Thomas Kennedy was our guest speaker last Wednesday. He provided a phenomenal presentation on various career and technical pathways offered through various academies within the county’s High Schools. These include: NJROTC, Construction, Computer Science, FFA, CTE courses for jobs acting as course credit, and more. Being that we are in Crystal River, Thomas honed in on one […]

Troy Slattery, was our guest speaker for the day. He provided some information on his personal experience in the varied departments and positions of which he has worked over the years, and brought us insight as to what projects are of the highest priority as of the current moment. Chief among them is the City Riverwalk project. […]

Thank you, Cregg Dalton, for speaking to us last Wednesday. Cregg provided a great update on the state of the county from his perspective, some information on the best way to make your tax frustrations heard, and how our county is handling growth in 2024 and beyond. It was a very interesting presentation.

Nichelle Mohre-Cassidy, our guest speaker for the day from YaYAS. YaYAS stands for “Youth and Young Adults Shelter” of Citrus county and is our first and currently only youth and young adult shelter in the county. They, though new, are doing a great deal to combat an often unseen issue in the local community, teen […]

Robert spoke to our club last August 14th about his agency, Family and Friends Reaching for Abilities (FFRA). He shared that FFRA is a group dedicated to helping those with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live more fulfilling lives. He and Bruce shared that they achieve this largely through a couple of their annual programs, […]

We had a few very special guests in attendance today: Maria Luiza “Malu” Franchini, who is visiting us from Brazil as an exchange student sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sao Caetano do Sul in District 4220. Chun-Ni “Jennie” Wu, who is visiting us from Taiwan as an exchange student sponsored by Taichung Culture Education […]

Thank you, Sonja McCaughey, for sharing a little bit about Nature Coast Ministries and what they do in the community. Nature Coast Ministries provides much needed dental care to those in need. Running a dental clinic is very expensive. Sonja even shared that some dental tools are $1,100 each. She let us all know that […]

Dr. Chekka recently spoke to our club, focusing his discussion on Atrial Fibulation, a topic that resonated with many in the audience who are either affected themselves, or know someone who is personally. This was very interesting and even funny in moments where he did a little crowd work (if you can believe it)! We appreciate […]

The Kings Bay Rotary Club recently recognized several more Paul Harris Fellows. Congratulations to Ardath Prendergast, Margaret Parsons and Stan Groff! The presentation of Paul Harris Fellow recognition is The Rotary Foundation’s way of expressing its appreciation for a substantial contribution to its humanitarian and educational programs. It is named for our founder, Paul Harris, […]

Thank you, Amber Radigan, for speaking to us last week. Amber Radigan, Director of Marketing & Development with Vitas Healthcare. Amber shared details of what VITAS does, and what Hospice care truly is. She also shared details of how VITAS supports caregivers, Veterans, and the community at large through their outreach. Thank you to Amber […]