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July 20 – Kim Johnson, Incoming President, Rotary Club of Lexington

2024-10-04T19:31:34+00:00

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will hold its weekly meeting Thursday, July 20, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s  speaker  will be incoming  president Kim Johnson sharing her Rotary Club of Lexington vision for 2023-2024. 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. Born and raised in Columbus Ohio, Kim went to college at the University New Mexico in Albuquerque graduating with a degree in English and Communications. Married for 39 years [...]

July 20 – Kim Johnson, Incoming President, Rotary Club of Lexington2024-10-04T19:31:34+00:00

June 29, 5th Thursday Event! Counter Clocks Tour and Game

2024-10-04T19:31:34+00:00

In place of our weekly lunch meeting we are holding a 5th Thursday Event! Join us at Counter Clocks Baseball Stadium for a Tour and Game! 207 Legends Lane Lexington , KY 40505 FIFTH THURSDAY EVENT!!JUNE 29th Counter Clocks Baseball Tour, 5:00pm (free) meet at the main entrance. The Lexington Counter Clocks will play the Lancaster Barnstormers now in a double header. Due to the double header, the first game is at 5 pm (tickets $8).  They will be 7 innings each. This is also Thirsty Thursday and Bark in the Park night! No need to notify Susan. Just join us [...]

June 29, 5th Thursday Event! Counter Clocks Tour and Game2024-10-04T19:31:34+00:00

June 22, President Winn Stephens, President’s Day

2024-10-04T19:33:04+00:00

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, June 22, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s  speaker  was President Winn Stephens addressing the club for this final program of the 2022-2023 year. 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. THE WINN COLUMN “A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike.” – John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath My Rotary journey started in 2014. Bill Cox had [...]

June 22, President Winn Stephens, President’s Day2024-10-04T19:33:04+00:00

June 15, River Fuchs and Rhodes Thompson, Solar Energy Solutions: Shining a Light on Solar: Unveiling the Power, Policies, and Incentives Behind Renewable Energy

2024-10-04T19:33:04+00:00

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, June 15, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speakers  were River Fuchs and Rhodes Thompson, Solar Energy Solutions. 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. “Here comes the sun (Doo-d-doo-doo); here comes the sun.  And I say, “It’s alright.” – George Harrison/The Beatles For today’s speakers, River Fuchs and Rhodes Thompson, the sun is certainly “alright”, as will become apparent [...]

June 15, River Fuchs and Rhodes Thompson, Solar Energy Solutions: Shining a Light on Solar: Unveiling the Power, Policies, and Incentives Behind Renewable Energy2024-10-04T19:33:04+00:00

Bringing Pollinators Back into Our Parks

2024-10-04T19:57:26+00:00

  Come join us to see how  the Rotary Club of Lexington has partnered with LFUCG Parks & Recreation to bring pollinators back into our public parks. This .8-acre linear garden, which is only in its second season, includes 22 species of native plants -- some of them added just last month.   Event Details Date: June 17, 2023 Time: 10 am - 12 pm Location:  Kenawood Park, 612 Bryanwood Parkway, Lexington, KY 40505 **We’ll meet in the parking lot at the Bellcastle Road park entrance near the baseball diamond and walk down to the garden from there.   For More [...]

Bringing Pollinators Back into Our Parks2024-10-04T19:57:26+00:00

June 8, Darren Nelson, Tournament Director, Barbasol Tournament

2024-10-04T19:33:04+00:00

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, June 8, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker was Darren Nelson, Director, Babasol Tournament. 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. The Barbasol Championship, a sanctioned PGA tour event came to Lexington in 2018, becoming the first such event to be held in Kentucky since 1959, with the exception of the PGA Championship held at Valhalla. Today’s speaker, Darren [...]

June 8, Darren Nelson, Tournament Director, Barbasol Tournament2024-10-04T19:33:04+00:00

Rotary Foundation Day

2023-06-05T15:31:09+00:00

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, June 2, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St.  Each year the Rotary Club of Lexington presents a Foundation Day program where we review the good work that The Rotary Foundation does worldwide and to recognize our new Paul Harris Fellows and major donors.  This year’s program was lead from the Podium by Past President and current Rotary Foundation Chair Paul Chewning. 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 [...]

Rotary Foundation Day2023-06-05T15:31:09+00:00

May 25 – Commissioner Whitney Allen, Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs, Memorial Day Program

2024-10-04T19:33:04+00:00

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, May 25, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker was Commissioner Whitney Allen, Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs. This is the Rotary Club of Lexignton's annual Memorial Day Program. 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. On 4 August 2021, Governor Andy Beshear appointed Lieutenant Colonel, USA (Retired) Whitney Allen as the seventh Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veteran [...]

May 25 – Commissioner Whitney Allen, Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs, Memorial Day Program2024-10-04T19:33:04+00:00

May 18 – Rotary Scholarship Day

2023-05-22T15:21:29+00:00

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, May 18, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program was the Rotary Club of Lexington's Annual Scholarship Day. Scott Neal, chair, Rotary scholarship committee, will present the awards. 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. Rotary International and the Rotary Club of Lexington believe that education, at all levels, is a powerful means to change lives and to shape our world. We [...]

May 18 – Rotary Scholarship Day2023-05-22T15:21:29+00:00

May 11- Matthew Gibson, Director, Singletary Center for the Arts

2024-10-04T19:33:04+00:00

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, May 11, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker was Matthew Gibson, Director, Singletary Center 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. Today’s speaker, Matthew Gibson, is the recently-appointed Director at the UK Singletary Center for the Arts (Singletary Center), only the third director in the facility’s 43-year history.  Gibson will be presenting on the Center for [...]

May 11- Matthew Gibson, Director, Singletary Center for the Arts2024-10-04T19:33:04+00:00
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