RC Pikeville Official District Governor Visit

The visit to RC Pikeville began the evening before the visit with the club on August 7 with dinner hosted by club President Gerrie Clark and David and followed by Rotarian Reed Potter’s guided tour of historic sites in Pikeville associated with the Hatfield-McCoy feud. RC Pikeville is a well known community presence through the many service projects it undertakes, several of them in support of other community charitable organizations and among them their International Dinner. At the club meeting President Gerrie announced their magnificent effort of providing over 1000 pairs of shoes for the Shoes for Orphan Souls project being undertaken in our district.

 

A group of members from the Rotoract Club of the Pikeville Medical College
attended the Pikeville Rotary Club at which District Governor Jack McAllister spoke.

President Gerrie Clark (on left) posed with District Governor Jack McAllister (on right) after the
 meeting of the Rotary Club of Pikeville. In the foreground are two of the over 1000 pairs
 of shoes RC Pikeville will donate to the district Shoes for Orphan Souls project.

 

RC Lexington Rotary and Rotaract partner for Habitat for Humanity

The Yearlings organized a Rotary-Habitat Day with the Rotaract Club. They worked on homes for the Emmanuel Katchosa family and the Adolfo Garcia family. Everyone is invited to the Katchosa home dedication Dec. 19, 6:00pm at 224 Savoy Rd. Those who demonstrated service above self: Thom Hathaway, Dan Yates, Eric Taylor, Brendan Yates, Kristen Phillips, Stephen Machin-Smith, Todd Sallee, Trey McCallie, Greg Davis, Stephanie Spires, Temple Juett, Kelli Newman, Amanda Reed, David Wheatley, Ben Jones, Rebecca Barnes, Jamie Adams, Matt Rippetoe, Brandi Berryman, Chris Crumrine, Jenny Jones, Bill Farmer, Ken Wooden.

KYCOM Rotaract chartered by Pikeville Rotary Club

A few months ago, two first-year students from the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine expressed interest in forming a Rotaract club at the college. Lisa Adams and Joseph Lewis, both first-year med students, had been active members in Rotaract clubs at their respective undergrad colleges. They recognized, first hand, the value of this program affiliated with Rotary International.

Open to all students at the medical school, the KYCOM Rotaract club boasts a membership of 36 first-year medical students. These students seek to serve the needs of their communities, widen their personal and professional contacts and increase their understanding of the world.

Pikeville Rotary Club President Jeanne Clark commented, “The Pikeville Rotary Club is thrilled to sponsor the KYCOM Rotaract club and is looking forward to partnering with these energetic young people as they look to serve their community and the world. With their new president Lisa Adams and VP Joseph Lewis at the helm, I am sure that the Rotaract membership will grow in numbers and be a force for positive change in our community and internationally.”

 Members of the KYCOM Rotaract Club share their charter with Pikeville Rotary President Jeanne Clark.
 Pictured are Josh Bryant, Rotaract President Lisa Adams, Kera Walter, Allie Fralick,
Clark, Rotaract VP Joseph Lewis, Brian Dusseau and Kyle Farley.