The Allentown Rotary Foundation is a Not-For-Profit Corporation providing worldwide humanitarian grants to needy peoples and worthy projects, and educational awards for international exchanges of scholars and teachers and business and professional people. Its objective is the achievement of world understanding and peace through international charitable and educational programs.

The Foundation was established in 1969 to contribute to the betterment of the community. It is the intent of the Foundation to distribute the earnings annually to qualified local charitable and social welfare organizations.

The Allentown Rotary Scholarship Fund, a separate committee of the Foundation, was established in 1988 for the purpose of providing annual scholarships to deserving local students.

Rotarians contribute to the Foundation in any number of ways. Over the years, members have chosen to make a gift on their anniversary or birthday, or to commemorate the birth of a child or grandchild. Others have contributed to honor, or in memory of, a family member, close friend, fellow Rotarian, business associate, or on other occasions of special recognition. Contributors may designate whether they want their contribution to go to the Scholarship Fund or to the Foundation General Fund.

Allentown Rotary Club Committees:

Community Service Committee:

This committee covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in our local community, with an emphasis on The City of Allentown. Some of the activities include: Community Service Grants; Backpack Buddies; Dictionary Project; Book Drive; Monte Carlo Night at the Good Shepherd; Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army, The Soup Kitchen; Romper Day, and many more.

Fellowship Committee:

The objective of this committee is to provide diverse activities during our club meeting time and after
hours that will suit our unique club membership, such as after-hours celebrations, mixers, parties and other outings.

Hospitality Committee:

These committee members welcome Rotarians to each meeting at our sign-in table. They also send cards for important dates and occasions coordinated by the chair. This committee facilitates each meeting by filing make-up slips, signing in new visitors and distributing new member materials.

International Committee:

This committee helps to expand Rotary's humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace. Previously, the committee handled the activities and arrangements for the Group Study Exchange from Croatia.

Membership Committee:

Helps our club's membership growth. This committee also ensures that effective policies and procedures for recruitment and initiation of new members are maintained.

Program Committee:

This committee provides informative, provocative, thought provoking, and entertaining programs for the express purpose of enhancing and augmenting our weekly meetings. Each program is reviewed to ensure competency and compliance with our presentation guidelines, which includes no solicitation.

Public Relations & Communications Committee:

Increases the community awareness of the Allentown Rotary Club, Rotary International and relevant activities of local Rotarians. Activities include writing press releases; and managing the club's other communications. Committee members also write articles for the The Rotary Smile, our monthly newsletter.

Scholarship Committee:

The Scholarship Committee works with the Allentown Rotary Foundation Scholarship Fund and the Roger and Louise Mullin Scholarship Fund to provide college scholarships to students from each of the High Schools within the Allentownntown School District (Allentown Central Catholic High School, Dieruff High School and William Allen High School) The scholarships are awarded based on leadership potential, academic achievement, community service, and financial need.

Youth Committee:

Continues to support and maintain programs that recognize and encourage academic excellence, good citizenship and career development in youth. This committee also fosters and maintain positive relationships with local school administrators and counselors to identify students for Rotary awards and opportunities. Local activities include:Backpack Buddies; Book Drive; Camp Neidig; Dictionary Project; Group Study Exchange; Interact; Pool Pals; Roger & Louise Mullin Scholarship; and Romper Day.

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The Allentown Rotary Club is a 501(c)(4) organization operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare. Donations to the Allentown Rotary Club are not tax deductible, but its income is tax exempt.

The Allentown Rotary Club Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation and receives most of its income from endowments, investments and donations. This income is used to make grants to other organizations, rather than being dispersed directly for charitable activities.