2019 Rogers Scholar Colton Correll is helping others through SPD
Somerset Police Officers enjoy having stuffed animals in their cruisers. We carry them because sometimes we show up on a call and it may be an unpleasant scene, domestic abuse, serious accident and many other events. Several calls involve children. The children may...
2018 Rogers Scholar Grant Oakes donates bench from recycled bottle caps
2018 Rogers Scholar and Pulaski County High School student Grant Oakes donated one of the benches he made from recycled bottle caps to The Center for Rural Development. Through his Rogers Scholars “Bottle Caps for Benches” community service project, Grant collected...
Rogers Scholars alum Yulia Perevozchikova enjoys career in healthcare strategy
“The Rogers Scholars Program was probably one of the most influential experiences in my life,” Yulia said. “Throughout the entire week, we had the opportunity to listen to many accomplished speakers and their life experiences. No matter the background of the speakers, they all had tremendous impacts on their community. This inspired me to constantly think about how I can improve my community through my job or volunteer work. My hope is that more students will be given the opportunity to participate in programs such as Rogers Scholars, so they can learn about the value of investing in our communities.”
2019 Rogers Scholar Sarah Wagers donates toys to children in need
For her community service project, 2019 Rogers Scholars graduate and Morgan County High School student Sarah Wagers, left, donated toys to children of therapeutic rehabilitation clients of Pathways Inc. “"It was very rewarding to be a part of this project, because I...
2019 Rogers Scholar Emma Maynard raises $400 for Taylor County Animal Shelter
2019 Rogers Scholar Emma Maynard of Taylor County loves animals. For her Rogers Scholars community service project, Maynard organized a Furry Friends 5K Walk-Run in October to support the Taylor County Animal Shelter. The high school junior, shown at right, presented...
2019 Rogers Scholar Madalyn Dudley makes the holidays brighter for nursing home residents
2019 Rogers Scholar Madalyn Dudley has always loved Christmas. As a child, her favorite part of the holidays was decorating the Christmas tree. When she learned some residents at Somerset Nursing and Rehab did not have their own Christmas tree, the Pulaski County High...
2019 Rogers Scholar Hadley Alderman of Bath County brings community together to paint
2019 Rogers Scholar Hadley Alderman, a junior at Bath County High School, organized a painting class for her community service project. She provided the paint and supplies for 15 people to take her Painting with a Purpose class. “The project was a very rewarding...
2019 Rogers Scholar Brett Roark of Harlan County organizes 22-mile Veterans Day March
2019 Rogers Scholar Brett Roark honored fallen veterans and current military service men and women by organizing a 22-mile march on Veterans Day at the Harlan County High School football field. The Harlan County Veterans Day March was held to raise awareness for the...
2019 Rogers Scholar Gavin Carr of Jessamine County raises $350 for Special Olympics Swim Team
2019 Rogers Scholar Gavin Carr, a junior at East Jessamine High School, presents a check from donations raised at a car wash to Jessamine County Special Olympics Swim Team head coach Lisa McCord. Carr raised close to $350 from the Jessamine County Sharks Car Wash in...
2019 Rogers Scholar Sarah Belcher of Pike County donates more than 900 books
2019 Rogers Scholar Sarah Belcher, a junior at Pikeville High School, donated more than 900 books collected in a school book drive to Westcare Homeless Shelter and Judi’s Place for Kids. Belcher encouraged students to participate by offering the class that brought in...
2019 Rogers Scholar Charleston Dixon of Knox County distributes backpacks to law enforcement officers
2019 Rogers Scholar Ambassador Charleston Dixon, at left, a junior at Barbourville High School, presents law enforcement officers with backpacks he assembled for a Drug Endangered Children’s Program. He donated backpacks, filled with children’s clothing, food, a toy...
2019 Rogers Scholar Anna Marie Gulock of Pulaski County organizes fund raiser for Sky Hope Women’s Recovery Center
2019 Rogers Scholar Anna Marie Gulock, a junior at Somerset High School, donated this framed canvas painting to Sky Hope Women’s Recovery Center as part of her community service project. The butterfly is a symbol used by Sky Hope to represent the women’s journey. “I...
2018 Rogers Scholar Sarah Lycans encourages kids to “Believe” in themselves
2018 Rogers Scholar Sarah Lycans thinks every child should “believe” they can do great things. Lycans, a graduate of The Center for Rural Development Rogers Scholars program, launched a community service project, called “Believe,” earlier this year to provide...
2018 Rogers Scholar Chase Eastham organizes food drive for Southwestern students
2018 Rogers Scholar Chase Eastham organized “Give a Can, Take a Can” to provide non-perishable food items for students in need at Southwestern High School. Earlier this year, Eastham installed a mailbox on the school campus to collect and store donated food items....
2018 Rogers Scholar Lydia Emberton of Monroe County promotes random acts of kindness
2018 Rogers Scholar Lydia Emberton is encouraging people in Monroe County to perform random acts of kindness. Emberton, a graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program, partnered with the Kindness Card Project earlier this year to inspire...