Floyd Rotary

04/24/2026

04/15/2026

03/26/2026

At the beginning of this month, Floyd Rotary Co-President elects, Linda Millsaps and John McEnhill, attended the annual President Elects Training for Rotary District 7570 in Roanoke at the Berglund Center. Rotarians in the picture were from Area 9 (Floyd, Giles and Montgomery counties and City of Radford) and 10 (Bluefield, Russell County, Tazewell counties) and shared a table during the training. Linda is in front (red sweater) and John is third from the right in the rear row.

03/26/2026

Our Rotary District 7570 Governor, Andy Vanhook, visited us earlier this month. He joined us for our weekly bagging for the Floyd Backpack, a program of New River Community Action. We head down to New River New River Community Action, Inc.'s Floyd building right after our weekly meetings during the school year. We've bagged over 80,000 weekend meals since Floyd Rotary took on this responsibility three years ago.

03/02/2026

At our Rotary meeting last week, we presented a check to Floyd County Fire Department and Floyd County EMS from the proceeds of Floyd County Rotary's Chili Cookoff fundraiser held last October during Citizens Telephone Coop's community concert. The event raised $11,550 for Floyd County, VA Sheriff's Office, Floyd County Volunteer Fire Dept Station 1, and Floyd County Emergency Medical Services. Both organizations shared updates on staffing challenges, recruiting volunteers and recent changes that improved emergency response and capabilities. (Left to right: Laura Pynn -Rotary Secretary, Nathan Miller and Chad Mills - Floyd County Fire Dept, Jeanne Martin - Rotary Treasurer, Dustin Thomas and Cayleigh Craft - Floyd County EMS)

HUGE THANKS to our sponsors:
Platinum Sponsors: Clark Gas & Oil | Citizens Telephone Coop
Gold Sponsors: Anonymous | Bon Vue Wealth Management | John Paul Houston | Tendergrass

Silver Sponsors: Buffalo Mountain Ziplines | John and Lorraine Dunn | Floyd EcoVillage | Hotel Floyd | Wall Residences | Wills Ridge Supply, Inc.
Supporting Sponsors: C. W. Harman & Son | The Buffalo H**p Company. | G J Ingram & Son | Little River Holdings | OMNIBUILD General Contractors| The Schroeder Law Firm, P.C. | Skyline National Bank | Thomas & Wall Real Estate

01/22/2026

At our Rotary meeting yesterday, we presented a check to Floyd County Sheriff Brian Craig from the proceeds of Floyd County Rotary's Chili Cookoff fundraiser held last October during Citizens Telephone Coop's community concert. The event raised $11,550 for Floyd County, VA Sheriff's Office, Floyd County Volunteer Fire Dept Station 1, and Floyd County Emergency Medical Services. Sheriff Craig shared updates on his department on staffing, changes that enable dispatchers to better assist folks experiencing medical emergencies, how his department works with Floyd County EMS; and community service programs such "Rise and Shine" service for elderly residents living alone and the "Shop with a Cop" program for Floyd County children.

10/31/2025

Floyd Rotary goes down to the Floyd New River Community Action, Inc. building after our weekly meeting on Wednesday to put together bags for the Floyd Backpack, a program of New River Community Action that provides food assistance for children that might otherwise go hungry on the weekends during the school year. Thank you to Maxine Lewis, Dan Tallman, and Janet Peak(every week!) for joining us this week for a triple-up week. Floyd Rotarians also help with the Empty Bowls, an important fundraiser for the backpack program.

10/27/2025

We had a great time hearing about the Floyd VFW at our weekly Rotary meeting from Greg Johnson, the Orland Phillips VFW Post 7854 Commander. It is amazing how much they do for Veterans and their families! Also, did you know that they rent out their facility for local functions?

08/28/2025

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06/15/2025

Thanks for all the wonderful participants at the Floyd Rotary Dog Show. I hope I got shots of most everybody. All proceeds are going to a future dog park in Floyd. See you again next year.

