Category: Community Service

  • Salvation Army Bell Ringing

    Salvation Army Bell Ringing

    It’s fast approaching that time of year—Salvation Army Bell Ringing! Please sign up to “ring the bells” for the Salvation Army and help continue one of our Club’s longest-standing traditions. In recent years, we’ve turned it into a friendly competition with Kiwanis, and it’s no secret we’d love to win again this year.

    When & Where:
    We’ll be ringing at the entrance of Kroger (71st & Binford Ave.) on December 4, 11, and 18, from 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm. Each time slot is one hour, and all are welcome to sign up for more than one!

    The Salvation Army will drop off the Red Kettle at noon and pick it up at 7:00 pm.

    Please sign up using the Google Sheet and help make a difference this holiday season.

    Questions? Contact Rotarian Jennifer Hobbs.

  • November 8: Indiana Diaper Bank Volunteer Opportunity

    November 8: Indiana Diaper Bank Volunteer Opportunity

    Looking for a fun and meaningful way to give back? Join us on Saturday, November 8, from 10 am to noon at the Indiana Diaper Bank! We’ll be helping pack and organize supplies to support families in need across central Indiana.

    📍 Location: 5248 W. 79th Street, Indianapolis (volunteer entrance at Door 5246)
    🚗 Parking: Plenty of parking is available right in front of the building.
    👕 What to Wear: Comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes. We’ll be moving around the warehouse. It can get warm in the summer and chilly in the winter, so dress for the weather!

    👉 Sign up here: Indiana Diaper Bank Volunteer Registration

    Come ready to roll up your sleeves and make a difference. We’d love to see you there!

  • Salvation Army Bell Ringing

    Salvation Army Bell Ringing

    It is fast approaching that time of year – Salvation Army Bell Ringing!  Please sign up to “ring the bells” for the Salvation Army this year. It is a very long tradition with our Rotary Club.  And in recent years we have made it a competition with Kiwanis!!  It is no secret we would like to win this year.

    Please sign up on the Google sheet –  all are welcome to more than one time slot! We will ring the bells November 30, December 7, and December 14 at the entrance of Kroger at 71st & Binford Ave. Slots are for one hour 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m.. The Salvation Army will drop off a Red Kettle at Noon and pick it up at 7:00 p.m.. Thanks in advance for your help! 

  • Volunteers Needed for Environment & Beautification Service Projects

    Volunteers Needed for Environment & Beautification Service Projects

    Join the Environment & Beautification Committee as they complete two ongoing service projects on Mass Ave. and at RecycleForce.

    RecycleForce: Saturday, October 28, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.  816 N. Sherman Dr., Indianapolis  The RecycleForce Project was initially planned for last spring but construction at their new facility was delayed. October 7 was the new date, but we ran into some barriers and were unable to complete the project. We will meet again on October 28 to wrap up this project.

    Bring shovel, gloves, and rake. And a kneeling pad, if you’d like.

    Mass Ave: Sunday, October 29, noon until possibly 6 p.m.  Intersection of Mass Ave, Michigan and New Jersey. The Mass Ave Cultural Arts District assembled an inspired program to beautify a section of Indianapolis that we now count as our “home.” (We meet at the Murat Shrine, in the heart of Mass Ave, after all.) Rotary volunteers have cleared the two flower beds we adopted, then mulched them. Now it’s time to finish the job by planting 379 plants chosen by a landscape architect. (210 are tiny “plugs.”) It will take a dozen volunteers to get this done.

    Bring shovel, gloves, rakes, broom, blower, drill with planting auger, wheelbarrow. And a kneeling pad, if you’d like.

    The Environment & Beautification Committee projects are funded by the Indianapolis Rotary Foundation.

  • Environment & Beautification Service Blitz – Volunteers Needed

    Environment & Beautification Service Blitz – Volunteers Needed

    Join the Environment and Beautification Committee at their upcoming service projects. Sign up online to participate. All are welcome at these family friendly events!

    Saturday, September 16: Mass Ave Cultural Arts District from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 
    Saturday, September 23: Mass Ave Cultural Arts District from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
    Saturday, September 30: Fletcher Place Community Center, 1627 Prospect St., Indianapolis, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
    Saturday, October 7: RecycleForce, 816 N. Sherman Drive, Indianapolis, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Older youth and adults only due to construction.)

    Special thanks to the Indianapolis Rotary Foundation for funding these projects.

  • June 10: Service Project with Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

    June 10: Service Project with Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

    Please join your friends from the Environment & Beautification Committee at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired for a service project.

    We will be spreading mulch, weeding, planting and doing other general maintenance projects on Saturday, June 10 from 9 am -1 pm.

    Please enter from the entrance off of 75th and Westfield Blvd and follow the signs.

    We need 12 volunteers. All are welcome. If you can help, let Marie Koenig know by June 3.

    Once you’ve registered, Marie will send info about tools to bring! 

  • Salvation Army Bell Ringing

    Salvation Army Bell Ringing

    It is fast approaching that time of year – Salvation Army Bell Ringing!  Please sign up to “ring the bells” for the Salvation Army this year. It is a very long tradition with our Rotary Club.  And in recent years we have made it a competition with Kiwanis!!  It is no secret we would like to win this year.

    Please sign up on the Google sheet –  all are welcome to more than one time slot! We will ring the bells December 1, 8, and 15 at the entrance of Kroger at 71st & Binford Ave. Slots are for one hour 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m.. The Salvation Army will drop off a Red Kettle at Noon and pick it up at 7:00 p.m.. Thanks in advance for your help! 

  • June 18: Beautification Service Project

    Please join your friends from the Environment & Beautification Committee at a Tower clean up for the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

    We will be weeding, planting shrubs and perennials, and mulching at the INSBVI Tower on June 18th from 9am to 12pm. Looking forward to a nice, summer day of service. Families and guests are welcome to attend.

    Sign up here to volunteer.

  • 2022 Community Grants: Apply Online

    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 2: Pack Away Hunger Volunteer Opportunity

    April 2: Pack Away Hunger Volunteer Opportunity

    Join us on Saturday, April 2 from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. as we pack meals for Pack Away Hunger. Kids 5 years and up can contribute on the assembly line. We are seeking 16 to 24 Rotarians and guests to assemble a full palette (7,128 servings) of food for those who are in need.

    Contact Norm Melzer at normmelzer@gmail.com to sign up.