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https://youtu.be/M2uV3zWNTjU Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, April 13th,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Past President Rob McGoodwin. Rob has served as a volunteer at The Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia for the past 23 years. He is a member of the gallery committee whose responsibility is to insure patron safety and enjoyment on the golf course. As a volunteer his is required to work all day for each of the three practice rounds and the four tournament days. The past two years he has also worked the [...]

Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, April 6,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Dr. Susan Weaver Smith, Donald and Gertrude Lester Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Suzanne Weaver Smith’s 37 years working in aeronautics and space R&D started at the Harris Corporation in 1980 with the Hubble Space Telescope.  There she first encountered unmanned aerial systems (UAS), working on an early U.S DoD system.  After returning to school and completing her PhD from Virginia Tech, she joined the University of Kentucky faculty in 1990.  Dr. Smith is an award-winning [...]

https://youtu.be/E15YJamMz1A Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 30,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Foster Ockerman of the Lexington History Museum Foster Ockerman, Jr., a Lexington native and seventh generation Kentuckian, is a local historian as well as a practicing attorney. A graduate of the University of North Carolina (1974, American History) and the University of Kentucky College of Law (1977), he has represented or served on the boards of numerous nonprofits and foundations at the local, state and national levels, including the Courthouse Square Foundation, Inc., which [...]

Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 16,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. In lieu of a speaker, our club participated in On The Table, a series of community-wide conversations designed to empower friends and neighbors to discuss important issues relating to Lexington’s future.  Each table will hold its own conversation, and a designated Rotarian will record the highlights of each discussion.  Issues may include the local economy, infrastructure needs, land use policy, transportation, community/civic projects or anything else the table deems important. Our conversations, as well as those from throughout the community, [...]

https://youtu.be/K1ihrHhtKho Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 9th,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was     For additional information, or to attend this meeting, please contact Peggy Trafton at trafton@rotarylexky.org.  401 West Main Street • Suite 305 • Lexington, KY 40507 • (859) 389-8100

Periscope TV (Video of Club Meeting) Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, February 9th,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Eric Brooks, Curator of Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate. Rotarian Eric Brooks, presented on the objects from the Henry Clay Estate. He explained in depth about this piece of history that’s right  in our  own back yard. For additional information, or to attend this meeting, please contact Peggy Trafton at trafton@rotarylexky.org.  401 West Main Street • Suite 305 • Lexington, KY 40507 • (859) 389-8100

https://youtu.be/gHwhyD7EqpE Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 2,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Harding Dawahare.  Harding is a long time Rotarian who has been charing the RCOL Foundation Committee for the past 15 years. Harding shared the impact The Rotary Foundation is having locally and around the world with a series of slides showing financial contributions and impact.  Harding also shared a number of new opportunities to enhance your generous donations in the future. Please be sure to watch the YouTube video to reference all the wonderful [...]