*     ~ June 2014 ~     *
In This Issue
 
 

Clubs In This Issue
 
Quick Links


































































































































































































































































































































































































top
 Reflections

June, 2014

 

 

Engage Rotary, Change Lives was the theme chosen by Rotary International President Ron Burton for 2013-14. I was able to share that theme with Rotary clubs in D6740 when I visited them. I called President Ron's theme not just a theme but a call to action. It was a call for all Rotarians to be active and involved in whatever their Rotary club was doing, be it community service projects, fundraising or club fellowship activities. Participation is one thing but engagement is much more. Engagement is participation with a personal commitment. It is personal involvement knowing that our efforts can make a difference - that lives can be changed.

 

When I visited our Rotary clubs I heard stories from nearly every club of the lives changed by what Rotary clubs were doing - a teddy bear given to a child facing surgery, a weekend backpack for a child who without it may not have enough to eat until school lunch on Monday, a homeless or lonely person fed a meal, a scholarship for a deserving student, medical attention that would otherwise have been unavailable - these and dozens of others. It made me proud of who we are as Rotarians and what we do. It touched my heart to hear what Rotarians were doing in service to humankind to change lives.

 

I have been inspired by this theme and the reality it has become for Rotary in D6740. My reflections are below.

 

A LIFE IS CHANGED WHEN......

 

A life is CHANGED

when              A caring touch replaces physical abuse

when              A nourishing meal replaces hunger

when              Clear vision replaces blindness

 

A life is CHANGED

when              Education replaces ignorance

when              A smile replaces tears

when              Fair earnings replace begging

 

A life is CHANGED

when              Companionship replaces loneliness

when              Peace replaces conflict

when              Generous sharing replaces tightly held treasure

 

A life is CHANGED

when              love for others replaces self interest

 

When one's deeds change a life, theirs is no longer the same.

 

 


Jack McAllister
Rotary Club of Lexington, KY USA
District 6740, Governor 2013-14


 PresCitation
 
Rotary International Presidential Citations

 

Each Rotary year the President of Rotary International presents a Presidential Citation to Rotary clubs with at least three (3) significant activities and accomplishments in each of three areas:

1) membership growth and development, 2) contributions to and activities associated with the Rotary Foundation and 3) activities in Rotary avenues of service which strengthen the family of Rotary. In 2013-14 seven (7) Rotary clubs in District 6740 earned the Presidential Citation. They were:

 

Rotary Club of Carlisle

Rotary Club of Cynthiana

Rotary Club of Florence

Rotary Club of Grayson

Rotary Club of Lexington 

Rotary Club of Lexington Sunrise

Rotary Club of Stanford

 

Three Rotary clubs earned the Presidential Citation With Distinction because of they had at least four (4) significant activities and accomplishments in each of the three areas. The clubs earning the Presidential Citation With Distinction were:

 

Rotary Club of Kenton County

Rotary Club of Richmond

Rotary Club of Somerset-Pulaski County

 

 

Presidential Citations - Interact Clubs

 

Presidential Citations were also earned for three (3) Interact clubs. The following Interact clubs receiving this recognition were:

 

Interact Club of Boone County - sponsored by the Rotary Club of Florence

Jenkins Independent School Inter Club - sponsored by the Rotary Club of Whitesburg

Notre Dame Academy Interact Club - sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kenton County

 

 

Presidential Citation - Rotaract Club

 

The Rotaract Club of Lexington, affiliated with the Rotary Club of Lexington, earned a Presidential Citation for its many achievements and accomplishments as a Rotaract club.

       

 Significant

 

Rotary International Significant Achievement Award

 

The Rotary Club of Versailles-Woodford County has earned theRotary International Significant Achievement Award for District 6740 for 2013-14.  Each year each district in Rotary is allowed to nominate one club for this award. The award is based on  1) addressing a significant problem or need in the local community, 2) involving most or all of the club's members in personal service, 3) be commensurate with the size of the club and its available resources, 4) enhance the image of Rotary in the community and be able to be emulated by other Rotary clubs. An officer appointed by the RI president determines whether nominations meet these criteria. 

