Rotary Club of Florence Celebrates 2022 Teachers of the Year on Monday, March 21st Written By: Julia Pile, President, Stinger Media, LLC The Rotary Club of Florence (serving all of Boone County) (@FlorenceRotary) will be celebrating the 2022 Teacher of the Year recipients at their March 21st noon luncheon to be held at the Florence Nature Park Event Center,…
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Rotary Club of Florence Accepting Nominations for Teacher of the Year By: Hannah Walters Florence, Kentucky – January 3, 2022 – The Teacher of the Year Award is an opportunity to give back to the backbone of our community: educators. For the past 12 years, Rotary Club of Florence has held the Teacher of the Year event and is currently…
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The Rotary Club of Florence (@FlorenceRotary) will honoring their 2021 Citizen of the Year, Paula McPeake (@PMcPeake1), on Monday, August 23rd. Many people describe Ms. McPeake as a wise, thoughtful, and caring person. When you think of, “service above self,” Paula McPeake should come to mind. She has demonstrated outstanding service for years, and quietly all the while. Ms. McPeake…
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Guests are always welcome to join and we would love to have new club members! It is the start of the Rotary Club of Florence (@FlorenceRotary) Annual Community Update Series. Starting on August 9th. The club will be joined by the Superintendent of Boone County Schools (@Boone_County), Matt Turner (@SuptTuner). Mr. Turner will give an update on the beginning of…
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On Monday, July 19, 2021 , the Rotary Club of Florence (@FlorenceRotary) will hear from Dr. Hasan Faruq, Department Chair and Professor of Economics at Xavier University (@XavierU). A special Paul Harris Fellowship presentation will be following his talk. Born and raised in Bangladesh, Hasan Faruq attended Bard College, a small liberal arts college in New York, where he received…
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On Monday, July 12, 2021 , the Rotary Club of Florence is pleased to host Boone County Schools and the community in having “meaningful conversations” regarding the use of the district’s ARP-ESSER funds. The meeting will take place at the Ignite Institute, 37 Atlantic Blvd, Erlanger starting at 11:45 am and concluding at 1 pm. The United States Department of…
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The Rotary Club of Florence (@FlorenceRotary) will be joined by President and CEO of The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence (@prichardcom) Brigitte Blom-Ramsey @Brigitte_Blom). Brigitte will be talking about education recovering from COVID and the importance businesses and the community plays in our schools and children’s lives. Before joining the Prichard Committee, Brigitte was director of public policy for United…
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Written by: Autumn Ray, Ignite Intern for Stinger Media Join the Rotary Club of Florence, serving all of Boone County (@FlorenceRotary), on Monday, May 10, 2021, at noon as the club announces the 2021 scholarship recipients and recognize all the hard work they have put in throughout their high school career. Youth play an important part in Rotary. They are our future…
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Rotary Club of Florence to Recognize 2021 Teachers of the Year By: Autumn Ray, Ignite Intern for Stinger Media Join the Rotary Club of Florence, serving all of Boone County (@FlorenceRotary), on Monday, April 26, 2021, at noon as the Rotary Club announces the Teacher of The Year winners and recognizes all the hard work the teachers have put in during the…
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The Rotary Club of Florence has extended the deadline for high school seniors who attend a public of private school in Boone County to Monday, April 12th. The application can be found on-line at: Rotary Club of Florence. Scholarship Application #FloRo #ServiceAboveSelf #PeopleofAction #RotaryOpensOpportunities #Education #Scholarships
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