"Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. We lead efforts both large and small. We set up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities struggling with outbreaks and health care access. We design and build infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together." ~ Rotary International
Reminders - Upcoming Events
Reminder - There is no satellite evening meeting tomorrow. The lunch meeting remains the same at 12pm, please join in the tour at 3pm
Tour at Pocono Wildlife on Thursday 3pm! Details are below and please feel free to reach out with any questions you have.
Thursday, December 11th 3pm-4pm Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
1161 Cherry Drive Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Make a left when you get to the pond and follow the signs for the clinic and park in front of the clinic
What to expect:
• Most of the tour will be outside and it is a little hilly/rocky
• Wear closed-toed shoes and warm clothes; dress for comfort
• The tour will last approximately 45min
Thank you Lauren Peterson, Executive Director at Safe Monroe for sharing your story. It was very impactful.
"Safe Monroe (formerly Women's Resources of Monroe County) offers FREE and CONFIDENTIAL services for anyone who has been a victim, or family members of victims, of domestic and/or sexual abuse. Established in 1980 we have grown and expanded our services to meet the needs of victims and survivors in our area. Domestic and sexual abuse know no boundaries – women, men, children, teens, LGBTQ+, young and old; anyone can be a victim of abuse, therefore anyone can be eligible to receive services at Safe Monroe." from Safe Monroe website
Volunteering
Past Pres Stacy volunteered at Habitat for Humanity Restore folding and stuffing their annual appeals letters. If interested in helping:
Monroe County Habitat for Humanity bulk mailing event is needed for next week on Monday, 12/8/2025 - Friday 12/12/2025 from 10:30am - 3:30pm each day.
They are located at 2610 Milford Road East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
*Please contact Yvette Keith directly at 570-350-9072 if you are interested.
Stuff about 4,000-5,00 annual appeals. If you can only do a few hours here or there, that is okay. All help is welcomed.
Stroudsburgs Rotary Foundation
Thank you TJ Price for recognizing the importance of our Foundation and donating $100 on your birthday towards Stroudsburgs Rotary Foundation. We appreciate all Rotarians that have donated but have not been acknowledged in the MonRotary. This is something new we'd like to do to show our appreciation.
District Baseball game fundraiser - District Governor Andy Lane Chapman threw out the 1st pitch.
Our Railriders Ball Game fundraiser on August 22, 2026 was a great success.All together we had 44 buyers for 146 tickets. Ticket sales, donations, and the 50-50 raffle resulted in a net of $1,590.00.
These funds will now be forwarded to the Rotary Foundation and applied to the "Annual Fund-Shared." As a result, in three years a significant portion of these funds will be returned to the District for its DDF that year.
RLI-NEA Rotary Leadership Institute of Northeast America
The entertainer and philanthropist Dolly Parton died 25 August 2026. This Q&A was originally published in the March 2010 issue of The Rotarian (now Rotary) magazine. Later that year, she spoke at the Rotary International Convention in Montreal, Canada.
Our Railriders Ball Game fundraiser on August 22, 2026 was a great success.All together we had 44 buyers for 146 tickets. Ticket sales, donations, and the 50-50 raffle resulted in a net of $1,590.00.
