Kutztown Rotary Club
Weekly Bulletin 

Volume 3 | Issue 8

Bulletin for the week of February 22, 2026

  
Upcoming meetings and events - click links for sign-up sheets
Bold indicates meeting in the club room, (V) is a volunteer opportunity
 
February – Peacebuilding & Conflict Prevention
 
 
 
25 – 4 Way Test
March – Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
4 – Student of the Month and Rotary speaker
11 – Club assembly
18 – Social/service night
(V) 22 – Kutztown Kitchen
25 – People of Action Award
 
Meeting for the week of Wednesday, February 25, is the 4-Way Test Speech Contest
 
The 4-Way Test Speech Contest was developed by Rotarians to promote critical thinking and ethical decision making among high school students. The contest encourages students to develop speaking and leadership skills to influence others on a topic for which they are passionate. The winner for this competition will move on to the Regional contest and then regional contestants will compete at the District level. Cash prizes are awarded at all levels.
 
Meet at 6:00 to get a drink and socialize. We order dinner at 6:20, followed by invocation and club news. Program starts around 7:15.
 
Meeting will be hybrid - please contact Melissa or Rose if you plan to join by zoom so that we can let you into the meeting.
 
This is also the last week to donate items for our Help a Girl Out Drive. Please bring your items to the Kutztown Tavern Club Room between 6:00 and 8:00 on Wednesday February 25th or contact a Rotarian to get the items to us.

 

Amazon wish list link.
Zoom link
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Important Announcements or News
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Meetings and trainings coming up
 
 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81232765616?pwd=crmGlHG0BWhyL5F4j8i1sSw0GFN7Q2.1
 
Service centennial sub committee: Tuesday, Feb 24, at 7:00 via zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84895745505?pwd=fcFTS1KwqY4n6q5I2dBAnr72BY2ZTM.1
 
TOK committee meeting: Monday Mar 2, at 6:30
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84047850081?pwd=RPEzZakfbmZ2vLPr1TdbbH6P31FLaZ.1
 
 
History subcommittee meeting: Tuesday, Mar 3, at 6:30 via zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81232765616?pwd=crmGlHG0BWhyL5F4j8i1sSw0GFN7Q2.1
 
Dinner Subcommittee meeting: Tuesday, Mar 3, at 7:00 via zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89737607502?pwd=Ebc4Y59zAga6QPCGQtwb851bDWcP1Z.1
 
Training opportunities (follow the links to register)
 

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Centennial Service Project - Collection Drive in February!

March is Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Month

We are partnering with Help a Girl Out USA in a collection drive throughout February for feminine products and diapers to be donated to organizations in Berks County.

Help a Girl Out USA is a grassroots initiative providing empowerment and dignity to women and girls throughout Berks and Schuylkill counties. Below is a link to an Amazon wish list. Please contact a Rotary member to make a donation or drop off a donation during our club meeting at the Kutztown Tavern Club Room between 6:00 and 8:00 on Wednesday February 18th or 25th.

Amazon wish list link.

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Reading Royals vs Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Santander Arena
Saturday, February 28th

Calling all Rotarians and friends of Rotary!  Areas 3 and 4 are getting together for a night of Royals Hockey.  $5 from every ticket sold will be donated back to the Rotary Club mentioned during ticket purchase.  
Puck drops at 7pm
Arrive early for the Snuggie Giveaway and pre-game women in sports panel

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Tickets are in section 113 at $31.18 per seat inclusive of processing fees.

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Kutztown Rotary is participating in Scholastic Art Awards Contest
 
Kutztown University is the home to the East Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Art Awards for students in grades 7-12. The exhibition of student artwork is in the KU Miller Gallery located in the Sharadin Arts Building. The artwork will be on display until the recognition ceremony on March 1st in the KU Schaeffer Auditorium.
 
 
There were over 800 submissions from 27 local schools, and KAHS earned 16 awards. The Kutztown Rotary has agreed to present a "Kutztown Rotary Young Artist Award" for $100 to one of the 16 KAHS students that have been selected to participate. 
 
On February 16th Doug and Marie will meet at 1:00pm at the Miller Gallery to jury 16 Kutztown High School students' art selections for the award. The artwork will be on display until the recognition ceremony taking place on March 1st from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in the KU Schaeffer Auditorium.
 
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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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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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Wednesday, February 18th, Kutztown Rotary
celebrated a Club Game Night
Last Wednesday, February 18, Kutztown Rotarians had some bonding time and lots of fun at a game night held during the meeting in the Kutztown Tavern Club Room. As Rotarians, we are dedicated to helping to improve the world around us, but we also like to occasionally relax and just have fun. Please join us at a meeting or a service event to learn more and get involved. We meet most Wednesdays at the Kutztown Tavern Club Room at 6:30.
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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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