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Rotary Club of Kutztown, Rotary International

Serving the Greater Kutztown and Topton Communities
Chartered April 14, 1926 - Over 80 Years of Service above Self

Kutztown Rotary Bulletin (pdf) or (Word) or(html)

Thank You Amy for a year of Making A Difference, Welcome Keith

Boyer Golf Classic at Golden Oaks is Monday, August 4, 2008

Dog Show, September 14, 2008

Flatworks - Art Show and Sale - is October 24-26, 2008

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Kutztown Rotary Club: 80 years of getting involved in the community

To download the Kutztown Club Brochure in pdf format, click here

When you drive along Main Street in Kutztown during the holiday season and once again enjoy the festive trees and lights, think of the Kutztown Rotary Club. The Kutztown Rotary donated the lights that adorn Main Street and in partnership with the Kutztown Community Partnership supplies the Christmas trees.

Kutztown Rotary celebrated Rotary International's 100th Anniversary in 2005 by providing 20 durable picnic tables for Kutztown Borough Park. In 2006, Kutztown Rotary celebrated its 80th Anniversary of community service.

The Kutztown Rotary Club dedicated its continuing community service to the memory of long-time fellow Rotarian Don Boyer by establishing the Kutztown Rotary Charitable Foundation. With the generous support of the golfers, sponsors and the community, the Don Boyer Golf Classic Tournament has raised over $30,000 since its inception. This year's tournament will be held at Golden Oaks CC. Money raised by this project is distributed to charitable and non-profit organizations throughout the community such as Friend, Inc. Community Services, the Kutztown Area Historical Society, the Don Boyer Scholarship Fund, the Kutztown and Brandywine Public Libraries, the Burn Prevention Foundation and many others.

Another major Rotary fund raiser is the annual Berks County Kennel Club Dog Show, held at the Kutztown Fairgrounds in September. This event raises thousands of dollars that are used for local and International Rotary projects.

Another fund raiser and enjoyable evening is the Kutztown Rotary Main Street Mini-Golf Tournament held in the fall in 18 businesses on Main Street in Kutztown.

A popular fund raiser is the Continental Shoot organized by Tom Turner. It has grown from an annual event to a semi-annual event. A recent fund raiser was Flatworks, the Kutztown Rotary Art Show & Sale. The Flatworks was held annually from 2004 to 2006.

Each month throughout the school year, Kutztown Rotary sponsors "The Student-of-the-Month", recognizing outstanding students from Kutztown and Brandywine Heights High Schools. The students attend a Rotary dinner meeting and speak to the Club about their school activities and their educational aspirations. Annually, four area students receive Rotary scholarships to colleges Or universities of their choice. Each year several area students are sponsored to attend Rotary District 7340's Camp Neidig; a multi-day leadership camp held in June.

Other community organizations and projects which are supported by Rotary include; Camp Edmar, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Brandywine Heights High School scholarship fund, the Kutztown Youth Athletic Assn., and high school sports awards. Rotary funds also support the planting of trees in the Kutztown and Topton Parks for Arbor Day, the YMCA, Special Olympics, Saucony Marsh Wetlands, and Camp Cadet. Rotarians support the Kutztown Day and Flag Day celebrations at the Kutztown Park with donations and manpower.

Rotarians' annual dues, plus individual Rotarian's contributions to the Rotary Foundation, help fund many International projects worldwide. These International projects represent tens of millions of dollars spent annually for eradicating polio, providing clean water, small business loans, housing development, and school and medical center construction just to name a few.

In June, Kutztown Rotary installs its new officers at the annual installation held at Camp Edmar, a Boy Scout Camp the Kutztown Rotary Club was instrumental in founding.

Individuals who wish to "get involved" in their community may contact any Rotarian or come to Rotary's weekly meeting as a guest. Kutztown Rotary meets every Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. at - Seasons Grille - 15305 Kutztown Rd., Kutztown; east end near 222 Bypass.

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Kutztown Rotary Club

P.O. Box 127, Kutztown, Pennsylvania 19530, USA

Chartered April 14, 1926

District 7430 -
Area 3: 

Meetings: Wed. @ 6:30 PM at - Seasons Grille - 15305 Kutztown Rd., Kutztown; east end near 222 Bypass

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Kutztown Downtown Mini-Golf Tournament

May 14, 2008
6:00 to 8:30 PM

Shorgun Start at Kutztown Tavern

$15 per person or $50 per foursome

Play is indoors so come rain or shine

Register in Advance at One of These Paticipating Merchants

Adam n' Eve Boutique
Berkleigh Travel
Deturk Hardware
Dunkelberger's Jewelry
Jackie & Daughters Flowers
The Kutztown Tavern
Spuds
Zimar Hair Design

CASH PRIZES: 1st team - $150, 2nd team - $100, 3rd team $50 & Merchant Hole-in-One Prizes

Download and print this poster (in PDF format) and display around town.

