Author: Rotary Club of Indianapolis

2022 Celebration Event & Fundraiser
It’s time to celebrate Rotary Reemerging.

Every year the Rotary Club of Indianapolis reflects on our impact over the prior year with a celebration!

What to expect:
- Camaraderie
- Fun
- Food
- Silent auction
- Reflections on our community impact, community beautification, world community service over the last year
- Installation and celebration of our new president and board
- Celebration of President Don!
In-person Deets:
June 28th, 2022
Tinker House Events: 1101 E 16th Street, Indianapolis
5:30 pm – cocktail hour
6:30 pm – dinner served
7:00 pm – program
Cost: $60/per person – register at rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/

After Party will be at the Murat Shrine Oasis Lounge: 510 N. New Jersey Street, Indianapolis. Parking is free and we’ll have light snacks available. Beverages are available for purchase.

Check out photos from last year!

*Please note: all contributions to this event (ticket price, silent auction, and sponsorships) go to benefit the club. The club is not a 501(c)3 and thus gifts made are not tax deductible.

Sponsorship Opportunities

We hope you or your business will consider sponsoring the dinner. Multiple sponsorships are available if you’re interested in supporting your club in this way.

This fundraiser helps to support our club’s bottom line so we can provide better experiences for Rotarians as we learn about and support our community. Thank you for your consideration.

Contact the office at info@indyrotary.org if you’re interested in this opportunity or go to rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/ to reserve your sponsorship today.
April 28, 2022
May 4: 5:31 Club

Join the Rotary Club of Indianapolis 5:31 Club at Luciana’s at Keystone at the Crossing on Wednesday, May 4. We will be meeting on the patio.

Who: Rotarians, friends, guests, and anyone wanting to learn more about Rotary.

What: No agenda, just the regular monthly social get-together.

When: May 4, from 5:31 pm till 7:00 pm, or whenever you can be there.

Where: Luciana’s, Keystone Crossing, 3716 E. 82nd Street, Indianapolis

April 22, 2022
April 26: Allyson Mitchell

Join us Tuesday to hear from Allyson Mitchell the Executive Director of Circular Indiana. Circular Indiana (formerly the Indiana Recycling Coalition) is a statewide nonprofit whose mission is to strengthen the circular economy in Indiana through waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting. Allyson joined Circular Indiana in March 2018 and in this role, is leading the Indianapolis Circular Economy Initiative. This multi-stakeholder, multiyear collaborative effort in partnership with the City of Indianapolis, aims to address Indianapolis’ recycling challenges, achieve the Thrive Indianapolis Plan goals, generate good and promising jobs, foster innovation, ideas, and investments, and capture the economic, social, and environmental benefits of a thriving circular economy in Indianapolis and the entire state of Indiana.

Allyson has 16 years of professional experience in sustainability in central Indiana. She has worked in the fields of landscape architecture, real estate development, municipal sustainability, sustainability consulting, graduate-level education, and community development. She has a bachelor of science degree from Purdue University in Landscape Horticulture and Design, a Master’s degree from the University of Michigan in Landscape Architecture, and a Juris Doctor of Law from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law with a certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. Allyson has experience working from a variety of perspectives in the sustainability industry including corporate, nonprofit, higher education, and private consulting.

A native Hoosier, Allyson grew up on a large farm in Greensburg, Indiana and credits her rural upbringing as the source of her career aspirations. She currently lives in Indianapolis with her husband and 2 school-age sons.

All are welcome at Rotary programs. If attending in-person at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center reservations and prepayment are appreciated, but not required. Register on Square at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

To join our meeting via Zoom starting at 12:15 p.m. go to https://zoom.us/j/710170874?pwd=bFE4ejJTc29IMlNzVmx1Wlg4MTA1UT09. While our Tuesday programs via Zoom are free to attend a suggested donation of $3 – $5 is appreciated in lieu of the typical room fee. These contributions help defray the cost of our hybrid meetings. Please note that donations to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis are not tax deductible. You can support our hybrid meetings at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/.

Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

If joining via a mobile phone for audio only click one of the following numbers:
+13126266799,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (Chicago)
+19292056099,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (New York)

You can also join us from a landline phone.
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

April 21, 2022

April 19: Special Networking Program

A founding principle of Rotary was to meet periodically to enjoy camaraderie and enlarge one’s circle of business and professional acquaintances. As the oldest service club in the world, Rotary club members represent a cross-section of the community’s owners, executives, managers, political leaders, and professionals – people who make decisions and influence policy. Join us on Tuesday as we connect and build better friendships. This is a great opportunity to get to know other Rotarians on a more personal level. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect!

All are welcome at Rotary programs. If attending in-person at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center reservations and prepayment are appreciated, but not required. Register on Square at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

To join our meeting via Zoom starting at 12:15 p.m. go to https://zoom.us/j/710170874?pwd=bFE4ejJTc29IMlNzVmx1Wlg4MTA1UT09. While our Tuesday programs via Zoom are free to attend a suggested donation of $3 – $5 is appreciated in lieu of the typical room fee. These contributions help defray the cost of our hybrid meetings. Please note that donations to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis are not tax deductible. You can support our hybrid meetings at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/.

Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

If joining via a mobile phone for audio only click one of the following numbers:
+13126266799,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (Chicago)
+19292056099,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (New York)

You can also join us from a landline phone.
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

April 15, 2022

7,218 Meals Headed to Ukraine

This past Saturday, 14 Rotarians along with 13 guests packed 7,218 meals at Pack Away Hunger, which has made arrangements for the food to be sent to Ukraine through Romania.

Rotarian and Pack Away Hunger Executive Director Abby Harlan showed a news video prepared by her contact at the UN Foundation, Christina Katrakis. The video makes clear how desperate the situation in Ukraine is and lets us know that our food shipment is needed and welcome.

The more than $2,300 needed to pay for the rice, soy, vegetables and vitamins came from both an Indianapolis Rotary Foundation Civic Entrepreneurship Grant and from the Community Service Committee’s funding, also from our Foundation.

Many thanks to those who made time Saturday to help and to the Indianapolis Rotary Foundation.

April 8, 2022
2022 Community Grants: Apply Online

The 2022 Indianapolis Rotary Foundation Community Grant guidelines have been posted. The Foundation intends to award two grants of $25,000 and two grants of $10,000.

The online grant application can be found here. Applications are due by June 20, 2022. Applicants must be 501(c)3 nonprofits who serve the charitable and educational needs of Central Indiana.

You can find out more about the Indianapolis Rotary Foundation here.

April 8, 2022

April 12: Dr. Chuck Johnson

Join us Tuesday to hear from Dr. Chuck Johnson the President of Vincennes University. Dr. Johnson was appointed the 22nd President of Vincennes University (VU) in 2015, after previously serving as Interim President. Johnson came to VU as Provost/Vice President for Instructional Services/Dean of Faculty and served in that capacity for three years.

While at VU, Johnson has overseen the development and growth of VU’s work-based learning partnerships with industry, including the Toyota Advanced Maintenance Technician program, the Cummins Technical Apprenticeship program, the Amazon Apprenticeship program in Mechatronics and Automation and numerous others. Johnson has also been extensively involved in the expansion of VU’s Early College program, including the development of Career and Technical Education Early Colleges with Career Centers and Cooperatives across Indiana, reaching thousands of Hoosier students.

Among the most recent initiatives spear-headed by Johnson has been the creation of the Center for Applied Robotics and Automation and the development of a network of collaborative robot (cobot) labs throughout Indiana, in partnership with Telamon Robotics.

Johnson came to VU from spent Purdue University, West Lafayette, where he served in a variety of program director roles in the Krannert School of Management, overseeing internationally-ranked full-time, part-time, and Executive MBA, and master of science programs as well as Krannert’s executive education non-degree programs. His experience also includes consulting for the American University of the Middle East in Kuwait, which opened its doors in 2008. Before Purdue, Johnson was Manager of Training and Development for National City Bank, Northwest (now part of PNC), and held several positions in academic and student affairs at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Johnson serves as a member of the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet and as President of the Council on Accreditation of Two-Year Colleges. He serves as Secretary of the board for Knox County Indiana Economic Development and on the boards of the Regional Opportunity Initiatives and Vincennes University Foundation, and Talent 2025. Johnson is a representative to Conexus Indiana’s Advanced Manufacturing Council and recently completed a term as a Commissioner for the Midwest Higher Education Compact.

