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Welcome to The Hazleton Rotary Club!
Hazleton

Serve To Change Lives

We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m.
Markle Building
Mezzanine Conference Room
8 West Broad Street, Suite 50
Hazleton, PA 18201
United States
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Club News
Mike Jarrell of Charis Academy was our speaker. Also appearing before the club were Brooke Harmonosky who was the 2024 Hazleton Rotary Memorial Scholarship first-place recipient. She just finished her freshman year at King’s College and is studying Civil Engineering, and 
Mia Jones, who will be a junior at MMI and attended RYLA the week of June 16. She was sponsored by Hazleton Rotary and was able to attend the camp hosted by Rotary District 7410 at Keystone College. RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) brings together high school students from across the region for a week of leadership training, new friendships, team challenges, and fun.
Rotary District 7410 held its annual banner exchange. Incoming District Governor Tim Genetti of our Hazleton club was inducted into the Ballard Society, which was started by Hazleton Rotarians Jim and Nancy Ballard for clean water projects. Past President Gordon Bigelow donated $1000 on behalf of Tim for his induction into the Society. Tim was then inducted as District Governor for the upcoming 2025-2026 year. Area Assistant Governors, including Hazleton Rotarian Pat Ward as well as soon-to-be DGE Andy Lane Chapman and DGN Rob Oldroyd were sworn in for their respective roles. Congrats to Tim and the entire Leadership Team!
President Joan Buffington and officers of the Rotary Club of Hazleton
were installed at the annual Presidents Party.
Congratulations to Linda Grego who was presented a Paul Harris Fellowship for her service to the club at the Hazleton Rotary Presidents Party by outgoing President Alan Whitaker.

Joan Buffington will be installed as the 105th president of Hazleton Rotary at the annual President’s Party to be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the Valley Country Club.

Thiswill be a cocktail reception in celebration of Ms. Buffington’s swearing in as president, along with the induction of board members and officers.

On behalf of President Alan, with great sadness we have learned of the passing of Pastor Tom Cvammen, a member of our club since 1999. For many years, Pastor Tom inspired us with his annual Thanksgiving message in late November. Friends may call Sunday, June 15 from 6-8pm at Christ Lutheran Church in Conyngham…The service will be held Monday, June 16 at 11 am, also at Christ Lutheran Church. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jo and the Cvammen family.

His full obituary can be viewed below.

 

 

Our very own Ting Oh of Hazleton Fyzical Therapy talked about Back Pain, diagnoses and treatments. It was President Alan’s final regular club meeting.
 

 
Hazleton Rotary President Alan Whitaker says, “We are very happy to announce the following students;  Alexander Composto, Emily Reinmiller and Kendall Orozco have been selected as the 2025 Hazleton Rotary Memorial Scholarship winners.” 
 

One of our newest Rotarians Lissette Dishmey, Hazleton YMCA Branch Executive Director provided an update on the newly reopened facility and plans for the future. She was joined by Lucy Musto and Mary Kate Polston, of the Wyoming Valley YMCA.

 
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Bill Flood
    July 5
  • Jerry Panisak
    July 21
Anniversaries:
  • Pat Ward
    Kathy
    July 1