[Rotaract Club of Lexington] [Annual Report 2014-2015]

[Quick Facts About Rotaract] • Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lexington

• 2014-15 Executive Committee:

o President: Emily Evans

o Vice President: Gordy Hoagland

o Secretary: Joe Evans

o Treasurer: Judy Ho

• Awarded the 2014-15 Presidential Citation by meeting the challenges of Rotary

International President Gary C.K. Huang to be active and engaged.

• 43 Active Members

• Monthly Executive Committee Meetings every fourth Monday

• Monthly Community Service Projects

• Monthly Professional Development Events

• Quarterly Lunch & Learns

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• New Chapter Website

[Community Service] • 2014-15 Committee Chair: Andy Yocum

• “Service Above Self” is our motto

• Rotaract co-hosted a Halloween party with Lexington Charity Club, LYPA, and the

Urban League. We raised $1,200 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass

through collaboration and sponsorship recruitment!

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• Our members volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House, the Hope Center, the

Hope Lodge, Arbor Youth Services, GreenHouse17, and the Carnegie Center.

• Members volunteered at Dancing with the Lexington Stars. This was an event

presented by Rotary, which benefited Surgery on Sunday.

• We volunteered with Rotary as Christmas elves at the Kentucky Horse Park. These

photos with Santa raised funds to purchase coats for children in need.

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[International Service] • 2014-15 Committee Chair: Emma Wolfe

• Rotaract hosted a tailgate at Keeneland’s Spring Meet, where we enjoyed food,

drinks, and a great turnout! This was in conjunction with a visit from the Rotaract

Club of Birmingham, a large well-established chapter that we learned much from.

We took up donations for a friend serving in the Philippines with the International

Justice Mission, an organization working to end human trafficking.

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[Club Service] • 2014-15 Committee: Kristen Dawes

• Rotaract hosted our annual membership social at Blue Stallion Brewery in the fall

of 2014. Many Rotaractors, Rotarians, and community members attended in

support of our chapter. We received five new member applications at the event!

[Professional Development] • 2014-15 Committee: JL Cannady

• Lunch & Learns: These events have been very popular over the last two years!

o In the summer of 2014, Rick Christman of Employment Solutions spoke to

our group about how the organization removes employment barriers and

creates opportunities for success.

o In the fall, representatives from NoLi CDC (Richard Young, Anna Hess of

NoLi MusicWorks, Louis Johnson of Lord Aeck Sargent) spoke on the exciting

changes taking place in the North Limestone Corridor.

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o Kentucky Horse Park new executive director Jamie Link spoke to our group

in the spring of 2015 about his plans to make the park an even more vibrant

part of the bluegrass.

• After-hours events: These programs are more frequent than the “Lunch & Learns”

and provide valuable networking opportunities and raise awareness for businesses,

non-profits, and priorities in our community. Over the past year, we have hosted

events a the Lexington Sports & Social Club, Barrel House Distillery/Pepper

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Campus, the Lexington Art League, Fox House Vintage, the Bluegrass Rape Crisis

Center, Coba, Shorty’s, and Pazzo’s.

• Rotaract tabled and awarded full scholarships to three members to attend

Commerce Lexington’s EMERGE event for young professionals.

• The Lexington Rotary Club is always supportive of our chapter and welcomes

Rotaractors at their weekly luncheons. The guest Rotaractor is highlighted in the

Wheel Horse and presented in front of Rotarians.

• Rotary also invites our members to participate in their social events, which are a

great way to have fun and get to know Rotarians!

Thank you for a wonderful year!

[Service Above Self]