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Urban-Rural Night

January 30, 2008
Moselem Springs Inn

Since 1979, the Kutztown Rotary Club has been showing the local farmers their appreciation with the annual Urban-Rural Night.  It is an evening to say 'thank you' to farmers in the area and to show appreciation for their work.  In 2008, the Kutztown club added the Fleetwood Rotary Club to the endeavor to include more farmers in the Kutztown-Fleetwood area.Miller

In 2008, Jim Springer and Patt McCloskey of the Kutztown Rotary Club are co-chairing the event with Michelle Degler of the Fleetwood Rotary Club.  The Urban-Rural Night is a vocational service of both Rotary clubs.  This year's the event will feature Sheila Miller as the speaker discussing "Farming in Berks County".

Miller was selected as Berks County's first Agriculture Coordinator. This post was created after a study by the American Farmland Trust on the future of agriculture in Berks and Schuylkill counties concluded that Berks needed a leader to ensure farming remains a primary industry.

Miller is a former state legislator who retired from the House of Representative in 2006 after serving since 1992.  She was vice chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and chaired the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
Miller is a third generation beef producer.  She and her husband Mike raise registered Hereford cattle on their Tulpehocken Township farms.  She was appointed to the Berks County Agricultural Land Preservation Board in 1988 and served for eighteen years, retiring in 2006 to assist in launching the Adopt An Acre Inc. organization.  Miller assisted Adopt An Acre Inc. in securing state funding and office space at Wernersville State Hospital.

Previously she served as executive director of the state Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee from 1983-92; as editor of Lancaster Farming Newspaper, 1979-83; and for the federal Department of Agriculture in Adams, Berks and Lackawanna counties on engineering projects, 1974-79.

She was instrumental in founding the Historic Barn and Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania, a statewide organization focused on preserving and recording historic barns.

Pervious speakers at Urban-Rural Night include Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture, Dennis Wolff, and Jeff Dorsheim, representing a new ethanol plant in the area.

Sponsors for this event include Fleetwood Auto Parts, Fleetwood Bank, and Hildenbrand Funeral Home in Kutztown.

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Ms. Kutztown Pageant

April 16, 2007

Benefiting The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Who: Kutztown University Rotaract Club/Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
What: Tenth Annual Ms. Kutztown University Pageant
Why: To Benefit The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
When: April 16th at 7 o'clock PM
Where: Kutztown University Student Union Bldg., Rm. 183 (Multipurpose room)
Cost: $4 Donation

The Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, which is also the Kutztown University Rotaract Club, sponsors the 10th annual Ms Kutztown Pageant on April 16, 2007.

The philanthropy was founded by Lambda Chi Alpha alumnus Christopher Tomlin and over its eight years has grown to be one of the fraternity´s largest and most well known functions.

The event is set up just like the real Miss America pageant, with talent and formal wear portions of the contest. Last years event raised $1,100 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. A check was presented to breast cancer patient Gladys Collazo and Wanda Colon, program director of the Philadelphia branch of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, at the conclusion of the event by sophomore Adam Bauer, Vice President of External Relations for Lambda Chi and a Criminal Justice major.

"[Miss KU] is a wonderful event that brings awareness to students, faculty, staff and parents of eradicating breast cancer," said Colon.

Lambda Chi Alpha, the Kutztown University Rotaract Club, raises a similar amount of money for Breast Cancer in May when they participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Philadelphia each year.

This outpouring of charity is not new to this Kutztown University Fraternity. Since 1993, Lambda Chi Alpha has been coordinating an international philanthropy project that has now raised more than 28 million pounds of food for the needy across North America. Called the Lambda Chi Alpha North American Food Drive, this annual event is arguably the largest single-day philanthropic project sponsored by a collegiate organization. In 2006, Lambda Chi Alpha collected almost 2,564,846 pounds of food with approximately 100 chapters and colonies participating. Among all chapters, Kutztown ranks 7th with a total of 101,760 pounds, 4 times the national average. "Brothers Feeding Others" is more than a slogan. Kutztown Rotary has partnered with their Rotaract Club on this project and the Rotaract Club assists the Rotary Club with the dog show, the Flatworks Art Show and other Club projects that support Rotary International and its projects around the world.

