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About Georgetown Rotary Club
About Us
We are a 501(c)4 Kentucky non-profit corporation. Our club is a proud part of the community and of Rotary International. Rotary is a global network of more than 1.2 million members who believe that great things happen when dedicated minds come together. We are a community of business leaders representing different professions, experiences, and perspectives but with the shared desire to connect with others to address communities around the world.
Our Mission
The Rotary Club is a worldwide service organization that seeks to promote peace, goodwill and humanitarianism around the world. The Georgetown chapter, or club, brings together local business leaders and community members to make a positive impact through service projects and initiatives. Along with these opportunities to serve, members also are able to regularly network, resulting in lifelong friendships and business connections.
Making a Difference
Solving real problems takes real effort, commitment, and vision. Rotarians work to protect communities from preventable disease, keep women and children healthy, improve education and economic outcomes, create safe water and sanitation infrastructure, and make our community and the world a more peaceful place.
Get Involved
As a member of Georgetown Rotary Club, you will have opportunities to volunteer and make a positive impact in your community as well as around the world. Becoming a member enables you to meet your community's leaders and create positive change. It is truly a rewarding experience.
Our History
The Georgetown Rotary Club was given charter #1525 by Rotary International of Chicago, Ill. on October 10, 1923. This international organization had the objective to participate in vocational, community and international service.
We meet Tuesdays at Noon at Galvins
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Galvin’s On Main
155 West Main Street
Georgetown, KY 40324
5 Star club Award
On May 18, 2024, The Rotary Club of Georgetown received the prestigious 5 Star Club Award for the 2023-2024 year at the Rotary District 6740 Conference. This award recognizes the most progressive, active clubs of the district and demonstrates that the club has met the highest standards in Rotary. In order to be rewarded at this level, a club must meet the criteria in the Five Avenues of Service: Club Service, Community Service, International Service, Vocational Service, and Youth Service. A club must complete a total of 15 activities across the areas of service for the Rotary year, going above and beyond what is expected from clubs in the district. The Georgetown Rotary Club successfully achieved this status with activities that included Family Feud Game Night at Country Boy Brewing, the annual Kite Festival, which involved the high school Beta Clubs, and participation in World Polio Day in October. The club also gave away $1500 scholarships to seniors from each high school in Georgetown. The aim of the Georgetown Rotary Club is to make positive impacts in the community through service and initiatives, providing its members opportunities to serve and create connections.
Rotarian of the Year - Bruce Gordon
Congratulations Bruce Gordon
What is the 'Rotarian of the Year' award?
Being a member of a Rotary Club does not make someone a Rotarian, it only makes them a member of a Rotary Club. A Rotarian helps the club achieve its goals and acts with high ethical standards. A Rotarian also participates in the club's community projects both locally and internationally.
This award is designated for the one Rotarian in our club who clearly stands out in demonstrating "Service Above Self" and principled commitment to the Four-Way Test. A nominee should be an outstanding club member who has made significant contributions to the mission and operation of your club, and to one or more avenues of Community or International Service.
The 'Rotarian of the Year' award may be given to a member who exhibits "Service Above Self" in their daily activities and who promotes Rotary by their actions and involvements. This may be accomplished through one major activity in club service, in multiple activities, or by serving on several committees. This person should be highly visible in the weekly activities of the club.
Bruce Gordon was presented the Rotarian of the Year award by Lenora Trachsel, Rotary Club President.
Bruce Gordon was born in Manila, the Philippines, in 1934. His father worked for Eastman Kodak in Asia during the war years, so Bruce and his sibilings were constantly on the move from Manila to Hawaii, where they witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor, to San Francisco and Hong Kong. It was a good start for an internationally minded Rotarian.
After graduating from Tufts University in 1956, he began a career in the Air Force as a fighter pilot. He flew the F-86, F-100, F-102, and F-106 fighters. He served in Alaska, flying missions over the Bering Strait during the height of the Cold War and flew 132 combat missions in Vietnam. He was awarded the Air Medal in 1967 for intercepting and destroying a Bomarc high-speed infrared missile. In 1971 in Vietname, at considerable risk to himself given the poor visibility, mountainous topography, and ground fire, he saved an American ground unit in mortal distress. For this, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Bruce's international background and memories of wartime instability informed his fundamental drive to help others in distress. He has welcomed people from around the world into his home throughout his life, and has been a tireless, compassionate, and level-headed supporter for immigrants in Georgetown. In 2006, he founded the Hispanic initiative to help Latino immigrants with everything from dental care and housing to legal and English language help. The non-profit later changed its name to the Immigrant Initiative to serve even more people in need.
Bruce was married for 64 years to his beloved wife Midge, who passed away earlier this year, and is the adored father of 3, grandfather of 6, and great-grandfather of 2.
Events
Family Feud Charity Game Night
Family Feud Charity Game Night
Family Feud Charity Game Night
