Rotarian Vincenzo Fressola's Experiences at the Lisbon Convention

Iron Lung machine for Polio victims and
 a survivor from a Minnesota club

 

Rotarian Vincenzo Fressola at the Convention entry

Zone 30/31 Heart of America dinner cruise night:
Vincenzo Fressola, Kathryn Hardman and Jack McAllister

KFC is everywhere; food court in the mall
adjacent to convention center..!!

Closing Plenary session where incoming RI President
Ron Burton (Oklahoma USA) is being presented to the delegates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convention kicks off in Lisbon, Portugal with the Heart of America Dinner Cruise

DG Kathryn Hardman and Vincenzo Fressola enjoy the
Heart of America Dinner Cruise in Lisbon

RC Ashland Celebrates!

Prez Vincenzo Fressola with the Ashland Rotary 100 years of Presidents plaque

Celebrating 30 years of Rotary membership: Don Setterman, Stuart Webb, Richard Reames, Mike Hobbs, and Steve McDanald with club President Vincenzo Fressola at the Christmas dinner.

Ashland Rotary President speaks at the annual Christmas party

DG Hardman visits RC Ashland

AG Cheryl Spriggs, DG Kathryn Hardman and President Vincenzo Fressola of the Rotary Club of Ashland during the Governor's official visit on October 29. The officers of the Rotaract Club were also on hand for the visit.

RC Ashland inducts 90th member!

Rotary Club of Ashland inducts its 90th member! President Vincenzo
Fressola, Rotarian and sponsor Erica Myers, new Rotarian Brandi Bayes and
ADG Cheryl Wooten Spriggs.

 

RC Ashland holds installation of officers

The Rotary Club of Ashland finished up a stellar year on Monday, June 25, with a Club Assembly, induction of new officers, and presentation of awards.

 Norma Meek was presented with the Community Vocational Award for 2011-2012.  Norma’s exemplary and unselfish dedication to community service made her an ideal candidate for this award.

 Rotarian April Perry was presented with the Vocational Service Award for her outstanding commitment to the principles of vocational service by starting a BancOn program for the unbanked.

 Rotarian Bernard O’Nan was awarded the Rotarian of the Year Award for his outstanding service and his commitment to foster Rotary ideals for which our club and Rotary is known. 

President Cheryl Spriggs, President-Elect Vincenzo Fressola, and Past President Sam Harvey were honored with the Paul Harris Memberships.

 Installation of new officers for the year 2012-2013 was conducted.  Continuation of great leadership is evidenced by the commitment of the newly inducted officers.

 During club assembly, newly installed President Vincenzo Fressola led the club through the achievements of the previous year, during which the club held its first major fund-raising event, which allowed the donation of over $13,000 to local charities and Polio Plus.  

President Cheryl Spriggs presents Bernard O'Nan with Rotarian of the Year

Stuart Webb presents the Paul Harris Fellow Certificate and Pins to President-Elect
Vincenzo Fressola, Past President Sam Harvey, and President Cheryl Spriggs

President Elect Vincenzo Fressola gets the gavel!

Officers Bernard O'Nan, Treasurer; Steve Towler Vice President; Vincenzo
Fressola President; Ed Neely President-Elect; and Jane Bugg, Secretary are
inducted.

Norma Meek is presented with the Citizen Vocational Award.

Rotarian April Perry is awarded the Vocational Service Award

RC Ashland welcomes new members

This spring, RC Ashland welcomed nine new members. Welcome new Rotarians Honoree Courage, Deb Fazenbaker, James Howard, Stevi Kibbie, Shaun Kiser, Alice Martin, Erica Myers, Ryan Reames, and Kathy Thorner

RC Ashland celebrates 95 years!

On Thursday, December 8^th, at the Bellefonte Country Club, Ashland Rotarians and their significant others enjoyed gathering together to celebrate Christmas.  District Governor John Adams was a special guest at the festivities that evening and Sister Reddenhair treated us with entertainment with music by The Beatles and filled the air with Christmas spirit.  Wonderful food was provided by Bellefonte Country Club- Apple Walnut Salad, Chicken, Beef, a rich Cinnamon Bread Pudding for dessert and spirited drink was on the menu.  Everyone looked their holiday best and had a wonderful time.

President Cheryl Spriggs with District Governor

John Adams and President Elect Vincenzo Fressola pictured

It was also the 95^th Birthday for the Ashland Rotary Club.  The Club was established on December 1, 1916 and is the second oldest Rotary Club in District 6740.  The first President, Mr. Theodore J. Shout and the nascent Rotary Club could not have envisioned how successful the Ashland Rotary Club would be today.  Today the club boasts 86 members and growing and its diverse group of members, from every age group, represent most every aspect of the community. 

The week of the 21^st the Ashland Rotary had their very first strategic planning session to lay down a roadmap for the continued success of the club.  The club wants to have the collective wisdom to know what is needed to meet and exceed their expectations serving the community; supporting it to build on their ability to create the future they envision.

RC Ashland's Repair Affair

On a hot summer day in June, several Ashland Rotarians could be found painting, mowing, pressure-washing and weed-eating. Ordinarily, that’s not a big deal, since most of us spend our weekends doing these chores. However, these people were volunteering their time to do these chores for others who cannot. This is the kind of thing that epitomizes the Rotary philosophy; Service Above Self. 


For the past several years Ashland Rotarians have participated in Repair Affair, a program that helps local home owners make repairs and improvements to their home at no cost to them. The home owners are selected based on need.  Rotarians bring their own tools, lawn mowers and pressure washers and the club pays for any paint that is required.