Upcoming meetings and events - click links for sign-up sheets
Bold indicates meeting in the club room,
(V) is a volunteer opportunity, (D) is a district event, BM is board meeting
February – Peacebuilding & Conflict Prevention
5 – Rotary Foundation presentation
12 – Valentine Social Event
19 – Farmers’ Night
26 – BM, Herb Klotz, Rotary Action Plan
March – Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
5 – Student of the Month; 4 Way Test
12 – BM; Chris Peterson
19 – Social event TBD
(V) 23 – Kutztown Kitchen
26 – Club meeting; TBD
Meeting this week
Meeting this Wednesday, February 5, will be at the Kutztown Tavern Club Room. The speaker will be Past District Governor Cindy Hornamen who will join us to speak on the Rotary Foundation.
Meeting will be hybrid - please see the link below to access the meeting via zoom.
Valentine Boxes for Lighthouse Women's and Children's Shelter
The Valentine boxes are decorated, but we still need donations! We will be collecting items to fill the boxes up to February 10. Please help brighten the day for these women and children in need!
Please remember to sign up for the member Valentine's dinner on February 12 so we can get an idea of numbers for the night. The description and signup sheet can be found here.
Check your email for a description of Farmers' Night on February 19, 2025. This is a wonderful night to show your support for our local farming community. Please follow this link to the sign-up sheet to let us know if you will be attending Farmers' Night and if you are willing to support a farmer by contributing the cost of a dinner.
Please remember to tell the club secretary (Melissa Kirk) who/what your programming will be for your assigned meeting night no later than 6 weeks before your date. If you cannot provide a program for your assigned date, please switch with someone and let Melissa know as soon as possible. The current meeting list can be found at this link.
On deck for March is: Chris Peterson (Mar 12).
On deck for April is: Meredith (April 9) and Holly (April 23).
January 29 meeting - Semper Fi Fest
Last week, January 29, we heard from Roy Leidy from Semper Fi & America's Fund.
Roy is in charge of Semper Fi Fest which supports an organization called Semper Fi & America’s Fund. The goal of the organization is to get US armed service members and veterans together to support combat wounded, critically ill and other injured service members and veterans along with their family members.
Learn more about the organization at the link below and see the flyer below for their biggest fundraiser of the year - a pig roast at the Schnecksville Fire Company held this year on August 16, 2025.
As we start to prepare for our centennial celebration in 2026, we will use this space to present a fun Kutztown Rotary Trivia fact each week. Please visit our website for updates on our centennial celebration plans, which will kick off in January 2026!
Funding for Boy Scout Camp Edmar was started by Kutztown Rotary in 1950. The building of the Oscar L. Stein Memorial Cottage for Boy Scouts was started in 1951 and completed in 1955, largely funded by annual Hobby Shows run by the club which netted ~$1000 a year.
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