District Governor Andy Lane Chapman shared that our District 7410, covering 10 counties and 40 clubs, is most likely to merge with District 7430, which covers 5 counties in southeastern Pennsylvania: Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, and Northampton counties. Andy’s next stop was Easton to discuss how the merger would proceed. At the club level, there should be no noticeable change. As it would be near impossible for a District Governor of now 10 counties to visit all 85 clubs, there is a proposal to have a Regional Governor as well. It is also being discussed to keep certain aspects of the 2 Districts separate, for example RYLA, whereas Youth Exchange and PELS (President-Elect Learning Seminar) would be merged. Merger discussions are in early stages and our club engaged in a lively discussion with the District Govenor.
Andy shared that our Rotary International Director will be visiting Scranton on 11/13 and 11/14, with a meet and greet Friday night, a service project Saturday morning and then the Annual Rotary Foundation luncheon. It is appreciated if our club could make a big showing. More information will be available soon.
Finally, Andy is exploring the feasibility of having a district wide calendar on the website and/or weekly updates of what is scheduled for each of the clubs.
Pictured below is District Governor nominee Robert Oldroyd, District Governor Andy Lane Chapman, and club President Mike Raub.
Rotarians Spotted in the Community
Phil Weber, Rose London, Danica Hartenfels and Grace D'Amico joined the Pocono Mountains United Way Campaign Kickoff event.
102 pairs of shoes have been collected so far! Please bring shoes to Rotary meetings for Mike Raub, or stop by "tuna can" school on Chipperfield Drive to drop in box in lobby. Although the end date at the school is 9/30, Russell will be delivering the shoes to Soles4Souls on 10/15 so shoes brought to our club meetings are welcome through 10/14.
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8th Annual High School Senior Leadership Luncheon
Thursday, November 12, 2026
11:30am - 1:30 pm
Shawnee Inn Grand Ballroom
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Valor Patriots Ball is November 7, 2026 at 6:30 pm
For the third time in 4 weeks, Grace D'Amico's number was pulled. With only 4 cards left in the deck, the Queen stayed hidden. $251 rolls over to next week.
