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LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, April 4, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker  was Andrew Shenkan, Chair of the Rotary Club of Lexington's Membership Committee. The title of his  presentation  was Rotary Club of Lexington's Membership Check-In! This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org  to reserve your meal. It is no secret that changing demographics and generational shifts have for some time posed significant challenges to nonprofit [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will heold its weekly meeting Thursday, March 23, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker  was Fred Cowan. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org  to reserve your meal. A quick check of the Rotary International web page reminds us that “Rotary is dedicated to causes that build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.  Promoting peace Rotary encourages conversations [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 16, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker  was Mayor Linda Gorton, City of Lexington. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org  to reserve your meal. Mayor Linda Gorton Nov. 6, 2020.Photo by Amy Wallot This week Lexington Rotarians will hear from Lexington Mayor and Honorary Rotarian Linda Gorton.  In this eagerly anticipated annual presentation she will give us an [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 9, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker  was Lawrence Weathes, Chief of Police, Lexington Police Department. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. A recent Gallup poll reported that in America “concern about crime and violence … has edged up … and for the first since 2016, a majority (53%) say they personally worry a ‘great deal’ [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 2, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker  was Brian Blank,  Director of Marketing, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. While he would probably prefer to be outdoors enjoying all of the natural resources that the Commonwealth of Kentucky has to offer, today’s presenter, Brian Blank has been enticed indoors to talk [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, February 23, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker was  Congressman Andy Barr, Sixth District, Commonwealth of Kentucky. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. Today Rotary is proud to welcome to the podium, Sixth District Congressman Andy Barr, Kentucky’s Sixth District Congressman since being first elected in 2013. Congressman Barr is a senior member of the House Financial [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, February 16, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker was  Nick Covault, Executive Director, Kentucky's Governnor's School for the Arts. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. Nick Covault is the Executive Director of Kentucky’s Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA); he is also the first GSA alumnus to hold the position. A native of LaGrange, KY (Oldham County), [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, February 9, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker was  Kris Kimel, Co-founder, Space Tango This meeting was also  on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. “The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”  Neil deGrasse Tyson “I would like to die on Mars, just not on impact.”  Elon Musk “Think Interstellar™” are the words that greet a visitor to the [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, February 2, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker was  Dr. Robert Farley, Patterson School of Diplomacy, University of Kentucky. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. Few programs throughout the Rotary year are more eagerly anticipated than our annual look at the state of the world through the eyes of the experts at the University of Kentucky’s Patterson [...]