Hello Rotarians:

This week we are talking bourbon with Brittany Penny, creator of The IX Bourbon! I know you will want to hear from her, and there just might be a bourbon tasting in the mix! We will also be hearing from two of our graduating Leadership Fellows - Matt Riggle and Taylor Davis - and welcoming two new participants into the program.

Next week we will have our representative in Congress, the Honorable Morgan McGarvey, as our speaker. This is also our leadership transition meeting – which we will dispatch with energy, speed and maybe a couple of laughs! We will fill the house. For those of you who register before next Monday's noon deadline, you get TWO tickets in the fish bowl for our last door prize drawing of the year: a hard to find bottle of Weller Reserve, donated by former Louisville Rotarian Robert Chatham. So come and see and hear and be heard! Meetings that highlight community leaders like Mr. McGarvey are part of the reason that you joined Rotary.

If you missed my email on Monday, click Read More below to view the full message.

Our Club is co-sponsoring two refugee families in partnership with Kentucky Refugee Ministries. We are collecting needed household items: click Read More below to see the list of items.

Please bring your donation(s) to our regular meetings at The Woman's Club of Louisville on June 29 and July 6 - those are our only two collection dates! We also welcome your donation of Kroger or Walmart gift cards in any amount on the same dates. Your support to help these families resettle in our community is greatly appreciated.

If you would like to be a hands-on member of our team for apartment set-ups, welcoming at the airport and befriending the family in their first few months, please contact Mary Ellen Harned (harneds@twc.com) or Larry Sloan (larry.sloan@yahoo.com) for the next steps.