This week we heard from City of Paducah Kentucky Government new Planning Director, Nic Hutchison. He officially began his work in May and oversees the planning department. Welcome to Paducah, Nic!
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We learned about the healing power of laughter ?? at this week’s virtual meeting thanks to Gilda's Club Kentuckiana, an agency offering support to cancer patients. Read more to see the story published by The Paducah Sun.
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Thanks to Paducah Police Department Kentucky for showing our club their new training simulator at this week's meeting.
Dr. Anton Reece, president of West Kentucky Community & Technical College and our club's guest speaker this week, joined Rotary in 2016. Here's why he joined, in his own words: "I have long respected the mission of Rotary to eradicate polio internationally and nationally, while also supporting local endeavors. I was very impressed upon my return to learn that the Rotary was the vision and catalyst behind the Community Scholarship program in 2010, which provides tuition free post secondary education at WKCTC. In addition, the play ground on Harrison Street speaks volumes about investing in family, youth and healthy living.
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Thank you to Dr. Jenny Franke, Dr. Brett Bechtel, and Michael Yungmann of Mercy Health for sharing updates on COVID-19 and the vaccine with our club this week. We are so fortunate to have such wonderful health care providers right here in Paducah.
What an honor to have Paducah native Ky Secretary of State Michael Adams as our speaker at the Rotary Club of Paducah!
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Thank you to Paducah Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Reece King for speaking to our Club this week about the innovative ways the symphony continues to entertain and inspire our community in spite of the challenges of COVID.
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Author Richard Parker led us on a journey to historical Paducah at this week's Rotary meeting, where we learned about Buckskin Bill's Wild West Show that was once a fixture in downtown. Thank you for an entertaining presentation! Mr. Parker mentioned he did much of his research for his book with resources found at
McCracken County Public Library. If you would like to learn more about Paducah history, visit mclib.net/history
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020
We surely do miss seeing each other in person each Wednesday, but one advantage of our virtual meetings is that we can easily host guests from all across the state. Today we were treated to a presentation from the President of the United Way of Kentucky Kevin Middleton, who shared exciting news about the 2-1-1 information referral service coming to West Kentucky in the upcoming months.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2020
At this week's meeting, we took a lovely self care break as Compass Counseling Owner Katie Englert led us through a relaxation exercise on Zoom. In her presentation to our club, she emphasized the importance of taking the time to care for yourself and talked about the mental health implications of COVID-19.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020
A big thanks to our own Rotarian, McCracken County Public Schools Superintendent Steve Carter, for speaking to our club this week about the challenging road ahead this school year. We appreciate the dedication and hard work from you and our other community educators. You've got this!
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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
It's always a treat when one of our own Rotarians is also our guest speaker. Paducah Public Schools Superintendent and Paducah Rotarian Donald Shively has worked extraordinarily hard this summer with his team to prepare for a safe return to school for students, faculty, and staff. We are fortunate to have such talented and dedicated educators in our community. Thanks to The Paducah Sun for reporting on Superintendent Shively's presentation to our club.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
- Check presented to University of Kentucky College of Engineering Paducah Campus
- Welcome New Members
- Paul Harris Fellow Matching Points Campaign for the District - Limited Time!
- Quilt Show Sign Ups
- LBL Planetarium
- Paducah Chiefs Baseball
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
- Paul Harris Fellows Recognized
- New Interact Club is being formed
- New Member Proposals
- Recap of our Events and Speakers during February
- Future Event Listing
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
INVITE A GUEST TO ROTARY!
On January 30, 2019 Membership Chair Joe Framptom provided an update on our membership numbers year-to-date and offered inspiring advice to focus on membership in order to keep our Club healthy and growing. Joe reported that year-to-date membership is down net one with eight new members this Rotary year, but nine resignations for various reasons. He asked everyone in attendance to make a special effort to “Think Membership” in an effort to recruit new members and to invite prospective members to our weekly meetings. He reported that we have 5 months remaining to achieve our goal of 20 new members this year. As a reminder, in September we began a Membership Campaign. During the campaign, every new member proposed before May 31 will earn the sponsor 200 Paul Harris points. At the end of the campaign the member with the most new members proposed will receive 750 Paul Harris points, second place will receive 500 Paul Harris points and third place will receive 250 Paul Harris points. It’s a great time to “Think Membership” and earn points towards your Paul Harris Fellow recognition.
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KEEP THE GEAR TURNING
February 13 - Polio Plus Dessert Auction - we still need dessert donations for the auction as well as faithful Rotarians to attend the meeting and bid on these delicious treats just in time for Valentine’s Day! Please email Susan Carr at [email protected] to let her know what dessert you can bring.
February 20 – Rotary Speech contest – there are exciting changes on the horizon this year. The speech contest will be held in the Ingram Room before our regular weekly meeting. The students will be invited to stay for our meeting after the contest and we will announce the winners at that time.
February 23 – World Reading Day – we need Rotarians to volunteer to read in area schools so please mark your calendar and plan to participate. You will be hearing more about this and how to sign up soon.
GLOBAL GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED
The University of Kentucky College of Engineering has been collaborating with Makerere University School of Food Technology, Nutrition, and Bio-engineering to develop a process that converts waste plastic into fuel. A pilot project was undertaken in 2015 at the University in Kampala, Uganda and completed using a wood-fired rocket stove. This Global Grant project will be used to purchase, assemble, and distribute 15 stoves for implementation in Kampala and neighboring districts. Beyond Uganda is an NGO operating in Uganda that will assist in the placement of stoves and the training of the stove operation. The main objective of the project is to use each of the stoves to establish a small business for the owner/operator and encourage the development of a circular economy in these developing regions. Providing a market for waste plastic as well as entrepreneurial opportunities for developing communities meets a fundamental global need. Beyond Uganda has a proven track record of nurturing these entrepreneurial activities for women in Uganda. This application has been submitted by Ralph Young on behalf of our Club and if approved we will be partnering with the UK College of Engineering Paducah Campus, Beyond Uganda as well as the Rotary Club of Kampala North in District 9211 in Uganda.
JANUARY SPEAKERS
On January 8 Natalie Bash spoke about the benefits of Kentucky Legal Aid in our community. January 16 brought Rotarian, Steve Powless, President and CEO of CSI sharing his message on creating and sustaining cultures of giving in our workplace. Dr. Bernice Belt brought an inspiring message of hope on January 23 with her insight into the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Our last meeting on January 30 brought Dr. Martin Rains of Baptist Health Paducah sharing important information on advancements in heart care in our community. It was great to hear Dr. Rains mention that while a student at Tilghman he had been a Rotarian Student of the Month and also was the recipient of a Rotary Scholarship.
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CAN SORTING
Thank you to all Rotarians who came out to sort cans at Paducah Cooperative Ministry January 24, 25 and 26! It was a record year of collection for our community and your help was greatly appreciated.