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The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 31, at UK GATTON STUDENT CENTER on UK's  campus and on Zoom. The program  featurd Dr. Eli Capilouto, President, University of Kentucky. His presentation is " UK's Mision: Advancing Kentucky." To attend via Zoom  please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org.   This week we’re pleased to visit the University of Kentucky (UK) campus to get an update on all things UK from Dr. Eli Capilouto. Dr. Capilouto became UK’s 12th president on July 1, 2011. Under his leadership, the Commonwealth's flagship and land grant research university has grown from $2.7 billion to $5.1 [...]

The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 24, at The Mane on Main and on Zoom. The program featured Brittany Roethemeier, J.D., Executive Director, Fayette Alliance. To attend via Zoom  please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. Brittany M. Roethemeier, J.D., joined Fayette Alliance as Executive Director in March 2019 after practicing real estate law at McBrayer PLLC since 2011, where she was named a “Super Lawyer-Rising Star in Real Estate” in 2017, 2018 and 2019. A passion for her community and a desire to ensure that Lexington continues to be an extraordinary place to live, work and play for all its [...]

The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 17, at The Mane on Main and on Zoom. The program  featured Carol Siler, Executive Director, Women Leading Kentucky. Her presentation is titled Connecting, Inspiring and Empowering Women. To attend via Zoom  please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. Carol Siler is the Executive Director of Women Leading Kentucky, a position that she has held since September 2013. During her tenure with the organization, events have been added to the programming including ‘Networking After Hours’, ‘The Leadership Awards Luncheon’, and a variety of workshops and special events. Before coming to Women Leading Kentucky, Carol [...]

The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 10, at The Mane on Main and on Zoom. The program  featured Dr. David McFaddin, President earstern Kentucky University. To attend via Zoom  please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. Dr. David T. McFaddin is the 14th President of Eastern Kentucky University. He was selected as the Interim President in December 2019 and was unanimously appointed president by the Board of Regents in August of 2020. Dr. McFaddin becomes the third Eastern graduate to ascend to the presidency, after Dr. Doug Whitlock and Dr. Robert Martin. In his role as Interim President, Dr. McFaddin [...]

The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, March 3 , at The Mane on Main and on Zoom. The program featured Mayor Linda Gorton, Lexington-Fayette County Government. To attend via Zoom  please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org.   This week marks the beginning of Women’s History Month, and who better to help us mark the event than our own mayor, Linda Gorton.  In her presentation on Thursday, Mayor Gorton will highlight some of the contributions made by the women of Lexington-Fayette County.  She’ll also give us an update on the state of our community and some of the challenges we face [...]

Scholarship and Awards Program **For consideration for the Rotary Club of Lexington Scholarship Program, simply click this link to access our online application.  The deadline to apply is April 13, 2022 at 11:59 PM. **For consideration for the Rotary Club of Lexington DELTA Healthcare Scholarship Program, simply click this link to access our online application.  The deadline to apply is April 13, 2022 at 11:59 PM. NO EXCEPTIONS OR EXTENSIONS TO THE DEADLINE WILL BE ACCEPTED. Rotary International and the Lexington Rotary Club believes in education, at all levels, as a powerful means to change individual’s lives which in turn leads to positive change throughout society.   For over 50 years [...]

The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 24 ,  via Zoom. The program  featured Christopher Miller, Sr., Director of Education, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. To attend via Zoom  please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org.   Situated in the “Golden Triangle” of Lexington, Louisville, and Northern Kentucky, we are fortunate to have access to a number and wide variety of museums.  They focus on art; history; science, industry, and aviation; the equine industry and racing; sports, including baseball; transportation; whiskey (bourbon, of course); and many others.  Perhaps the newest and arguably the most unique, located just across the Ohio River [...]

The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 17 ,  via Zoom. The program featured Raymond Daniels, Owner and President, Equity Solutions Group. To attend via Zoom  please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. Many people don’t realize what a profound impact local land use policy has on many aspects of our community – from rapidly-rising housing costs to neighborhood gentrification to land availability for business recruitment and retention, and even revenue for important city services. A new nonprofit called LEXINGTON FOR EVERYONE recently launched to promote equitable and affordable living and working opportunities for all by advocating for sensible and inclusive [...]

The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 10 ,  via Zoom. The program will featured Tiffany Brown. To attend via Zoom  please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org.   One day shy of a year ago, our club heard a report from Mrs. Roszalyn Akins and Mr. Gerald Smith, Co-chairs of Lexington’s Commission for Racial Justice and Equality, on the work of the Commission. The two summarized the 54 recommendations contained in the 68-page report compiled during the work of the commission and talked about next steps Lexington might take to dismantle systemic racism in the community. Subsequently, Mayor [...]

The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 3 ,  via Zoom. The program   featured Yvonne Giles  . To attend via Zoom  please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. This week marks the beginning of Black History Month and our series of speakers selected to help us celebrate it.  We’re pleased to have as our first speaker Ms. Yvonne Giles, known to many as “The Cemetery Lady.” Giles is one of the city’s leaders spearheading efforts to preserve African American history in Lexington.  She was the first Black woman ever elected to the LaGrange City Council and founded the Isaac Scott Hathaway [...]