The Elizabethtown Rotary Club is part of ROTARY International, which is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace throughout the world.

Rotary was founded in 1905 in Chicago and has since become a leading public service organization with over 1,200,000 Rotarians belonging to more than 31,000 clubs in 170+ countries. The motto "Service Above Self" expresses the aim of Rotary members.

The Elizabethtown Rotary Club was chartered February 23, 1935 . The Club had 15 charter members and today has 119 professional businessmen and women as members. The Elizabethtown Club was sponsored by the Lebanon Rotary Club (chartered November 18, 1923 ).

Rotary meetings are held each Tuesday at 12:00 noon and finish promptly at 1:00 pm. The meetings are held at the Country Hearth Inn and Suites located at the intersection of I-65 (exit 94) and Bardstown Road (US 62 East).

Community Health Clinic of Hardin & Larue County

•  Developed by local community leaders including Rotary member Dr. Bill Handley
•  In 2003 Elizabethtown Rotary decided to support the Health Clinic as a major Community Service Project
•  All proceeds from the Rotary Fish Fry during the Heartland Festival goes to the Health Clinic
      2003 - $6000
      2004 - $7000

Each year the club awards several scholarships to local students to help them further their education at a post-secondary school. The scholarships given are:

•  Helping Hand
•  Boy Scouts
•  United Way of Central KY
•  Hospice
•  Greenspace
•  Big Brothers Big Sisters
•  State Theatre
•  Vaughn Reno Starks Program
•  Project Graduation at Central, John Hardin, & Elizabethtown High Schools
•  Junior Achievement
•  Youth Leadership Club

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PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARY-TREASURERS
OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF ELIZABETHTOWN

1935-1936 J. Robert Layman / Lisle T. McAfee
1936-1937 Henry Taylor / Gerald McMurtry
1937-1938 Charles F. Long / Westley Carter
1938-1939 Reedy T. Layman / Henry C. Taylor
1939-1940 Zack D. Lusby / Arthur Smith
1940-1941 L. Foster Brewer / Harry G. Strawbridge
1941-1942 Sheridan Barnes / John Gardner
1942-1943 George Massey / John Gardner
1943-1944 Marvin L. Underwood / John Gardner
1944-1945 Lewis H. Hall / John Gardner
1945-1946 J. Ray Jenkins / John Gardner
1946-1947 J. W. Hodges / John Gardner
1947-1948 Conrad H. Cates / John Gardner
1948-1949 Charges C. Inge / John Gardner
1949-1950 Clifford A. Diecks / John Gardner
1950-1951 Harry Strawbridge / John Gardner
1951-1952 Lawrence Hughes / John Gardner
1952-1953 Frank J. Lanz / John Gardner
1953-1954 Rufus Brandenburg / John Gardner
1954-1955 Walter Boone / John Gardner
1955-1956 Russell B. Miller / John Gardner
1956-1957 Will Allen Brown / Howard H. Zumbo
1957-1958 Sam B. Dibble / Watts Franklin
1958-1959 Holly F. Skidmore / Watts Franklin
1959-1960 Rodman Maffet / Watts Franklin
1960-1961 Karl E. Warming / Watts Franklin
1961-1962 Walter D. Huddleston / Sam B. Dibble
1962-1963 Watts Franklin / Frank C. Miller
1963-1964 J. H. Mitchell / Darold Richardson
1964-1965 J. M. F. Hays / Darold Richardson
1965-1966 T. J. Patterson / Lamonte Hornback
1966-1967 Roscoe Murray / Clarance T. Vertrees
1967-1968 Larry J. Canada / Clarence T. Vertrees
1968-1969 James R. Pritchard / Campbell M. Wade
1969-1970 James S. Owen / Cal Phipps

1970-1971 Joe Hays / Cal Phipps

1971-1972 Paul L. Carnes J. H. / "Willis" Treadwell

1972-1973 George Spalding, Jr. / J. H. "Willis" Treadwell
1973-1974 Herbert "Bert" Jenkins / J. H. "Willis" Treadwell
1974-1975 William Brandenburg / J. H. "Willis" Treadwell
1975-1976 John T. Spalding / James S. Owen
1976-1977 Hardin McLane / James S. Owen
1977-1978 David Logsdon / George L. Luster
1978-1979 Larry Hall / George L. Luster
1979-1980 Jon Rickert / George L. Luster
1980-1981 Ted Stiles / George L. Luster
1981-1982 Richard "Dick" Harlan / George L. Luster
1982-1983 Roy Keith, Sr. / Michael Coyle
1983-1984 Donald Wallace / Michael Coyle
1984-1985 Bob Swope / J. H. "Willis" Treadwell
1985-1986 George Luster / J. H. "Willis" Treadwell
1986-1987 Larry Logsdon / J. H. "Willis" Treadwell
1987-1988 Michael Harris / J. H. "Willis" Treadwell
1988-1989 Ken Howard / Don Peace
1989-1990 J. H. "Willis" Treadwell / Don Peace
1990-1991 Roye Wilson / Vincent Breaks
1991-1992 Bill Osbourne / J. H. "Willis" Treadwell
1992-1993 Herb Pence / J. H. "Willis" Treadwell
1993-1994 Mike Coyle / J. H. "Willis" Treadwell
1994-1995 Greg Pawley / J. H. "Willis" Treadwell
1995-1996 Don Peace / Pamela Addington
1996-1997 Kathleen Decker / Vincent Breaks
1997-1998 Kay Sharon / Vincent Breaks
1998-1999 Tim Novak / Jack H. Snyder
1999-2000 Lloyd Hillard / Jack H. Snyder
2000-2001 Ken Logsdon / Jack H. Snyder
2001-2002 Ronnie Pence / Rick Baumgardner
2002-2003 Al Rider / Rick Baumgardner
2003-2004 Kevin Shurn / Rick Baumgardner
2004-2005 Kevin Addington / Clark Ouellette

2005-2006 Debbie Borden / Clark Ouellette

2006-2007 Rick Baumgardner / Bill Doerr

2007-2008 Greg Jenkins / Bill Doerr