06/10/2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in the dog show and those who came to watch. Results for each class are listed below. We did the best we could to decipher some of the handwriting on the registration paperwork so if we've spelled a dog or handler's name incorrectly or have the wrong breed, please let us know! We will post photos soon. We are thankful the weather cooperated for this year's event. 😃

Floyd Rotary 6th Annual Dog Show Results:

Most Excited Dog:
1. Finn/Border Collie- Karen Thomason
2. Nyla/ American Bulldog- Christina Hairston
3. Nanook/Malmute- Patty Quesenberry
4. Sky/Corgi- Amber Thompson
5. Sparkie/ German Spitz (rare Breed available for adoption!) - John Doyle

Best Coat:
1. Charlie/Rough Collie- Laurie Oehler
2. Poppy/Pug-Australian Shepherd- Apryl Norman
3. Izzy/ German Shepherd- David Weeks
4. Nyla/American Bulldog- Christina Hairston
5. Evie/Sheltie- Rebecca Todd
6. Josie/Newfie-Golden Retriever- Jonah and Christie Bond

Best Treat Catcher:
1. Finn/Border Collie- Karen Thomason
2. Sam/GSD/Pyrenees- Eric Harlan
3. Lexi/German Shepherd-RoughCollie-Tarah Warner

Most Gorgeous Dog over years old
1. Mia- Traci Whitley
2. Annie- Dianne Pout
3. Frank- Kim Dawson
4. Ace/Beagle- Gordon Barrett

Best Owner-Dog Look-a Like
1. Ace/ Beagle- Gordon Barrett
2. Stoney/ Boxer- Gary Stone
3. Emma/ Cattle Dog Mix- Pam Logan

Best Trick:
1. Millie- Katie Holfield
2. Lexi/ Rough Collie-German Shepherd-Tarah Warner
3. Kiya/ Corgi- Amber Thompson

Cutest Puppy under 1:
1. Lucy/ Mastiff-Just John
2. Ryo/ Beagle-Sydney Smith
3. Timber/ Australian Shepherd- Lauren Bond

Best Eyes:
1. Poppy/ Pug-Australian Shepherd- Apryl Norman
2. Tito/Husky Mix- Little Big Dog Rescue
3. Sky/ Corgi- Amber Thompson
4. Timber/ Australian Shepherd- Lauren Bond
5. Rafe- Curtis Whitley
6. Ace/ Beagle- Gordon Barrett

Best Mixed Breed:
1. Frank- Kim Dawson
2. Josie/Newfie-Golden Retriever- Jonah and Christie Bond
3. Lexi/ Rough Collie-German Shepherd-Tarah Warner
4. Tito/ Husky Mix- Little Big Dog Rescue
5. Hazel/ Pit- Hound Mix-Alice Hardin
6. Poppy/ Pug-Australian Shepherd- Apryl Norman

Best Purebred Dog:
1. Ev/ie/Sheltie- Rebecca Todd
2. Roman/ Neo Mastiff-Scott Williams
3. Lucy/Mastiff- Just John
4. Timber/ Australian Shepherd- Lauren Bond
5. Ryo/ Beagle-Sydney Smith
6. Meadow/ Border Collie- Colleen Blankenship

Best Costume:
1. Pippi Longstocking/ Lab-Plott- Floyd County Humane Society
2. Ace/ Beagle- Gordon Barrett
3. Millie- Katie Holfield
4. Lexi/ Rough Collie-German Shepherd-Tarah Warner
5. Poppy/ Pug-Australian Shepherd- Apryl Norman

Best Child Handler Under 12 Years Old:
1. Meadow/ Border Collie-Colleen Blankenship
2. Lady/ English Setter- Abby McIntyre

Dog Judge Would Most Like to Take Home:
1. Roman/ Neo Mastiff-Scott Williams

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06/08/2025

https://www.wdbj7.com/video/2025/06/06/floyd-rotary-hosts-6th-annual-dog-show/