When Mr. Tise died in 1917, he left a will that expressed his desire that the property be used to enhance the lives of children as they participate in educational, religious or scientific endeavors. The Yakinville and Winston-Salem Sertoma Clubs bought the property in 1917, then turned it over to North Carolina State University in 1980. The University's Cooperative Extension Service and the 4-H program began using it as a camp facility for children.

Today, Sertoma 4-H Center is used as a gathering place for a number of youth and family programs held from late March through early December. Each year, Sertoma 4-H Center works in partnership with community organizations to create a variety of specialty camps.

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North Carolina 4-H Youth Development believes that the future of our state lies with our children. Our mission is to create helping relationships that enable children to become responsible, competent, caring and productive citizens. Teamwork, community involvement and discovery programs are stressed as means to making learning a lifelong activity for 4-H'ers, their families and their volunteer leaders.

4-H Youth Development is the youth education component of the Cooperative Extension Service and the land-grant universities. Each year, 4-H touches the lives of about 200,000 young people and 25,000 adult volunteer leaders in North Carolina.

For the past decade Sertoma has been home to Camp Challenge organized by the North Carolina Banker's Association and Deaf Camp organized by the Camp Sertoma Club of NC/VA & MD. Recently, Sertoma 4-H Educational Center has opened it's doors to rental groups. Visit our calendar page to see our summer schedule. We are pleased to announce a new camping program! This year Sertoma will host Camp CHILL.



We look forward to providing camping facilities for your organization. If you are interested in renting Sertoma 4-H Educational Center, please call 336-593-8057 and ask for Keith Russell, the Center Director.



camp challengeLooking for more information on Camp Challenge? Please visit the North Carolina Bankers Association website.Or call Erin Scheithe at 800-662-7044 or email erin@ncbankers.org



sertoma logoLooking for more information on Deaf Camp? Please visit the Camp Sertoma Club website. Or visit their group on Facebook.



Looking for more information on Camp CHILL? Call Terri Bost at the Stokes County Extension Office 336-593-8179. The Camp CHILL forms are found on our forms page.