On Monday, June 29, 2020 , the Rotary Club of Florence will continue a long standing tradition in the club’s history in the Passing of the Gavel ceremony. Peter Weickgenannt will become the club’s 75th President replacing outgoing President Frank Schneider. Each former president passes the gavel to the one who fallowed until it reaches the new president. “The passing…
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On Monday, June 22, 2020 , the Rotary Club of Florence will have the honor of hearing from Lt Scott Fowler, Senior JROTC Instructor at North Hardin High School in Radcliff, KY. “Laundry: A Time in Baghdad, Iraq. Lt Scott Fowler was born in Louisville, KY and moved to Florence in 1965. He attended Saint Henry High School and graduated…
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On Monday, June 15, 2020 , the Rotary Club of Florence hear from one of their own members. Don Volland (@VollandDon) will be talking about Doing Business in the Soviet Union, A Historical Perspective. Don Volland is currently a local Realtor. Prior to his Real Estate career, Don retired from Delta Air Lines after 30+ years of various capacities in…
Read MoreRotary Club of Florence seeks Citizen of the Year Nominations due by June 26. 2020 The Rotary Club of Florence is seeking nominations for the 2020 Citizen of the Year Award. A candidate for Citizen of the Year should be a person or couple who has a heart to serve others. This typically is not someone who is constantly in…
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On Monday, June 8, 2020 , the Rotary Club of Florence will be joined by Northern Kentucky University President, Dr. Ashish Vaidya (@PrezVaidya). Dr. Vaidya will be sharing “NKU in Review”. Dr. Ashish Vaidya has served as Northern Kentucky University’s sixth president since July 1, 2018. As NKU’s president, Vaidya is responsible for championing the university’s mission and core values, charting…
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On Monday, June 1, 2020 , the Rotary Club of Florence will be joined by Dr. Jim Detwiler (@JimDetwiler1), Deputy Superintendent/Chief Academic Officer of Boone County Schools. Dr. Detwiler will be sharing how our schools continued instruction using NTI (non-traditional instruction) during the COVID19 pandemic stay at home order. Guests are always welcome. Location: Zoom, also live streamed to the…
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Our sincere condolences goes out to fellow Rotarian Joy Hodges and family as we all mourn the loss of fellow Rotarian Jerry Hodges. Jerry served as a past president of both the Newport and Florence Clubs and also a District 6740 Governor. He will be deeply missed. Donations may be made in his memory to the Rotary Foundation or Alzheimer’s…
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On Monday, May 18th , the Rotary Club of Florence be updated on the COVID19 Pandemic and Kentucky Legislative issues by Chair of Health and Family Services State Representative Kim Moser. Guests are always welcome. Location: Zoom, also live streamed to the club’s Facebook page. When: Monday, May 11th 11:45 am – Brown Bag Buffet Snaking Starts ($0) 12:00 pm…
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On Monday, May 11th , the Rotary Club of Florence will have the pleasure of hearing from Bridget Striker, Local History Coordinator of the Boone County Public Library. Ms. Striker will be talking about the library’s initiative: African Americans of Boone County: Restoring History. The purpose of the African Americans of Boone County initiative is to give African Americans…
Read MoreRotary Club of Florence Raises Fund for COVID19 Support,Foundation to match up to $5,000 Written By: Julia Pile Florence, Kentucky – April 20th – The Rotary Club of Florence, Kentucky kicked off a campaign to raise funds for two organizations who are providing support to our community during the COVID-19 crisis. The Club’s Foundation will be matching dollar for dollar…
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