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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Our sincere condolences goes out to fellow Rotarian Joy Hodges and family as we all mourn the loss of fellow Rotarian Jerry Hodges. Jerry served as a past president of both the Newport and Florence Clubs and also a District 6740 Governor. He will be deeply missed. Donations may be made in his memory to the Rotary Foundation or Alzheimer’s…
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On Monday, March 2nd , the Rotary Club of Florence will be learning about the Boone County Conversation District with Susan Brown. Susan Brown was born and raised in Northern Kentucky. She received a B.S. in Environmental Science from Morehead State University and a MEd. in Environmental Education from Western Washington University. She has over a decade of experience creating…
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On Monday, February 10th , the Rotary Club of Florence will take a walk back into history as we learn about the William Howard Taft Presidential Library. William Howard Taft National Historic Site preserves the birthplace and boyhood home of William Howard Taft, the nation’s 27th President and 10th Chief Justice. The site was established in 1969 to give visitors an understanding…
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On Monday, February 3rd , the Rotary Club of Florence will have the honor of hearing from Triple Crown Winner, Steve Cauthen. Guests are always welcome. Location: Hilton Airport, 7373 Turfway Road, Florence, Kentucky When: Monday, February 3rd 11:45 am – Buffet Opens ($15 Buffet, Coffee, Tea and Dessert) 12:15 pm – President Frank Schneider, Presiding Greeting, Prayer, Pledge…
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Just a reminder, we do not have a meeting today in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Holiday. Please enjoy this clip from the History Channel of his “I have a dream speech.” #FloRo #ServiceAboveSelf #PeopleofAction #MLK2020 #IHaveaDream #Rotary
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On Monday, January 13th , the Rotary Club of Florence will be learning about the important work of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence from Executive Director Brigitte Blom-Ramsey. The Prichard Committee started in 1983 encompasses many initiatives to move education forward in Kentucky from educating and advocating policy makers, to empowering parents to become leaders through the Commonwealth Institute…
Read MoreBelow is our Newsletter for the week of December 16, 2019
Read MoreDonations can still be made on our website www.florencerotary.org. #ServiceAboveSelf #FloRo #PeopleofAction #SoundsoftheSeason #FeedingHungryKids #GoPantry #MasterProvisions #FestivalofHope #Concert60 #Christmas
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