"The Rotary Foundation will enable our members and their community allies
to take action in these ways:
Protecting and restoring ~Enhancing the capacity ~
Supporting sustainable ~ Addressing the cause of climate change ~ Strengthening ecosystems and communities ~ Supporting education initiatives ~ Advocating for sustainable consumption ~
Addressing environmental justice
"$18.4 million in Foundation global grant funding
has been allocated to environment-related causes in the past five years
through our support of community economic development and water, sanitation,
and hygiene projects." ~From Rotary International
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Volume 95 Issue 36 - Apr 14, 2025
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Let's bring the MAGIC of Rotary to our neighbors in Stroudsburg!
Invite a friend, a family member, a business owner, or a stranger to have lunch with you? We look forward to meeting them.
Rotary Involvement:
My involvement in Rotary shows me the importance of human connection. We are so involved in a world full of screens, whether it be a cell phone, a computer or the TV, that we forget about the importance of getting together with family, friends, strangers at different events or going out and enjoying nature.
When people get together, we learn about each other, we enjoy times with each other, we meet new people that we may never have come across. We hear stories and learn new things, and our life experiences grow. It is very easy for me to stay home however, I do my best to break out of the norm and expand out of my comfort zone, to attend different Rotary events and community events. Whether I go by myself or with friends I always learn or experience something new.
April is environmental month. Let's get together for a walk outdoors or a picnic by the stream. Enjoy the sights of the Earth through the colorful crocuses, daffodils, see life coming back to us this Spring, with trees budding; listen to the birds and the rush of the water; smell the earth and the scent of the flowers; and see the beauty of our wildlife roaming our neighborhoods.
Let's enjoy & protect the life that was created for us.
Always in Service,
Stacy Rodriguez
Stroudsburgs Rotary President 2024-25
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Lunch Meeting at Marita's- Please do your best to respond by Monday, if you will not be attending lunch.
Evening Meeting location:
Underdog Cyber Defense - 315 Dartmouth Dr. 2nd floor, Marshalls Creek, PA 18335
Located in Jay Park Plaza - Above the Marshalls Creek Post Office
Breakfast Meeting -Tuesday, April 22 - 7:45am - Schnaitman's Flooring, parking in the back. Coffee, Tea & Bagles
Thank you, President Elect Ed Schaefer for covering the meeting. I was in NY finishing the last days of tax season. I hope you were all able to file on time or get an extension.
We appreciate the Monroe County Conservation District sharing with us about soil erosion. Their motto, educate protect, educate, click here for more info Home | Monroe County Conser click here for Spring 2025 Newsletter
The Newfoundland Rotary just celebrated their 75th anniversary. Pres. Stacy attended and enjoyed hearing the stories and fond memories that were shared by the members.
Members from the Honesdale Rotary were at her table and invitations were exchanged to attend our golf outing and our members are invited to their Poker Run for Motorcycles & Autos on Sunday May 18, 2025. Registration is from 9:30-11am. Ride begins and ends at Baer Motorsports. $25/pp or $15 lunch only. If interested respond to this email.
GOLF COMMITTEE UPDATE:
The golf committee met on Tuesday. We are looking forward to all our returning golf foursomes. Gift Certificates, gift baskets, and Tee-sponsors have started coming in.
Please contact Danica Hartenfels if you have a Tee sponsor or want to be a Tee-sponsor. Contact TJ Price if you have any gift cards or raffle gifts. Don Hannig receives all registration and sponsorship money.
We are expecting a beautiful Wednesday for our fundraiser! Please send prayers to Danica for her mom.
MAY 7- NEPA Youth Infusion Youth Led Leadership Conference - Stroudsburgs Rotary will have an information table there sharing about RYLA, Interact & Rotaract programs, Essay contest, Service Above Self Awards, annual Scholarship and youth exchange program. Please attend if possible, to share your experience and/or knowledge.
We will have a special announcement that evening at their dinner. If interested in signing up please let me know.
On Thursday, April 24 Rotarian Danica Hartenfels will be honored at the Friends of Scouting dinner at Stroudsmoor. If
you are interested in attending, please contact Ed Schaefer. as of now, I believe we have two tables.
On May 7, Stroudsburgs Rotary will have a table at Kalahari for Youth Infusion’s NEPA Youth-Led Leadership Conference. if you are interested in helping out at the table or attending the dinner, please let Pres. Stacy know.
Stroudsburgs Rotary will have a table & be a sponsor at CLIMB on May 17 to help the American Cancer Society. If you’d like to be on a team, please let us know. We already have four Rotarians signed up.
Wed, June 4 Golf Tournament
RYLA 2025 will be held Sunday, June 15th through Thursday, June 19th, 2025, at Keystone College in LaPlume, PA.
RYLA provides leadership training to area young people. The schedule is full of activities that engage students physically, mentally, and emotionally to strengthen their relationship skills, build their self-confidence, and give them the tools they need to be leaders.
With 7 cards left Leslue Underhill pulled for the Queen, and she appeared. Leslie won $7 and donated the winnings of $134? to Spark. Beautiful gesture Leslie. ❤️
50% to the club, and the other 50% gets split- 1/3 goes to the one who picks for the Queen and 2/3 gets rolled over.
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