 

The Versailles-Woodford County Rotary Club was nominated on the basis of the Repair Affair which it has conducted each year for the last 12 years. This is truly a community volunteer event that the club organizes and leads.  They have had over 200 volunteers at an event.

 

During the 2013 event work was performed on 10 homes.  The people being helped have to meet strict need requirements and own the homes.  Some of the repairs that have been completed in the past include but are not limited to deck / porch repair, roof repair, outside painting, yard cleanup, window replacement, inside painting, drywall repair, subfloor repair, carpet / linoleum replacement, plumbing and electrical repairs.  These repairs have allowed the owners to stay in their homes.  They increase safety, security, accessibility, and have kept some homes from being condemned.  The homeowner pays nothing for the repairs.

 

 

Clubs

Campbell
Campbell County Rotary Club

 
Campbell County Rotarians had an opportunity to attend a one day program offered by Northern Kentucky University on patents, trademarks, and the census.  Members learned about what was available at the university for community use in each of these areas.  They got information as to what could be found to assist businesses in the area through the material found In the census area and how to access that information.  Through NKU students help can be made available in developing legal papers.  Research can be done to see if something a person wants to develop has already had a patent through that portion of the library.  This was an extremely informative Government Information Day that several took advantage of culminating with a tour of the legal section of the NKU library.
 
 

 

cynthianaCynthiana Rotary Club 

  

Jack presenting the "Grant Check"

President Doug Price (right) and DG Jack McAllister

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6740 District Governor Jack McAllister attended the June 12th Cynthiana Rotary club meeting and presented the following awards to the Club:
 
2013 - 2014 Presidential Citation:  for actively working to 
Engage Rotary, Change Lives
 
Membership Development and Extension Award:  for contributions made in membership development by achieving the highest retention rate in District 6740 during 2013-2014
 
2013-2014 Rotary Club Central Award:  for setting strategic goals in Engage Rotary, Change Lives this year and in years to come.
 
Additionally he presented a $2,000 Grant check from District 6740 and the Rotary Foundation.  These funds will be used to   help fund the 2 basketball courts at Flat Run Veterans Park.  These full length outdoor courts will help to satisfy a need for these type of recreational facilities plus aid in the continued development of the Park.
 
 
 
Pictured left to right:  Kim Brooks, Carsey Campbell, Sheila Price and Club 
President Doug Price. 
 
 The Rotary Club of Cynthiana sponsors an annual Volunteerism Fair at the Harrison County High School.  We provide local organizations the opportunity to connect with high school students who want to volunteer with these organizations.  At the end of the school year we ask organizations to nominate a student who has done an outstanding job volunteering for their organization. Nominees are judged, the winner receives a plaque and the organization receives a $100 check in honor of the student.
 
This year the award was won by Carsey Campbell.  She was nominated by Kim Brooks and Sheila Price who work at the Community Education Center of the Harrison County Schools. 
Kenton
Kenton County Rotary Club

 

