Kutztown Rotary Club
Weekly Bulletin 

Volume 3 | Issue 2

Bulletin for the week of January 11, 2026

  
Upcoming meetings and events - click links for sign-up sheets
Bold indicates meeting in the club room, (V) is a volunteer opportunity
 
January 2026 – Vocational Services
 
14 – Club assembly
21 – Bingo at Liberty Dryville
(V) 25 – Kutztown Kitchen
28 – New member meeting
February – Peacebuilding & Conflict Prevention
 
4 – Club assembly
11 – Farmers’ Night
18 – Social
25 – 4 Way Test
 
Meeting Wednesday January 14th
Monthly club assembly meeting. It will be an open board meeting with updates from club committee leads. Please join the meeting and find out what is happening in the club how you can play an active part!
 
Meet at 6:00 to socialize and get a drink at the bar. Dinner will be a pizza and salad dinner for $11.
 
Meeting will be hybrid - both in person and vial zoom at the link below. 
 
Please let Melissa or Rose know if you will be joining via zoom. For security reasons, we will start using the waiting room option in zoom.
 
Join meeting here
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Important Announcements or News
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Meetings and trainings coming up
 
 
Foundation Board meeting via zoom on January 13th, 2026 at 7:00
 
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83784655053?pwd=VmpseyiVwwNUwTaSb3MtVJqbnmReg0.1
Meeting ID: 837 8465 5053
Passcode: 376461
 
 
Training opportunities (follow the links to register)
 
 
 
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Social event sign up!
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 below so that we know how big to make the reservation for.
 
Sign up here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1biRdmHs3OKaC80RrCepJ1Wv4QSUcvbpoQRSoP2l9P9o/edit?usp=sharing
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Volunteer event sign up!
Join us for Kutztown Kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church on January 25. The sign-up sheet accounts for approximately 75 dinners, which we will be serving in person.
Please follow the link below to indicate what you are bringing and if you can help prep or serve.
 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B31Ml9q1TN9TMRJJbt8bsTRooC3-wcXrbqnfT5kFLos/edit?usp=sharing
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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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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 Kutztown Rotary
Kutztown Rotary Meeting last Wednesday,
January 7th - Student of the Month!

Last Wednesday, January 7th, 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 Kutztown Area High School was unable to attend.

Shown here is Maddyn Griech from the Brandywine Heights school district. She appears with her parents, Assistant Principal of the Brandywine Heights High School, and past President Marie DeFilipps. Maddyn addressed the club members at the Ceremony where she demonstrated qualities of an exemplary student. She 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 Maddyn the best of luck in her future endeavors.
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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 tentative timeline is shown here:
 
 
 
NexTrex program change!
The NexTrex recycling program has changed, but we are going to continue to collect. Please see new details below. Please email or text your picture and the weight to Melissa Kirk or Laura McBride to get it recorded at NexTrex. If you are unable to drop off the plastic yourself, please bring it to a meeting.
 
 
 
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