Kutztown Rotary Club
Weekly Bulletin 

Volume 2 | Issue 12

 
Bulletin for the week of March 23, 2025
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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
March – Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
 
 
 
 
26Artist Studio Social Event
April – Environmental
(D) 4-6 District conference
2 – Student of the Month
9 – BM; Local Folk
16 – Spring Fling dinner
23 – SDS Design
30– 100th Anniversary update
Meeting this week
This Wednesday, March 26, we will be visiting Karen Palcho who is an artist and teacher offering a variety of classes including fermenting, foraging and making your own botanicals.  
 
Please visit the calendar page here to find out more about the artist.
 
People attending should bring a beverage (wine, beer or nonalcoholic) and snack to share. Please follow the link below to sign up and let us know what you will be bringing.
 
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Important Announcements or News
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TOK Committee Meeting Monday, March 24 at Ozgoods. 

Meet at 6:00 for dinner. Zoom meeting will start at 7:00.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81060192767?pwd=L2THsyjsXbXbwUNyZ5viR1N1AA5uhQ.1

Meeting ID: 810 6019 2767
Passcode: 093946

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Artist Studio Social Activity Wednesday, March 26, 6:00 pm

We will be visiting Karen Palcho is an artist and teacher offering a variety of classes including fermenting, foraging and making your own botanicals.  People attending should bring a beverage (wine, beer or nonalcoholic) and snack to share. Please follow this link to sign up.

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Come out to support! Kutztown Rotary is sponsoring a movie at the Strand over the last weekend in March!

We will have a table set up in the lobby to talk to people about the Kutztown Rotary Club. The table will be there whenever we can get members to man it. Shows are

Friday (3/28) - 7 p.m.
Saturday (3/29) - 4 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday (3/30) - 2 p.m.
 
Please follow this link to let us know when you can help man the table.
 
 
Kutztown Rotary Movie Club will attend on Friday, March 28, and will meet for dinner at the K'Town Pub before the movie. Please send Melissa an email if you would like to attend dinner.
 
 
 
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Kutztown Rotary Club is supporting Friend Inc.'s 35th Annual Auction held on May 3!
 
Going once! Going twice!! It's Friend, Inc.'s 35th Annual Charity Auction on Saturday, May 3rd! This year, the auction is both live and online, making it easier than ever to join the fun.
 
The Kutztown Rotary Club is excited to support this incredible cause as an "Executive Baker" for the event. Club member, Laura McBride, will be baking a dessert to auction at the event. You can support the Kutztown Rotary Club fundraising goal by buying your tickets for the event, sponsoring the event, or donating on the following page: Laura McBride Fundraising Page. The event includes a catered dinner, drinks, live music, and the chance to bid on our dessert created by club member Laura McBride! 
 
Friend, Inc. Community Services is a social support organization that, for over 40 years, works tirelessly to reduce food insecurity and other household economic pressures on families throughout rural northeast Berks County. We hope to see you all there!
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Meeting Wednesday, March 19 - Horses Healing Heroes.
Meeting last Wednesday, March 19, was on Horses Healing Heroes - equine therapy for veterans. 
 
 
This organization is located at the Boots and Saddle Riding Club in Allentown. The program focuses on personal growth within the individual. Participants improve their basic communication skills and demonstrate reduced feelings of stress and anxiety brought about by increased contact with the horses.
 
We wany to thank Laurie McDermott who gave a very interesting talk about the program. 
 
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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 so is celebrating the whole year of 2026! 
 
To kick things off, we are starting our
Centennial Service Campaign - Celebrating Rotary's 7 Areas of Focus (April, Environmental Service) with a NexTrex challenge recycling program. Follow this link to see what type of plastics to start saving. We will update with drop off instructions soon!
 
 
 
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