The Rotary Club of Hickory, North Carolina, the first service club organized in Catawba County, celebrates a century of service in 2021. Although club plans to recognize and commemorate the centennial milestone differ significantly than what was originally envisioned prior to the pandemic, the Rotary club of Hickory will still host events and increase charitable…
The Rotary Club of Hickory and Chick-fil-A teamed up recently to show support and appreciation to the dedicated first responders in the Hickory community. While continuing to support our primary mission of early childhood education with our annual support and recognition of teachers, students, and public schools, the Rotary Club of Hickory and Chick-fil-A thanked…
The Rotary Club of Hickory’s Service Above Self Scholarship Committee announced the two recipients of the 2020 Service Above Self Scholarships presented annually by the club: Tamia Larius Sloan from Hickory High School and Luke Matthew Alvarez from Hickory Career and Arts Magnet High School. This is the second year the Rotary Club of Hickory…
The Rotary Club of Hickory has named Jana Kaylor, a media specialist at Oakwood Elementary School, the 2020 Wilmer Jenkins Teacher of the Year. One of nine outstanding educators nominated for the prestigious award given annually by the club, Ms. Kaylor is a digital teaching and media facilitator at Oakwood Elementary School. A native of…
Rotary started with the vision of one man — Paul Harris. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on February 23, 1905, so professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Over time, Rotary’s reach and vision gradually extended to humanitarian service. Members have a long track record of…
Awards Day, installation of new officers and charitable giving updates were the focus of a special meeting of the Rotary Club of Hickory on June 27th. Outgoing President Linda Lutz celebrated with the club what was probably one of the most successful Rotary years in recent memory. The first order of business was special memorial…
On May 17, 2019 an enthusiastic crowd at Lenoir Rhyne University’s P.E. Monroe auditorium greeted contestants competing in the Rotary Club of Hickory’s 10th Anniversary All Stars Rotarian Idol fundraiser for local educational initiatives. This year’s event format featured previous winners competing to advance to a second round of competition where the field was narrowed to five…
At the May 16th meeting of the Rotary Club of Hickory, Rotarian Thomas Griffis announced the winners of the 2019 Service Above Self scholarships. Sidney L. Brockenborough from Hickory High School and Marlet Gisel Castillo from Hickory Career and Arts Magnet High School are this year’s recipients of four year college scholarships. This is the…
Rotary Club of Hickory announces 2019 Wilmer Jenkins Teacher of the Year Award At the May 9th meeting of the Rotary Club of Hickory, Rotarian Kathy Greathouse announced the 2019 Wilmer Jenkins Teacher of the Year for the Hickory Public Schools. The award is given annually in memory of Wilmer M. Jenkins, who served as…
(L-R) District 7670 Governor Elect, Tiffany Ervin; Rotary Club of Hickory President, Linda Lutz; Mayor Hank Guess; Lake Hickory Rotary Club President, Gerrie Reeves and Hickory Sunrise Club President, Donald Hicks.
Awards Day, installation of new officers and charitable giving updates were the focus of a special meeting of the Rotary Club of Hickory on June 28th. Tara Bland was recognized as 2018 Rotarian of the Year for her leadership and dedication securing entertaining and informative speakers and programs for the club’s weekly meeting. Tara also…
At the May 17th meeting of the Rotary Club of Hickory, Rotarian Thomas Griffis announced the winner of the 2018 Service Above Self scholarship. Kristina Nicole Stuckey is this year’s recipient of the four year college scholarship. Rotary Club of Hickory recognizes the value of a good education. Since 2005, thirty-four students have received SAS…
At the May 10th meeting of the Rotary Club of Hickory, Rotarian David Moore announced the 2018 Wilmer Jenkins Teacher of the Year for the Hickory Public Schools. The award is given annually in memory of Wilmer M. Jenkins, who served as superintendent of Hickory Public Schools from July 1, 1958 – June 30, 1967…
The Rotary Club of Hickory, in a partnership with the Rotary Club of Arden, the Rotary Club of Asheville-Biltmore, The Light Foundation and the Rotary Club of Bayonnais-Gonaives (Haiti), is undertaking a project to place 1,000 solar lamps in the homes of students in the Bayonnais area of Haiti. A school of 2,000 students is…
On March 24, 2018 an enthusiastic crowd at Lenoir Rhyne University’s P.E. Monroe auditorium greeted contestants competing in the Rotary Club of Hickory’s ninth annual Rotarian Idol fundraiser for local educational initiatives. Auditions in February narrowed the field of contestants to 20 finalists competing for $5,000 in total prize money. Saturday night’s finalists were: Mary…