The first Rotary Club was founded in 1905 by Paul P. Harris, an attorney in Chicago, as a service organization where professionals could exchange ideas and form lifelong friendships. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition, established in 1957, acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, in the amount of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary…
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2015 Pastor Appreciation Day
Roger Babik left Cincinnati Bell after a 17 year career to become a full time pastor. He launched Master Provisions in 1994 as a Christian organization that connects resources like food and clothing to people in need locally, regionally and globally in cooperation with strategic mission partners. Master Provisions also places orphans into Christian homes internationally through monthly sponsors. Babik…
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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