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Kutztown's Rotary Foundation Dinner

Kutztown Rotary President, Amy Howard, recognizing Shirley and Larry Biehl for their extraordinary support of the Rotary Foundation and its ideals.
Our November 28, 2007, meeting was a special Rotary Foundation Dinner. We took this opportunity to honor Kutztown Rotarian, Larry Biehl, who received his 9th Paul Harris Fellowship award. This award is for significant service to the Rotary Foundation, thereby furthering better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world. Larry responded:

"It was an honor to receive both your kind words of recognition and encouragement. Since I became a Rotarian over 16 years ago, our Club has gone thru dramatic changes, but just as then our commitment today remains the same; service to our fellow-man.

Each of us contributes to Rotary in his or her own way and together we will make a difference. Again, thanks so very much for your generosity and warm wishes. Lets continue showing the way."

The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. Rotary Foundation accomplishes this vision to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.

Kutztown Rotary Foundation

Amy Howard, Kutztown Rotary President; Sandy Cullen, Friends of Brandywine Library; Karen Howard, Librarian of Louisa Gonser Library; Theresa Ann Barbieri, Executive Director of Friend, Inc.; Larry Biehl, President of Kutztown Rotary Foundation; and Rotarian Nancy Hildenbrand who represented the Kutztown Historical Society.
The Kutztown Rotary Foundation presented checks to representatives from Louisa Gonser and Brandywine Libraries; Friend, Inc.; and the Kutztown Historical Society.

The Kutztown Rotary Foundation supports the Rotary Foundation, but it also supports many local charities including the Kutztown Rotary Donald L. Boyer Scholarship Fund which provides scholarships to Kutztown and Brandywine Heights graduates; the Kutztown Historical Society; Friend, Inc.; Louisa Gonser and Brandywine Libraries; Burn Prevention Foundation; Kutztown Fire Company; Topton Fire Company; and Lyons Fire Company.

Funding for the Kutztown Rotary Foundation comes from many projects of the Kutztown Rotary Club including the annual Donald L. Boyer - Kutztown Rotary Golf Classic, the Kutztown Rotary Continental Shoot, and donations from the Berks Kennel Club in exchange for Kutztown Rotary providing the infrastructure of the Kutztown Dog Show. Kutztown Rotary Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity operated by the Kutztown Rotary Club.

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From the November 13th Reading Eagle

"There was always a good program and meal, and that was enough to keep me coming back, and back and back again for more," says Isaac R. "Ike" Evans in response to his award for 41 years of Rotary Club service.

Four decades in loyal service to the Rotary

Isaac. R. "Ike" Evans, 80, a Kutztown-area man who is moving to a Chester County retirement home, is honored by fellow Rotarians before he relocates.

©2006 Reading Eagle Company
By Marcia Weidner-Sutphen
Reading Eagle

Isaac R. "Ike" Evans liked to mingle with his peers and, well, eat.

In the 1960s after an accidental meeting that was followed by engaging conversation and a good meal, Evans decided to join the Rotary Club.

Evans, 80, enrolled with the Topton Rotary Club in 1965 while he worked as a design controller for Caloric Stove Co. in Topton.

"I enjoyed meeting professionals, and there was always a good program and meal, and that was enough to keep me coming back and back and back again for more," Evans said.

Rotary International provides humanitarian services through more than 32,000 clubs and 1.2 million members worldwide.

For 41 years, the Maxatawny Township resident has made an effort to attend at least one weekly Rotary Club meeting. When that wasn't possible, he volunteered at a Rotary event, which holds the same merit as going to a meeting.

That amounted to about 2,100 meetings.

In August, members of the Kutztown Rotary Club, where Evans is a member today, honored him for his faithful attendance during an event at East Penn Manufacturing Co. near Lyons

Club members believed their fellow Rotarian was unstoppable, but in September, misfortune ended Evans' attendance streak.

Evans, who is diabetic, said he thinks he was prescribed the wrong dose of insulin.

"I passed out in my home," he said. "When I woke up, I called 9-1-1 and was taken to the hospital by ambulance."

After leaving the hospital, he stayed with his oldest daughter, Rebecca Huzar of Mendenhall, Chester County; and later with another daughter, Diane M. McDermott of Mount Pleasant, S.C.

He did not attend a Rotary meeting during his recovery.

But Evans came home Nov. 3, and five days later he was back at a Rotary meeting.

Evans said goodbye to club members at that meeting because he is moving to a retirement home near Honey Brook in northern Chester County.

"I'm going to look for another club," he said. "I hear there is one in Downingtown."

Jim R. Springer, club president, said Evans is not the Kutztown Rotary's oldest member, but he is the only one with perfect attendance.

"He made every effort in his life to be there," Springer said. "You don't see that very often."

