Rotary Golf returns to the famed Broadmoor Country Club on Thursday, September 18, 2014, for our Annual Fall Fun Day with the Bankers Handicap individual format. Thanks go to Leon Mordoh, Evan Goodman, and Steve Ivy for hosting us. Currently, individual tee times will be starting at 12:30 pm. The putting contest will be 20 minutes before your tee time. Contests include: “Closest to the Creek in Two”, “Shortest Drive”, “Closest to the Pin in Two”, “Longest Drive”, “Longest Putt”, and “Shortest Drive”. You can’t get more than three over par on any hole. Read More…
Author: Indy Rotary
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Rotarian Sheila Carlson Makes 2014 Pink Honor Roll!
The Pink Honor Roll consists of the top 100 individual fundraisers for the Central Indiana Race for the Cure®. Combined, this year’s top fundraisers raised $225,000! And, our very own Sheila Carlson made it raising $1415.00! Because of this group, their supporters and others in our community, this will mean more funds will be available for life-saving local breast health services and global research for the causes, improved treatments and cures for breast cancer. In total, Rotary Racers raised $2,268.00 – way to go Rotary!
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July 1, 2014 Indianapolis Rotarian of the Year Video Posted!
The Rotary Club of Indianapolis Celebrated on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, in honor of members of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis for the Annual Celebration Luncheon! Check out the Rotarian of the Year Video!
Our festivities included:
- Thank You to Committees, Sponsors and Contributors
- Invocation and Pledge, Kendall Millard
- President Scott Armstrong
- Presentation of awards to Club and Foundation Directors
- Milestone Award Presentations
- Arthur E. Krick Award Presentation
- Perfect Attendance Recognition
- President’s Awards
- Distinguished Rotarian Awards
- Rotarian of the Year, Paul Raikes
- Year End Address, President Scott Armstrong
- Installation of Officers
- Presentation by President Matt Burnett
- 4 Way Test and Adjourn
Sponsors
This celebration would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors. We list them here and gratefully acknowledge their contributions.Event Sponsor:
UIndy MBA Program
Table Sponsors
Barnes and Thornburg
Bedel Financial Consulting
Danny Danielson
Flanner and Buchanan
Kroger Company
RJE Business InteriorsSponsors
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Sutton-GartenAdditional Contributors
Bill Bubenzer Photography
Dave Leonards
Donaldson’s Finer Chocolates
Engledow Group
Focal Point
Steve HarrisRotarian of the Year Committee
Elaine Bedel, Peggy Blackard, Tim Dudley, Bill ErvinOrganizing Committee
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Rotary Education Weekend Equity Awards
Rick and Beverly Markoff with Charlotte Westerhaus Renfrow The Rotary Education Weekend Equity Awards, were held the evening of Friday, May 16, at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (the Ruby Bridges Exhibit in The Power of Children Gallery). The purpose of these awards was to honor an “unsung hero” in education, an outstanding school administrator, a top teacher and a group of standout student-athletes during Central Indiana’s first ‘Education Weekend.’ The awards were presented by the Indianapolis Rotary Foundation, the Rotary Club of Indianapolis, the Indiana Civil Rights Commission and the Indianapolis Recorder. Honorees were:
The Cardinal E. Joseph Award, “unsung community hero”
Diana Daniels (pictured top right), National Council on Educating Black ChildrenThe Father Boniface Hardin Award, administrator
Dr. Khaula Murtadha, IUPUIThe Jacqueline S. Greenwood Award, teacher
Mary Rowley, VC Rowley and AssociatesThe Bart Peterson Award, student
Boys Basketball Team, Arsenal Technical High SchoolThe awards were the result of a Rotary Entrepreneurial Grant awarded to Rick Markoff.
Dennis Sponsel, Lincoln Wallis, RalphTaylor ROTARY EDUCATION WEEK EQUITY AWARDS SELECTION COMMITTEE, 2014
Five Rotarians and two Rotaract members were part of the 18 member Rotary Education Weekend Equity Awards Selection Committee chaired by Denny Sponsel and Ralph Taylor. Rotary Education Weekend Equity Awards Selection Committee members included: Dennis Sponsel, Chair, RJE Business Interiors, Rotary; Ralph Taylor, Chair, Consultant/Broadcaster, Rotary; Miriam Acevedo Davis, La Plaza; Troy Arthur, NCAA; Jeff Butts, M.S.D. of Wayne Township; J.T. Coopman, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents; Karen Dace, IUPUI; Judge David Dreyer, Superior Court Judge, Rotary; Pastor David Hampton, Light of the World Church; Jo Hoy, Cardinal Ritter High School; John Lyter, American Red Cross, Rotary; Juan Paz, Simon Property Group; Yvonne Perkins, Citizens Energy Group; Rotaract Student Member, Rotary Lincoln Wallis; Rotaract Student Member, Rotary, Morgan Whitcomb; Cassie Stockamp, Athenaeum Foundation, Rotary; Mary Ann Sullivan, CELL; and Ahmed Young, Bose McKinney & Evans. -
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame dedicates Danielson Theater
In ceremonies on Thursday, June 19, the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame dedicated the “Patty and Danny Danielson Theater”, recognizing the numerous contributions of the New Castle couple to the organization. The event was attended by members of the Hall’s Board of Directors, inductees, local community and business leaders, family and friends totaling nearly 100. Read the full press release.
