Rotary Club of Florence Celebrates 2021 Scholarship Recipients

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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Dr. Joe Hibbett to Discuss the Vision and Journey Behind Poverty in Boone County

Dr. Joe Hibbett to Discuss the Vision and Journey Behind Poverty in Boone County Written By:  Bryn Daley, Ignite Institute Intern for Stinger Media, LLC  Join the Rotary Club of Florence, serving all of Boone County on Monday, May 3, 2021 as we hear from Dr. Joe Hibbett (@joeymh43), principal of Boone County Schools’ RISE Academy.  Dr Hibbett is going…

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Rotary Club of Florence Kentucky Celebrate 2021 Teachers of the Year

Rotary Club of Florence Kentucky Celebrate 2021 Teachers of the Year BY: Autumn Ray, Ignite Intern for Stinger Media Florence, Kentucky – April 26, 2021 – The Rotary Club of Florence held their annual celebration recognizing four teachers as Teachers of the Year on Monday, April 26, 2021 at the Ignite Institute. The Club recognized all teachers across the county who have adjusted…

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Rotary Club of Florence to Recognize 2021 Teachers of the Year

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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Duane Froelicher Shares The Future Goals For The Club For 2021-2022 Year With The Rotary Club of Florence, Kentucky

Join the Rotary Club of Florence, serving all of Boone County (@FlorenceRotary), on Monday, April 5, 2021, at noon as we hear Duane Froelicher, President-Elect for The Rotary Club of Florence, Kentucky will have an interactive presentation regarding the future goals for 2021-2022 for the club. Members are encouraged to watch: “I See Something” by Dananjaya Hettiarachchi, We will also be…

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Rotary Club of Florence is Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

The Rotary Club of Florence is now accepting 2021 scholarship applications! All high school seniors that attend a public or private school in Boone County are eligible to apply. The application is due on March 12th and can be found on the club’s website:   Rotary Club of Florence Scholarship Application #FloRo #ServiceAboveSelf #PeopleofAction #RotaryOpensOpportunities #Classof2021 #Seniors #BooneCounty #Scholarship #2021RotaryScholarship

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Rotary Club of Florence to Hear from Boone County Human Services Director

Laura Pleiman, Boone County Human Services

The Rotary Club of Florence will hear from Boone County Human Services Director, Laura Pleiman at their meeting on Monday, May 13th starting at noon.  The presentation will be at the Hilton Airport in Florence. Laura Pleiman is Human Services Director for the Boone County Fiscal Court.  Here, she administers and monitors the distribution of payroll tax funds which support…

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The Ghosts of Boone County

Bridget Striker, Local History Coordinator Boone County Public Library, spoke about ghosts in Boone County. The Local History Department does a lot of genealogy research, including house and property genealogy.   They receive a lot of questions about “who died in my house or on my property.”  From these questions an idea was born—Ghost Walks of Boone County.  This has become…

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Judge Moore Updates Rotarians

FLORENCE – Corporate growth isn’t the most important indicator of the health of Boone County to Judge-Executive Gary Moore. It’s the quality of the growth that matters to him. “We want to ensure the growth is adding to the quality of life in the community, not just putting more pressure on roads and infrastructure,” he said. Moore’s comments came in a…

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Interact Students Share Dominican Republic Experience

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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