Kutztown Rotary Club
Weekly Bulletin 

Volume 3 | Issue 30

Bulletin for the week of August 23, 2026

  
Upcoming meetings and events - click links for sign-up sheets
Bold indicates meeting in the club room, (V) is a volunteer opportunity
 
August – Membership & New Club Development
 
 
 
 
26 – Field Trip to Friend, Inc
September – Basic Education & Literacy
Dictionary Distribution - TBD
 
2 – Exchange student picnic
9 – District Governor Visit
16 – Social - art class with Marie
19 – (V) Fall Fest
20 – (V) Potato Harvest
23 – Club assembly / Inductions
30 – Field trip (Longswamp history museum)
 
Meeting this week, Wednesday, August 26, 
will be a field trip to Friend, Inc
We will get a chance to see the new facility and deliver the baby bundles donations we have collected to be distributed to families in need in our area. If you did not drop off your donations at the Double Feature movie event at the Strand, please bring them with you to Friend, Inc. We will have a pizza dinner (please bring $10 to cover expenses). If you can, please sign up here so we can determine how much pizza to order.
 
Time is 6:00. Address is 60 Bieber Alley, Kutztown PA, 19530.
 
 
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Important Announcements or News
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Meetings and trainings coming up
 
Meetings:
 
Officer meeting on Tuesday August 25 at 8:00 via zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81978500922?pwd=8y8zfT5WIrnm9BqpZyyCjsWCbgUKJY.1
 
TOK committee meeting, Monday, August 31
Zoom link to follow (or see email invite)
 
Foundation meeting Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 via zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86533946523?pwd=ij0zbukEgIktHUwNq7DHkXDlCKTp4
 
 
 
Training or district opportunities (follow the links to register)
 
 
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Student exchange picnic and peace pole dedication September 2 at 6:00
 
Join us in welcoming our new exchange student.
We are planning a special night in which we also dedicate the centennial peace pole and bench installed this summer. Accordingly, the picnic is being planned to take place at the William DeLong Memorial Park (aka Bowers Park). 
 
 
Please see the sign-up sheet here to indicate what you will bring to share at the picnic.
 
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Volunteer opportunity at Kutztown Fall Fest on Main
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JdYgb--Ummu6nifTJKWKjNgn9d9q50aiWt5pvfcFZQc/edit?usp=sharing
 
Fall Fest on Main is back! Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM. This annual event is hosted by Kutztown Community Partnership (KCP) to bring together our community and highlight our diverse local businesses. 
 
 
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Volunteer at the Rotary tent at Fiddle Fest on September 20
 
We will have a booth set up at Fiddle Fest to advertise our club and hopefully sell some of our raffle tickets for the amazing travel voucher prize.
 
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Kutztown Rotary Club last week
During the club meeting on Wednesday, August 19, members had a chance to meet the Kutztown University President, Dr Philip Cavalier and hear the wonderful things he is working on with the University. We would like to extend the new president a warm welcome and best wishes for his exciting plans for the university.
 
 
 
 
 
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!
Look for an unveiling ceremony at the Bowers Park coming soon!
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March is Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene 

We partnered with Help a Girl Out USA in a collection drive throughout February which was sorted and donated in March.

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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.
Please email or text your picture and the weight to Melissa Kirk or Laura McBride to get it recorded at NexTrex. 
Although we had 4 entries in the Q2 drawing we did not win a prize in the drawing. But we did recycle a lot of plastic and did a bit of good for the environment!
 
 
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July is Maternal and Child Health
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