Rotary Club 17’s inaugural Lip Sync Extravaganza was a GREAT success thanks to the hard work of the event’s co-chairs, Fred Fischer and Becky Sittason! If you see them at Rotary over the next few weeks, please take a moment to stop and thank them for all of their efforts to put a completely new […]

On behalf of the Rotary Foundation of Cincinnati, thank you to those who attended or donated to PickleGras and helping us bring Pickleball with a Purpose to life! Because of your participation, vital programs for children with disabilities—like those at Camp Allyn and Roselawn Condon School—will continue to thrive. Your support helps provide specialized equipment, […]

Our Rotary Foundation of Cincinnati will host its annual fundraiser, PickleGras, on March 8, 2025, at Aces Pickleball Bar + Grill in Norwood. This fun, Mardi Gras-themed event begins at 4:00 PM with a competitive pickleball tournament, followed by open play, a buffet-style dinner, open bar, and a silent auction. While some attendees enjoy pickleball, others relax, […]

Story by CINCINNATI ENQUIRER STAFF, 2025 Click HERE for nomination form. Nominations are open for the 2025 Jefferson Awards, sometimes called the Nobel Prize for community service. Greater Cincinnati is one of over 90 communities in the country that present a local Jefferson Award, said Bill Shula of Bethel, who chairs the local awards program […]

Story by Peggy Hodgsen Kremer A Cold Spring man who founded a charity to provide affordable car repairs has won the region’s highest community service award.  Bruce Kintner, who founded Samaritan Car Care Clinic in 2007, received the Greater Cincinnati Jefferson Award on March 21, presented in a ceremony hosted by the Rotary Club of […]

Story by Peggy Hodgsen Kremer Yirialis Diaz Mercedes’ stirring account of family life below the poverty line won first place in the Rotary Club of Cincinnati’s 4-Way Test Speech competition on Feb. 29. The competition challenges high school students to hone public speaking skills while incorporating the Rotary’s 4 Way Test – the ethical standard […]

Story by Peggy Hodgsen Kremer More than 50 elves – most dressed in holiday sweaters and non-stop smiles – helped Santa throw a Christmas party that has been going on for more than a century for children with special needs. The Rotary Club of Cincinnati’s annual gift-filled Christmas bash opened the holiday for close to […]