Kutztown Rotary Club
Weekly Bulletin 

Volume 3 | Issue 29

Bulletin for the week of August 16, 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
 
 
 
19 – Meet the KU President, Dr Philip Cavalier (board meeting at 5:30)
26 – Field Trip to Friend, Inc
September – Basic Education & Literacy
Dictionary Distribution - TBD
1 – Learning session (zoom)
2 – Exchange student picnic
9 – District Governor Visit
16 – No Meeting / Social
19 – (V) Fall Fest
20 – (V) Potato Harvest
23 – Club assembly / Inductions
30 – Field trip (Longswamp history museum)
 
Meeting this week will be held in the Kutztown Tavern club room where you will have a chance to meet the Kutztown University President, Dr Philip Cavalier.PASSHE board appoints new president for Kutztown University | Berks ...
 
 
Meet at 6:00 to socialize and get a drink at the bar. Dinner will be ordered around 6:20 and 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 - a waiting room will be added for extra security.
 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82399555312?pwd=soO1VXvJPqRb5vWftigCyb17nnhmrz.1
 
Meeting ID: 823 9955 5312
Passcode: 762193
 
Note: in place of club assembly, we will have a club board meeting at 5:30.
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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
 
 
 
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
(sign up coming soon)
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
 
TOK Volunteer Dinner at the Market Café in Topton on Wednesday, August 12.
 
Rotary at the Reading Phillies on Thursday, August 13.
 
Baby Bundles Donation Drive Double Feature at the Kutztown Strand on Sunday, August 16.
 
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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