Sep 11, 2023
On Pajama Day at South Irvine Early Learning Center, 2022 Rogers Scholar and Estill County High School student Hannah Hall noticed some students did not have pajamas or their pajamas were too small. Hannah decided to organize a preschool pajama drive and set up...
Sep 11, 2023
2022 Rogers Scholar and Bath County High School student Caroline Rushing is giving back to Crossroads Elementary School. She organized a “Clothes for Kindness” campaign to benefit the students and the school’s family resource center. “This project was very near and...
Sep 8, 2023
2022 Rogers Scholar and Wolfe County High School student Isabella “Bella” Salyers provided toys and games for children displaced by the Eastern Kentucky flood for her community service project. “This project made my heart feel so happy. It felt rewarding to be able to...
Sep 8, 2023
2022 Rogers Scholar and Boyd County High School student Hope Smallwood decided to collect donated children’s books and set up a portable library after she learned students at Boyd County Early Childhood Academy did not have a library at their school. Hope and her...
Sep 8, 2023
2022 Rogers Scholar and Morgan County High School student Shelby Cole organized a toy drive for children in Breathitt, Knott, and Perry counties in the wake of the Eastern Kentucky flood relief efforts. “When I was five years old, my family lost everything in a...
Aug 22, 2023
2022 Rogers Scholar and Jackson County High School student Kinley Jones decided to complete, not one, but three separate community service projects. She planned an entire community service program that included three different key events: a Halloween costume drive for...
Aug 22, 2023
Many people are unaware of the dangers of radon. If left undetected, this dangerous gas can be deadly. To raise public awareness about radon, 2022 Rogers Scholar and Monroe County High School student Jade-Madison Turner applied for – and received – an $800 WE KARMA...
Aug 22, 2023
2022 Rogers Scholar and Shelby Valley High School student Elaina Tackett made port pillows for patients who are undergoing chemo or infusion therapy for her community service project. “I’m interested in going into the medical field, specifically oncology. I already...
Aug 22, 2023
2022 Rogers Scholar and Russell County High School student Lincoln Helm prepared and served a hot meal to flood victims in Knott County. With the help of family, friends, and community donations, Lincoln was able to feed 300 people in the wake of the devastating...
Aug 17, 2023
2022 Rogers Scholar and Menifee County High School student Cassandra Gerrish built a Blessing Box to provide another source of food for those in need. The Blessing Box, located outside the doors of the county’s food pantry, is accessible 24/7 and available to...