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Timmy Global Health / Rotary Help Improve Water System in Ecuador
In May, the Timmy Global Health first official water team traveled to the community of Los Rios to do more WASH Training and install the first community chlorinator! 350 people in that community now have access to safe drinking water!
(Image Left: Water Team with Chlorinator) In April Timmy Global Health hosted a Water & Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) Training for the health promoters and members of five Community Water Councils.
In mid-February, Timmy Global Health conducted their first Water Chlorinator Installation at a partner hospital Stadler Richter, in Archidona, Ecuador (see the Timmy Global Health video about the project at the hospital). With the help of funding from the Rotary Club of Indianapolis’s World Community Service Committee, here’s a link to the blog post that Timmy Global Health put together about the pilot installation.
In January 2014, Timmy Global Health hired a Safe Water and Medical Programs Coordinator to manage and implement a water project in the Amazon Basin. This, position was created to ensure sustainability and growth of the project. Read this blog post that outlines the Safe Water project in more detail, and emphasizes the Timmy Global Health partnerships with both MedWater and the Community Water Councils of the chlorinator installation sites.
The Rotary Club of Indianapolis World Community Service Committee (WCSC) is responsible for identifying and supporting international service projects for the Club. Projects generally have a club member & champion who ideally works in partnership with an overseas Rotary Club and personally travels to the location of the project to help create relationships and oversee the project. The committee currently supports clean water initiatives in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Haiti and Ecuador; multiple projects in Kenya including support for a legal aid clinic, mother-child hospital, and school classrooms; an aquaculture project in Moshi, Tanzania; a microfinance project in Calnali, Mexico; and peace learning projects in Jamaica.
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July 25, 2014 Symphony on the Prairie
Symphony on the Prairie: Classical Mystery Tour Music of the Beatles! Deadline to purchase tickets: July 8th, 2014
Contact Jenny Conder with questions: jconder@arthritis.org; 317.879-0321, extension 5
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July 2, 2014 5:31 Club Meeting at La Revolucion, 1132 Prospect St.
5:31 meet-and-greets are our most popular event get-togethers. They are a fun way to get to know folks outside of our regular Tuesday programs. We always meet at a new location somewhere in the city and it is never dull! Want to be added to the mailing list? Sign-up here! (just below the “Contact Us” form).
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Jameson Camp seeks to fill two full-time AmeriCorps VISTA positions
Indianapolis Rotary Foundation Grant Recipient, Jameson Camp is seeking to fill two full-time AmeriCorps VISTA positions for community outreach and development. The positions would start in mid-August and the service term is 12 months. VISTA is a great opportunity for young professionals and others to gain valuable work experience and assist a nonprofit in capacity building. Benefits include a small living stipend, an education award at the end of service, and health coverage. The three open positions focus on community outreach, marketing, and development.
Jameson Camp is a year-round serving youth agency offering a variety of programs including residential summer camp and outdoor education. Nestled on over 100 acres on the Westside of Indianapolis, it is just 15 minutes from downtown. Interested applicants must be a college graduate and must apply through AmeriCorps website. Benefits include a living stipend, health coverage, and an education award upon completion. Click on the descriptions below for more information.
VISTA Positions Available
- Community Liaison: Engage the local community! Build new relationships with local businesses and organizations to gain community awareness, resources, and volunteers for Jameson Camp. Click now for opportunity listing and to apply.
- Development: Interested in fundraising for a growing nonprofit? Gain experience prospecting and cultivating individual donors and corporate sponsors. Click now for opportunity listing and to apply.
For more information, you may also contact Cassandra Tice, Development Manager at Jameson Camp. Her contact information is cassandra@jamesoncamp.org or 317-241-2661.
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Thursday, August 7 – Annual Rotary Verses Kiwanis Softball Game
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT. For tickets, please order directly through the Indianapolis Indians Box Office.
Once again, The Indianapolis Indians will host the Annual Rotary VS Kiwanis Softball Game! This year, the game will be on Thur, Aug 7th. Game time 5:10pm, with an Indians game beginning at 7:05pm. Check out our promotional video! $3.00 of every ticket will go to our own Indianapolis Rotary Foundation. Go Team Rotary!
