Governor's Message

Thank you for a successful, wonderful District Conference. Thank you for your attendance, your support, your presentations, your sharing of ideas, and your friendship. Here is a sampling of photos from the conference.

In Memory of PDG Bill Henry

Bill Henry passed away at the UK Hospital on Saturday, April 7th. He was a
WW II Army veteran, Georgetown Rotary's Past President from 1963-1964 and
District Governor from 1965-1966, and had a very long perfect attendance
record.

His obituary as printed in the Lexington Herald Leader ...

William Keith "Bill" Henry

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GEORGETOWN - William Keith "Bill" Henry, 95, former State Representative and community leader, died April 7, 2012 at the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, KY. He was born Sep 15, 1916 to the late Alice Sublett and Dudley Davis Henry. He was the husband of Sarah Tabb Henry, father of Mary Keith Henry (Eugie) Mintu, and grandfather to Maya, Amelia, and Sophia Mintu. A native of Scott County, he graduated from Garth High School and Georgetown College, where he belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He was in the U.S. Army, serving overseas in World War II. After his discharge he began buying and developing property, building houses, and farming. He served six terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives for Scott and Harrison Counties. A lifelong Democrat, he chaired the Scott County Democratic Party for 12 years. He was active in the Georgetown Rotary Club where he served as President and maintained perfect attendance for 60 years prior to being named an Honorary Member in 2010. The club's Outstanding Rotarian of the Year Award is named in his honor. He served as Governor of District 6740. He was past President and lifetime Director in the Scott County Farm Bureau, Noble Grand of the Golden Rule Lodge IOOF, and past Commander of American Legion Post 24. He was a member of the Georgetown/Scott County Chamber of Commerce and the Captain Charles Scott Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution. He was inducted into the Scott County Schools Hall of Fame, and the Scott County Democratic Party Hall of Fame. He received the SAR Distinguished Service Award as well as the Scott County Farm- City Pioneer Businessman Award. He was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church. In addition to enjoying his family and many friends, he loved to travel, swim, and University of Kentucky sports events. He was preceded in death by sister, Carrie Davis Nutter Barnes, brother, John Lewis Henry and nephews, James C. Nutter and William "Rock" Nutter. Visitation is 5-8pm Tue, April 10, 2012 at Tucker, Yocum, & Wilson Funeral Home, 320 West Main Street, Georgetown. Funeral services are 11am Wed, April 11, 2012 at First Presbyterian Church, 317 East Main Street, Georgetown with Rev. Gaither E. Bailey conducting the service. Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery with military rites. Pallbearers will be Rick Nutter, Keith Nutter, Jimmy Richardson, Dudley Mattingly, Sam Pollock, and L.G. Dawson. Honorary bearers include members of the Georgetown Rotary Club, Lewis "Johnny" Simmons, Bill Skinner, Joe Hoffman, Charlie Hoffman, William B. Bevins, Dr. Ray Alexander, Tom Sturgill, Dr. Dennis Penn, Bobby Vance, Billy Brannock, Judge George Lusby and Raymond Morrison. Memorials are suggested to go to the Georgetown Rotary Club for charitable projects, PO Box 916, Georgetown, KY 40324, Hospice of the Bluegrass 1317 HWY 62 E, Cynthiana, KY 41013, or First Presbyterian Church, PO Box 533, Georgetown, KY 40324. Online condolences may be made at www.tuckeryocumwilson.com

Published in Lexington Herald-Leader on April 10, 2012

Read more here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kentucky/obituary.aspx?n=William-Henry&pid=156917857#storylink=cpy

Tee it up and support RC Maysville

RC Florence Foundation Dinner

On March 29, 2012, the Rotary Clubs located in Northern Kentucky attended a dinner hosted by RC Florence at Turfway Park. Northern Kentucky Rotarians recognized over twelve Paul Harris Fellow foundation gifts of at least $1,000. In addition, four members were inducted into the Paul Harris Society for pledging an annual gift of at least $1,000 to the Annual Programs Fund of the Rotary Foundation.

