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Incoming President John Salyers Sworn In
6.29.09 Monday's meeting at the Hilton included the swearing in of new President John Salyers, and the swearing in of District Governor Dennis McEvoy. Gary Griesser presided over a full slate of awards and ceremonies for Florence Rotarians.
New President of Florence
Rotary John Salyers takes
oath of office from Dennis
McEvoy.
Gary Griesser ran a full
slate of events at Monday's
meeting.
Incoming President looks
to the future with past
President Molly Boh.
Annual "Passing of the Gavel'
Past Presidents 'pass the
gavel'; (L-R) Mike Crane,
Gary Winn, Dr. Herb Booth,
Shawn Carroll, Dennis McEvoy,
Ed Monohan, Janice Flanagan,
Willard Rusk, Etienne
Badillo, Gary Stewart, Gary
Griesser, immediate past
President Molly McEvoy Boh,
and new President John
Salyers.
2009 Law Enforcement of the Year Awards
The Florence Rotary Club held the first Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Luncheon on Monday, June 22, 2009 at Noon in the Hilton Cincinnati Airport.
Honored were (L-R) Shanon
and husband Tim Adams, Tom
and wife Tricia Grau, Kendra
and husband Adam McGuire
Officers recognized:
Officer Adam McGuire –
Cincinnati / Northern
Kentucky International
Airport Police
Adam Howard congratulates
Officer McGuire, his wife
Kendra, as Gary Griesser
looks on.
Detective Tim Adams – Boone
County Sheriff’s Office
Boone County Detective
Adams with his wife Shanon..
Sergeant Tom Grau – Florence
Police Department
Office Grau is honored by
Monty Taylor and Adam Howard.
Cecilia Nakamura gave an
excellent tribute to the
impressive and admirable
career of Tim Adams.
Monty Taylor provided
candid insights to the
career of Officer Tom Grau.
Congratulations to Adam
Howard and Team Five for
organizing the successful
event.
6.08.09 President Molly Honors members and guests for a 'Year of Success & Progress'
Billy Santos (above with President Molly) and Gary Griesser (below with Governor Elect Dennis) receive the two Presidential Awards for 2008-2009.
Steve Gillespie receives recognition for outstanding effort during Molly McEvoy's reign as President. As well as Harry Chesnut (below).
Our guest and Ambassador Scholar Robert Werks with Dr. Swanson
Dr. Ron Swanson receives recognition for outstanding effort for 2008 - 2009.
The humble, Lynne Cole receives recognition for outstanding effort for 2008 - 2009.
Gary Stewarts' 3rd Annual Benefit concert a wonderful success.
Many hands work together
to honor "The Ten" and their
spouses who have passed
away.
Complete Photo Gallery -
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Our guests; GAGAN PAL
SINGH, DR. MRIDULA SINGH,
SIRVINDER JIT SINGH DUA,
SURENDER KUMAR SONI, DR.
PREM THAKUR honor their home
India by singing their
national anthem.
New Member welcomed - Jeff Howard
Jeff Howard pinned by
President Molly
Florence Rotary Honors
2008-2009 Scholarship
Winners
5.4.09
Each year the Florence
Rotary Club awards
scholarships during the
course of the school year.
The selected students appear
before Rotary individually
at the time the award is
delivered.
Left - Right: Rotarian
Dr. Ron Swanson; Florence
Rotary President Molly
McEvoy-Boh; Maximillian
Tagher, Ryle High School,
1st Place Speech Contest
Winner; Taylor Lloyd, Ryle
High School, Scholarship
Winner; Dan Welsh, Ryle High
School, Essay Winner;
Christina Croft, Cooper High
School, 2nd Place Speech
Contest Winner.
Florence Rotary invited the 2008-2009 Scholarship winners to return for a combined recognition and review of their achievements and to hear their upcoming plans. Scholarship recipients Dan Welsh, Taylor Lloyd, Maximillian Tagher from Ryle High School and Christina Croft from Cooper High School were honored at the Florence Rotary luncheon on May 4th. READ MORE. . .
Rotary 'Citizen of the Year'
2009
Linda Padgett
Linda Padgett receives 2009
Rotary 'Citizen of the Year'
award from Gary Griesser.
Linda
Padgett was awarded the Roy
Lutes Citizen of the Year
award for 2009 during the
Florence Rotary luncheon on
April 27th. Linda joins a
prestigious group of individuals
selected as Citizen of the
Year, beginning in 1995 with
the first honoree, Roy
Lutes. Through the past 15
years Florence Rotary has
endeavored to identify and
honor those individuals in
our community that best
exemplify Rotary’s motto of
Service Above Self. Linda’s
lifetime of work as a
volunteer in the community,
church and statewide
organizations made her an
obvious choice for this
year’s award...
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more
Linda Padgett receives 2009
Senatorial award
from Kentucky State Senator John Schickel.
Mike Crane receives a
hug from Linda Padgett for
being the smartest man in
the room by giving Linda a
bouquet of flowers.
Florence Freedom - Still the best family or corporate value in Northern Kentucky.
Field Manager Toby Rumsfield
gave rundown on plans for
strong Florence Freedom
performance for upcoming
season.
Jeanie Middleton of Five
Seasons illustrated how her
health and overall fitness
club focuses on individual
guidance by qualified
trainers, are yielding
intended
results for each specific member.
Bill Delaney of Five
Seasons presented history,
ranging features and future
of Northern Kentucky's
leading health club.
CVG Airport Police Chief Col. Kevin Murphy highlights security within and around the Greater Cincinnati - Northern Kentucky airport.
Col. Kevin Murphy gave
presentation at Monday's
meeting. Shown here
answering questions with
Mike Lynch.
Elk Creek Vineyard reveals sports enthusiasts & wine making Mecca in Northern Kentucky 3.30.09 Curtis Sigretto, co-founder and driving force behind Elk Creek Vineyards gave an informative presentation about a 'cultural hotspot' many of us knew little about.
Shawn Carroll with Monday's
speaker and co-founder of
Elk Creek Vineyards, Curtis
Sigretto
Concerts, beautiful lodging, sport shooting, and an impressive vineyard are combined only an hour away for a taste Southern hospitality.
Click here for more
information about Elk Creek
Vineyards.
Join fellow Rotarians for
'District Conference
Weekend' in Pikeville
. . .
view registration
form and agenda
here.
3.16.09 Greg Palmer provided an inspiring presentation about Rotary Internationals' 'Polio Plus' progress and the importance for each of us to continue with our fundraising as we, as one small group, represent the very fabric of one of the most successful worldwide efforts to eradicate this curable disease.
Gary Griesser and District Governor-Elect Dennis McEvoy complemented Gregs' words with inspiring fundraising updates and plans from a regional to the worldwide progress levels towards our goals.
Please update your contact
information -
We would like
to have a complete listing
of member’s email addresses
in the Florence Rotary
Address Book. The book is
still missing a few members,
so if you have not already
done so please send an email
from your preferred email
address to
president@florencerotary.org
and be sure to include your
name and contact information
in the body of the email as
not all email addresses
accurately reflect the
sender’s name. Thanks in
advance for helping to
complete the update.
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