Evans credited his wife of 52 years, Nancy P., for helping him remember meeting times and locations. She died Jan. 31, 2004.

"She would drive me to meetings and wait for me in the car and read," Evans said. "She loved to read."

Evans also attended Rotary Club meetings when he was on the road in the late 1960s doing consulting work for Capitol Records in Scranton.

He was a member of the Topton Rotary until the late 1980s when that club closed due to a lack of members, he said.

"I immediately joined the Kutztown club without skipping a beat," he said.

[Contact reporter Marcia Weidner-Sutphen at 610-371-5081 or .]
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Group Study Exchange - South Africa & Lesotho

Group Study Exchange for 2006-2007 - Districts 7430 & 9320

South Africa (Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, North West) & Lesotho

 

Out-Bound to South Africa: Sept. 9 - Oct. 10, 2006

In-Bound to Pennsylvania: April 16 - May 18, 2007

Kutztown Rotary's Representative to the Out-Bound S. Africa 2006 District 7430 Group Study Exchange Team was Kevin Schmeck

Visit Kevin's Blog

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Rotary Youth Exchange Program

For Outbound & Inbound Students

The Kutztown Rotary Club sponsors long term outbound and inbound student exchanges. All participating students must be under 18 years of age and must attend high school while they are in their host country.

The club is responsible for finding suitable homes for the guest exchange student, and for providing a support system for both the student and the host families. Exchange students are expected to participate in Rotary District events once each month (the club provides the transportation). They are expected to be a participating member of the host family's household. And they must follow the rules of behavior delineated by Rotary International and Essex, our exchange program operator. All incoming students must carry their own health insurance effective in the host country and are encouraged to obtain liability coverage.

The timetable for the exchange is generally as follows:

For more information contact Patt McCloskey (610-683-6546) or Bob Hobaugh (610-683-3591).

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Exchange Student Carlos Ramirez G.

The Kutztown Rotary Club welcomes exchange student Carlos Ramirez from Chile. Carlitos attends Kutztown High School. His host family is Vikki and Dave Ferguson. The Ferguson's daughter, Sara was an exchange student in India. His Rotary Mentors are Patt McCloskey and Bob Hobaugh. His main interest in soccer.

Carlitos is from Peñalolén, Chile. He is sponsored by District 4340 in the center of Chile. Peñalolén is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on November 15, 1984.

Chile, bordered on the east by the huge, majestic, practically impassable Andes Mountain Range and on the west by another smaller mountain range which gives way to the Pacific Ocean, is a narrow strip of land, measuring 2,666 miles from north to south and averaging just 125 miles in width. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818.

Chile's major industries include: copper, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, and textiles. Chile's major agricultural products include: grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches, garlic, asparagus, beans, beef, poultry, wool, fish, and timber.


Park for Peace, Peñalolén


Flag of Chile


Map of South America Showing Peñalolén, Chile

Click here for more information on the Rotary Youth Exchange Program for students.

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Kutztown Rotary Club's 75th Anniversary

On July 30, 2003, the Rotary Club of Kutztown, and it's President, Tom Turner (front row, second from right), welcomed District Governor, B. J. Metz (red tie), and the District's First Lady, Kristie Metz (red scarf). Also present was Assistant District Governor, Leroy Seip, (front row, right). Other club members pictured are (front row from left) Richard Wagner, Patt McCloskey, Jean Boyer, (back row from left) Isaac Evans, Bob Hobaugh, Bill Bender, Ham Phillips, Dan Breidegam, George Barrell, Jim Springer, Dennis Lutz, Larry Biehl, Jim Scott, Steve Henning, Barry Martin and Denton Fenstermacher. Also present but not pictured was Margaret Grossman.

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Kutztown Rotary Hosts Group Study Exchange Team from Columbia

On April 10, 2003, the Rotary Club of Kutztown hosted the District Reception for the Group Study Exchange Team from Columbia. Past District Governor, Bob Antoine organized the exchange. Exchange members are, left to right: Juan G. Ospina Rodriguez, Business Management; Paulina Saldarriaga-Ehlers, International Business; Pablo Arlas Amezquita, Civil Engineer; Jiovany Orozco, Electrical Engineer; and Team Leader, Eduardo De La Cruz, Industrial Engineer.

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For more information visit www.flatworks.org

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Kutztown Rotary Centennial Project

Picnic Tables For The Park

Rotary celebrates its Centennial in February 2005. The Rotary Centennial in 2005 provides the ideal opportunity for Rotary Clubs to showcase their community service projects in the 30,000 communities worldwide served by Rotary Clubs. Clubs worldwide are joining in this global effort to demonstrate the remarkable scope and power of Rotary service. The Kutztown Rotary Club is working with the Borough of Kutztown to provide 20 durable picnic tables for Kutztown Park.

