Below is our Newsletter for the week of Jun-22, 2020
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Pam Goetting Takes Over as New President of Florence Rotary
FLORENCE – Pamela Goetting, the new president of Florence Rotary Club, views a membership drive as an opportunity to expand community service. The larger the membership, the more projects the club can undertake. “The greatest thing about this club is its people,” Goetting said. “Our people are passionate about community projects.” A lifelong resident of Boone County, Goetting is senior…
Read MoreDistrict Governor Cindy Legg Addresses Florence Club
FLORENCE – How can you provide clean water to impoverished families scattered across the rugged mountains of Eastern Kentucky and beyond the reach of municipal water systems? All it takes is a little help from your friends, said Rotary District 6740 Governor Cindy K. Legg. A little help from friends in Rotary clubs throughout the eastern half of Kentucky, including…
Read MoreACA/Kynect Not Working for Kentuckians
FLORENCE – Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers believes tax reforms are needed to maintain a healthy living environment in the commonwealth. “We need to expand the tax base and increase opportunities,” the London Republican said. “We need to attract more businesses and people into the state. “I don’t want to see the people in this room pay more taxes. I…
Read MoreRotary Scholarship Recipients
FLORENCE – The Florence Rotary Club has presented $1,000 college scholarships to six Boone County high school seniors. The scholarship winners were recognized at a luncheon on Monday, April 27, at the Hilton in Florence. The selections were based on interviews of nominees from each of the high schools by Florence Rotary members. The scholarships winners are: Shelby Sammons –…
Read MorePaul Harris Fellows Recipients for 2015
The first Rotary Club was founded in 1905 by Paul P. Harris, an attorney in Chicago, as a service organization where professionals could exchange ideas and form lifelong friendships. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition, established in 1957, acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, in the amount of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary…
Read MoreDustin DiChiara Shares the Florence Chick-fil-A Story
Servant Leadership personifies Dustin DiChiara, owner and operator of the Chick-fil-A restaurant on Houston Road in Florence. DiChiara recently spoke to the Florence Rotary Club about his goals and management style as a leader. DiChiara started with Chick-fil-A as a crew member in 1997, and became an owner operator in 2005. He came to Florence in 2009 with two goals: …
Read MoreGetting Uncomfortable with John Salyers
Melissa Stewart: INDEPENDENCE – More than a year ago, John Salyers suddenly found himself outside his comfort zone. He was at a health care center in Cameroon, Africa. He had traveled there on Rotary business with the United Nations Foundation and congressional staff members. Salyers had been participating in polio immunization and was observing HIV and malnutrition treatment at the…
Read MoreRotary District Governor John Salyers Shares Vision
Rotary District Governor John Salyers shared his vision with the Florence Rotary Club earlier this month. As District Governor, he travels to multiple clubs in various locations throughout Kentucky. Said Salyers, “Rotary Clubs are doing great things around the world. “ One of the challenges is sharing the good news about Rotary’s mission of service above self. Salyers said, “We…
Read MoreRotary’s Citizen of the Year has a ‘Servant’s Heart’
Melissa Stewart: FLORENCE – Behind Cindy Carris’ vivacious smile and welcoming, “so glad to see you,” is the heart of a servant. Florence Rotary Club president Adam Howard said there’s no other way to describe the woman who’s been named the club’s Citizen of the Year. She will be honored at the Aug. 18 Rotary Luncheon. Carris, 52, of Edgewood,…
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