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Rollick & Roll Community Field Day to benefit Ellie G’s Dream World
August 12, 2022
The Downtown Franklin Rotary Club (DFRC) is seeking teams for its new Rollick & Roll Community Field Day, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Fieldstone Park.
Proceeds from the event will go toward the construction of Franklin’s first inclusive playground, Ellie G’s Dream World.
“We wanted to create a fun, team-building event that would allow families, friends, co-workers and others to play and compete together, all for a great cause,” said Kathy Reynolds, DFRC president…
Downtown Franklin Rotary Club to host new field day event to raise funds for inclusive playground
August 11, 2022
The Downtown Franklin Rotary Club (DFRC) is seeking teams for its new Rollick & Roll Community Field Day to be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Fieldstone Park.
Proceeds from the event will go toward the construction of Franklin’s first inclusive playground, Ellie G’s Dream World.
“We wanted to create a fun, team-building event that would allow families, friends, co-workers and others to play and compete together, all for a great cause,” said Kathy Reynolds, DFRC president…
Downtown Franklin Rotary Club inducts new leadership
The Downtown Franklin Rotary Club (DFRC) inducted new leadership at its bi-weekly meeting on June 20.
Kathy Reynolds was elected president, CJ Monte president elect, Billy Kreager past president and Eddie Moon president nominee.
Steve Bacon and Candida Bannister will continue in their roles as treasurer and secretary, respectively…
Music comes back to the vines for 19th Blackberry Jam
May 31, 2022
As live music continues to return to life after a few years of shutdown, the Blackberry Jam is back as strong as ever.
Celebrating the festival’s 19th year, Blackberry Jam founders Carol Warren and Dale Whitehead will once again welcome musicians to the front porch stage of their 100-year-old farmhouse off Franklin’s Blazer Road, Boyd Mill Farm, to continue raising money for the Hard Bargain Association of Franklin…
Cause & Effect: Jockeys and Juleps
Jockeys & Juleps
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Williamson County’s premier Kentucky Derby party is back. Presented by the Downtown Franklin Rotary Club, the popular Jockeys & Juleps will be held in May…
Downtown Franklin Rotary paints Main Street red, white and blue
May 21, 2021
As storm clouds parted to reveal blue skies on Thursday night, volunteers of the Downtown Franklin Rotary Club worked to paint Main Street red, white and blue for Memorial Day.
The Rotary Club is partnering with 27 downtown businesses in the inaugural fundraiser to honor veterans…
CLUB INNOVATION: Social network
For decades, the Rotary clubs of Franklin, Franklin At Breakfast, and Cool Springs have been a vital part of the fabric of the city. But many people who wanted to serve their community couldn’t make those clubs’ noon or morning meetings…
Rotary Projects Around the Globe
February , 2022
While jogging on Memorial Day weekend in 2020, Patrick Shairs discovered a holiday-appropriate spot for a break: the old City Cemetery in his hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. Shairs, a member of the Rotary Club of Downtown Franklin, was dismayed by the multitude of badly stained and unreadable headstones…