Bricks for Park Tables & Charity

Help the Kutztown Rotary Club provide durable picnic tables for Kutztown Park. To help finance the project there will be a monument made up of bricks with the names of those who participate. The donation required for a brick to be placed on the monument is $100. For a $100 donation Rotary will place a brick on the monument with the name you specify and will donate $25 to the charitable organization you select.

Sign up today. Be a Kutztown Rotary Centennial Project sponsor. Download the Rotary Centennial Project flier. Fill out the coupon with the name of a person or organization you designate. Make a check payable to "Kutztown Rotary". Send the coupon on the flier and a check for $100 for a brick for picnic tables for the park to: Kutztown Rotary, PO Box 127, Kutztown, PA 19530

Bricks for Past & Present Rotarians

Rotarians, sign up today. Be a Kutztown Rotary Centennial Project sponsor. Download the Bricks for Members flier. The donation required for a brick to be placed on the monument is $100. For a $100 donation, we will place a brick with the name of a present or past Rotary member and the Rotary wheel on the monument. In conjunction with this project, bronze markers will be placed in the park which reinforce the principles of Rotary. Fill out the coupon with the name of a present or past Rotarian. Make a check payable to "Kutztown Rotary". Send the coupon on the flier and a check for $100 for a brick for a past or present Rotarian to: Kutztown Rotary, PO Box 127, Kutztown, PA 19530

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Donald L. Boyer - Kutztown Rotary Golf Classic

Monday, August 4, 2008

Golden Oaks Country Club

The 2007 Kutztown Rotary's Don Boyer Golf Classic will be held Monday, August 6, at Golden Oaks Country Club.

Click Here For Reservation Form

At last year's tournament eighty eight golfers and generous sponsors made this tournament a financial success, according to tournament chairman George Barrell.

Major corporate and individual sponsors included: East Penn Manufacturing; Kutztown Auto Co.; Mente AutoPlex; National Penn Bank; Wachovia Wealth Management; and also First National Bank in Fleetwood; Long, Barrell and Co., Ltd.; and Shirley & Larry Biehl.

Hole sponsors included 35 businesses and individuals in the East Penn Valley. Because of this generous support, The Kutztown Rotary Foundation will be able to distribute approximately $10,000 to the tournament's major charities and other community projects. The major beneficiaries of the tournament last year were the Kutztown Rotary Donald L. Boyer Scholarship Fund; the Kutztown Historical Society; Friend, Inc.; Louisa Gonser and Brandywine Libraries; Burn Prevention Foundation, Kutztown Fire Company, Topton Fire Company, Lyons Fire Company and various other community charities. Additional funds are used for other Rotary community and International projects throughout the year. This years goal is $15,000.

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Donald L. Boyer Kutztown Rotary Scholarship

The Donald L. Boyer Kutztown Rotary Scholarship was established in memory of Donald Boyer, a devoted community member whose life was shortened by a battle with cancer. During Mr. Boyer´s life, he gave selflessly to the Kutztown community through participation and leadership in various civic, church, and political organizations, including Kutztown Borough Council, Kutztown Jaycees, Kutztown Rotary Club, Friend, Inc., and St. John's Lutheran Church. Within these organizations he held various leadership positions, including regional and state positions. This scholarship was created by family, friends, and the Kutztown Rotary to keep the spirit of Donald's volunteerism and leadership alive in our community's youth. The greatest portion of this endowment is contributed by the Kutztown Rotary Foundation with funds raised from the Foundation's Annual Donald Boyer Golf Classic.

The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage and recognize youth volunteerism in our community. Applicants for this scholarship MUST

(1) Have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.75 ; AND
(2) Enroll in an accredited post-secondary technical/vocational school, college, or university within 18 months of graduation.

In addition, all scholarship moneys will be released directly to the academic institution. Scholarship rewards are not payable to the individual recipient.

All applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2007. Any questions should be directed to Amy Howard at .

Kutztown High School students can get their applications from Amy Howard.

Brandywine Heights High School students can download their application when they are available.

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Kutztown Rotary Bulletins

Most Recent Bulletin* - pdf version or Word version or html version

* There are three versions of each bulletin. The differences are:

1) pdf - Pdf is the best format to print. Most internet browsers can open pdf's. You will need a pdf reader such as Adobe Reader. If you don't have Adobe Reader, get a free copy from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

2) Word - This is the standard Microsoft Word .doc format.

3) html - Just click on this to read the Bulletin in your internet browser.

