2022 Rogers Scholar Alexander Slone donates Blessing Box to Knott Co.
2022 Rogers Scholar Alexander Slone built and donated this Blessing Box to the Knott County Housing Authority for his community service project. Alexander stocked the box with children’s books, nonperishable food items, and...
2022 Rogers Scholar Isabella Frost donates to Eastern KY flood victims
2022 Rogers Scholar Isabella Frost of Knox County couldn’t stand by while her Eastern Kentucky neighbors in Knott County were suffering from a devastating flood. She rallied her community and raised donations to purchase...
2022 Rogers Scholar Maggie Johnson donates personal hygiene items to students
2022 Rogers Scholar Maggie Johnson collected donations and purchased approximately $465 in personal hygiene items to donate to Lawrence County schools for her community service project. “To be able to provide girls in my...
2022 Rogers Scholar Ava Laymance organizes voter registration drive
2022 Rogers Scholar Ava Laymance organized a “Your Voice Your Vote” voter registration drive for her community service project. She set up a voter registration table in the foyer of Taylor County High School. “This project...
2022 Rogers Scholar Seth Kissinger raises money & supplies for flood victims
2022 Rogers Scholar and Pulaski County High School student Seth Kissinger raised money and needed supplies for families impacted by the historic record flood in Eastern Kentucky. Seth partnered with First Christian Church,...
2022 Rogers Scholar Hayden Watkins donates school supplies to flood victim
When 2022 Rogers Scholar Hayden Watkins of Rowan County learned a college-bound student lost everything in the Eastern Kentucky floods, he wanted to help. Hayden launched a GoFundMe page and raised $750 to purchase college...
2021 Rogers Scholar Tyler Dowdy raises pledges to support Step-A-Thon
2021 Rogers Scholar and Cumberland County High School student Tyler Dowdy raised $111 in pledges to support The Center for Rural Development’s 2021 Step-A-Thon fund-raising event for Rogers Scholars, Rogers Explorers, and...
2021 Rogers Scholar Ellen Cherry organizes an art cart for hospital patients
With an average hospital stay of 25 days for long-term care patients, 2021 Rogers Scholar Ellen Cherry of Pulaski County decided to put together an “art cart” to give patients at ContinueCARE Hospital, Baptist Health...
2021 Rogers Scholar Henry Gillum donates port pillows to cancer patients
2021 Rogers Scholar and Pulaski County High School student Henry Gillum donated 19 port pillows to patients at Lake Cumberland Cancer Treatment Center for his community service project. In honor of his paternal grandparents...
2021 Rogers Scholar Kate Bruner organizes Pulaski County road cleanup
2021 Rogers Scholar and Somerset High School student Johnna Katherine “Kate” Bruner organized a county road cleanup for her community service project. “This is a great community service project and my families’ second time...
2021 Rogers Scholar Sara Bays organizes Boyd County girls’ softball camp
2021 Rogers Scholar and Boyd County High School student Sara Bays organized a softball camp for her community service project. “I love seeing little girls’ faces when they get happy that their ball went far or their throw...
2021 Rogers Scholar Lindsey Bandy organizes community drive for Metcalfe County
2021 Rogers Scholar and Metcalfe County High School student Lindsey Bandy realized there was a need for personal care and feminine hygiene items in her school, so she organized a community drive. Lindsey asked community...
2021 Rogers Scholar Victoria Penix donates food & supplies to animal shelter
2021 Rogers Scholar and Lawrence County High School student Victoria Penix donated food and pet supplies to the Lawrence County KY Humane Society’s Open Arms Animal Shelter for her community service project. “As an avid...
2021 Rogers Scholar Peyton Smoot donates to families of domestic violence
2021 Rogers Scholar and North Laurel High School student Peyton Smoot organized a donation drive for victims of domestic violence for his community service project. With help from the Faith Assembly Church, Peyton donated...
2021 Rogers Scholar Sydney Miller donates mental health self-help kits
2021 Rogers Scholar and Perry County Central High School student Sydney Miller donated mental health self-help kits and treasure boxes for younger patients at Mountain After Hours Mental Health clinic for her community...