Kutztown Rotary Club
Weekly Bulletin 

Volume 3 | Issue 14

Bulletin for the week of April 12, 2026

  
Upcoming meetings and events - click links for sign-up sheets
Bold indicates meeting in the club room, (V) is a volunteer opportunity
 
April – Environmental
 
15 – Club assembly                   
22 – Social Night
29– Speaker
May – Youth Services
6 – Student of the Month and Rotary speaker
13 – Area 3/4 Picnic
20 – Club assembly
27 – Exchange student farewell
 
Meeting this week, Wednesday April 15,
will be club assembly
at the Kutztown Tavern
Meeting this week is our monthly club assembly meeting. It will be an open board meeting with updates from club committee leads. Please join the meeting and find out what is happening in the club and how you can play an active part!
 
Meet at 6:00 to socialize and get a drink at the bar. Dinner will be ordered off the menu. Meeting will start at 6:30. Please send an email to Melissa (or let someone else know) if you will be joining the zoom call - there will be a waiting room added for increased security.
See the zoom link listed below.
 
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89056965251?pwd=jdtXLRH5rfMJDBk29AgfCh25VQxV23.1
Meeting ID: 890 5696 5251
Passcode: 122846
 
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
In addition to club assembly, we are cleaning out the back room of the club room at the Tavern. Please bring a box or tote and lend a hand on cleaning out the area. We will no longer be able to use the area for storage. 
Zoom link
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Important Announcements or News
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Meetings and trainings coming up
 
Meetings:
 
Foundation Meeting Tuesday, April 14, at 7:00
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82694520247?pwd=FXnZcxIOwZGa2XtMuuFaDLzX43Hdvt.1
 
 
Training or district opportunities (follow the links to register)
 

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Volunteer opportunity!

Potato seed cutting on April 19, 1:00 to 4:00 at Becker's St Peter's ELC

See more information on the calendar.

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District Conference Registration is still open!

Conference dates are April 17-19, 2026. 

Seven Rotary Districts in conjunction with Lincoln Leadership Institute. 

Information and link for registration can be found here.

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Area 3/4 Picnic at Jim Dietrich Park on May 13

Only $17 per person so bring friends and family

Jim Dietrich Park, White Pavilion, 4899 Stoudt’s Ferry Bridge Road, Reading PA 19605

 

5:30 PM | Social Time | Raffle basket ticket sales l Trivia

6:00 PM Picnic dinner by Moyers Catering | 7:30 PM Raffle

Dinner includes: Ring bologna, cheese, chips, pickles, olives, potato salad, macaroni salad, BBQ chicken and hot roast beef.

Area 3 clubs to provide desserts

Clubs to provide $100 gift baskets to be raffled off to benefit Helping Harvest Food Bank.

Please sign up following the link below and bring your payment to a meeting or mail a check payable to Kutztown Rotary Club to PO Box 127, Kutztown PA 19530

 
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Exchange Student Picnic at the Kutztown Park on May 27
Details and sign up coming soon
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This past week for the Kutztown Rotary Club

Last Wednesday, April 5th, members of the Kutztown Rotary Club celebrated the Student of the Month ceremony. One student from each of Kutztown Area High School and Brandywine Heights Area High School is selected by school administrators each month throughout the school year for this award based collectively on academic achievement, school participation, and community contributions. This month we had 2 students from Brandywine Heights Area High School as one was unable to attend in March.

Shown here are Olivia Vos from Kutztown Area school district as well as Lauren Stoudt and Madison Haring from Brandywine Height School District. All three ladies addressed the club members at the Ceremony where they demonstrated qualities of exemplary students. They also entertained questions from the club members and showed off their talents and abilities.

The ceremony normally occurs during the Kutztown Rotary meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at the Kutztown Tavern, where the weekly meetings for the club generally take place. We wish Olivia, Madison, and Lauren the best of luck in their future endeavors.
In addition to student of the month, we heard from a speaker, Chrissy Murray.

Chrissy is the Outreach Coordinator at Senior Life in Exeter. Senior Life provides a variety of programs and services to help seniors stay at home and age with dignity. She is also a volunteer ambassador with the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, the world’s largest fundraiser to fight the disease. Chrissy gave a very engaging presentation about the mission of the Alzheimer’s Association and shared importation information about brain health. In addition, she encouraged us to join her in the annual Walk to End Alzheimer's event.

Please visit the link below for more details or to register for the walk.
 
Chrissy's slides from the meeting can be found
at the link below.
Brain health presentation
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Centennial Celebration Corner
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Kutztown Rotary Club will celebrate a 100-year anniversary in
April of 2026 and we are celebrating the whole year of 2026!
Our updated timeline is shown here:
 
 
 
CENTENNIAL SERVICE PROJECTS FOR THE ROTARY SEVEN AREAS OF FOCUS!
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February is Peacebuilding & Conflict Prevention
A Rotary Peace Pole will be coming to our community as well as a peace poster contest for students in the Kutztown and Brandywine school districts! Look for an unveiling ceremony coming soon!
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March is Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene 

We are partnering with Help a Girl Out USA in a collection drive throughout February to be sorted and donated in March. See details above.

Amazon wish list link.

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April is Environmental
We have been collecting plastic since last summer and will be placing benches in both the Kutztown and Topton locations this coming year.
Although the NexTrex recycling program has changed, we are going to continue to collect. Please email or text your picture and the weight to Melissa Kirk or Laura McBride to get it recorded at NexTrex. 
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