FLORENCE – Last year, the video produced by the Interact Club of Boone County to document a trip to the Dominican Republic highlighted the students’ activities. This year, their video focused on the people they helped … and their smiles. “This trip was just as amazing as the first time,” said Alex King, who returned with the Interact Club for…
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Florence Rotary Presents Scholarships to Six Boone County Students
FLORENCE – The Florence Rotary Club has presented $1,000 college scholarships to six Boone County high school seniors. The scholarship winners were recognized at a luncheon on Monday, April 25, at the Hilton Cincinnati Airport in Florence. The selections were based on interviews of nominees from each of the high schools by Florence Rotary members. The selections were based on…
Read MoreFlorence Rotary Club Celebrates its 70th Anniversary
FLORENCE – The Florence Rotary Club celebrated its 70th anniversary on Monday, November 2. The organization has grown from a handful of business people who struggled to find a permanent home for Rotary to the second largest Rotary Club in District 6740, which includes all the clubs east of Interstate 75 in Kentucky. The organization also has grown from a…
Read MoreInteract Dominican Republic Service Trip
The first 2015 Rotary Interact Dominican Republic Service Trip informational meeting will be held Wednesday evening, February 25, @ 6:00 PM at the Colonial Cottage restaurant. Trip participants will depart from CVG on June 12th and return to CVG on June 19th. All other details will be presented at the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Rotarian Advisor…
Read MoreBoone County Interactors Shine at Kentucky Youth Assembly
On December 4, 5 and 6, 2014, five of the Interactors of Boone County participated at Kentucky Youth Assembly in Louisville and the Kentucky State Capital chambers in Frankfort. “The Kentucky Youth Assembly (KYA) is a three-day experiential learning conference in which students participate directly in a simulation of the Commonwealth’s democratic process. Acting as Senators and Representatives, students write,…
Read MoreInteract Club of Northern Kentucky in the Dominican Republic
FLORENCE – A group of Northern Kentucky teenagers found inspiration for helping needy youngsters in the community during a project 1,700 miles away from home. The Interact Club of Northern Kentucky spent five days in the Dominican Republic at an orphanage, painting houses and distributing clothing to the needy. “It inspired me to think about how we could support pre-school children…
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…
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