Service Above Self
Stroudsburgs Rotary
 
 
  
 
"To leave the world better than you found it, 
you sometimes have to pick up other people's trash." ~ Bill Nye

April is 
Environmental Month

How Rotary will help protect our planet

"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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MonRotary
Volume 95 Issue 37 - Apr 21, 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.
 
 
GRANT Applications are open - Deadline is Friday, April 25, 2025
Please contact your local organization and have them apply.
 
 

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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 -There was no breakfast meeting this month
 
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Featured Speaker & Announcements
Recap April 17, 2025
Recap -
 
Thank you Barrett Donna, Environmental Educator at MC Conservation District for informing us about all the activities that are available for our youth.
For more information bdonna@monroecountypa.gov
 
Thank you Frank Herting for securing all these wonderful speakers.
If you'd like to hear a special speaker, please pick up the phone and contact their office to see if they would come to one of our lunch meetings.
It takes a Village.
Meeting Times and Zoom Link
Lunch Meeting -Click here for Zoom Link Button               
Doors open 11:45 for socializing, 11:55 lunch, meeting over 1:05pm
Marita's Southwestern Bar & Grill - 735 Main St, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
 
Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 859 7016 0402 Passcode: 815850
 
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Evening Meetings - Underdog Cyber Defense - Carmine Corridore
Jay Park Plaza - above the MC Post Office
 
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Announcements
Upcoming announcements:
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.

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, 6/15 - 6/19 at Keystone College in LaPlume, PA.
RYLA provides leadership training to area young people.
 
Community Events
On going Community Service
 
1) Valor Stand Down at Dansbury Park - 2nd Sunday of every month.  Greatest time to help is unloading (9:30am) and loading (12:25pm)
 
2) Little Free Libraries - bring any unwanted books especially children's books.
 
 
 
District Update
RLI-NEA Rotary Leadership Institute of Northeast America  
There are upcoming classes but none on Zoom or in the area.
 
District Conference for this Rotary year is April 4-6, 2025
Hershey Lodge and Resort. 
Registration is open at www.unwrapthemagic2025.com   
 
 
International Conference
Calgary Canada, June 21-25, 2025
 
 
 
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Speakers
Apr 24, 2025 12:00 PM
Noon - Kristina Heaney MC Conservation
Noon - MC Conservation District Mgr
May 01, 2025 12:00 PM
Noon- Dinoli Rowlands
Noon- Identity theft
May 08, 2025 12:00 PM
Noon- Kenny Johns
Noon- Talk about the Civil War
May 15, 2025 12:00 PM
Noon - Barbara Van Nortwick
Noon - Monroe County Dementia Coalition
May 22, 2025 12:00 PM
Noon- Steven Leibig
Noon- Mead owner
May 29, 2025 12:00 PM
Noon - Steve Fine
Noon - Melanoma Zoom
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Kathleen Robbins
April 6
 
Marlo Merhige
April 6
 
Phyllis Gibson
April 7
 
Jodey Mutchler
April 13
 
Murph Murphy
April 20
 
Zerla Bartolome
April 24
 
Dick Ludwig
April 27
 
Anniversaries
Jen Schnaitman
JEFF BORDER
April 4
 
 
50/50-  NO UPDATE FOR LAST WEEK SORRY
 
With 10 cards left Don Hannig pulled for the Queen, and she remained hidden. $? gets rolled over to next week
 
 
 
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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Meeting Responsibilities
Luncheon 04/24/2025
 
Check In
Olson, Debbie
 
Check In
Underhill, Leslie
 
Greeter
Schaefer, Edward
 
50/50
Lear, Bob
 
Invocation
Kirkwood, Ginny
 
Luncheon 05/01/2025
 
Check-In
Dennis, John
 
Check-In
Andrews, Peter
 
Greeter
Hartenfels, Danica
 
50/50
Forney, Pat
 
Invocation
Raub, Mike
 
Upcoming Events
Membership Meeting
WillowTree
Apr 30, 2025 5:15 PM
 
Board Meetings - Thursday 1:15
Marita's Southwestern Bar & Grill
May 01, 2025 1:15 PM
 
Chairs Meeting after Lunch
Marita's Southwestern Bar & Grill
May 15, 2025
 
Membership Meeting
WillowTree
May 28, 2025 5:15 PM
 
Board Meetings - Thursday 1:15
Marita's Southwestern Bar & Grill
Jun 05, 2025 1:15 PM
 
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