Join the fun as the Kutztown Rotary club celebrates the holiday season with an ugly sweater party and Secret Santa Gift Exchange on December 17.
Each person brings a wrapped gift worth $19.26 or less
Gifts should be wrapped but otherwise no names, markings, etc
Following the rules that will be explained, participants will have the option of “taking” someone else’s already opened gift or choosing an unopened gift
At the end, we will award a prize in the ugly Christmas sweater contest
We will also have our annual vote. Please consider taking on an active role in the club for the year of 2026-2027. Below is a list of positions in which we will vote on. Nominations need to be made by December 3rd to be shared with the club 2 weeks prior to the December 17 elections - feel free to reach out with any questions about the various positions.
Club Officers and Board positions
President
President Elect
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Past President (not an elected position)
Sgt.-at-Arms
Directors
Foundation Officers and Board
Foundation President
Foundation Treasurer
Foundation Secretary
Directors (up to 5)
Club President (by default, not a voting position)
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
Early bird District Conference Registration ends December 15th!
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, November 19th was our
Foundation Night celebration!
Last Wednesday, November 19th, we celebrated Foundation Month by holding our favorite event of the year - our night of giving dinner.
Each year the Kutztown Rotary Foundation Charitable Organization calls for grant applications from area nonprofits to apply for grants from money that the Foundation and Club have raised throughout the year. This year, grants were given out to 17 organizations who were invited to join us at our November 19 meeting at the Kutztown Tavern. Those who were able to attend are pictured here and representatives spoke for a few minutes to the club about their organization. Please see below for the list of recipients and follow this link to see more pictures from the evening.
Belleau Woods Leatherneck Org, Brandywine community library, Brandywine Heights PTC, Brandywine Heights Education foundation, Friend, Inc, Horses Healing Heroes, IHartHarvest, Potato project Kutztown Area School District Odyssey of the Mind, Kutztown Community Partnership, Kutztown Fire Company, Kutztown Library, Kutztown Strong, Lyons Fire Company, Safe Berks, Topton Fire Company, and Topton Senior Citizens.
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!
Keep up the great work!
We have reached our first goal and our bench order has been placed!
But keep on collecting - we are doing a second bench and have already surpassed 500 pounds!
Just continue to send pictures of your drop off and let us know the weight.
Please email or text your picture and the weight to Melissa Kirk or Laura McBride to get it recorded at NexTrex to count towards our 1000 lbs for the bench. If you are unable to drop off the plastic yourself, please bring it to a meeting.