District Governor John Adams attended the celebration and spoke to the attendees about the Foundation, the status of the District's foundation work, and the expected impact of the Future Vision Plan. Governor Adams congratulated the new inductees and thanked them for their support of the Foundation.

DG John Adams with members of the Paul Harris Society from Northern Kentucky Rotary Clubs

DG John Adams with Florence Rotary Club Member Greg Palmer presenting a Paul Harris Fellow to Lauren Palmer

GSE team enjoys District Conference and vocational visits

The Group Study Exchange team from France participated in the District Conference, Celebrating Service in Somerset. In addition to attending various sessions and presenting to the group, the team toured two local businesses, Forcht Bank and Duraflame

RC Paris donates to the Backpack Program

Joe Fast, a member of the Paris Rotary, presents a check to Liz Kingsland of the Bourbon County Extension office to support the Backpack program. The goal of this program is to provide nutritious snacks every weekend for children in need. The Paris Rotary Club members volunteer once a month and also support the program with a financial contribution. The Backpack program is one of the Paris Rotary Club’s service projects.

Cynthiana Rotary Club

Volunteerism Fair

Held April 19, 2012

In January 2012 a proposal to hold a Volunteerism Fair (VF) was made to our Club Board.  The Board gave approval for the effort.  The Event Purpose was to instill a volunteer mindset for our young people that will follow them for the rest of their lives.  During the Fair Harrison County High School students would visit the booths and be given the opportunity to learn more about volunteering for local organizations.

Over the next couple of months our VF Committee met to work out the details:  contacting organizations to determine interest, talking with school officials, etc. We identified 50+ organizations and individually contacted each to determine their interest in participating.  After determining that we would have at least 20 to attend we sent a formal invitation to be a part of the effort. The reasons organizations did not participate included:  we don’t use student volunteers (safety issues or hasn’t worked out before) and too busy with other projects.

The event was held on April 19, 2012.  During the day approximately 1,000 Harrison County High School students visited the booths set up by 22 organizations (we had 1 no show).  There were over 70 people with the organizations and this total includes 13 Rotarians who helped during the event.  Several organizations had people working in shifts.

The verbal feedback from the students, teachers, and organization participants was very positive.  At least 2 organizations had over 150 students to sign up!  Each person was asked to fill out a Feedback Form (copy attached).  By the end of the day we had 36 forms submitted and the rating of the effort on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest) was a solid 9.00.

The Cynthiana Rotary Club had a booth and we had 55 students to sign up to volunteer to help us with our Fab 4^th project.  We will contact these students later to verify their availability and also we will consider the possibility of utilizing this list to start an Interact Program at the School.

Prior to the event we sent out a Press Release to our local newspaper and Lexington TV stations.  While this did not generate TV coverage we will have pictures and a story in the Cynthiana Democrat.

Please contact Doug Price if you want additional information.

Doug Price

400 Browning Way

Cynthiana, KY 41031

859-234-4318

dprice@kih.net

Congratulations Rotary Leadership Institute Graduates

In January, 2012 there were 8 graduates of the Rotary Leadership Institute. These individuals completed all three stages of RLI. Congratulations to Bruce Begley, Gerrie Clark, Shannon Cook, Missy Eckenberg, Linda Gilreath, Kathryn Hardman, Bob Ross, and Kevin Weaver. Stay tuned for announcements regarding future RLI classes in upcoming newsletters.

RC Whitesburg sponsors Interact Club

Interact Club started at Jenkins Independent School

The Rotary Club of Whitesburg is pleased to announce the sponsorship of The Interact Club of Jenkins Independent School. During the month of December the club was organized and members participated in an election to select officers for the school year. Officers have already met and made recommendations on Club By-laws and the Club Constitution. Once these documents are approved by the membership of the Club, application can be made for the Certificate of Organization from Rotary International. Interact is a service club for youth ages 14-18 and is one of Rotary's fastest growing programs. It is self-governing and self-supporting and can be either school or community based. Interact clubs are in over 120 countries and geographical areas and are dedicated to community and international service. Rotarians working with the Interact Club are Margaret Hammonds, Barbara Ison, Eileen Sanders, Debbie Watts and Sherry Wright.

