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Rotary Club of Lexington Honors Media Partners Supporting 13th Annual Dancing with the Lexington Stars

2025-04-16T20:38:34+00:00

Lexington, KY (April 22, 2025) – As anticipation builds for the 13th Annual Dancing with the Lexington Stars, the Rotary Club of Lexington is proud to shine a spotlight on the local media partners helping bring this community celebration to life: WDKY (FOX 56), WKYT, WLEX (LEX18), WTVQ (ABC36), and TOPS in Lexington Magazine.   Presented in partnership with Arthur Murray Dance Studio, the event takes place Saturday, May 10, 2025, at The Carrick House and will once again bring together local celebrities, business leaders, and community members for a night of dazzling entertainment and impactful philanthropy.   This year, a [...]

Rotary Club of Lexington Honors Media Partners Supporting 13th Annual Dancing with the Lexington Stars2025-04-16T20:38:34+00:00

Whittney Allen and Art & Stephanie Hubbard Join 2025 Dancing with the Lexington Stars Lineup

2025-04-15T13:38:14+00:00

Lexington, KY (April 10, 2025) – The Rotary Club of Lexington is thrilled to spotlight three more community-minded participants preparing to take center stage at this year’s Dancing with the Lexington Stars fundraiser, happening Saturday, May 10, 2025, at The Carrick House. This week’s featured dancers are bringing grace, grit, and big hearts to the ballroom!   Whittney Allen is the Director of Foundation Marketing and Communications for Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH). A proud Kentucky Colonel, former Miss Kentucky United States, and triple-degree holder – including a BSN, BA in Communication Studies, and MA in Teaching—Whittney is as accomplished as she is compassionate. She’s ready [...]

Whittney Allen and Art & Stephanie Hubbard Join 2025 Dancing with the Lexington Stars Lineup2025-04-15T13:38:14+00:00

College Sweethearts Step Up for a Cause in Dancing with the Lexington Stars

2025-04-15T13:34:16+00:00

Lexington, KY (April 15, 2025) – Todd and Karen Ziegler are taking their next big step together—onto the dance floor—for the 2025 Dancing with the Lexington Stars, all to support the Rotary Club of Lexington’s annual fundraiser for surgery access and scholarships.   Todd, a former basketball player, and Karen, a former cheerleader, first met at a University of Kentucky sorority blind date party. That night sparked a love story that has spanned nearly 36 years of marriage, three adult children – Tyler, Patrick, and Logan – and a five-year-old grandson they adore, PJ.   Professionally, Todd has spent his career in banking and [...]

College Sweethearts Step Up for a Cause in Dancing with the Lexington Stars2025-04-15T13:34:16+00:00

2025 Dancing with the Lexington Stars Introduces Celebrity Dancers

2025-04-09T13:29:08+00:00

News Anchor Mariah Congedo and Business Leader Monica Owens Ready to Shine on the Dance Floor Lexington, KY (April 8, 2028) – Two dynamic women are trading in their daily routines for dance shoes as they prepare to take the stage at the Rotary Club of Lexington’s Dancing with the Lexington Stars fundraiser, happening Saturday, May 10, 2025, at The Carrick House. Mariah Congedo, a morning news anchor and reporter for WKYT, is no stranger to early alarms – or to the dance floor. You can catch her each weekday on WKYT and The CW Lexington, but this spring she’s adding [...]

2025 Dancing with the Lexington Stars Introduces Celebrity Dancers2025-04-09T13:29:08+00:00

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CLIFF DOCHTERMAN AWARD PRESENTED

2025-04-07T21:14:37+00:00

Scouting Committee members, Dan Miller, and Harvey Coggin, present the Cliff Dochterman Award to Rob Kirkpatrick. The Cliff Dochterman Award is an honor available to recognize an individual Rotarian who acts as a role model and renders distinguished and dedicated service to Scouting through active service, leadership, or other exemplary contributions to the Scout Association of his or her home country; or, internationally.   Pictured L-to R; Dan Miller, Rob Kirkpatrick, Harvey Coggin

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CLIFF DOCHTERMAN AWARD PRESENTED2025-04-07T21:14:37+00:00

April 10 – Meet our Speaker DeVone Holt!

2025-04-21T13:27:51+00:00

Today we welcome to the Rotary podium DeVone Holt, a multi-talented executive who combines nearly thirty years of experience as an institutional brand manager, culture creator, strategic communicator, and people convener. In 2024, Holt was named president and CEO of the Muhammad Ali Center(MAC)in Louisville, Kentucky. The MAC is a 96,000-square-foot cultural center that showcases the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali, and carries forward his legacy of service to others and fighting for justice for all. Prior to joining the Muhammad Ali Center, Holt served as the Chief External Affairs Officer at Goodwill Industries of Kentucky. During his five years [...]

April 10 – Meet our Speaker DeVone Holt!2025-04-21T13:27:51+00:00

April 3 – Meet Our Speaker Marc Witt!

2025-04-07T21:05:08+00:00

The Oxford English Dictionary defines “public relations” as “the professional maintenance of a favorable public image by a company or other organization . . ..”In this day of 24-hour news cycles and the prevalence of social media, the importance of public relations to us as Rotarians and to our Club has never been greater. Presenting to us today on “PR Lessons Learned Along the Way is Marc C. Whitt. Marc brings nearly four decades of public relations experience, having served in senior leadership and teaching roles at public and private colleges and universities across Kentucky. He currently serves as the director [...]

April 3 – Meet Our Speaker Marc Witt!2025-04-07T21:05:08+00:00

Laurel Martin Attends President Elect Training Seminar

2025-03-26T21:07:57+00:00

Taking over the reins of a Rotary Club is a commitment not to be taken lightly. Most of us know about the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI), a course recommended for all Rotarians to gain a more in-depth understanding of Rotary both globally and locally. Graduation from RLI is mandatory for certain Club leadership. In addition to RLI, presidents-elects are also required to attend The President-Elect Training Seminar (PETS). The purpose of PETS is to provide essential and current information to incoming club presidents in order to prepare them to have an effective and fruitful year. Our own president-elect, Laurel Marin, recently [...]

Laurel Martin Attends President Elect Training Seminar2025-03-26T21:07:57+00:00

March 27 – Meet Our Speaker Rufus Friday!

2025-04-01T21:11:06+00:00

Last year, Gallop reported “that Americans continue to register record-low trust in the mass media, with 31% expressing a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in the media to report the news “fully, accurately and fairly,” similar to last year’s 32%. Americans’ trust in the media--such as newspapers, television, and radio--first fell to 32% in 2016 and did so again last year. For the third consecutive year, more U.S. adults have no trust at all in the media (36%) than trust it a great deal or fair amount. Another 33% of Americans express“not very much” confidence. Today’s speaker, Rufus Friday, [...]

March 27 – Meet Our Speaker Rufus Friday!2025-04-01T21:11:06+00:00

March 13 – Meet Our Speaker Dr. Maj-Linda Selenica

2025-03-24T21:53:14+00:00

It is likely that every person in today’s Rotary Club meeting has been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease in one way or another. The disease, a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and ultimately the ability to carry out the simplest of tasks, is estimated to affect more than six million Americans, most of them age 65 or older. According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. and the most common cause of dementia among the elderly. Given this sobering reality, we are fortunate to have in our community [...]

March 13 – Meet Our Speaker Dr. Maj-Linda Selenica2025-03-24T21:53:14+00:00

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