Kutztown Rotary Club
Weekly Bulletin 

Volume 3 | Issue 12

Bulletin for the week of March 29, 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
1 – Centennial Dinner
8 – Student of the Month and Rotary speaker
(V) - Rotary Day of Service
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
 
No meeting this week -
we will be celebrating our Centennial Dinner!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Our 100th Anniversary dinner party will be held on April 1, 2026,
 
at the Astor Event Center in Allentown. Guest speakers include TRF Trustee and RI Director-Elect Marty Helman.
 
 
5:30-6:30 cocktail reception with cash bar
6:30-8:00 dinner, speaker program, Paul Harris Ceremony
8:30 - music, dancing, costume contest, selfies with props
1920's era costume or cocktail attire
 
 
Bring your checkbook or cash to buy tickets for our exciting Dinner for 2 Anywhere in the World drawing (up to $10,000). Credit card sales will not be accepted. Tickets will be $25 each or 5 for $100. Full rules will be available at the Centennial Dinner.
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Important Announcements or News
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Meetings and trainings coming up
 
Meetings:
 
 
Dinner subcommittee meeting Sunday March 29th at 7:00
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81264584108?pwd=zw83RkAohqNENVwE1XizoelGyRHJkC.1
 
TOK committee on Monday, March 30th at Ozgood's -
6:30 for dinner and 6:45 for zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86069691441?pwd=aZWPTRUNpSWst5Zy7B1BKHoYrwz7ea.1
 
 
 
Training or district opportunities (follow the links to register)
 

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Volunteer opportunity!

Plan to come out and help us clean up at St Barnabas in Kutztown and the Kutztown Pollinator Garden on April 11 to celebrate the Rotary Day of Service 2026. 

234 East Main Street (Part 1) and Corner of Greenwich and Constitution (Part 2) Kutztown, PA  19530
 

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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
Sign up coming soon!
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This past week the
Kutztown Rotary Club celebrated a Paul Harris Award Night
On Wednesday, March 25th we had the honor of celebrating a
very special People of Action Award with the Kutztown Rotary Club.
 
Every community has those quiet heroes…
The ones who show up, give back, and make a difference without asking for recognition. Teachers, volunteers, business owners, neighbors
—people who simply care and take action.
This year, we were proud to recognize Sandy Green as our
People of Action Award recipient 
Sandy made history as the first woman elected Mayor of Kutztown,
serving for 12 years and guiding the borough
through a period of meaningful growth and revitalization.
But Sandy’s impact extends far beyond her time in office.
For more than two decades, she has been deeply involved with the
Kutztown Community Partnership, helping lead initiatives that enhance quality of life, support the arts, and bring people together.
This award was so well deserved and truly appreciated by Sandy
as noted in her gracious thank you speech to the club.
 
We also celebrated some new club member Paul Harris Fellows and took time to recognize existing Paul Harris fellows in the club as well. We appreciate all of our club members who are actively supporting and uplifting our community in real, meaningful ways.
 

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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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