A native of Washington, Indiana, Johnson earned a Ph.D. at Purdue University, an MBA from Bowling Green, and a B.S. in Economics from Indiana State University. He and his wife, Sarah (VU ’80), have two adult daughters and two grandchildren.

All are welcome at Rotary programs. If attending in-person at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center reservations and prepayment are appreciated, but not required. Register on Square at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

To join our meeting via Zoom starting at 12:15 p.m. go to https://zoom.us/j/710170874?pwd=bFE4ejJTc29IMlNzVmx1Wlg4MTA1UT09. While our Tuesday programs via Zoom are free to attend a suggested donation of $3 – $5 is appreciated in lieu of the typical room fee. These contributions help defray the cost of our hybrid meetings. Please note that donations to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis are not tax deductible. You can support our hybrid meetings at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/.

Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

If joining via a mobile phone for audio only click one of the following numbers:
+13126266799,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (Chicago)
+19292056099,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (New York)

You can also join us from a landline phone.
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

April 7, 2022

Donate to Rotary International Foundation’s Ukraine Disaster Response Fund
Rotary and Rotaract clubs bordering Ukraine have taken swift action to help over four million Ukrainian refugees since Russia invaded Ukraine five weeks ago.

Clubs in neighboring Poland, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, are coordinating efforts throughout the region to get the supplies needed by relief organizations and medial teams to care for over four million–mostly women and children—who have fled Ukraine. Ukraine had 62 Rotary clubs, six satellite clubs and 24 Rotaract clubs.

The International Rotary Foundation has created a funding channel that Rotarians can use to help, the Disaster Response Fund.

Two ways to donate:
- Write a check to Rotary International Foundation, write Disaster Response Fund in the memo line and mail it to our Rotary Club’s office (3202 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208) or bring it to a Tuesday program and give to Jamie Hanan or Jenni Agramonte.
- Donate online https://my.rotary.org/en/disaster-response-fund
Contributions made before April 30 will be expedited into grants for water, food, shelter, medicine and clothing to agencies assisting refugees across Europe.

Take action and help provide compassionate aid for families like ours. Join my husband Bob and me by donating today.

Alice McColgin, chair
Rotary International Foundation Committee
April 1, 2022

April 5: Frank Hancock

Join us Tuesday to hear from Frank Hancock the President, CEO and Owner of Sport Graphics. Frank and Linda Hancock founded Sport Graphics in 1986. Over the last 30-plus years, Sport Graphics has developed into an enterprise that is a multifaceted provider of event signage and logistics support services. Sport Graphics is also the parent company to Section 127, a full-service creative agency located in downtown Indianapolis. The company’s commitment to excellence and on-time service has been rewarded with multiple new annual events and the enhancement of long-term relationships with existing clients.

Frank remains active today in the business, along with his wife and three children. Frank is a graduate of Ball State University, where he once served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees’, a position he held for more than 10 years. He was awarded the Ball State President’s Medal of Distinction and honored as the Ball State Alumnus of the Year. Frank has served on several civic boards including the Indianapolis Zoo, 500 Festival, Peyback Foundation, Pacers Foundation, Warren Township School Board and the Community Health Network Foundation, in addition to actively participating annually in many charitable events. Frank has received acknowledgement for his civic support by former Indianapolis Mayors Stephen Goldsmith, Bart Peterson and Greg Ballard. Governor Mitch Daniels awarded Frank the Sagamore of The Wabash Award, the highest distinction for distinguished service given by the state.

All are welcome at Rotary programs. If attending in-person at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center reservations and prepayment are appreciated, but not required. Register on Square at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

To join our meeting via Zoom starting at 12:15 p.m. go to https://zoom.us/j/710170874?pwd=bFE4ejJTc29IMlNzVmx1Wlg4MTA1UT09. While our Tuesday programs via Zoom are free to attend a suggested donation of $3 – $5 is appreciated in lieu of the typical room fee. These contributions help defray the cost of our hybrid meetings. Please note that donations to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis are not tax deductible. You can support our hybrid meetings at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/.

Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

If joining via a mobile phone for audio only click one of the following numbers:
+13126266799,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (Chicago)
+19292056099,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (New York)

You can also join us from a landline phone.
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

March 31, 2022