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RCMS Students Paint Kiwanis 5K Trophies
Rockcastle County Middle School 7th grade students Bailee Brooks, Faith Harris, Abby Deleon, and Kovey Payne painted 90 wooden trophies to be given out at this years Kiwanis Club 5K event, “Run for Kids.” The community based project was organized by high school student, Kylee Fain as part of her coop experience. Thank you to these students for their willingness…
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2019 Annual Tree Lighting & Noel Night Market
Join Kiwanis Club of Rockcastle County on Thursday, December 5th for the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6:00 PM in Triangle Park (downtown Mt. Vernon). Kiwanis will be providing treat bags for children. The Rockcastle Arts Association will also be hosting the 2nd Annual Noel Night Market on Main Street in downtown Mt. Vernon from 5:00-9:00 pm. The market will…
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Kiwanis Helps Students Unite Against Bullying
Kiwanis is proud to have supported RCMS as they celebrated National Unity Day on Wednesday, October 23rd. This day is set aside for students to unite for a bully free school. Our club contributed toward the purchase of United Against Bullying color changing pencils.
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Former Key Club Advisor Honored
The Rockcastle County Kiwanis Club held a luncheon in honor of Ms. Kayla Bryant’s distinguished service to the RCHS Key Club as their Faculty Advisor from 2010-2019. Kayla was recognized for volunteering her time and efforts in making the Key Club a huge success! Through her efforts and those of the students she has mentored through the years, they have…
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2019/2020 Installation Meeting
Kiwanis Club of Rockcastle County installed newly elected 2019-2020 officers and board members on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Kayla Prewitt will serve as President. Crystal Rush will continue to serve as Treasurer. Rose Brown will continue her role as Secretary and serve as Vice-President as well. Board members for the 2019-2020 club year are Martha Cox, Tammy Cox, Vicki Cox,…
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Kiwanis Members Visit Roundstone Elementary School Garden
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Rockcastle County visited the Roundstone Elementary School garden on Thursday, September 26th. Members enjoyed lunch with students prior to visiting the school garden and listening to a short presentation by Melissa Fairchild and Larry Bullen. Mrs. Fairchild, currently a 1st grade teacher, initiated the garden project about 10 years ago. Mr. Bullen, owner of…
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Rockcastle Arts Association Presents at Kiwanis Meeting
Carrie Mullins with the Rockcastle Arts Association was the guest speaker at the August 29, 2019 Kiwanis meeting. She shared details about past and upcoming projects, programs and workshops. Kiwanis is especially proud to be a partner for the Noel Night Market and Annual Tree Lighting, which will be held December 5, 2019 downtown Mt. Vernon. For more information about…
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Rockcastle Officers Attend KY-TN Kiwanis Convention
Treasurer Crystal Rush, Secretary Rose Brown and Cletis Brown served as delegates for the 2019 Kiwanis KY-TN Convention in Bowling Green, KY, August 23-25, 2019.
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Rockcastle Kiwanis Supports RCHS Cheerleaders
Rockcastle Kiwanis is pleased to support Rockcastle County High School Cheerleaders by making a donation to their squad. Freshman Cheerleader Emma Ballinger and Junior Cheerleader Kerrigan Medley along with their Coach, Joannie Alexander, shared their plans and goals for the upcoming year. The donation will be used for music, choreography, travel and various other expenses. We wish them the best…
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Kiwanis Members Get Farmer’s Market Update
Holly Robinson, Rockcastle Farmer’s Market Coordinator and owner of Hallow Springs Farm, was the guest speaker at the August 1st Kiwanis meeting. She spoke about the local initiative to have a permanent structure built at the site of the current farmer’s market and how grants and donations have been obtained to fund the project. Holly explained how this expansion would…
