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
April – Environmental
30– 100th Anniversary update
May – Youth Services
7 – Student of the Month
14 – Area 3 Picnic
21 – BM; Rose Galeano-Phillips
28 – Exchange student farewell
Meeting Wednesday, April 30
Meeting on Wednesday, April 30, will be at the Kutztown Tavern where we will update the club on the exciting events we are planning for our Centennial celebration that will last all of 2026!
Kutztown Rotary Club is supporting Friend Inc.'s 35th Annual Auction held on May 3!
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!
We are also preparing a Spring basket for the basket raffle to benefit Helping Harvest Food Bank. Please bring Spring items to a meeting by May 7 to donate to the basket.
Join us to say goodbye to our exchange student, Leander!
Exchange student picnic will be on Wednesday, May 28th at the Longswamp Township Community Park (1117 State Street, Mertztown, PA 19539)
We will gather at 6:00 and plan to eat at 6:30, followed by a goodbye presentation from Leander. Follow the link here or copy the one below for the sign-up sheet.
Meeting last Wednesday, April 23, was sponsored by Holly.
Darryl Shellhamer, founder and CEO of SDS Design Associates spoke to the club. Darryl created the Penn State paw print auto magnet. He went on to become the creator of Collegiate Die-Cut Car Magnets, a product that was an instant hit and soon became a national trend.
Kutztown Rotary Club will celebrate a 100-year anniversary in April of 2026 and so is celebrating the whole year of 2026!
Please attend the April 30 Rotary Club meeting for fun updates on our amazing Centennial plans!
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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