Guest Speakers

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, May 4, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker was Shannon Arvin, CEO and President, Keeneland with Jim Goodman, Director of Wagering Development, Keeneland. 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 week between the close of Keeneland’s spring meet and the rapidly approaching first Saturday in May is magical in Kentucky as thoughts turn to the Kentucky Derby, [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, April  27, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker  was Demetrus Liggins, Superintendent, Fayette County Public Schools. The program will also featured the presentation of the Tommy Bell Award to a high school senior who excelled in athletics as well as acemdemics. 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. Demetrus Liggins joined Fayette County Public Schools as superintendent in [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, April 13, at the Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker  was Dr. B. Mark Evers, Director, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky Healthcare. 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 Markey Cancer Center is led by B. Mark Evers, MD, who has responsibility and final authority for all clinical, scientific and administrative operations. Dr. Evers is supported by his senior [...]