Meeting Recap - Tom Hallion

At last week's meeting we heard from Tom Hallion. He regaled us with some humorous and exciting stories. It was a  very entertaining meeting.



Congratulations to Dr. Linda Bartrom Moore, on receiving the Service Above Self award for her outstanding work with Interact/Rotaract, and our cities' youth.



We also welcomed three new members to the club. Please congratulate Daniel Aziz, Ben Smock, and Stephanie Kelley when you see them!




We honored two new Paul Harris Fellows. Congratulations to Bob Hallenburg and Thomas Allen. Thank you for supporting Rotary and our projects.





The recording will be posted on our YouTube channel.
If you attended, please share your thoughts on the event HERE.


 

This Week's Meeting - Dan Maloney, Director of The Louisville Zoological Gardens

This week's meeting at The Woman's Club of Louisville will feature our own Dan Maloney, Director of The Louisville Zoological Gardens.

Lunch is $25 and the menu will be baked cod with lemon butter dill cream, fried potato rounds, coleslaw, pineapple upside down cake. There is a $5 meeting fee for those who choose not to purchase a meal - this will include a dessert and tea/coffee/water and, of course, a fantastic program. You can pay $5 in advance via SurveyMonkey or with cash, check or scan the QR code at check-in to pay with a credit card.

RSVP by Noon, Monday, May 29th HERE.

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Meeting Recap - Eli Capilouto

At last week's meeting we heard from Dr. Eli Capilouto. He gave us an update on great things happening at UK.



Our Club Presented Kentucky Refugee Ministries with a "Big" check for $5000.00.



We also welcomed two new and one returning member to the club. Please congratulate Trudy Wheeler, Joseph Yearby, and Barbara Lankford when you see them!



The recording will be posted on our YouTube channel. If you attended, please share your thoughts on the event HERE.


 

NEW CLUB PROJECT: Welcoming Refugees to our Community

NEW CLUB PROJECT: Welcoming Refugees to our Community

In the coming months, our Rotary Club will co-sponsor two refugee families in partnership with Kentucky Refugee Ministries. We are now collecting needed household items (click HERE for list). You are asked to bring items to our regular meetings on two Collection Dates ONLY: June 29 and July 6! We also welcome your donation of Kroger or Walmart gift cards in any amount on the same dates. Your support to help these families resettle in our community is greatly appreciated.

If you would like to be a hands-on member of our team for apartment set-ups, welcoming at the airport and befriending the family in their first few months, please contact Mary Ellen Harned (harneds@twc.com) or Larry Sloan (larry.sloan@yahoo.com) for the next steps.

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RSVP Now for Craig Scherman's Fabulous House Party: June 11

Opportunity: Rain Harvest Dam Construction Project in India

By: Roland R. Blahnik
Fellow Rotarians,

There is a wonderful opportunity to go to India and work on a Rotary project to construct a Rain Harvest Dam. It is likely to be an amazing, perhaps life-changing, experience. You will also visit some of India’s top attractions, like the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort, and finish up in Kathmandu. Arrive in India October 20, 2023, and leave for home November 10, 2023. See the itinerary and details HERE.

Trips like this led to my involvement in Kenyan projects, and my current efforts to participate in an Indian project like you will experience in India.

Please contact Elias Thomas ethomas@metrocast.net to arrange your attendance. If you would like to talk with me about my two experiences resulting in working with Kenya and working on starting projects with India, reach out to me at: rrblahnik@yahoo.com or 502-553-1955.