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Salyers “Hand Up” Scholarship Endowment Supports Gateway Students in Need, Rotary Club of Florence Celebrates First Year Success on Monday, November 20th

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 Salyers “Hand Up” Scholarship Endowment Supports Gateway Students in Need,  Rotary Club of Florence Celebrates First Year Success on Monday, November 20th Written By:  Tim Herrmann, Rotary Club of Florence Join the Rotary Club of Florence, serving all of Boone County (@FlorenceRotary), on Monday, November 20, 2023 at noon as we hear Teri VonHandorf, Vice President for Academic Affairs for…

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Getting Uncomfortable with John Salyers

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Melissa Stewart: INDEPENDENCE – More than a year ago, John Salyers suddenly found himself outside his comfort zone. He was at a health care center in Cameroon, Africa. He had traveled there on Rotary business with the United Nations Foundation and congressional staff members. Salyers had been participating in polio immunization and was observing HIV and malnutrition treatment at the…

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Rotary District Governor John Salyers Shares Vision

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Rotary District Governor John Salyers shared his vision with the Florence Rotary Club earlier this month.  As District Governor, he travels to multiple clubs in various locations throughout Kentucky.  Said Salyers, “Rotary Clubs are doing great things around the world. “ One of the challenges is sharing the good news about Rotary’s mission of service above self.  Salyers said, “We…

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Salyers Inducted into Heritage Hall of Fame

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FLORENCE – John Salyers has been inducted into the Florence Rotary Club Heritage Hall of Fame. Salyers is the 15th person added to the honor roll since Florence Rotary was founded in 1945. Since leading the club as president in 2009-10, he has worked three years as an assistant governor for District 6740, which includes 45 clubs in the eastern…

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John Salyers Reports on Shoes for Orphan Souls

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Shoes, shoes, who needs a pair of shoes?  Well, you’d be surprised!  Children all over the world, and in our own back yard, need shoes to be able to go to school.  At a recent Florence Rotary Club meeting, John Salyers spoke about SHOES FOR ORPHAN SOULS® , the largest humanitarian aid project of Buckner International, a global Christian ministry…

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Latest on Shoes For Orphan Souls

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John Salyers: This is a Shoes For Orphan Souls update.  As of the end of the day on Monday 8.19.13, we have raised $5100.00 for the SFOS project. The amount raised has come from 53 members and 58 non members.  Many of you have been very generous in your giving and have reached into your sphere of influence and raised…

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Local Rotarians Inducted into Paul Harris Society

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FLORENCE – Four local Rotary Club members were inducted into the Paul Harris Society during a Rotary District 6740 awards ceremony at Turfway Park on Thursday, March 29. The society, named after the founder of Rotary International, recognizes people who annually contribute $1,000 or more to the Annual Programs Fund, PolioPlus or other approved Rotary Foundation grant activities. Among the…

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