Kutztown Rotary Club
Weekly Bulletin 

Volume 3 | Issue 15

Bulletin for the week of April 19, 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
                                                   
22 – Social Night
29– Miller Keystone
May – Youth Services
6 – Student of the Month and Rotary speaker
13 – Area 3/4 Picnic
20 – Club assembly
27 – Exchange student farewell
 
Meeting this week, Wednesday April 22,
will be a club social:
Bar Bingo at Liberty Tap Room in Dryville

Join us for a fun night of bar bingo at the Liberty Taphouse in Dryville! Bingo starts at 6:00, so please try to arrive by 5:30 to start the orders going in. Everyone will just order off the menu, but please sign up at this link by Tuesday evening, April 21, so that we know if we need to alter the reservation.
Sign up here
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Important Announcements or News
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Meetings and trainings coming up
 
Meetings:
 
No meetings this week
 
TOK committee meeting will be via zoom on May 4 at 7:00
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89872411748?pwd=ap76dtwZGcC87bfSILsvDKvsSPlCj6.1
Meeting ID: 898 7241 1748
Passcode: 677733
 
Training or district opportunities (follow the links to register)
 

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Area 3/4 Picnic at Jim Dietrich Park on May 13

Only $17 per person so bring friends and family

Jim Dietrich Park, White Pavilion, 4899 Stoudt’s Ferry Bridge Road, Reading PA 19605

 

5:30 PM | Social Time | Raffle basket ticket sales l Trivia

6:00 PM Picnic dinner by Moyers Catering | 7:30 PM Raffle

Dinner includes: Ring bologna, cheese, chips, pickles, olives, potato salad, macaroni salad, BBQ chicken and hot roast beef.

Area 3 clubs to provide desserts

Clubs to provide $100 gift baskets to be raffled off to benefit Helping Harvest Food Bank.

Please sign up following the link below and bring your payment to a meeting or mail a check payable to Kutztown Rotary Club to PO Box 127, Kutztown PA 19530

 
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Exchange Student Picnic at the Kutztown Park on May 27
Come out to the Kutztown Park Brick Pavillion (by the tennis courts) for a picnic to send off our exchange student, Luna.
Please fill out the sign-up sheet here to let us know how many people will be there and what dish or beverage you will be bringing to share.
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This past week for the Kutztown Rotary Club

Last Wednesday, April 12th, was our club assembly, where we accomplished a large chunk of club business. Some of the items discussed included:

  • Choosing a design for our peace pole to be placed in Bowers Park (date TBD)
  • Conditional agreement to participate as a founding donor in an exciting summer learning program at the Kutztown Elementary school
  • Decision to have a presence at the Topton 150th celebration
  • Plans for the upcoming Kutztown Day events
We also discussed many other service, social, and community plans. If you enjoy service and would like to socialize with like-minded people, please consider joining us at a meeting or service event. Contact us on our website.
 
District Conference 2026
Kutztown Rotarians and their exchange student enjoyed the District Conference this past weekend which consisted of Seven Rotary Districts in conjunction with Lincoln Leadership Institute. 
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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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