"Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. We lead efforts both large and small. We set up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities struggling with outbreaks and health care access. We design and build infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together." ~ Rotary International
Reminders - Upcoming Events
Reminder - There is no satellite evening meeting tomorrow. The lunch meeting remains the same at 12pm, please join in the tour at 3pm
Tour at Pocono Wildlife on Thursday 3pm! Details are below and please feel free to reach out with any questions you have.
Thursday, December 11th 3pm-4pm Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
1161 Cherry Drive Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Make a left when you get to the pond and follow the signs for the clinic and park in front of the clinic
What to expect:
• Most of the tour will be outside and it is a little hilly/rocky
• Wear closed-toed shoes and warm clothes; dress for comfort
• The tour will last approximately 45min
Thank you Lauren Peterson, Executive Director at Safe Monroe for sharing your story. It was very impactful.
"Safe Monroe (formerly Women's Resources of Monroe County) offers FREE and CONFIDENTIAL services for anyone who has been a victim, or family members of victims, of domestic and/or sexual abuse. Established in 1980 we have grown and expanded our services to meet the needs of victims and survivors in our area. Domestic and sexual abuse know no boundaries – women, men, children, teens, LGBTQ+, young and old; anyone can be a victim of abuse, therefore anyone can be eligible to receive services at Safe Monroe." from Safe Monroe website
Volunteering
Past Pres Stacy volunteered at Habitat for Humanity Restore folding and stuffing their annual appeals letters. If interested in helping:
Monroe County Habitat for Humanity bulk mailing event is needed for next week on Monday, 12/8/2025 - Friday 12/12/2025 from 10:30am - 3:30pm each day.
They are located at 2610 Milford Road East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
*Please contact Yvette Keith directly at 570-350-9072 if you are interested.
Stuff about 4,000-5,00 annual appeals. If you can only do a few hours here or there, that is okay. All help is welcomed.
Stroudsburgs Rotary Foundation
Thank you TJ Price for recognizing the importance of our Foundation and donating $100 on your birthday towards Stroudsburgs Rotary Foundation. We appreciate all Rotarians that have donated but have not been acknowledged in the MonRotary. This is something new we'd like to do to show our appreciation.
District Governor Tim Genetti attended and shared some concerns at our lunch meeting. Rotary International wants to merge District 7410 into larger District. A letter was sent disputing this. The only possibility for success is that our District 7410 needs to maintain 1100 active members. All clubs are doing their part to bring in new members who will be engaged in joining our Rotary family. DG Tim Genetti's goal challenge for Stroudsburgs Rotary is to net 6 new members. Let's aim for 10 before March 31. We have two new applicants, let's keep them coming. If any Honorary Rotarians are able to become active again that would be very helpful.
April 17 2026 –Rotary District Conference in Gettysburg PA
Today, you can learn about and register for our conference at "not your typical conference.org" or
Please consider registering early to save your space and at a reduced cost of $295.00. This early registration price is available until December 15th. We have a ghost tour on Friday that you can sign up for an additional cost.
This registration will be on our web site shortly along with additional information.
RLI-NEA Rotary Leadership Institute of Northeast America
Ravishankar Dakoju pledged that he and his wife and fellow club member, Paola Dakoju, would donate approximately US$50 million (4.5 billion Indian rupees) to The Rotary Foundation.