As of December 1, 2004*, our Bulletins are no longer printed on paper and mailed. Please give any new or changed email addresses to Steve Henning or send your e-mail address to

. Or you can visit this website to read the newsletter at http://www.kutztownrotary.org . News will be delivered more timely, more efficiently and cheaper via the web.

*This was approved unanimously by the board of directors, Wednesday, November 17, 2004. All efforts are being made to get an e-mail address of each member or to arrange for another member to contact those without e-mail.

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Kutztown Rotary Club Officers

President Keith Snyder 610-944-6891 mitch51@earthlink.net
President Elect Marie J. De Filipps 610-682-0936
Directors:    
Barry Martin 610-683-8106 B: 610-478-3147
Tom Turner 610-944-8905 B: 610-944-6871
Directors at Large: Bill Bender 610-987-3552
Nancy Hildenbrand 610-683-3526
Corresponding Secretary Patt McCloskey
610-683-6546
Secretary Steve Henning 610-987-6184
Treasurer Dennis Lutz 610-683-6026 B: 610-926-8900
Bulletin Editor Patt McCloskey 610-683-6546
Sergeant at Arms Larry Biehl 610-562-3374
Past President Amy Kohler Howard 484-332-9239
Program Director Jean Boyer 610-683-3256

Meetings: Seasons Grille - 15305 Kutztown Rd, Kutztown; east end near 222 Bypass, Wed. @ 6:30 PM

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Avenues of Service

CLUB SERVICE

Keith Snyder
VOCATIONAL SERVICE

Tom Turner
COMMUNITY SERVICE

Marie J. De Filipps
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

Barry Martin
Program Coordinator
* Jean Boyer

Attendance
* William Bender

Classification, Membership
and Orientation
William H. Bender
Larry Biehl
Nancy Hildenbrand

Fellowship
Club Bulletin

* Patt McCloskey
Stephen M. Henning
Jean Boyer

Audit
* George S. Barrell
Rural-Urban
* Patt McCloskey
* Jim Springer
Larry Biehl
William H. Bender
Jean Boyer

Camp Neidig
* Patt McCloskey
Dean G. Wetzel

Youth / Student of the Month
* Larry Biehl

Scholarship / Awards
* Amy Kohler Howard
Karissa Barrell
Dr. Brenda Winkler
Golf Classic
Thomas Turner
Jim Springer
Dennis R. Lutz
Peter M Keegan
George S. Barrell
Larry Biehl

Dog Show
* Marie J. De Filipps
Nancy Hildenbrand
Dennis R. Lutz
Larry C. Biehl
Peter M. Keegan
Barry Martin

Public Relations
* Stephen M. Henning
Larry Biehl
Tom Turner
Peter Keegan

Ways & Means
George S. Barrell
Jim Springer
William H. Bender
Dan Breidegam
Tom Turner
International Service
* Robert Hobaugh
Peter M. Keegan
Stephen M. Henning

Rotary Foundation
* Larry Biehl

Youth Exchange
* Robert Hobaugh
Patt McCloskey
George Barrell
Dennis Lutz

International Fellowship
of Scouting Rotarians

* Stephen M. Henning
Slate Altenburg

Rotary Programs



Board Meetings
First Wed. of Month

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Kutztown Rotary Club 2007-2008 Program Schedule

To download the 2007-8 Program Schedule in pdf format, click here
or for .doc (Word) format, click here

