Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education are basic necessities for a healthy environment and a productive life.
When people have access to clean water and sanitation, waterborne diseases decrease, children stay healthier and attend school more regularly, and mothers can spend less time carrying water and more time helping their families. Excerpts from Rotary International
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GOLF FUNDRAISING MEETING
Kickoff meeting will be Tuesday March 17th at 4:30pm.
Location - Don's office, 200 Plaza Court, Suite A, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. We will keep the meeting to 1 hour and wrap up at 5:30pm
President Ed shared the need to find a living kidney donor for an East Stroudsburg man, Earl Phelan. David Krissman of The Great Social Experiment will be our speaker via Zoom on April 16th, but due to the urgency of the need Ed was sharing now. Please visit this site if interested or pass the information on to others.
District Governor Tim Genetti visited to thank us on our progress to date. We had 69 members on January 1 and now have 75! The goal is two more members from the Stroudsburgs by month-end. The district had 985 on January 1 and now has 1090! The goal is 1100 for the District, but ideally we can surpass it. “More hands mean we can do more good!”
Don and the Golf Committee are meeting Tuesday and anyone interested in joining should reach out to him. Major sponsors are secured; everyone can help with raffle prizes. The date is Wednesday, June 3 and all are welcome for the entire event or for lunch and/or dinner. There were almost 80 golfers last year with a goal of 100 this year. This event typically raises over $10,000, which funds our grant applications – “let’s raise the money to give the money.”
Guest Speaker Mary Prescott, JD-VP, Senior Fiduciary Advisor at PNC, addressed the group regarding trust planning. Although the Federal Estate and Gift Tax of 40% does not come in to play until $15 million or more, people with far less money may want to consider a trust. Mary discussed revocable or living, irrevocable, split-interest, and grantor trusts. Rotarians are encouraged to reach out to Mary if interested in trust planning for asset management or protection, probate avoidance, tax planning or for other reasons.
District 7410 challenge - Read Tim Genetti's message click her.e Our District needs to maintain 1100 active members. All clubs are encouraged 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.
March 14 - Sand Springs Country Club ,Drums PA 10am
March 18 - Scranton Hilton, Scranton 6pm
March 21 = Lackawanna College, Tunkhannock 10am
Grants training - Mandatory for President & President Elect to take the training. Anyone could attend if they would like to know more about District Grants Global Grants, Foundation
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
