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The Rotary Foundation Day

2017-03-05T17:31:08+00:00

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 [...]

The Rotary Foundation Day2017-03-05T17:31:08+00:00

KentuckyOne Health – Ruth Brinkley

2017-05-24T11:05:34+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rkAes4eAvs Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, February 23rd, 2017  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Ruth W. Brinkley, President and CEO of KentuckyOne Health, and Senior Vice President of Operations for Catholic Health Initiatives. KentuckyOne Health was formed when two major Kentucky health care organizations came together in early 2012, combining the Jewish and Catholic heritages of the two former systems – Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and Saint Joseph Health System. In late 2012, the organization formed a partnership with the University of Louisville Hospital | James [...]

KentuckyOne Health – Ruth Brinkley2017-05-24T11:05:34+00:00

Bill Goodman

2017-02-21T07:24:29+00:00

https://youtu.be/AT5WunO8BBk Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, February 16th, 2017  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Bill Goodman. Bill began serving as the chief executive officer of the Kentucky Humanities Council on January 2, 2017. He comes to the Council after a 21-year career with Kentucky Educational Television (KET). A native of Glasgow, Ky., he has served as host and managing editor of the Emmy Award-winning public affairs series Kentucky Tonight on KET since 1996. Additionally, Goodman served as host for Education Matters, KET’s election night coverage, and One to [...]

Bill Goodman2017-02-21T07:24:29+00:00

Kentucky Aviation Industry – The Importance and What the Future Holds

2025-04-02T19:42:23+00:00

Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, February 2, at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program's guest speaker will be Ret. Col. Steve Parker, Kentucky Aviation Commissioner. He will discuss the importance of aviation to Kentucky, as well as what the future holds for the industry. Steve Parker spent 29 years as an Air Force pilot, retiring in 2000 as a Colonel. During his time in the Air Force, Steve flew five different jet aircraft, commanded 4 organizations and visited 93 countries. Major conflicts in which he participated: Vietnam, 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Grenada, Panama, first [...]

Kentucky Aviation Industry – The Importance and What the Future Holds2025-04-02T19:42:23+00:00

Non Profit Organizations Day

2017-01-31T20:04:05+00:00

Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, November 17th,  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

Non Profit Organizations Day2017-01-31T20:04:05+00:00

Nell Main Society Dedicates New Floor to Lexington Ballet

2017-01-31T20:01:30+00:00

On Friday, January 27th, the Rotary Club of Lexington's Nell Main Society, celebrated the dedication of the new marley floor at the Lexington Ballet.  The previous floor was more than 20 years old.   The ballet was a very important part of Nell Main's life and society in her honor was proud to present a check in the amount of $2000 towards the new floor.  

Nell Main Society Dedicates New Floor to Lexington Ballet2017-01-31T20:01:30+00:00

Tourism: The Serious Side to a Fun Business!

2017-01-21T03:02:30+00:00

https://youtu.be/DVw4u3eufxA Wheel Horse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, January 19th, at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Hank Phillips, President and CEO of the Kentucky Travel Industry Association. Hank Phillips has built a career of service around the dual roles of tourism and association leadership. In November of 2014 he was selected as President and CEO of the Kentucky Travel Industry Association, the 800-member organization that represents the full spectrum of Kentucky’s $14.7 billion travel and tourism industry. His KTIA appointment was preceded by five years as Kentucky’s Deputy Commissioner [...]

Tourism: The Serious Side to a Fun Business!2017-01-21T03:02:30+00:00

Historic Lexington

2016-11-03T15:41:16+00:00

Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, November 3rd,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was Bettie Kerr, Historic Preservation Officer and Director of the Division of Historic Preservation of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Bettie works with a wide array of historic preservation programs and projects in Lexington-Fayette County.  An architectural historian, Ms. Kerr is a native of Lexington and graduate of Transylvania University.  In addition to her experience in the government’s historic preservation program, Ms. Kerr was formerly the executive director of Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate.  The author of [...]

Historic Lexington2016-11-03T15:41:16+00:00

Underwater Archaeology:

2017-01-31T20:04:05+00:00

Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, September 8,  at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program’s guest speaker was archeologist Dr. Christopher Begley. His topic was underwater archaeology, and how community participation is central to the success of our projects. Dr. Begley will focus on work over the last two years in Greece, El Salvador, and Kentucky. Dr. Christopher Begley is an archaeologist with 25 years of experience working in North America, Latin America, and Europe. He earned his doctorate from the University of Chicago (1999), where he focused on the archaeology of the remote jungles [...]

Underwater Archaeology:2017-01-31T20:04:05+00:00

Weather Sayings: Folklore or Truth?

2017-01-31T20:04:05+00:00

https://youtu.be/y7MtRcFznzA Wheelhorse LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, September 1st, at Fasig-Tipton, 2400 Newtown Pike. The program's guest speaker was John Gordon, Chief Meteorologist of the National Weather Service. As autumn is fast approaching, Mr. Gordon's topic – "Weather Sayings: Folklore or Truth?" – was especially interesting, as he explored facts and fallacies about predicting the weather. He also went on to explain in detail the ways in which technology is changing how we use data to monitor the weather. For instance, apps like Weather Underground can provide access to live weather data and [...]

Weather Sayings: Folklore or Truth?2017-01-31T20:04:05+00:00
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