JULY 2007 - Literacy Month
July 4 NO MEETING - HOLIDAY
July 11 A. Howard - Club Assembly
July 18 P. McCloskey - Camp Neidig
July 25 A. Howard - Scholarship Dinner
AUGUST 2007 - Membership & Extension Month
August 1 D.G. Gerry Long Visit
August 8 K. Snyder
August 15 B. Hobaugh
August 22 Steak Fry (Breidigam/Boyer/Hildenbrand), Spouses Invited
August 29 P. Keegan
SEPTEMBER 2007 - New Generations Month
September 5 M. Carannante
September 12 B. Martin
September 19 K. Barrell
September 26 D. Wagner
OCTOBER 2007 - Vocational Service Month
October 3 L. Biehl - Student-of-the-month
October 10 J. Boyer - Opportunity House
October 17 Inter-Club Meeting - details to follow
October 24 A. Howard - Club Assembly
October 31 J. Boyer - Halloween Event, Spouses Invited
NOVEMBER 2007 - Rotary Foundation Month
November 7 L. Biehl - Student of the Month
November 14 T. Turner
November 21 THANKSGIVING - No Meeting
November 28 G. Barrell - Foundation Program, Spouses Invited
DECEMBER 2007 - Family Month
December 5 L. Biehl - Student-of-the-month
December 12 Christmas Party, Spouses Invited
December 19 B. Winkler
December 26 D. Lutz
JANUARY 2008 - Rotary Awareness Month
January 2 L. Biehl - Student-of-the-month
January 9 J. Cevellos
January 16 A. Howard - Club Assembly
January 23 M. DeFillips
January 30 Rural Urban Night
FEBRUARY 2008 - World Understanding Month
February 6 NO MEETING - ASH WEDNESDAY
February 13 B. Bender
February 20 N. Hildenbrand
February 27 S. Henning
MARCH 2008 - Literacy & World Rotaract Week
March 5 L. Biehl - Student-of-the-month
March 12 P. McCloskey
March 19 NO MEETING - HOLY WEEK
March 26 B. Hobaugh
APRIL 2008 - Rotary Magazine Month
April 2 L. Biehl - Student-of-the-month
April 9 P. Keegan
April 16 K. Barrell
April 23 A. Howard - Club Assembly
April 30 Spring Fling
MAY 2008 - Volunteer Month
May 7 L. Biehl - Student-of-the-month
May 14 M. Carannante
May 21 B. Martin
May 28 K. Snyder
JUNE 2008 - Rotary Fellowships Month
June 4 D. Lutz - Reading Phillies
June 11 D. Wagner
June 18 A. Howard - Installation
June 25 J. Boyer
If you are unable to fulfill your program assignment on a particular date, it is your responsibility to change with another Rotarian. Please advise the following people of any changes:
Bulletin Editor: Patt McCloskey 610-683-6546,
Program Director: Jean Boyer 610-683-3256,
President: Amy Howard 484-332-9239,
Webmaster: Steve Henning 610-987-6184,
Call Amy Howard for more information, 484-332-9239,

Meetings: Seasons Grille - 15305 Kutztown Rd, Kutztown; east end near 222 Bypass, Wed. @ 6:30 PM

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Nearby Clubs for Makeups

Club Day Time Place Contact
Shillington Mon 1800 Deluxe Rest., 2295 Lancaster Pike, Reading 610-775-4345
Boyertown Mon 1800 Schaeffer's Restaurant, S. Reading Avenue, Boyertown 610-369-1266
Shoemakersville Mon 1815 Hoss's Restaurant, Rte. 61, Leesport 610-926-5830
Muhlenberg (Reading) Tue 1815 River Edge Restaurant, 2017 Bernville Road, Reading 610-916-1916
Upper Perkiomen Mon 1830 Globe Restaurant, East Greenville 215-536-9550
Blue Bell Tue 715 Cedarbrook Country Club, Penlyn Pike, Blue Bell 215-628-8670
Nazareth Tue 730 Moravian Hall Square, Nazareth 610-759-6376
Conrad Weiser Tue 1215 Ozgoods Restaurant, Rt. 422, Robesonia 610-589-4542
Springfield Township-Flourtown Tue 1215 Sandy Run Country Club, East Valley Green Road, Oreland 215-885-3940
Warminster Tue 1215 Giuseppe's Pizza, Tudor Square on Street Road, Warminster 215-444-9000
North Penn (Lansdale-North Wales) Tue 1730 Wm. Penn Inn, Rte. 202 & Sumneytown Pk., Gwynedd 215-855-6893
Quakertown Tue 1800 Meyers Restaurant Rte. 309, Quakertown 215-536-8672
Central Perkiomen, Schwenksville Tue 1830 Woodside Inn, Schwenksville Road, Schwenksville 610-489-3345
Harleysville Wed 700 Mainland Country Club, Clemens & Mainland Roads 215-542-4900
Mt. Penn Wed 730 O'Malley's Restaurant, Reading Mall (Rt. 422), Exeter 610-779-8833 or 779-0536
Allentown West-Western Lehigh County Wed 730 Luther Crest Home, 800 Hausman Road, Allentown 610-395-2832
Fleetwood Wed 730 Moselem Springs Inn, Rts. 222 & 662, Fleetwood 610-944-9454
Hatboro Wed 730 Old Mill Inn, York Road, Hatboro 215-675-2439
Warrington Wed 730 Warrington Motor Lodge, Rt. 611 & Street Road, Warrington 215-343-7290
Spring-Ford Area (Royersford) Wed 1210 Spring-Ford Country Club, Country Club Road, Royersford 610-933-9011
Ambler Wed 1215 William Penn Inn, Rt. 202 & Sumneytown Rd., Gwynedd Valley 215-643-6335 x113
Bethlehem Wed 1215 Bethlehem Club, 524 N. New St., Bethlehem 610-691-8787
Newtown Wed 1230 Goodnoe's Rest., Main Street, Newtown 215-860-8550
Allentown Liberty Bell Wed 1730 Fuffino's Rest., 19th & Allen Sts. Allentown 610-434-9333
Collegeville Wed 1815 Moorehead's, Trappe 610-489-9557
Doylestown Wed 1815 Doylestown Country Club 215-489-0489
Churchville Wed 1830 Lamberti's Restaurant, Street Rd & Bustleton Pike, Feasterville 215-750-1994
Huntingdon Valley-Southampton Wed 1830 Vereinigung Erzgebirge, Davisville Road, Warminster 215-947-1184
Kutztown Wed 1830 Moselem Springs Inn, Rts. 222 & 662, Fleetwood 610-683-3526
Pottstown Wed 1830 Sunnybrook, Pottstown 610-970-0662
Washington Crossing Wed 1830 Yardley Inn, Afton & Delaware Road, Yardley
Bethlehem Morning Star Thu 730 Kirkland Villiage, 1 Kirkland Village Center, Bethlehem 610-882-2466
Emmaus Thu 730 Brookside Country Club, 901 Willow Lane, Macungie 610-965-9635
Horsham Thu 730 Otto's Brauhaus, Rt. 611, Horsham 215-674-1738
Hamburg Thu 730 Hamburg Boro Hall, 3rd St., Hamburg 610-488-7968
West Reading-Wyomissing Thu 1205 The Inn At Reading, 1040 Park Road, Wyomissing 610-376-7351
Reading Thu 1205 Goggleworks, 2nd & Walnut Streets, Reading 610-779-4729
Easton Thu 1215 Pomfret Club, 33 S. 4th St., Easton 610-253-9677
Norristown Thu 1215 Westover Country Club, S. Schuylkill Ave., Norrstown 610-277-2504
Willow Grove Thu 1215 Huntingdon Valley Country Club, Huntingdon Valley 215-957-6450
Souderton--Telford Thu 1800 Indian Valley Country Club, Bergey Road, Telford 215-723-8134
Morrisville Thu 1815 Michael's Restaurant, Morrisville 215-736-3781
Slatington Thu 1815 Terrace Restaurant, Slatington 610-767-3581
Birdsboro Thu 1830 Reading Country Club, 5311 Perkiomen Ave (Rt. 422), Reading 610-582-8464
Perkasie Thu 1830 Sellersville Moose Club, Park Avenue, Sellersville
Spring Township Centennial Fri 715 Sheraton - Reading Hotel, Wyomissing
Allentown Fri 1200 Crown Plaza Hotel, Allentown 610-967-3380
District Directory of Club Meeting Times & Places

