International Dinner & Silent Auction 2008
The Frankfort Rotary Club's Annual International Dinner & Silent
Auction
Tuesday, Feb. 19, Kentucky History Center
The Frankfort Rotary Club is holding its annual International
Dinner and Silent Auction on Tuesday Feb 19 at the Kentucky History
Center. This event is open to the Frankfort community and emphasizes
the international aspect of Rotary. Rotary International consists of
32,000 local Rotary clubs in more than 165 different countries. Each
year our club invites a speaker who brings an international perspective
to our community and focuses either on specific areas of the world,
specific world events, and/or specific humanitarian needs in the world
community. This year's speaker is Kentucky's own Nick Clooney who will
be addressing his work with Darfur in Africa. This is an area that has
been repeatedly spotlighted in the nation's news regarding the suffering
in the region and the great humanitarian need that exists in this part
of the world.
As part of this event, the Frankfort Rotary Club holds
a Silent Auction. Proceeds of this auction go both to an international
charity and to our local Rotary Club scholarship fund. The success of
this auction depends upon the generosity of our local merchants and
businesses. This years international charity is Doctors Without Borders
in Darfur. Half of the auction receipts will go to this international
charity and the other half to our club's local scholarship fund. The
Frankfort Rotary Club annually offers $8,000 in scholarships to local
high school seniors or graduating juniors. Scholarships are based upon
student needs and civic activities in addition to academic performance.
The Frankfort Rotary Club's Silent Auction affords all of us an excellent
opportunity to show our support for both humanitarian needs in our world
and for those in our local community who wish to pursue a higher education.
All gifts are tax deductible.
Please contact Bobbye Brown for tickets or to donate an
item for the silent auction. 502-695-9489
Chairperson for the International Dinner & Silent Auction
