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Rotary Club of Florence Scholarship Recipients Share their Experiences as Students During the Pandemic

Julie Pile
Autumn Jones, Boone County High School Alumni

Rotary Club of Florence Scholarship Recipients Share their Experiences as Students During the Pandemic   Written By:  Autumn Ray  Florence, Kentucky – December 18, 2020 The Rotary Club of Florence Scholarship Program awards multiple scholarships to students at each of the county’s high schools (both public and private) each year. Two of these students attended the Rotary Club of Florence’s virtual…

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Scholarship Recipients Share Impact & Time for Some Laughs!

Julie Pile
2020-12-14 Scholarship Recipients Visit and Drawful

What impact does receiving a scholarship from the Rotary Club of Florence have on a student?  Find out as two recipients return to give an update on their educational journeys.  Autumn Jones of Boone County High School and Aneliese Rodriquez of St. Henry District High School will be joining the club on Monday, December 14th. Following Autumn and Aneleise’s chat…

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Founder and CEO of New Riff Distilling, Ken Lewis. Mr. Lewis will be talking about “Northern Kentucky–The Best Place in Kentucky to make whiskey??!! We’ve got the water (more on that!) but we’ve also got the community!”

Julie Pile
2020-12-07 New Riff Distilling - Ken Lewis

On Monday, December 7th, the Rotary Club of Florence will be joined by the Founder and CEO of New Riff Distilling, Ken Lewis.  Mr. Lewis will be talking about “Northern Kentucky–The Best Place in Kentucky to make whiskey??!! We’ve got the water (more on that!) but we’ve also got the community!”   Ken Lewis was teaching high school English when his…

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Teacher of the Year Celebration to be held Monday, November 16th

Julie Pile
2020-11-16 Teacher of the Year Celebration

On Monday, November 16th, the Rotary Club of Florence will have the honor of celebrating the 2019-2020 Teachers of the Year.   The recipients of the award this year are: Erin Core-Stine, Drama, Music, Chorus, Video Production Teacher at Walton-Verona High School Pat Morgan, 2nd Grade Teacher at Mann Elementary School Jamie Hubbard, Freshman Math Teacher at Conner High School Stacey…

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“The Invisible Justice Problem” Legal Aid of the Bluegrass Executive Director to present to Rotary Club of Florence on November 9th

Julie Pile
2020-11-09 Legal Aid of the Bluegrass - Joshua Crabtree

On Monday, November 9th, the Rotary Club of Florence will have the honor of hearing from Joshua Crabtree, Executive Director of the Legal Aid of the Bluegrass.  He will be talking about “The Invisible Justice Problem.” Joshua Crabtree is the Executive Director of Legal Aid of the Bluegrass. Joshua’s scholarly work focuses on ethics and the rights of children. Joshua…

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Chip Bach of Newport Racing & Gaming joins Rotary Club of Florence on November 2nd

Julie Pile
2020-11-02 Newport Racing - Gaming - Chip Bach

When one thinks of Kentucky, the first image to come to mind are horses and racing.  Chip Bach, General Manager of Newport Racing & Gaming will be joining the Rotary Club of Florence, Kentucky on Monday, November 2nd to share what is going on in the industry, especially in Northern Kentucky. Chip Bach has had the privilege to manage one…

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Thomas More University President Dr. Joseph Chillo joins the Rotary Club of Florence on Monday, October 26th

Julie Pile
2020-10-26 Thomas More University - Joe Chilo

Northern Kentucky is lucky to have a number of high quality institutions of higher education in our community.  Thomas More University is one of them.  On Monday, October 26th, the 15th President of Thomas More University (@ThomasMoreKY) Dr. Joseph L. Chillo (@ThomasMorePres) will share with the Rotary Club of Florence the latest initiatives at the university. Dr. Joseph L. Chillo…

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Multidisciplinary Response to Reentry and Recovery to be discussed at Rotary Club of Florence, October 19th Meeting

Julie Pile

On Monday, October 19th  the Rotary Club of Florence, Kentucky will have the pleasure of hearing from the President & CEO, Alecia Webb-Edgington of the Life Learning Center.  She will be talking about Multidisciplinary Response to Reentry and Recovery. Alecia Webb-Edgington is currently the President of Life Learning Center. Formerly, she was a Senior Police Advisor with the United States…

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Boone County Judge Executive Gary Moore to present State of the County to Rotary Club of Florence

Julie Pile
2020-09-28 State of Boone County - Judge Executive Gary Moore

The Rotary Club of Florence will have the pleasure of hearing from Boone County Judge Executive Gary Moore on Monday, September 28st as he presents the State of Boone County address. Gary W. Moore was first elected Judge/Executive for Boone County, Kentucky in 1998. The Judge/Executive is the highest elected office in county government. Boone County is the fourth largest…

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State of the City of Florence, KY with Mayor Diane Whalen

Julie Pile
2020-09-21 State of Florence - Mayor Diane Whalen

The Rotary Club of Florence will have the pleasure of hearing from Florence Mayor Diane Whalen on Monday, September 21st as she presents the State of the City address. As the Mayor of the second largest city in Northern Kentucky and one of the fastest-growing communities in the state, I am proud of all we have to offer our residents!…

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