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...
2021 Rogers Scholar Sawyer Gambill organizes food drive for God’s Food Pantry
2021 Rogers Scholar and Pulaski County High School student Sawyer Gambill donated non-perishable food items and water to God’s Food Pantry for his community service project. “The meaning behind this project is to help the...
2021 Rogers Scholar Rylie Castle donates food and pet supplies to animal shelter
2021 Rogers Scholar and Magoffin County High School student Rylie Castle loves animals and volunteers at the local animal shelter. For her community service project, Rylie encouraged the community to donate food, toys,...
2021 Rogers Scholar Parker Lonesky donates books to Somerset Christian School
2021 Rogers Scholar Parker Lonesky of Pulaski County loves books and wanted to share the joy of reading with others. He collected and donated approximately 600 books to Somerset Christian School. “Honestly books mean more...
2021 Rogers Scholar Noah Carroll hosts first-ever candidate forum
2021 Rogers Scholar Noah Carroll hosted his first-ever candidate forum at Wolfe County High School (WCHS) to give students an opportunity to learn more about the political process and address key issues that are important...
2021 Rogers Scholar Mason Lyons organizes Bath County food drive
2021 Rogers Scholar and Bath County High School student Mason Lyons organized a food drive to support the school’s backpack program for his community service project. As an incentive to encourage students to participate,...
2021 Rogers Scholar Madeline Allen surprises Bell nursing home residents
2021 Rogers Scholar and Bell County High School student Madeline Allen wanted to make sure residents at Middlesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation facility were not forgotten on a very special day. She encouraged Blue Crew club...