Rotary Club of Florence Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Gary Griesser

Rotary Club of Florence Celebrates 75th Anniversary  Written By:  Patrick Moynahan   Florence, Kentucky – November 15 – In the early days of the Rotary Club of Florence, members raised funds for community projects by selling Florenceopoly board games.   When a fellow Rotarian couldn’t pay his bill at the old Drawbridge Inn in Ft. Mitchell because someone broke into his car…

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Vaping Is LiveWell Florence Battle Front

Mary Price of LiveWell Florence

Vaping Is LiveWell Florence Battle Front Written By:  Patrick Moynahan     Florence, Kentucky – August 23, 2019 – The latest battlefront for opponents of tobacco use in Northern Kentucky is vaping. LiveWell Florence, a community health coalition, has begun to target e-cigarettes, electronic devices that vaporize a liquid mixture for the user to inhale. Many of the mixtures contain nicotine,…

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Rotary Club of Florence to hear from Mary Price, co-chair of Live Well Florence on August 19th

The Rotary Club of Florence, Kentucky will be haring from Mary Price, co-chair of the Live Well Florence Steering Committee at its Monday, August 19th meeting.  Mary is also a member of Live Tobacco Free NKY.  She is a resident of Florence Ky and is a doctoral candidate in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Northern Kentucky University. Mary…

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Rotary Club of Florence Announces 2019 Citizen of the Year – Beth Long of New Day Ranch

New Day Ranch Logo

The Rotary Club of Florence is pleased to announce Beth Long of New Day Ranch as the recipient of the 2019 Citizen of the Year Award.  Beth was nominated by Rebecca Trout and Florence Rotarian Katie Raverty-Evans.  Ms. Long has dedicated her life using the “language of the horse” to help individuals heal from trauma and break down communication barriers. …

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Rotary Club of Florence to learn about OTR Brewery District CURC

Over the Rhine Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation

The Rotary Club of Florence is excited to hear from Steven Hampton the Executive Director of the non-profit Over the Rhine (OTR) Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CURC).  A registered architect, he has overseen the preservation of CIncinnati’s brewing heritage and the growth and redevelopment of the Brewery District via master planning, neighborhood activism, and developing heritage tourism projects like the…

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Rotary Club of Florence Seeks Citizen of the Year Nominations Due July 1st

The Florence Rotary Club is seeking nominations for the 2019 Citizen of the Year Award.  A candidate for Citizen of the Year should be a person or couple who has a heart to serve others. This typically is not someone who is constantly in the public eye but someone who “flies below the radar screen” and is not seeking public…

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Last day to support our Quarterly Community Service Partners – Mary Rose Mission and New Day Ranch NKY

Today is the last day to make a donation at our monthly meeting for our 2nd Quarter Community Service Partners.  Donations are running behind. We need up to a total of $500 to be matched by the Rotary Club of Florence Foundation and equally split between both organizations. We are supporting New Day Ranch and Mary Rose Mission. If you’d…

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