2020 Rogers Scholar Seth Smallwood volunteers at food pantry
2020 Rogers Scholar and Menifee County High School student Seth Smallwood gives back to his community by volunteering at DaySpring Church's Food Pantry. He helps unload deliveries and packages and prepares food boxes for...
2020 Rogers Scholar Elaina Barnett organizes bake sale for church fundraiser
2020 Rogers Scholar and Somerset High School student Elaina Barnett raised more than $1,200 from an online bake sale to support First Christian Church. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to help purchase building...
2020 Rogers Scholar Jackson Gay addresses the issue of substance abuse
2020 Rogers Scholar and Breathitt County High School senior Jackson Gay, far right, organized a community meeting with local teens to discuss substance abuse issues for his community service project. “The project is...
2020 Rogers Scholar Ethan Gayheart organizes community cleanup
2020 Rogers Scholar and Knott County Central High School student Ethan Gayheart organized a cleanup drive for the Frogtown community. With a little help from the youth of Knott County, volunteers cleaned up trash and debris...
2020 Rogers Scholar Charity Sizemore organizes Project Girls Empowered
Through her Project: Girls Empowered program, 2020 Rogers Scholar and Leslie County High School student Charity Sizemore encourages young women to be more confident. “I have witnessed struggles with mental health regarding...
2020 Rogers Scholar Conner Risner donates smoke detectors to families
2020 Rogers Scholar and volunteer firefighter Randall “Conner” Risner knows how important it is to have a smoke detector in your home. For his community service project, Conner raised donations from local businesses and...
2020 Rogers Scholar Aaron Hesse donates 450 lbs. of dog food to animal shelter
What can you make out of recycled blue jeans? Just ask 2020 Rogers Scholar Aaron Hesse of Wayne County. He used recycled blue jeans donated by community members to make more than 100 handcrafted pet toys. Afterwards, he...
2020 Rogers Scholar Ryan Hastings of Clay County donates sports equipment
2020 Rogers Scholar Ryan Hastings organized a community drive to collect new and gently used baseball and softball equipment for kids who cannot afford to play sports. Ryan, who plays baseball for Clay County High School,...
2020 Rogers Scholar Coleman Boling brings joy to Metcalfe Co. children
2020 Rogers Scholar Coleman Boling of Metcalfe County prepares Easter bags for children in foster care or have been placed in the care of family members due to neglect or abuse. The Metcalfe County High School student has...
2020 Rogers Scholar Peyton McCubbin cleans up Taylor County walking trail
2020 Rogers Scholar and Taylor County High School student Peyton McCubbin, in cooperation with the Taylor County Beta Club, organized a clean-up project for a popular recreational trail. “I have always loved Trace Pitman...
2020 Rogers Scholar Lauren Worley donates boxes of blessings to homeless
2020 Rogers Scholar and Pulaski County High School student Lauren Worley loads canned foods and other items donated to Over My Head homeless shelter in her Boxes of Blessings community service project. “After shopping for...
2020 Rogers Scholar Mary Lesher creates a virtual caroling experience
The holidays would not be the same without the sound of music. Due to COVID-19 restrictions last year, First Christian Church of Somerset was not able to continue its tradition of spreading the Christmas joy by caroling to...
2020 Rogers Scholar Ben Tallent provides free lawn-mowing service
2020 Rogers Scholar and Clinton County High School student Ben Tallent helped keep the lawns of his neighbors looking good this summer by offering a free lawn-mowing service to senior adults and those in need. “The feeling...
2020 Rogers Scholar Shelbi Stamper organizes Lee County Clean-Up project
2020 Rogers Scholar and Lee County High School student Shelbi Stamper loads garbage bags filled with litter and debris collected in a neighborhood clean-up project. “I am so grateful that I got to step up and see that my...
2020 Rogers Scholar Evan Mullins helps foster and adoptive children
2020 Rogers Scholar and Pulaski County High School student Evan Mullins organized a virtual collection drive for sensory tools for Be the Village, a ministry dedicated to serving foster and adoptive children and their...