Rotaract Club of Lexington, KY

Title: Annual Cornhole Tournament
Location: The Cellar (Tentative)
Description: Please join us for our annual Cornhole Tournament on Sunday, July 11th for fun and games all in the name of Charity!

Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place!
Start Time: 03:00
Date: 2010-07-11

Title: Rotary Lunch
Location: Fasig Tipton
Description: President’s Day

Please contact Rebecca.Barnes@uwbg.org if you are interested in attending the Rotary Lunches
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2010-06-24
End Time: 13:00

Title: Rotary Lunch
Location: Fasig Tipton
Description: Guest Speaker : TBD

Please contact Rebecca.Barnes@uwbg.org if you are interested in attending the Rotary Lunches
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2010-06-17
End Time: 13:00

Title: Rotary Lunch
Location: Fasig Tipton
Description: Guest Speaker : John Gordon Louisville Meteorologist

Please contact Rebecca.Barnes@uwbg.org if you are interested in attending the Rotary Lunches
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2010-06-10
End Time: 13:00

Upcoming Activities:
 
Tuesday, March 2nd 6:00-7:30:
Rotaract Meeting
The Carnegie Center(downtown by the Hunt Morgan House)
 
Please join us on March 2nd for our monthly Rotaract Meeting.
 
Our guest speaker this month will be Marian Moore Sims, a liaison for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Marian is not only highly active in this community with other non-profits but well known throughout the Fayette County School System where she taught for 32 years. She presently coordinates a Masters program for Teachers at Morehead State University where she is full time faculty there, is the President of the UK Alumni Association of Fayette County and is a traveling spokesperson for the 2010 FEI Games.

We are excited to hear how the planning efforts are coming along as well as ways we can get involved in such an amazing event in Central Kentucky.

Other guest speakers include: Erik Carlson with the 10,000 Hours Show

Special Guest: Bill Alley, President of Rotary

Please feel free to bring guests…We look forward to seeing you all there!
 
We look forward to seeing all of you there!
 

For more information please contact us : rotaract.lexington@gmail.com
Thursday, March 11th 6:00-9:00 p.m.:
BD’s Mongolian Grill
10% of all Sales will benefit the Manchester Center of Central Kentucky
 
Please come and support Rotaract in raising funds for the Manchester Center.   We will have FOUR exciting guest grillers that will entertain your socks off all in the name of charity!  Please let me know if this is something that you or your friends might be interested in (the guest griller spots are going fast)! 10% of the sales generated that evening will be donated to the Manchester Center:
 
(More about them: Our goal is to enrich lives in our neighborhood through educational, recreational, and social activities.  Manchester Center was founded in 1940 by Ms. Frances VanMeter and other volunteers wishing to provide library services to the people of the Irishtown area. Over the years, Manchester Center has expanded its programs and is now a full-services community center servicing the residents of Lexington’s Irishtown, Davistown, Smithtown, Thompson Road Addition, and Speigle Heights neighborhoods. Manchester Center seeks to enhance the lives of the residents in its service area by providing programs that support education, community involvement, and personal and family enrichment.)
 
April 7th-9th Creative Cities Summit
Place: Lexington, Ky
 
Great for Young Professionals and Networking Opportunities!
Creative Cities Summit Overview: This multi-disciplinary conference will bring together leading thinkers and practitioners who are changing cities and communities all over the world. Areas of focus include talent attraction & retention, innovation, developing entrepreneurship, community design and civic engagement.
Who Should Attend: The audience will be diverse, including economic development professionals, artists, arts and cultural advocates, government, planners, architects, business leaders, young professionals, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and college students. Their common thread is the desire to make their communities better places to live, work and play.
Summit Speakers: Richard Florida, author, The Rise of the Creative Class, Governor Steve Beshear, Rebecca Ryan, Next Generation Consulting, Charles Landry, author, The Creative City, Bill Strickland, CEO, Manchester Bidwell Corp. & author of Making the Impossible Possible & Ben Self, founder Blue State Digital
To sign up visit their website: http://creativecitieslexington.com/
Thursday, April 8th 8:00 p.m.
 
AUGUSTANA CONCERT
10,000 HOURS SHOW
YOU VOLUNTEER, YOU ROCK.
The United Way of the Bluegrass 10,000 Hours Show presented by W. Rogers Company is a year-round effort to engage young adults in volunteer service that culminates in a free concert. The only way to gain admission is to volunteer with local nonprofits.
The 10,000 Hours Show’s concert is a unique celebration of service that takes the best parts of “normal” concerts – great bands, great atmosphere, great times – and makes them better – an all-volunteer audience, a community saying thanks and performers who care.
The idea is simple…
Step 1. Register — it’s fast, easy and free.  www.uwbg.org
Step 2. Volunteer a minimum of ten hours at the nonprofit agency of your choice between now and March 31, 2010.
Step 3. Hurry and log your hours online. Only 1,000 tickets to the show will be given away.
Step 4. Rock it out in April 2010 at a free concert.
It really is that simple. 1,000 people volunteering 10 hours — the 10,000 Hours Show. Because together we rock
 
Tuesday, April 13th 6:00-7:30 p.m.:
Place: TBD
Rotaract Roundtable
 
We will have break out sessions to discuss pertinent issues in our community and within our organization.  Our hope is to gain feedback and insight from our members on what is important to today’s young professional.  Food and Drinks will be provided. A great way to get involved!

