Rotary enables our members and their community partners to take action by:
Protecting and restoring land, coastal, marine, and freshwater resources
Enhancing the capacity of communities to support natural resource management and conservation
Supporting sustainable agriculture, fishing, and aquaculture practices
Addressing the cause of climate change by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases
Strengthening ecosystems and communities affected by climate change
Supporting education initiatives that promote behavior that protects the environment
Advocating for sustainable consumption to build an economy that uses resources more efficiently
Addressing environmental public health concerns
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June 3, 2026- Stroudsburgs Rotary Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser
What you can do:
Foursomes
Raffle prizes - Gift certificates & other prizes $25 or above (preferably $50 or above), provide to TJ Price.
Golf Tee Sponsors- ask any business you frequent - this helps the most in our bottom line to give back. $100 per tee
Let’s do our part and bring in a few items. It is a day filled with fun, fellowship and our mission in our ability to help local nonprofits.
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Grant Applications were mailed to all Rotarians. Any requests need to follow all guidelines and must be received by April 30, 2026 by 5pm. No money is involved on the part of the sponsor; sponsoring Rotarian must ensure paperwork is completed properly with all requested information. Please advise Info@stroudsburgsrotaryfoundation.org if you will be sponsoring an organization. If you need help, please ask a Foundation member.
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Lunch Punch Card Raffle - The Board announced a new way to raise money for Rotary. For $25 you will be entered into a raffle for 1/2 year lunch punch card valued at $416, good for you and/or a guest(s). Tickets will be sold through Ed Schaefer’s presidential term, and winner announced at Mike Raub’s first meeting in July.
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District Day of Giving - Let's pull together to assure EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year). This is achieved by each member making a personal contribution to the International Foundation each year with a minimum of a $25 donation per year and Sustaining Member is a minimum of $100 per year. The District Day of Giving will run from April 15 through May 27. To celebrate this collective impact on May 27, there will be a Happy Hour at 5:00 PM at Cooper's Seafood House in Scranton.
David Krissman, creator of the Great Social Experiment, shared that the average life span of a person with kidney failure is 4-5 years; the average wait for a kidney for those who do not have a living donor is 5-7 years. Earl Phelan is one such person in need of a kidney. For his story, click here
One way to help is to be an Angel Advocate, extending someone like Earl's community. After signing up here, you will be put on a patient’s team, in this case Earl's, and receive an email once a week with links to a social media post to share. It’s as simple as clicking on the links and pressing “share” so the need for a living donor can be more widely distributed to your social media followers.
Of course, another way to help is to donate a kidney. One Rotarian shared her experience with a paired exchange kidney donation - donating a kidney for someone else so one's spouse could receive a compatible kidney from a living donor. Both are doing great with one kidney.
Evening Meeting -
Rotarian Monthly Satellite Chair Carmine Corridore inducted Jonathan Santiago at last weeks meeting.(pictured with sponsor Karen Bastidas.} Let's all welcome Jonathan Satiago to our Rotary family.
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, or bring books to Eastern Monroe Public Library.
For Valor Stand Down and Little Libraries - Contact Leslie Underhill if you need further information.
3) Stroudsburg Wesleyan Food Pantry - 1st and 3rd Friday from 5:00 – 6:00 PM at the church. Mike Gonzalez 570-801-0535
4) Jo's Food Pantry - Light of the World Church - 1st Friday of the month 9-11am - Ida Matthew 570-242-3663
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Scouting
Ed invited all to speak to him if interested in attending:
The Hazleton Friends of Scouting Dinner being held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 (reception 6:00 p.m., dinner & program 7:00 p.m.) at Valley Country Club, Sugarloaf, PA. This year Tim Genetti, Rotarian District Governor, will be honored.
The Pocono Friends of Scouting Dinner being held on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 (reception 6:00 p.m., dinner & program 7:00 p.m.) at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions, Pocono Manor, PA. This year Chris Barrett, President/CEO of Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, will be honored.
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