Kutztown Rotary Club
Weekly Bulletin 

Volume 3 | Issue 10

Bulletin for the week of March 8, 2026

  
Upcoming meetings and events - click links for sign-up sheets
Bold indicates meeting in the club room, (V) is a volunteer opportunity
 
March – Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
 
11 – Bowling at Hiester Lanes
18 – Club assembly
(V) 22 – Kutztown Kitchen
25 – People of Action Award
April – Environmental
1 – Centennial Dinner
8 – Student of the Month and Rotary speaker
15 – Club assembly
22 – Social
29– Speaker
 
Wednesday March 11 will be a
social night at State Street Lanes in Hamburg!
Address is 619 State Street, Hamburg PA, 19526.
 
Lanes are booked for 2 hours starting at 6:30. Cost is $20 per person (cash only). 
 
Please email Rose at this link or send her a text by Wednesday morning to RSVP and indicate if you would also like to chip in to order pizza. There is no other food available at the venue besides vending machines. 
 
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Important Announcements or News
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Meetings and trainings coming up
 
Meetings:
 
TOK committee meeting: Monday Mar 9, at 6:30
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84047850081?pwd=RPEzZakfbmZ2vLPr1TdbbH6P31FLaZ.1
 
Dinner Subcommittee meeting: Tuesday, Mar 10, at 7:00 via zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84892205647?pwd=THQKClNfp4x07uJiU4d1XFKVcYsL8a.1
 
Training opportunities (follow the links to register)
 

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Kutztown Kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church on March 22 volunteer opportunity.
 

We will be serving our famous Irish stew! Sign up here at the google doc to bring food and/or help for cooking at 12:00 or set up/serve/clean up starting at 2:30.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S1DnM9mvho2SwCmwGyWPP3ysQiNxnM0h8rKGNJB_1hI/edit?usp=sharing

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Last 2 weeks to pay for your tickets for our Roaring 20's theme Centennial Dinner!

Tickets on sale now for our 100th Anniversary dinner party held April 1, 2026, at the Astor Event Center in Allentown.  Guest speakers include TRF Trustee and RI Director-Elect Marty Helman.
Tickets are $75.00 and can be purchased by check through a Kutztown Rotary member or on Eventbrite at this link.
 
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
 
Event registration closes Wednesday, March 19, 2026
 

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Volunteer opportunity!

 

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

Corner of Greenwich and Constitution Kutztown, PA  19530
Time to be announced soon.

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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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This past week for the
Kutztown Rotary Club
Last Wednesday, March 4th, the Kutztown Rotary Club had its student of the month contest. 

Last Wednesday, March 4th, 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 the student from Brandywine Heights Area High School was unable to attend.

Shown here is Cayden C. from Kutztown Area school district. Cayden addressed the club members at the Ceremony where he demonstrated qualities of an exemplary student. He also entertained questions from the club members and showed off her 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 Cayden the best of luck in his future endeavors.
 
Kutztown Rotary student participated in Regional
4-way speech contest
Kyle H. from Muhlenberg High School represented the Kutztown Rotary Club in the West Regional Contest held at Alvernia University, the Plex, in Reading, PA, on Saturday, March 7. Although Kyle is not moving on to the District level, they did a fabulous job, and we hope it was a good experience. We thank Kyle for the participation. 
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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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Help us celebrate our centennial with a Roaring 20's theme party.
 
Tickets on sale now for our 100th Anniversary dinner party held April 1, 2026, at the Astor Event Center in Allentown.  Guest speakers include TRF Trustee and RI Director-Elect Marty Helman.
Tickets are $75.00 and can be purchased by check through a Kutztown Rotary member or on Eventbrite at this link.
 
5:30-6:30 cocktail reception with cash bar
6:30-8:00 dinner and speaker program
8:30 - music, dancing, costume contest, selfies with props
1920's era costume or cocktail attire
 
Event registration closes Wednesday, March 19, 2026
 
 
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