Interact Officers for the 2011-2012 school year were: Front Row L to R: Ashley Wright, Director; Brook Puckett, President; Samantha Potter, Treasurer, Back Row L to R: Barbara Ison, Rotary Club of Whitesburg Treasurer; Emily Barron, Director; Kevin Brashear, Vice-President; Stacia Collins, Director; and Sonya Breeding, Teacher Sponsor.

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

Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes!

RC London and RC Somerset fired up their griddles and served many members of their communities pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee on Election Day. Speaking from experience, Christie Adams and Charlie say "compliments to the chefs" as pancakes were enjoyed in both locations! Mark your calendars for the next primary election date and arrive hungry!

RC Paris supports local Backpack program

Joe Fast, a member of the Paris Rotary, presents a check to Liz Kingsland of the Bourbon County Extension office to support the Backpack program. The goal of this program is to provide nutritious snacks every weekend for children in need. The Paris Rotary Club members volunteer once a month and also support the program with a financial contribution. The Backpack program is one of the Paris Rotary Club’s service projects.

RC Whitesburg attends Valentine's Luncheon

Members of the Rotary Club of Whitesburg were invited to a Valentine Luncheon on Feb. 14th at the Shriners Bldg. in Whitesburg. The luncheon was sponsored by Whitesburg ARH. Rotarian and ARH Community CEO, Dena Sparkman gave the opening remarks. The song, "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", was led by Rotarian R.C. Day, and the prayer was conducted by Rotarian Jerry Utt. The featured speaker for the program was Cardiologist Dr. Sam Patil with the theme "Love Her Heart". Dr. Patil informed the audience of signs to look for when women have heart attacks which are different than men's, as well as how to eat heart healthy, and maintain a heart healthy lifestyle. Over 150 members from the community were in attendance. ARH provided gifts to everyone who attended, and the luncheon was catered by 4-Star Catering Service. It was great exposure for the Rotary Club, and the club gave Dr. Patil an application to register his 8 month old daughter in the Imagination Library, sponsored by Rotary Club of Whitesburg.

RC Pikeville inducts new members

On Wednesday, March 14, the Pikeville Rotary inducted two new members. Lance Rose, one of our youngest members, is a partner in the local construction firm Rose Builders in Pikeville. His business specializes in commercial construction with “perfection being their ultimate goal”.

Debbie Freeman, another young business entrepreneur, is the co-owner of Saving Grace in Pikeville. This local business offers a full range of projects and services designed to restore the self-confidence of cancer survivors.

Both Lance and Debbie have been regularly been attending meetings for several months and are both anxious to be part of the Pikeville club.

President Jeanne Clark, welcoming the two new members, noted, “As new members, you will get a chance to become more involved in your community and to provide aid to other parts of the world through the opportunities that your Rotary club and Rotary International offer. We are excited to have you as new members.”

With the induction of Lance and Debbie, the Pikeville Rotary grows to 106 members strong!

RC Paris hosts concert fundraiser

The Paris Rotary Club held their 3rd Annual Christmas Concert to benefit Rotary International and PolioPlus. Over 230 people enjoyed a wide variety of Christmas music. A love offering was taken and the club raised over $1,300. Paris Rotarians are very proud to have a new tradition to bring the community together. The talent included Veaches Chapel Gospel Choir, pianist Owen Sammons, pianist & vocalist Debra Garr, Old Cane Springs bluegrass band, First Baptist Church bell choir, and many other talented individuals. The 4th Annual Paris Rotary Christmas Concert is scheduled for Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at 7:00 pm and all are welcome.