By Rhonda Hancock and Neville Buchanan: A new focus this year is the video essay scholarship highlighting the Mary Rose Mission as the topic of the video. Applicants were asked to make a 2-3 minute video highlighting the MRM, its purpose, any background information that would help people in our community understand the need it fills and the growing problem…
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Rotary Spring Concert set for May 12th
Florence Rotarian’s will host their annual Spring Concert, Monday, May 12, 2014 at First Church in Burlington, KY. Gary Stewart will emcee the event featuring outstanding talent including, Evan Dallas, David Waits, Joetta Schmitt, Gary Griesser, Ray Cummins, Felicity Spicer, Becca Sparks, Michaela Kamer, Victoria Felts, Sara Mori, By Faith, Jonathan Jones, the Mission Quartet, the Trio Stage Singers, the…
Read MoreBill Scheyer Shares Vision of myNKY
“Be part of crafting your community’s future!” is the message from Bill Scheyer, President of Vision 2015. Bill and his team are responsible for the implementation of Northern Kentucky’s ten year strategic plan, and he shared exciting updates at a recent Florence Rotary Club meeting. Scheyer has been active in promoting economic impact in river cities, and served as city…
Read MoreSenator Mitch McConnell Addresses Rotary
The Florence Rotary Club was honored to have Senator Mitch McConnell speak at the April 14 meeting. Senator McConnell spoke about the state of the economy and the country today. He talked about the fact that we have a divided government right now. He said that Americans seem to like a divided government because we don’t want to give one…
Read MoreWatson talks ‘Zone of Genius’ with Rotarians
FLORENCE – Have you found your zone of genius? Or are you just struggling in a zone of excellence – good but not great, successful but not satisfied? Larry Watson of Alexandria helps people find their zone of genius, the point where their passions and their talents meet. A writer, speaker and “transformation coach,” he assists people undergoing a sudden…
Read MoreForest Gump Predecessor Bob Schrage Addresses Rotarians
Bob Schrage, author, historian and collector of historic manuscripts, recently addressed the Florence Rotary Club regarding his new book, Eyewitness to History: A Personal Journal. Schrage graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Masters of Public Affairs and from Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration. He is currently a professor at NKU, executive director of…
Read MoreSittason Introduces ‘Rooms That Rock’ to Rotarians
The Florence Rotary club recently hosted Becky Sittason, Director of Development at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. After providing a brief overview of their work at UC Health to diagnose, treat and prevent cancer, she introduced an exciting new building renovation project called Rooms That Rock 4 Chemo. Sittason provided insightful statistics from the American Cancer Society. She said, “The…
Read MoreInvestment Advisor Addresses Florence Rotarians
FLORENCE – One of the leading investment banking firms in the Unites States is bullish on prospects for growth in the stock market this year. “We believe the U.S. stock market is in for a full market not seen since the 1980s,” Mike Stenger, an investment advisor with Goldman Sachs, told Florence Rotarians at their January 27 meeting. He said…
Read MoreBrighton Center Sheds Light on Boone Homeless
Couch Surfing. Precariously housed. Safe Place. These terms may not mean anything to the average citizen, but for those who must live wherever they can find a space, securing basic housing and food are extremely important. There’s a perception in Boone County that homelessness and poverty don’t exist in our community. But that’s not true, according to Connie Freking and…
Read MoreMaster Provisions Visits Rotary
Roger Babik believes the best way to respond to a gift is to give something to someone else. His response to a gift of healing has evolved into a charitable ministry called Master Provisions that distributes 160,000 pounds of food to non-profits each week. “Master Provisions is all about what we can do to help other people,” Babik said. “The…
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