Join us at noon on Thursday, June 18th, at the University Club to hear from Chris Redman, Head Coach of Louisville Kings.

The buffet opens at 11:30am and the program begins at noon. The menu is Chicken Piccata with roasted broccolini and mashed potatoes; a salad with grilled chicken or a vegetarian/vegan and/or gluten-free option is available upon advance request.

Please register by noon on Monday, June 15th HERE.

**Please allow extra travel time due to the closure of I-65; you may wish to utilize the Waze app to determine the best route.

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 cash, check or scan the QR code at check-in to pay with a credit card.

Click HERE to learn more about Chris Redman and the Louisville Kings.
 

We have completed another season of Rotary University. If you were not able to join live, you can watch the recordings linked below and complete the surveys to receive credit. We will announce the dates for the new season soon.

Session #1 — Rotary 101  Recording available HERE (passcode is !RN2DP&t); complete survey HERE to receive credit for attending (make sure to include the three code words provided during the session).

Session #2 — Rotary Committees  Recording available HERE (passcode is *ZR80fgK); complete survey HERE to receive credit for attending.

Session #3 — Living Out Service Above Self  Recording available HERE (should not need passcode); complete survey HERE to receive credit for attending.

Session #4 — Investing In Youth & Education  Recording available HERE (should not need passcode); complete survey HERE to receive credit for attending.

Session #5 — Rotary Beyond the Club  Recording available HERE (should not need passcode); complete survey HERE to receive credit for attending.

Register HERE for our next new member service project at SOS on Wednesday, May 20, 5:30-7:30 pm.

Completion of Rotary University is required for new and returning/transferring members. The 5-session virtual series is typically offered live a couple of times each year. The sessions are also recorded, so you can watch on demand at your convenience. To receive credit for attending, you will need to complete the related survey for each session and include the verbal code words provided by the presenter(s).

If you have any questions, email Delene at director@louisvillerotary.org.
 

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Our next meal service for the men in the addiction recovery program at Re:Center Ministries will be on June 24th at 5:30 p.m. at 757 S Brook St. We can use a couple more volunteers; let me (Larry.Sloan@yahoo.com or 502-552-3990) or Ginger Wallace (glw2169@gmail.com) know if you can help.



 

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Congratulations to President-Elect Barbara Sexton Smith on her appointment by Mayor Greenberg as Interim CEO of the Belle of Louisville Riverboats.

Congratulations to Rotary Leadership Fellow Catherine Thompson (VP of Development) and Rotaract Club Acting President Vivek Nirmal (Director of Technology) on their appointments to the YPAL (Young Professionals Association of Louisville) 2026-27 Board of Directors.

Congratulations to Neville Blakemore for being featured in a Louisville Business First article about how he and his wife Jessica Bird have opened their beautiful Georgian mansion as a venue to host non-profit gatherings.

If you haven't already done so for this Rotary fiscal year, now is a great time to make your annual contributions to the Rotary Fund and The Rotary Foundation.

Congratulations to Vernon Foster, whose name was drawn from the list of $100 or more donors as the winner of this first private label bourbon from Jackson Purchase Distillery, signed by Master Distiller Craig Beam. Thank you to Cliff Elgin for providing this special prize. We've raised over $10,000 so far this year!

Stay tuned for the announcement of the next prize drawing.

Click HERE to donate to the Rotary Fund of Louisville EIN 61-6029858.
 
This is our local 501(c)(3) foundation that funds the majority of our Club's service projects and grants each year, including our Rotary Honors Scholars and Unsung Heroes programs and scholarships, our Interact Clubs at Western and Iroquois High Schools, our Rotary Leadership Fellows program, the annual speech competition, the monthly meals we serve at Re:Center Ministries, Imagination Library, our sponsorship of refugee families, our reading program at West End School, our Habitat for Humanity and Repair Affair projects, the West Louisville Housing Initiative, and international projects like the Ghana clean water and sanitation project, riverbank filtration wells in Egypt, malaria treatment for mothers and children in Uganda, and clean water and restroom facilities in schools in El Salvador. You can read about our service projects HERE.

Click Read More for more information and the link to donate to the international Rotary Foundation.
 

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