Sertoma International was established in 1912 in Kansas City, Missouri.
It is not limited by boundaries, gender, race or religion. It is the third oldest service organization in the United States, and an avid investor in community progress and improvement.

"Make Life Worthwhile" was the slogan accepted by the organization in 1926. It was as good then as it is today.

For more than nine decades, mankind has been served by a special family of volunteers, originally known as Co-operators, and now as Sertomans (Service to Mankind). Sertomans total about 26,000 members in 800 clubs throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Sertoma International Members raise about $29 million annually through local club fund raisers for community and international sponsorships. Click here to read more about the history of Sertoma.

The Gateway To The West Sertoma was chartered on May 27, 1968 to raise money through local fund raisers to benefit the St. Louis Community needs.
The primary focus of Sponsorship(s) is communications - helping people with speech and hearing disabilities. Gateway to the West has participated within the community in the past by with support to the following:

Click here for more information about our sponsorship programs.

During April, 1999, Gateway to the West Sertoma elected to accept a donation of a 108 unit section 8 apartment complex located in Decatur, Illinois with a long term land use restriction for Section 8 usage only. The donor also requested that the Gateway To The West Sertoma Club hold the property for a minimum of two years before disposal. The purpose of the property acceptance was a sponsorship for the 108 families housed at Greenwood Manor. Click here for more information about Greenwood Apartments.