Jackson Rotary Club

10/08/2026

10/03/2026

Jackson Rotary Club welcomed SSRA Scott Lawson as our guest speaker. The FBI Jackson Resident Agency covers 18 counties with a team of six Special Agents and several Task Force Officers that investigate violent crime, gang/transnational organized crime, crimes against children, white color crime, and cyber crime.
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09/30/2026

The Jackson Rotary Club would like to thank our generous sponsors, our teams, and the numerous volunteers who made our 2026 Rotary Classic Golf Tournament a success. Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor Leaders Credit Union, our Lunch Sponsor West Tennessee Healthcare, our Putting Contest Sponsor C & C Liquors, our Beverage Sponsor Jackson Coca-Cola Bottling Works, our Media Sponsor VIP Magazine, our Corporate Sponsors Community Foundation of West Tennessee and Tim Ferguson Plumbing-Air-Electric, as well as our Hole Sponsors and Tee Box Sponsors. Thank you to Golden Circle Auto Group for being our Hole-In-One Sponsor for a new car….Unfortunately, no one drove it home!

The purpose of our tournament is to raise funds for our Rotary Education Foundation. Every year, the Jackson Rotary Club awards $20,000 in scholarships (ten $2,000 scholarships) to deserving high school students in our Junior Rotarian program. To learn more about the Jackson Rotary Club, please visit our website.
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09/27/2026

Both Jackson Rotary Clubs enjoyed supporting the Jackson International Food And Arts Festival this weekend. This festival’s mission is to spread cultural awareness, promote cross – cultural engagement, and celebrate the diverse backgrounds of residents throughout West Tennessee. We always enjoy participating in the parade of cultures, which is a beautiful display of cultures from around the world that are represented in our community. Thank you to Glenn Vanderford of The Jackson Old Hickory Rotary Club and Chris Alexander of the Jackson Rotary Club for coordinating our efforts!
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09/24/2026

We were honored to welcome CW5 Douglas M. Englen, to the Jackson Rotary Club on Wednesday. Doug is a retired US Army Aviator and former member of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Doug has flown over 7,000 hours of fixed and rotary wing flight time with 34 combat tours executing over 2,500 missions in support of the global war on terrorism.  He was the flight lead pilot in command who flawlessly reacted to multiple contingencies as they completed the extremely high risk mission that ultimately eliminated the number one terrorist of modern time. Thank you CW5 Douglas M. Englen; we are grateful for your service to our country.
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09/22/2026

On Wednesday, September 16th, the Jackson Rotary Club welcomed Tennessee State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. as our speaker. Treasurer Lillard has served the State since his election by the Tennessee General Assembly in January 2009.
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09/09/2026

Jackson Rotary Club was honored to have Karenna Rainey, Miss TN Volunteer, as our speaker today. She spoke about her platform, S.M.A.R.T., which is promoting social media and responsible technology use among youth. This involves balancing digital access with critical safety habits, open communication, and media literacy. We wish her the best as she travels our state to promote her S.M.A.R.T. platform to make a difference with our youth!
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09/06/2026

Jackson Rotary Club was honored to welcome Tre Hargett ,Tennessee Secretary of State, as our guest speaker. He shared information on some of the initiatives and responsibilities that he has been focused on across the state.
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08/31/2026

At our latest meeting we welcomed Dr.Jacque Bradford, Program Director and Associate Professor for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus. This program is a three year residential program for 40 students in three cohorts, which is the largest cohort graduate level program at the University of Memphis aside from Law. We also celebrated Rotarian birthdays and anniversaries!
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