Minot Sertoma Club’s Christmas in the Park

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Minot Sertoma Club’s Christmas in the Park Returns for the Holiday Season

The Minot Sertoma Club’s annual Christmas in the Park will return to Oak Park for another season of holiday magic, opening Friday, November 27. The light display will be open nightly through December 31.

Visitors can enjoy the festive displays from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Admission is $10 per vehicle. Additional fees apply for limousines and buses. Cash is preferred, but credit card payments will also be accepted.

This year’s event features more than 60 favorite holiday displays, along with a few new and unique additions. Continuing a tradition that showcases community involvement, students from South Prairie School have once again contributed their welding talents by helping construct frames for new displays.

One of the most memorable traditions at Christmas in the Park is the “pay it forward” spirit displayed by visitors. Volunteers at the entrance booth enjoy sharing the news when a guest pays the admission fee for the vehicle behind them. On many evenings, this gesture continues for numerous vehicles, spreading holiday cheer throughout the park.

The volunteers also love greeting four-legged visitors with dog treats. Many attendees make the experience even more festive by picking up soft-serve ice cream from DQ, popcorn from the Oak Park Theater, or a hot cocoa or coffee from a local coffee shop before driving through the displays.

Christmas in the Park is the Minot Sertoma Club’s largest annual fundraiser. The event is organized and staffed entirely by volunteers, including Sertoma members, their families and friends, and additional support from Minot Parks. Local businesses and organizations play a vital role through display sponsorships.

Proceeds from the event are returned directly to the community, supporting a variety of local organizations with a special focus on hearing and speech programs and youth initiatives. Since 1959, the Minot Sertoma Club (SERvice TO MAnkind) has raised and donated more than $1 million to benefit the Minot area.

The Minot Sertoma Club extends its sincere thanks to all sponsors, volunteers, and community partners who help make this holiday tradition possible.

Join us this season and experience the magic of Christmas in the Park while helping support important programs and services throughout our community.

Sertoma Sips | Tap into ND! – Saturday October 3rd

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Mark you calendar and get your tickets for Minot’s best beverage sampling event featuring all North Dakota brews, ciders and wines!
Saturday October 3rd, 4 pm – 8 pm, Citizens Alley, downtown Minot.
Our annual fundraising event offers the opportunity to sample several unique and new beverage options. Find a few new favorites to add to your beverage mix!
Enjoy Qdoba eats and the best popcorn in Minot! Challenge your friends to some cornhole while listening to great music from DJ High Pony Productions. And maybe… bid and win a silent auction item which proceeds go directly back to support our community.
Gather your friends and we will see you at Sertoma Sips!

Minot Sertoma Club continues support for Full Steam Ahead and Sertoma T-ball League

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Original Post copy from Full Steam Ahead’s Facebook page:
Full Steam Ahead is immensely grateful to the Minot Sertoma Club for their continued support as the league sponsors of the Sertoma T-ball League!  Since 2019, they have generously donated a total of $70,000 to Full STEAM Ahead, enabling us to provide incredible opportunities for our community.
Did you know that every penny of this donation directly supports Full STEAM Ahead? Thanks to their contribution, we are able to offer a wide range of programs at very affordable rates:
– Chess Clinics for $10-$15
– FREE competitive LEGO robotics teams
– Theatre Classes priced at just $10 per class
– WeDo Robotics Classes for only $5 or less per session
The support from Minot Sertoma Club, along with the funds raised from this tball league, play a crucial role in covering our operational expenses such as rent, utilities, and insurance. This support allows us to offer these amazing programs either for free or at a minimal cost, ensuring that everyone in our community can participate and benefit.
Thank you, Minot Sertoma Club, for making a difference in the lives of so many!

Minot Sertoma Club donates $20,000 to Minot Public Schools

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In October, Minot Sertoma Club donated $20,000 to Minot Public Schools to fund 50+ new classroom sound field amplification systems for use in the district as well as an accompanying research study to measure the impact of this technology on classroom teachers’ practices that will be conducted by Dr. Holly Pedersen at Minot State University. Sertoma’s mission is to improve the quality of life today for those at risk or impacted by hearing loss through education and support.  Pictured left to right, Mark Larson, Club Co-President, Heather Opland, Director of Special Education for Minot Public Schools, and Dr. Holly Pedersen, Minot State University and Minot Sertoma Club Member

Sertoma’s Annual Christmas Light Displays Return to Oak Park November 29th!

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Minot Sertoma Club’s Christmas in the Park returns for the holiday season opening on Friday, November 29th.  Located in Minot’s Oak Park, the displays are open nightly through Tuesday, December 31st. Hours are 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and until 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The entrance fee is $5 per vehicle. Additional entrance fees apply for limousines and buses. Cash is preferred, but a QR code to pay by card will also be available.

In addition to over 60 yearly favorites, this year’s lighted displays will include several new and unique displays. Students at South Prairie School and Burdick Job Corps provided their welding skills to weld the frames for a few of our beautiful new displays.
A highlight for volunteers at the entrance hut is when they receive a “pay it forward” and get to share the news with the next vehicle that the people in front of them paid their entrance fee. On some nights the pay it forward can continue for many, many vehicles. It truly shares the holiday spirit for all involved.

Volunteers also enjoy handing out candy canes for the kids and dog treats to four legged customers. Many park visitors plus up their experience by stopping at the DQ for soft serve or at Oak Park theatre for popcorn and snacks. Or they grab a hot cocoa or coffee at a local coffee shop to enjoy while touring the light displays.

Sertoma’s Christmas in the Park is the Minot Sertoma Club’s largest community fundraiser. It is entirely coordinated and staffed by volunteers who include: Sertoma members, their friends and family, along with additional support donated by Minot Parks. Local businesses and organizations are also essential supporters of this fundraiser with display sponsorships.

