom Wessel
- 2006 -Dick Cooley
- 2005 – Robb Darnell
- 2004 – Bud Hurter
- 2003 – Gerry Cool
- 2002 – Brian Dumas
- 2001 – Marty Faust
- 2000 – Lisa Hagerman
- 1999 – David Hicks
- 1998 – Sandy Blowers & Walt Land
- 1997 – Bob DesRochers
- 1996 – Craig Phillips
- 1995 – Mike Hawkins
- 1994 – Pete Resh
- 1993 – Barry Pappa
- 1992 – Bill Theroux
- 1991 – Bill Theroux
- 1990 – Craig McAllister
- 1989 – Johhny Jahn
- 1988 – Mike Bennett
- 1987 – Peter Taylor
- 1986 – Jim Dean
- 1985 – Bob DesRochers
- 1984 – George McLain
- 1983 – Paul Mercier
- 1982 – David Barnett
- 1981 – Charlie Ferneyhough
- 1980 – Ralph Fensterwald
- 1979 – Mike Seer
- 1978 – Jerry Lotz & Bob Ferris
- 1977 – Skip Halsey
- 1976 – Jon Harris
- 1975 – John Karel
- 1974 – Stan Marine
- 1973 – Rod McMillie
- 1972 – Don Muenzmay
- 1971 – Len Gionfriddo
- 1970 – Ralph Lampman
- 1969 – Johnny Jahn
- 1968 – Chet Rickert
- 1967 – Jay Jaffe
- 1966 – Don Simpson & Dave Haber
- 1965 – Charles Stewart
- 1964 – John Piercy
- 1963 – Clyde Gentry
- 1962 – JA Hartenstine & LW Glisson
- 1961 – Arthur Rinke
- 1960 – Robert Alexander
- 1959 – Dean Fleischman & Bill Poe
- 1958 – Raymond McCarthy
- 1957 – Fred Cooper, Jr.
- 1956 – RP Farrell & John Taylor
Lifetime Service Award Recipients
- Ric Coury
- Jason Harvey
- Mike Burns
- Johnny Jahn
- Bob DesRochers
- George McLain
- Pete Resh
- Mike Bennett
- Robb Darnell
- Alex Lancaster
- Mike Hawkins
- Marty Faust
- Tom Wessel
- Chandra Riccio
- Ken Allen
- Bob Wilson
- Bud Hurter
- Don Muenzmay
- David Hicks
- Brian Dumas
- Dick Cooley
- Jim Dean
- Paul Mercier
- Gerry Cool
- Sandy Blowers
- Tim Self
- Mark Johnson
- Ron Haynes
Lifetime Fundraising Award Recipients
- Roger Hettema
- Mike Bennett
- Robb Darnell
- Marty Faust
- Al Liskunas
- Ken Allen
- Bud Hurter
- Sandy Blowers
- Jim Dean
- David Hicks
- Chandra Riccio
- Gerry Cool
- Dean Crowley
- Tim Self
- Bob DesRochers
- Larry Lippert
- Tom Wessel
- Bob Wilson
- Phil Nace
- Tony Gabriel
- Jake Hartvigsen
Annual Fundraising Award Recipients
- Brian Drechsler
- Rod Underdahl
- Tim Self
- Jake Broen
- Jake Hartvigsen
- Alex Lancaster
- Abe Kozma
- Kent “Lock” Lockridge
- Marty Faust
- Robb Darnell
