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  • “Fun Day” Outing at the Broadmoor Country Club, September 19

    Rotary Golf will have our “Fun Day” outing at the famed Broadmoor Country Club on Thursday, 9/19/13. Phil Michelson can’t come from 5 strokes back to win because he will not be there J Bankers Handicap will be the format and tee times will be assigned starting at 1:45 pm. There will be the etica group putting contest run by Dr. Divot (Ron Baker) with cash prizes that will start at 1:30 pm. There will also be the litany of contests including “shortest drive,” “closest to the near side of the creek in two,” “highest gross,” “closest to the pin in two,” “longest drive.”

    Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Ramona Adams) will be providing food. Rumor has it Somerset CPA’s (Debbie Hyde) will be providing “Sneaky Pete’s” again; come and play to verify!

    There will only be 32 slots and they are quickly filling up, so don’t delay…please make your check out for $75 payable to the “Rotary Club of Indianapolis” and mail it to me at 3612 N. Washington Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46205-3592 today or give it to me at Rotary Golf on Mondays or at Rotary on Tuesdays. You can’t have fun and win anything if you don’t play!!

    We are still soliciting sponsors for this outing. Already signed up are: the Etica Group (Ron Baker) as the Putting Contest Sponsor, One America (Dan Shelly), Williams Randall Marketing (Charlie Williams), PNC (Joe Gaafar), Harrison College (Ken Konesco), and International Entertainment Bureau (David Leonards). We have plenty of room for more; $75 for a Platinum Sponsor; $50 for a Gold Sponsor; $40 for a Silver Sponsor; $25 for a Bronze Sponsor or any prizes or golf goodies qualifies. Of course, we will accept any beer and/or food sponsor too!

    Rotary Golf continues its weekly play this Monday, 7/22/13, at River Glen just North of 116th off Allisonville Road. Be sure to tell them in the Clubhouse that you are with Rotary to get the discount- $26 for riders or $20 if you want to walk.

    Come down to the tee at 3:07 pm and get paired up. If you are running a little late, that is OK; but please try to be there by 3:30 pm. We socialize in the Clubhouse after the 1st nine which counts for League play (we have a handicapped League so you don’t have to be good), collect the scores, and then, those that want to, play the back nine for no additional charge. Guests (and they do not have to be Rotarians) are welcome. Furthermore, you don’t have to play every week; come when you can.

    Remember, “We always finish at Rotary Golf!”

  • Rotaract/Rotary Trivia for Timmy Foundation, August 16th

    timmyJoin us for a fun event to benefit the Timmy Foundation! Order Tickets Online: $40 Individual or $300 for Team of 8.

    Think global, drink local at the Athenaeum Theater. Test your knowledge of world trivia and compete for great prizes! Tickets include delicious international cuisine prepared by Second Helpings and all you can drink craft beer pairings from Flat 12. Doors open at 6:30, Trivia starts at 7:30. Cash bar also available. Net proceeds will benefit Timmy Global Health.

  • Partners In Housing – $25,000 Grant

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    The Indianapolis Rotary Foundation recently granted Partners in Housing, $25,000.

    The mission of Partners In Housing is to provide affordable housing to people who most need a stable place to live, while giving them support and a chance to reach their highest level of self-sufficiency.

    To clarify the PIH mission we define our target population as people who: (a) have experienced homelessness (chronic or situational); (b) are actively at risk of homelessness due to a history of multiple challenges, such as extremely low income, minimal or no support network, chronic illness, disabilities, and other special needs; or (c) are vulnerable due solely to extremely low incomes even though they may have a support network and have no other significant risk factors.

  • 2013 Service Above Self Luncheon

    2013 Service Above Self Luncheon

    The seventh annual Rotary Club of Indianapolis Celebration was held on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The Rotary Club of Indianapolis welcomed Special Guest and Rotarian of the Century, Senator Richard Lugar. Each year the celebration highlights the year’s accomplishments, honors the Rotarian of the Century and installs the 2013 – 2014 Officers. Outgoing Directors of the Club and the Indianapolis Rotary Foundation were also honored.

    Check out the pictures from this event!

  • Safe Families for Children

    A movement of families giving hope to children and parents in crises. Safe Families expands the community safety net by providing parents in crises with mentoring relationships and tangible support in times of crises. Volunteer families, prompted, solely by compassion, open their homes to children allowing parents to work out their problems without worry about losing parental custody. Serving the Greater Indy area as well as 10+ surrounding counties.

