2014 Florence Rotary Club Citizen of the Year FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Florence Rotary Club now accepting nominations for Citizen of the Year –Florence, KY. The Florence Rotary Club will be accepting nominations for Citizen of the Year until July 9, 2014. Individuals or couples may be nominated. Nominees must: • reside in Northern Kentucky. • have the respect and admiration…
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Upcoming Rotary events
President Santos Expresses Gratitude for the Success of Spring Concert
Rotarians, Gary Stewart and Gary Griesser once again put together a great Spring concert! Thank You! It was a fun and entertaining evening and we were able to share with the community the important work that Rotary is doing toward ending polio. After the offering was collected, Gary announced a total of $4,700… shortly thereafter a fellow Rotarian quietly handed…
Read MoreFlorence Rotary Club Honors Three Outstanding Boone County Students
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…
Read MoreRotary 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 MoreMcAllister Challenges Rotarians to Engage Rotary – Change Lives
Jack McAllister, Rotary District Governor, urged Rotarians to “Engage Rotary – Change Lives” at a recent presentation to the Florence Rotary Club. Mr. McAllister is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, and a member of the UK Agriculture Alumni Association. A member of Rotary for the past 34 years, Mr. McAllister reminded everyone about the good that Rotary International…
Read MoreRotary Fishing Outing a Great Success
Charles D. Oakes Awarded 2013 Citizen of the Year
Charles D. Oakes has given back to the Northern Kentucky community for many years, and the Florence Rotary Club is proud to recognize him as its Citizen of the Year. Nominated by Senator John Schickel for the honor, Chuck is described as someone dedicated to serving others while managing his own trucking company and raising a family. In his nomination…
Read MoreCitizen Of The Year 2013
The Florence Rotary Club will be presenting the Citizen Of The Year award on Monday, July 29, 2013. We hope you will participate by submitting the nomination of a local citizen who meets or exceeds our criteria. A monetary award of $1,000 will be given to the charity of the finalist’s choice. Print Citizen of the Year ‘Criteria & Nomination’…
Read MoreSpring Fishing Outing
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Read MoreMid-South PETS Report
This year at Mid-South PETS there were a total of 331 President Elects representing close to 15,000 members. Participants were from Districts in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. Among the distinguished Speakers were Ron Burton, Rotary International President Elect; Bill Boyd, 2006-2007 President of Rotary International, and John Germ, Trustee of The Rotary Foundation. In addition to the President Elect Training…
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