On Monday, August 31st, the Rotary Club of Florence will have the pleasure of hearing about the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels by Heather Campbell, Director of Colonel Relations (@KYColonels). Heather oversees fundraising, volunteers, events, and communication for the Colonels and truly enjoys her job. She is able to connect with Colonels all over the world and loves the giving…
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On Monday, June 29, 2020 , the Rotary Club of Florence will continue a long standing tradition in the club’s history in the Passing of the Gavel ceremony. Peter Weickgenannt will become the club’s 75th President replacing outgoing President Frank Schneider. Each former president passes the gavel to the one who fallowed until it reaches the new president. “The passing…
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On Monday, May 11th , the Rotary Club of Florence will have the pleasure of hearing from Bridget Striker, Local History Coordinator of the Boone County Public Library. Ms. Striker will be talking about the library’s initiative: African Americans of Boone County: Restoring History. The purpose of the African Americans of Boone County initiative is to give African Americans…
Read MoreRotary Club of Florence Raises Fund for COVID19 Support,Foundation to match up to $5,000 Written By: Julia Pile Florence, Kentucky – April 20th – The Rotary Club of Florence, Kentucky kicked off a campaign to raise funds for two organizations who are providing support to our community during the COVID-19 crisis. The Club’s Foundation will be matching dollar for dollar…
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Good morning! We just wanted to share a couple of helpful Zoom tutorial videos which will help you with today’s meeting: Joining a meeting – https://youtu.be/hIkCmbvAHQQ Joining & Configuring Audio & Video – https://youtu.be/-s76QHshQnY I have found recently with an update from Zoom that there is a glitch with the audio when an individual joins. It may show in the lower left…
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Rotary Club of Florence will halt all meetings in public due to the mandates and requests that are happening all around the state with the COVID-19 virus. public health departments in KY and OH strongly discourages gatherings over 100 folks. Our club skews to a older demographic and the COVID-19 virus is more susceptible to these folks. I have not…
Read MoreOn Monday, March 9th , the Rotary Club of Florence will have the pleasure of hearing about the role which Media Plays Today with former news anchor and now spokesperson for Heritage Bank, Rob Braun. Cincinnati TV personality Rob Braun announced a new role at Heritage Bank after over 30 years as an anchor on Channel 12. He has just now started…
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The Rotary Club of Florence, Kentucky is accepting applications for Teacher of the Year. Nominations Due: March 6, 2020 The recipients will be celebrated at our meeting to be held on Monday, April 20, 2020 starting at 11:45 am at the Hilton Cincinnati Airport located at 7373 Turfway Road, Florence, Kentucky. Nomination Criteria: A candidate for Rotary Teacher of the…
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Thank you NKy Tribune for this great story about the NKY International Festival. Rotary Clubs, Boone County schools, Chamber join forces to present inaugural NKY International Festival Do you know of a food or product vendor from other regions of the world that are here locally? We still have room for a few vendors. We are especially looking for: Asia,…
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