  • Paramount School

    Paramount School

    Welcome Corporate Partner Paramount School of Excellence! We offer a unique vision for developing students as caring young adults that respect themselves, their environment, and learn as independent thinkers. Through intuitive curricular design, students will receive a broad palette of integrated and interactive subject matter, giving them a solid foundation for real-world problem solving.

    PSOE believes that a child’s education at school must relate to their everyday lives. Through service learning and character education, all students have the opportunity to positively impact their lives at home and in their greater community.

  • M. Nelson Associates

    M. Nelson Associates

    Welcome Corporate Partner M. Nelson & Associates: A one stop shop for event merchandise, promotional products, graphic design and printing.

    We’ve provided branded merchandise for large events such as the Milwaukee 225, Indycar Series. Where we designed six different event T-shirts, two different hats, and two posters, one of which was 3-D. We sold the merchandise at the event and managed the online store.

    We can also do projects where only a thousand pens are needed. Every project is important to us.

    We’re a talented branding team with an uncanny flair for creating dramatic printing and promotional items that get our clients noticed.

    You’re here because you want your company to stand out from the competition. We’re your branding silver bullet.

  • Rotarians Judge Science Fair

    Rotarians Judge Science Fair

    In June, Rotarians judged a Science Fair at IPS Christian Park Elementary School 82. All grades participated in their first ever science fair. Students were thoroughly engaged, entertaining and genuinely excited about the fair and the experiments they produced. Some projects were completed individually while other were done as group projects. Our judging focus was to ensure that students understood the ideas behind what a hypothesis is and why it was important. This school’s students were delightful and engaged. See all the photos.

  • Rotary & JA BizTown

    Rotary & JA BizTown

    On May 8, 2013, Rotarians and others helped with JA BizTown, an effort lead by Rotarian, Lauren Scheldrup. There was wonderful feedback from the teachers and students. Knowledge and experience is invaluable to students and JA cannot thank Rotarians enough for their support.

    If you are ever interested in volunteering in the future, Junior Acheivement of Central Indiana is always in need of JA In-School, JA BizTown and JA Finance Park Virtual volunteers.

    Here are few of the testimonials from that day…

    I want to say a special thank you to Lauren and Sheila for encouraging me to do this. This was a great way for those students to learn a number of important academic and life skills by doing something that the young people obviously enjoyed. It was good to see the enthusiasm, cooperative attitudes and desires to do well that my group exhibited. While I do not know how much I contributed to their learning, it was very interesting and fun to be part of the process.
    Tom Mason

    Greetings All,
    It was quite fun to spend time with kids on a well run and thought out program. AND, the time with my fellow Rotarians was quite enjoyable! Well done all….
    Cassie Stockamp

    I was impressed with how well run and organized everything was and the kids and volunteers were great. We were glad we participated.
    Robyn Crosson

    Dear Fellow Rotarians,
    Please allow me to add my sincere thanks to all of you for helping us foster JA’s mission of inspiring and empowering young people to own their economic success. JA of Central Indiana will make a difference in the lives of over 15,000 students this school year, and your support as volunteer mentors is what makes that possible!

    I look forward to many future opportunities to work together to support our wonderful community.
    Jennifer Burk

    I would also like to thank all of you for volunteering in our JA BizTown simulation We appreciate you taking the time to lend a hand to JA, and in helping us to guide our areas youth to believe in their potential.

  • Assistance League of Indianapolis

    Assistance League of Indianapolis (ALI), the 78th chapter of National Assistance League was organized in 1984 and chartered in 1988, with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. On average, the organization boasts over 230 member-volunteers and has a 13-member board of directors. We have no salaried staff or paid employees. Our board of directors, a member-elected working board, meets monthly.

    As a member-volunteer association our members are the strength of our organization. For the year beginning June 1, 2011 thru May 31, 2012, members devoted 31,454 charitable hours, which if paid by an employer would calculate to $690,101.* The Assistance League of Indianapolis 2012-13 fiscal year expense budget is $530,700. Approximately 88% of all funds spent are returned to the community through the philanthropic programs. All funds remain in the Indianapolis area and surrounding communities.