Kutztown Rotary Club
Weekly Bulletin 

Volume 2 | Issue 2

 
Bulletin for the week of January 5, 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
January – Vocational Services
 
 
15 –(V) Valentine boxes 
22 – BM; Club Assembly
(V) 26 – Kutztown Kitchen
29 – Semper Fi & America's Fund 
February – Peacebuilding & Conflict Prevention
 
5 – Rotary Foundation presentation
12 – BM; Valentine Social Event
19 – Farmers’ Night
26 – Herb Klotz, Rotary Action Plan
Meeting this week
Meeting this Wednesday, January 15, will be at the Kutztown Tavern Club Room where we will decorate Valentine Boxes for a service event.
 
We will be decorating and filling treat boxes for the women and children at the Lighthouse Center, which is a branch of Hope Rescue Mission in Reading. We will be decorating the boxes at our meeting on January 15, but will be collecting items to fill the boxes through the first week of February. The treat boxes size is 6 in x 3.5 in x 3.5 in. Below is a sign-up list for items to donate for filling the boxes the first week of February.
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Important Announcements or News
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2025 Membership renewal
Bills for 2025 have been sent out via email to members who did not already pay in December. The bill is due by January 31, 2025. Please pay your dues during a meeting or send a check to Kutztown Rotary Club, PO Box 127 Kutztown PA, 19530.
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Call to Kutztown Rotarians for Grant Training
  It is grant application time through March 30, 2025 for both District Grants and Global Grants. In order to participate in grants, more than 1 person in each club needs to complete the grant training, which is then good for 3 years.  Training expired this year for all but one member in the Kutztown club, so we need members to get the training. Members who are grant trained are responsible for writing and coordinating grants.
 
Grant Training will be held by ZOOM on January 13, 2025, at 6:00 pm
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT 
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Centennial Committee meeting January 21, 2025
Follow this link for the Centennial committee meeting on January 21 at 6:00. Subcommittee leads are to be prepared to give update reports.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 816 9062 5136
Passcode: 981651
 
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Kutztown Kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church on January 26, 2025
 Set-up is at 2:30. We serve dinner from 4:30 to approximately 6:00. The sign-up sheet accounts for approximately 75 dinners, which we will be serving in person.  Follow this link to sign up for food to donate and/or to volunteer for the event.
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Valentine Boxes for Lighthouse Women's and Children's Shelter
We will be decorating and filling treat boxes for the women and children at the Lighthouse Center, which is a branch of Hope Rescue Mission in Reading. We will be decorating the boxes at our meeting on January 15, but will be collecting items to fill the boxes through the first week of February. Follow this link for more information and the signup sheet
 
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Member Valentine's Dinner February 12
Please remember to sign up for the member Valentine's dinner on February 12 so we can get an idea of numbers for the night. The description and signup sheet can be found here.
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Reminder on Club meeting responsibilities!
Please remember to tell the club secretary (Melissa Kirk) who/what your programming will be for your assigned meeting night no later than 6 weeks before your date. If you cannot provide a program for your assigned date, please switch with someone and let Melissa know as soon as possible. The current meeting list can be found at this link. 
 
On deck for March is: Chris Peterson (Mar 12).
Meeting January 8, 2025 - Student of the Month Colin Diehl
Meeting of January 8, 2025
 

Last Wednesday, January 8, 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. Honored for January for Kutztown was Colin Diehl. The student from Brandywine was unable to attend and will join in a ceremony later in the year.

Colin addressed the club members at the Student of the Month Ceremony where he demonstrated qualities of an exemplary student. 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. 

 
Kutztown Rotary Fun Fact of the Week
As we start to prepare for our centennial celebration in 2026, we will use this space to present a fun Kutztown Rotary Trivia fact each week. Please visit our website for updates on our centennial celebration plans, which will kick off in January 2026!
 
1938 was the first Kutztown Rotary Club Farmers' Night to celebrate farmers in the area. This year the event will take place on February 19. Local farmers will be receiving invitations soon.
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