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Photo by Bill Straus LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, June 27th,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The  program was a reflection of President Sharon Reed's service as President, 2018-2019,  of the Rotary Club of Lexington. She  recognized those members who have gone above and beyond for their service this year. PRESIDENT’S DAY MESSAGE Today will be my last day at the podium as your president.  This year has been amazing for me and such an honor to serve as the fourth woman president in our club’s 104 years! [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, June 20,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program’s guest speaker was Dudley Webb. Dudley Webb, a Lexington attorney and developer, was born in the coal mining community of Hot Spot in Letcher County, Kentucky, located in the heart of Appalachia.  He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Webb Companies, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.  Mr. Webb is also a Senior Partner in the law firm Webb, Hoskins, Brown & Thompson, P.S.C. After attending school in Whitesburg, Kentucky, Mr. Webb went [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will hold its weekly meeting Thursday, June 13,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program will feature some of the stars for the upcoming Lexington Rodeo June 14 & 15th at Kentucky Horse Park. Kids, old and young, the Lexington Rodeo 2019 has some new faces, new acts and new voices; and, yes, we have some bulls. That’s right! This year’s rodeo will keep you on the edge of your seat just before you have to slide back to stay in the chair while laughing out loud. The first thing [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, June 6,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program featured D Day - 75th Anniversary Remembrance. D-Day, June 6, 1944, was the day the world designated to stop the cancer that was spreading over Europe in the form of the German Army and end its attempted uncontested domination of the earth. Our fathers and mothers, “The Greatest Generation,” took on this menace, knowing it was a mandatory military and political mission unlike any that preceded it. It was a “win or all would be lost” [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, May 30,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. ROTARY CLUB OF LEXINGTON YOUTH PROGRAMS INVEST IN OUR FUTURE “Invest in our future!” “Plan for tomorrow.” “We cannot survive without them.” These are all refrains that are used quite often to describe our children in many organizations, and Rotary is no exception. That is why Rotary established the fifth avenue of service, Youth Services. It was first named New Generations and was later expanded to cover all Youth Services. Rotary Youth Services include: Interact at the High [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, May 23,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program  honored Lexington's First Responders. The Rotary Club of Lexington is proud to honor the 2019 First Responders of the Year Award. This is our second year of honoring Lexington First Responders from the various organizations who keep us safe, save our lives, homes, and protect us year-round. With the Rotary motto, ‘Service Above Self’, these individuals perform their duties as their ‘regular’ jobs, and have performed above and beyond the call to be selected by their [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will held its weekly meeting Thursday, May 16th,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program  featured the presentation of the annual Tommy Bell Award for Lexington’s Outstanding High School Student-Athlete. Our club established the award in memory of Tommy Bell, who passed away on February 20, 1986. The Honorable Bruce Bell, son of Tommy Bell, will announce the winner of the award. Tommy Bell was a highly respected and well-liked member of our community. While he may be best known for his 14-year career as an NFL referee, including two [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will held its weekly meeting Thursday, May 9,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program’s guest speaker was Cory Ramsey. Cory Ramsey could very well be called Kentucky’s roadtripper. He has been to every county in Kentucky multiple times and on over 250 hiking trips. And with that, he’s been a fixture of radio and TV across the Commonwealth for 22 years. At the age of 20 in 2001, he was the creator and host of an hour-long, weekly NASCAR show called Race Wrap on WBGN-AM in Bowling Green. While [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will hold its weekly meeting Thursday, September 3rd,   via Zoom. If you would like a Zoom invite please email trafton@rtarylexky.org The program’s guest speaker was Bill Thomason. Bill Thomason became the seventh president and chief executive officer of Keeneland in 2012. He was previously the vice president and chief financial officer, having joined Keeneland in June 2010. Thomason graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.S. in accounting in 1977 and a master of business administration in 1978. He worked for two years at the accounting firm of Alexander Grant & Company before [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, April 25th,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program was the  Scholarship Day. Rotary International and the Rotary Club of Lexington believe in education at all levels as a powerful means to change lives.  We invest in the future by giving scholarships each year to students who are already making a difference in our community and have the potential to change the world. The Rotary Club of Lexington started its Scholarship Program in 1960 and has provided scholarship awards to high school seniors and college [...]