I would like to thank our members of the Rotary Club of Kenton County , our Assistant District Governor Cathy Carlson, John Saylers our DGE and Jack McAllister our DG for allowing our club to have a great year! As we close out the 2013-2014 year a little recap:
  • Last August our club celebrated our 75th Anniversary and combined it with a Polio Fundraiser, we were able to give $3000 to End Polio Now.
  • We dedicated a early warning siren in southern Kenton County in October that was hit hard by the tornadoes of March 2012 with a District Grant from the Tornado Disaster Fund , partners Duke Energy and Owen Electric Companies we where able to pay $25,000 for the siren and $12,000 toward a disaster command and control mobile unit.  We are proud of a second siren to be dedicated in July for another area that is not served by a warning siren.  With  partners of the Kenton County Fiscal Court and monies from The Bank of Kentucky's Disaster relief fund a second siren is operational to protect the area, another granite marker will be set at the dedication. ( a photo attached).
  • Our club also chartered out second Interact Clu b at the Erlanger/Elsmere School system.
  • We helped sort, box, deliver and hand out hats, gloves and scarves with a partnership with Scarf it Up for those in Need, a program of Shoulder to Shoulder, Inc. a local non profit. They served over 10,600 people last winter and on Christmas Day at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center over 1,800 people came in the lines for food, clothing and supplies. The event is put on by Mental Health Association of Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio for the homeless and low income population of our area.
  • We provided utility funds for an apartment for Family Promise of Northern Kentucky, they assist families to quickly regain stability and independence after falling on hard times.
  • Provided and served meals to the St. Elizabeth Hospital Stars Program, which is a grief support program for kids after a family member loss in the Hospice Center.
  • Supported one of our members with the Jacobs Ladder program in Jamaica which helps the orphans of that country.
  • Bought a Shelter Box Tent and participated in the Buckner Shoe for orphan souls project with 8.6 shoes per member.
  • Awarded $5,000 in scholarships to three applicant  winners in Kenton County.
  • Had four of our Interact club members and two of our club members children just return for the Dominican Republic Service Trip in conjunction with the Rawlings Foundation.
  • Also continued our Dictionary Project for Third graders in our local schools, we provide the third grader with their own dictionary to keep and use in school.
We look forward to another year of "Service above self" with our new leadership from our PE Gary Harman.
 
Sincerely yours in Rotary Service,
Jeff Simpson
President Club #3764
Rotary Club of Kenton County

 

LexSunrise
Lexington Sunrise Rotary Club

 

 

The Lexington Sunrise Rotary Club has been busy this Spring, starting May 9 with the club's annual fund-raiser, a Bluegrass Gospel Concert featuring renowned artist Jason Crabb and others. On June 4, the club hosted its annual 5th-grade graduation luncheon for Arlington Elementary School.  The next day, June 5, the club presented bicycles, helmets and locks to two Arlington students, the fourth presentation of the academic year.

 

The Lexington Sunrise Rotary Club hosted 60 Arlington Elementary students at a luncheon on June 4 at Sal's Chophouse banquet hall in Lexington, following the school's fifth-grade graduation that morning.  Amber Philpot, a local television anchor, urged students to dream big and set goals. Midway College and Bluegrass Community and Technical College each presented a college scholarship. Every student went home with a new wristwatch from the Sunrise Rotary Club. To prepare for the lunch each year, students participate in a class about restaurant etiquette, which  they are eager to practice at Sal's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arlington Elementary 4th-graders Jaidin Sweat and Felicity Trosper proudly posed  on June 5 with new bikes, helmets and locks from the Lexington Sunrise Rotary Club. The club rewards two Arlington students each academic quarter for meeting their reading goals. With the students are (from left )Linda Prater, director of the Arlington Family Resource Center, and Sunrise Rotary board members Dave Hellmich, D.G. Gridley and Donna Slone. 

 

 

RichmondRichmond Rotary Club 

  

 

Photo courtesy of the Richmond Register

 

Presidential Citation Awarded

 

Willi Walker Thompson, right, president of Richmond Rotary Club, recently received a presidential citationwith distinction from Rotary International District Governor Jack McAllister. The award was presented to the local club for obtaining and exceeding their goals and strategic plans for the year. The Richmond Rotary club was one of only three receiving the distinction award in the 40-club district.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo courtesy of the Richmond Register

 

 

Rotary Foundation Presents Monies

 

Jack McAllister, left, district governor of Rotary International 6740, presents a check to Richmond Rotary Club president Willie Walker Thompson. The $2,000 grant from Rotary Foundation supports the club's efforts to provide dental care to uninsured, low-income children in Madison County through the Miles of Smilesprogram.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo courtesy of the Richmond Register

 

 

Fraternal Order of Police Receives Donation

 

 Sgt. Rodney Richardson, president of the local Fraternal Order of Police, expresses gratitude to Richmond Rotary Club members recently with their donation to the FOP organization. Monies received from the Rotary Club are used for FOP youth programs such as providing materials to children regarding the dangers of drug abuse and buying school supplies for those that need assistance.  

 
 

 

 

 

 






Copyright � 2013. All Rights Reserved.