All proceeds from the event are donated back into the community to a variety of local groups, with a focus on hearing and speech services and youth. Since 1959, Minot Sertoma (SERvice TO MAnkind) Club has raised and donated more than $1 million dollars in the Minot area.

Thank you to all sponsors and volunteers for making this annual Christmas fundraiser a success. Please join us in celebrating the season by visiting and supporting our awesome light displays!

The Minot Sertoma Club’s Seltzer & Beerfest + plus Wine is on Saturday, October 5th!

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Join us at the 2024 Sertoma Seltzer & Beerfest + plus Wine from 4-8pm on Saturday, October 5th at the NDSF Center – 4H Hall!

For tickets visit Eventbrite!

FEST FEATURES:
• Samples of over 20 individually selected beers, seltzers and wines
• Full taco buffet provided by Big Dog Saloon
• Live music provided by Soulshine
• Plus, outdoor games including Up Your Axe, axe throwing and raffle prizes!

This event is perfect for anyone who is interested in sampling a unique variety of beer, seltzers, and wines in a fun fall atmosphere. Sertoma selects different beers, seltzers, and wines every year, so you’re sure to find ones you have not tried before! Tickets are $50 per person, and you must be 21 to attend. Tickets for this event can be purchased on Eventbrite. Discounted tickets for active-duty military are available at Arny’s 2.0.

The Minot Sertoma Club uses all proceeds to support the needs of the Minot area community in various ways including: Minot State University Foundation, STEAM T-ball league, Minot Youth Baseball Complex, and speech and hearing initiatives such as installation of an induction loop system at Minot State University’s Ann Nicole Nelson Hall and the MSU Amphitheater, voice lab equipment at MSU, scholarships for speech/language & deaf education majors at MSU, Hands and Voices Hearing Aid Loaner Bank. Minot Sertoma also brings Christmas in the Park to the community every year.

Join the Minot Sertoma Club!

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Minot Sertoma Membership Application (PDF)

Membership applications can be brought to a Monday meeting, emailed to minotsertomaclub@gmail.com or mailed to:

Minot Sertoma Club
PO Box 1183
Minot, ND  58702

About the Minot Sertoma Club

Since 1959, the Minot Sertoma Club has donated more than $1 million to the Minot community and area. The Minot Sertoma Club, with the ultimate purpose of meeting the needs of the community through service, has a membership of over 50 civic leaders committed to making a difference and giving back to our community.

The Minot Sertoma (SERvice TO MAnkind) Club’s two large fundraisers are the Seltzer and Beerfest and Christmas in the Park.

The Seltzer and Beerfest is held each fall and has grown to more than 400 attendees. This is the perfect opportunity to have a taste of an IPA or sour beer and try the newest seltzer flavors to hit the market. There are more than 20 different varieties of craft beers and seltzers to sample, along with food, music, games and raffle items. This night doesn’t disappoint and has brought in more than $10,000 per year to the club.

Christmas in the Park is held annually from the day after Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve. This is as much fun for the club as it is for those who take a drive through the park to see the beautifully lighted displays. Sertoma members work hard for months to create new displays, set them up in the park and “man” the hut to greet those who drive through. This event is one that hundreds of people in the area look forward to each year and brings in about $60,000 each year.

Through these fundraisers, Minot Sertoma Club has been able to give back to the community in various ways, including:

·    STEAM T-ball League sponsor

·    Pediatric waiting room at the new Trinity Hospital

·   Minot Youth Baseball Complex

·   ND Center for Persons with Disabilities

·   Dreamcatchers Baseball group

  • Minot Family YMCA
  • Keith White Sertoma Softball complex
  • MSU Dome (walking/running track)
  • MAYSA Arena
  • Hands & Voices Hearing Aid Loaner Bank
  • Minot State University Foundation
  • Induction Loop at Ann Nicole Nelson Hall, the MSU Amphitheater and Burning Hills Amphitheater in Medora

In addition, the Minot Sertoma Club has funded yearly scholarships in Speech and Hearing studies at Minot State University, as well as purchasing sound systems and hearing equipment for local classrooms.

The Minot Sertoma Club works hard but we do have fun! We have a monthly evening social in the summer months and everyone is invited to bring a guest. We have gained some valuable members through our social events.

It’s through the generosity of our event sponsors and participants that we’re able to give back and make our community a better place to live.

Sertoma Club was founded in 1912 by three Kansas City, MO, businessmen and a newspaper publisher who enticed community leaders to “get involved.” Now in its second Century of Service, Sertoma community leaders are engaged in improving the quality of life in communities by making a difference for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Join us! It’s fun!

The Minot Sertoma Club meets each Monday at noon (with the exception of holidays) at the Sleep Inn & Suites for a one-hour luncheon and presentation. The cost to join is $125 per quarter. If you’re interested in knowing more about the Sertoma Club, please join us for a Monday meeting, email us at minotsertomaclub@gmail.com or contact the Club President, Jenny Castro at jenny.castro@kmot.com.

Christmas in the Park is NOW Open Every Night!

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Thank You to all of this year’s sponsors for making this annual Christmas fundraiser possible!

Don’t miss our spectacular Christmas light displays in Oak Park NOW OPEN!

The Sertoma Club’s Christmas in the Park is open every night through Sunday, December 31st.  Hours are 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The cost is $5 a car. There is a special rate for limousines and buses. Cash is preferred, but you may use a credit card by making a $5 payment online with the QR code at the entrance (Or click HERE).

All proceeds from the event are donated back into the community to a variety of local groups, with a focus on hearing services and youth!