On Monday, August 3, 2020 , the Rotary Club of Florence is honored to host Rotary District 6740 Governor James Glass. James Glass has been a Rotarian since 2002 and is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow. Past club leadership includes Club President (2009-2010). He has served and chaired several club committees and served as a member of the board for…
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On Monday, July 27, 2020 , the Rotary Club of Florence will be joined by Karen Zengel the Executive Director of The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Kentucky with her presentation titled “Neighbors You Can Count On.” Karen leads our local St. Vincent de Paul Society, a non-profit focused on sharing hope with our neighbors who are…
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On Monday, July 13, 2020 , the Rotary Club of Florence will have the pleasure of hearing from Nancy Grayson, President of the Horizon Funds. Mrs. Grayson will be talking about “Making a difference for the common good of NKY.” As President, Nancy is responsible for implementing the vision and strategic direction of Horizon Community Funds as set by the…
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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…
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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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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…
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