Meetings: Seasons Grille - 15305 Kutztown Rd, Kutztown; east end near 222 Bypass, Wed. @ 6:30 PM

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Rotary Club International

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service; encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

There are approximately 1.2 million Rotarians, members of more than 31,000 Rotary clubs in 167 countries.

Rotary's first emblem was a simple wagon wheel (in motion with dust) representing civilization and movement. It was designed in 1905 by Montague Bear, a member of the Chicago club, who was an engraver, and many Rotary clubs of the time adopted the wheel in one form or another.

In 1922, authority was given to create and preserve an official emblem, and the following year the present gear wheel with 24 cogs and six spokes was adopted. A keyway was added to signify that the wheel was a "worker and not an idler." At the RI Convention in 1929, royal blue and gold were chosen as the official colors.

Rotary International is one of the world's largest service organizations, with some 31,000 clubs in more than 160 countries. Members of a Rotary club are part of a diverse group of professional leaders working to address various community and international service needs and to promote peace and understanding throughout the world. Annually, Rotary clubs worldwide invite a limited number of men and women to become members.

These prospective members represent various businesses and professional activities in their communities. As a progressive-minded business or professional person, you will see that belonging to a Rotary club, where outstanding representatives of the different vocations in your community come together, has its benefits.

To be invited, you must be:

Rotary clubs provide:

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Motto: Service Above Self

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The Object of Rotary

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

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Four-Way Test

  1. Is it the TRUTH?
  2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"

History of the Four-Way Test

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Mission Statement

The mission of Rotary International is to assist and guide Rotarians and Rotary Clubs to accomplish the Object of Rotary; to ensure Rotary's continuing relevance; and to help build a better world, emphasizing service activities by individuals and groups that enhance the quality of life and human dignity, encourage high ethical standards, and creating greater understanding among all people to advance the search for peace in the world.

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Club Forms  

Club Attendance Recording Forms (pdf) (revised 12/24/07):

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Links to Rotary International Web Pages 


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