Easton Rotary members and guests gathered on March 5, 2026 , for an enjoyable Evening Social at Ranch City Brewing in the Silk Mill complex . The event provided a relaxed opportunity for members to connect after work, enjoy refreshments, and strengthen the fellowship that is central to Rotary. Guests in attendance included Prince Cam, Bruce Lampman-Perlman, and Maggie Surdovel , fiancée of member Andrew Keuscher. The evening highlighted Rotary’s spirit of camaraderie and comm

At our February 26th meeting, we were pleased to welcome Youth Committee Chair Gayle Rogers, who shared an update on the many student opportunities supported by Easton Rotary. Our club serves approximately 10,000 students across the Easton and Wilson Area School Districts, as well as the Career Institute of Technology. The Student of the Month program continues to be a meaningful way to recognize outstanding seniors, and efforts are underway to enhance the certificates to bet

On Thursday evening, February 19, 2026, members gathered in the Colonial Room at the Pomfret Club to assemble Birthday Kits for the ProJeCt of Easton food pantry. These kits help ensure that families facing hardship can still celebrate meaningful milestones that might otherwise go unrecognized. Together, volunteers assembled Birthday Kits , each containing cake mix, frosting, candles, disposable plates, birthday‑themed napkins, a birthday card, cans of Sprite, a 9x13 disposa

This past Thursday, the Rotary Club of Easton was honored to recognize four students from the Easton Area School District as recipients of the Club’s prestigious ‘Student of the Month’ award. The student recipients by month were: Talia Hollenbach - January 2026 Brook Banta - February 2026 Samir Issa - March 2026 Vidvath Neeraj - April 2026 Thank you to the Youth Committee for their dedicated work; Gayle Rogers - Committee Chair, and Mark Haldaman.

The Rotary Club of Easton completed its 25 Annual Teddy Bear Project on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, by delivering 280 Teddy Bears to both St. Luke’s and Jefferson-Lehigh Valley medical facilities, which included St. Luke’s Anderson Campus Infusion Center and Oncology inpatients, St. Luke’s - Ostrum Street Bethlehem Hospital for inpatients in the Children’s Hospital and inpatient adults with cancer, St. Luke’s Warren Hospital for patients in the chemotherapy infusion center, J

With 280 teddy bears, the 25th Annual Teddy Bear Project will be an overwhelming success as is evident by this year’s ‘Member-Teddy Bear’ group photo. Can you find Sue Herschlag...she’s there somewhere? The schedule for distribution is listed at the top of Page Two. Thank you to all who contributed to the projects success A great turnout for the annual photo, which included ‘Father Teddy Bear’, Terry Pundiak, guestsKaren Butryn-David and Michael Cecere, and special guest, Pri

On Thursday, January 29 th , Easton Rotary conducted its Annual Meeting and Club Assembly. 19 brave members and guest weathered the cold temperatures to attend. Andrew Keuschner and Nikesh Amin were formally inducted by Pres. Lynn Schoof as the newest members of the Rotary Club of Easton. Easton Rotarian and District Governor Nominee (DGN) Jean McGill officially ‘pinned’ the new members. Please join us in congratulating and welcoming Andrew and Nikesh. The membership elected

President Lynn inducted Nikesh D. Amin & Andrew C. Keuscher as the newest members of the Rotary Club of Easton.

Our January 22 program featured, Gwenn Carr who serves as Youth Services Chair for Rotary District 7430. Also on hand were Rotarians Gary Englehart and Rolf Schlake members of the STEM YEA team. In attendance representing the Easton and Wilson School Districts were: Easton: Tracy Piazza-District Superintendent, Dr. Beinto Draper-Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Kyle Geiger-High School Head Principal. For Wilson: Dr. Harrison Bailey, III-District Superin

Our program featured the popular Students of the Month Awards. Four students from the Career Institute of Technology received certificates and a $400 check to celebrate their outstanding achievements at school. The winners also received a nameplate to be displayed in the lobby of their school. Chair Gayle Rogers introduced the following High School Students: September: Jayla Quezada -Easton High: Jayla is already taking computer science and networking courses at Northampton C

Our program featured the kickoff lunch for the 29th Annual Jack Bennett Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament ! Tournament Chair Lew Fish  shared the story of how John Leone and Jack Bennett  launched the inaugural event at Lafayette College. Over the years, this tournament has raised over $500,000  for community organizations like: Boys & Girls Club Third Street Alliance ProJeCt Easton Community Center Miracle League of Northampton County The lunch took an unexpected turn wh

The Shanthi Project is a nonprofit organization providing evidence-based mindfulness education services to more than 5,000 children and adults annually across the Lehigh Valley. For 15 years, they have worked within schools and the community to share mindfulness practices proven to support mental health and well-being. Mindfulness is the opposite of autopilot—it is the act of paying attention to the present moment and accepting it as it is. This practice trains the brain to r

Our program featured the annual Thanksgiving Day Football Kickoff. The Rovers and Stateliners will play for the 118th time at Fisher Field on the Lafayette College campus. The winner will receive the Terry Pundiak-crafted Rotary Trophy. The series began in 1905 and is the country’s oldest interstate Thanksgiving Day rivalry. The 1988 contest was the first game to be featured on a national broadcast. Easton Head Coach Matt Seneca is feeling more comfortable in his third year.

Easton Rotarian Mark Haldaman presented a program on historical fencing. Mark and his son have been studying and practicing this for some time. The dueling is done with swords, daggers, or rapiers, depending on the style. Mark explained that it is physically demanding and requires lots of practice. The footwork is much like a dance is some respects. He brought along a variety of equipment for the Club to inspect.

New Easton Rotarian Melissa Flores presented her classification talk. She serves as the Director of Building Tenant Relations and Community Impact at the Two Rivers Health and Wellness Foundation. Her path to her current role was neither easy nor traditional. She was raised by a strong single mom in the projects of Brooklyn and the Bronx. She dropped out of high school and became a teen mom. At age 25, she found herself living in a shelter with two children. That situation be

President Lynn awarded Easton Rotarian Amy Korman her Paul Harris +1 pin. Thank you Amy for her continuing support of the Rotary Foundation.

Easton Rotary was on the road as we traveled to Martins Creek and a visit to the Bell Tower Cultural Center. Local resident Joe Pilyar presented the history of the Center. In 1864 a cornerstone was laid for a small rural church outside the village of Martins Creek,  Pennsylvania, known today as Three Church Hill. Abraham Lincoln was President at the height of the Civil War. Through the years this Lutheran church stood as a steady sheltering place for both worship and communit

Our program featured Easton Rotarian Darnell Davis who gave us a glimpse into the activity of his Aspire To Autonomy organization. Their...

President Lynn inducted Melissa Flores as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Easton. Melissa is Director of Building, Tenant...

Our program featured Kim Kmetz who is still settling in as the Development Director for the Nurture Nature Center. NNC was developed in...