Good Afternoon! I wanted to remind everyone of the upcoming Rotaract Meeting on Tuesday, February 9th,6:00 p.m. at the Carnegie Center downtown (right next to the Hunt Morgan House). Our guest speaker this month will be Judy Miller, a liason for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Judy is not only highly active in this community with other non-profits but well known throughout the Thoroughbred Business as well. She is presently serving on the Governor’s Advisory Commission, the Speaker’s Bureau and the Protocol Committee for the 2010 Games. We are excited to hear how the planning efforts are coming along as well as ways we can get involved in such an amazing event in Central Kentucky. If you can’t make this meeting or want to learn more about our organization, please visit our website at www.rotaractlex.org. Please feel free to bring friends! Looking forward to seeing all of you! Rebecca Barnes President

Title: Rotaract Happy Hour
Location: Sky Bar
Description: We will take this opportunity to not only meet and greet with others but discuss how we are going to take this organization to the next level. Please bring friends that you think would be interested in joining!
Start Time: 17:30
Date: 2010-01-14
End Time: 19:00

Happy New Year to all of you!

I wanted to say THANK YOU to those of you that made it to the Fifth Annual Christmas Party this year, we had a great turnout! We raised $1485.00 that will be donated to the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program. www.beyondtheviolence.org/

There are pictures on Tops in Lex as well as Facebook!

With the start of a New Year, we are really excited about taking this organization to the next level. We are hoping to host more events and fundraisers, offer more volunteer opportunities, and provide social networking settings for all of our members. With that being said, we need the support of past and present members!

Thursday, January 14th – Our next meeting will be a Happy Hour Even  from 5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. at the Sky Bar. We will take this opportunity to not only meet and greet with others but discuss how we are going to take this organization to the next level. Please bring friends that you think would be interested in joining! Check out our website and calendar for updates! www.rotaractlex.org

Upcoming Events & Volunteer Opportunities:

Monday, January 18th – Martin Luther King Day of Service – go to www.uwbg.org/volunteer  and search “MLK” We have over 20 projects going on in the area, contact townsend.miller@uwbg.org with any questions!

Monday, January 25th – Serve Lunch at the Hope Center-we need three volunteers, please contact Townsend Miller if you interested. townsend.miller@uwbg.org

Wednesday, February 3rd- Serve Lunch at the Hope Center- we need four volunteers, please contact Townsend Miller if you interested. townsend.miller@uwbg.org

Tuesday, February 9th, 6:00-7:00 p.m.- Rotaract Monthly Meeting-the Hunt Morgan House (details to follow)

Thursday, March 11th, 6:00-9:00 p.m.- BD’s Mongolian Grill. rotaract will be hosting a fundraiser for The Manchester Center www.manchestercenter.org,  we will have surprise “guest grillers” for the evening to entertain us will we eat and drink for a good cause! We NEED two more “guest grillers”!!. Please contact Rebecca Barnes if this is something you would be interested in!! rebecca.barnes@uwbg.org

We will also be putting together groups to attend Rotary Lunches, once they get their speakers scheduled!

Looking forward to a GREAT YEAR!!

Rebecca Barnes
President

Title: Fifth Annual Charity Christmas Party
Location: Bar Lexington
Description: Please join us for our Fifth Annual Charity Christmas Party at Bar Lexington on Saturday,December 26th for drinks, dancing and Holiday fun!

Hosted by Rotaract of Lexington

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT provided by the Tim Talbert Project.

We will also be collecting a $10 donation at the door to benefit the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program. The Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program, Inc. (BDVP) is an advocacy agency committed to ending intimate partner abuse and its impact on families and our community. They provide a comprehensive, holistic approach to meeting the needs of victims of intimate partner abuse as they strive to find healing and rebuild their lives as survivors. For more information about this organization please check out their website at www.beyondtheviolence.org. If you are unable to attend and would still like to donate please contact me at rebecca.barnes@uwbg.org.

Happy Holidays, we hope to see you there!
Start Time: 9:00 p.m.
Date: 2009-12-26

Title: Winter Clothes Drive/Holiday Happy Hour
Location: Sky Bar
Description: I just wanted to let everyone know that instead of having a formal meeting next Tuesday,we will be having a Holiday Happy Hour on Thursday, December 10th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m at the Sky Bar downtown. Please bring some warm clothing items (gloves,scarves,hats,coats,etc..) to benefit the women and children of The Chrysalis House. If you are unable to attend the Happy Hour and would still like to donate clothes, we will be collecting items all next week at The United Way ( attn: Rebecca) or Stivers and Associates ( attn: Chris).

Hope to see you guys there!

Start Time: 5:30
Date: 2009-12-10
End Time: 7:30