You are cordially invited to hear Rotary International Past President Barry Rassin’s presentation about COVID-19 and Rotary. He recently retired after 37 years as President of Doctors Hospital Health System in the Bahamas.
Subject: Barry Rassin, Past Rotary International President Joins Rotary 6560
When: Saturday, May 2 at 7:00 p.m. EST
Where: Zoom (Link can be found in your Thursday e-newsletter or contact the office at info@indyrotary.org for more information.)
Zoom Meeting with Rotary International President Mark Maloney
Rotary District 6560 is hosting an unforgettable special event with Rotary International President Mark Maloney. The event will be a Zoom platform meeting April 25, 7:00 p.m., ET. President Mark will provide an update regarding Rotary today in light of the COVID-19 virus.
You have been invited to attend an event…
Subject: Rotary President Mark Maloney Gives Updates about ROTARY
When: Saturday, April 25, 2020 @ 7:00 PM
Zoom Meeting details in our weekly e-newsletter and on DACdb.
Our office will operate on modified hours over the next few weeks and please note there will be no Rotary meetings on December 24 or December 31. We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, January 7!
Want to make that year end gift to the Indianapolis Rotary Foundation (Our local foundation) click here
Want to make that year end gift to The Rotary Foundation (Rotary International Foundation) click here
It’s “The Rotary Foundation/Rotary International Foundation (TRF/RIF)* Awareness Month” across all Rotary platforms. That means it’s time for all of us to contribute so:
Contribute $100 – $5,000 to the Rotary International Foundation (RIF) annual fund by December 13, 2019 and you will receive matching points equal to your contribution toward Paul Harris Fellow status.
OR
Rotary International depends on our contributions to address challenges in communities around the world. Be a part of Rotary’s “force for good” and donate today!
I have been sharing information about this most incredible Rotary scholarship opportunity – the Peace Fellowship program that offers either a two-year Master’s degree or a three-month certificate. It really is an ‘opportunity of a lifetime’……just ask D.F. Pace, police lieutenant and attorney with the Philadelphia police department. Lt. Pace uses the skills he learned in the intensive certificate program focused on conflict resolution to defuse tensions in Philadelphia neighborhoods cited for violence and confrontation between residents and police. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, member of the Philadelphia Rotary Club – 19th oldest in the world – wondered if the program was for academics and students only, and was excited to learn the curriculum was suitable for any one in any field focused on the need for conflict resolution. The next step was to find the right candidate. Lt. Pace has both street patrol experience as well as being trained as a lawyer familiar with legal aspects of proper policing. To Commission Ramsey, Lt. Pace had the right combination of street smarts and experience, education and training and a commitment that policing must be an instrument of peace.
Indianapolis and its metro area is among the largest urban/suburban/rural regions of the country. There are suitable candidates among us for a Rotary Peace Fellowship. Who needs to know more about the three-month certificate in peace and conflict resolution? What community could benefit? All expenses are covered……. airfare, accommodation, curriculum program. And surely there is a professional or advanced student intent on a Master’s program in peace and conflict resolution for whom an equally expense paid two-year’s Master’s program is ideal……someone who would be quite upset if we did not at least tell them about this opportunity. Please do not say you do not know of someone: I bet you do.
Please go to this link that has all the information one needs for the Peace Fellowships…both the Masters Scholarship and the three-month certificate. Rotary has made this easier yet to apply AND provide information. https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships
You can also contact Betty Tonsing directly at bettyktonsing@gmail.com, or (574) 807-2382
The Association of Fundraising Professionals has recognized The Rotary Foundation with its annual Award for Outstanding Foundation.
The award honors organizations that show philanthropic commitment and leadership through financial support, innovation, encouragement of others, and involvement in public affairs. Some of the boldest names in American giving — Kellogg, Komen, and MacArthur, among others —are past honorees.
AFP’s committee of judges cited Rotary’s comprehensive campaign to eradicate polio as a major driver of the selection. They also mentioned that Rotary applies a methodical, purposeful approach to support a wide variety of causes, from providing clean water to educating the next generation of peace professionals.
“We are honored to receive this recognition from the AFP, which gives us even more reason to celebrate during our Foundation’s centennial year,” says Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Kalyan Banerjee. “The continued strong support of Rotary members will help us keep our promise of a polio-free world for all children and enable the Foundation to carry out its mission of advancing world understanding, goodwill, and peace. We look forward to another 100 years of Rotary members taking action to make communities better around the world.”
To make sure Rotary continues to improve conditions around the world the Rotary Club of Indianapolis’ TRF Committee has set ambitious TRF centennial-year goals.
Our Club’s goals are:
• $40,000 in contributions
• 150 donors
• 25 new donors
• 25 Rotary Direct donors
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The Rotary Club of Indianapolis commemorates The Rotary Foundation’s “Doing Good” Centennial with guest speaker and fellow Rotarian, Mary Beth Growney Selene, at our regular mid-day meeting Tuesday, November 15.
Rotary Club of Indianapolis President Sheila Carlson and TRF co-chairs David Yeley and Nick Reich invite fellow Rotarians and friends from across District 6560 to make plans to join the downtown Indy Club in the ballroom of the Scottish Rite Cathedral to hear Selene report on 100 years of TRF “doing good.”
Selene is a recent member of the Rotary International board of directors (2013-2015) and currently serves on the Polio Plus Advocacy committee, the Rotary Foundation Centennial Committee, the Rotary International Districting Committee and the Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group.
Selene has been a member of the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton, WI, since 1987 and served as the club’s president in 1993-1994.
Both the full buffet and the soup and salad lines open at 11:45 am and the program begins at 12:15 pm.
Full Buffet $18.00
Soup and Salad $15.00
Room Fee (required if not eating) $2.00.
Giving Tuesday is a day dedicated worldwide to celebrating generosity. On November 29th, join those committed to making a difference by giving to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) online. It’s also a great way to help your club reach its centennial giving goals.
The Rotary Foundation turns 100 in 2016-17! The Rotary Foundation (TRF) stands at the forefront of humanitarian service, having supported thousands of projects to provide clean water, fight disease, promote peace, and provide basic education — as well as the historic project dedicated to eradicating polio worldwide.
Nick Reich, co-chair of The Rotary Foundation (TRF) Committee, introduced “A Century of Doing Good in World,” a four-minute video that highlights TRF’s history, impact and future, at the August 30 luncheon.
Nick told luncheon attendees he got his first exposure to Rotary through a TRF Group Study Exchange in 2009 to Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique. From that experience and membership in our Club he knows that through TRF we can reach far beyond our community and improve the lives of many more people by taking advantage of the powerful global network of The Rotary Foundation.
The TRF Committee’s goals for the foundation’s centennial year are:
“Do good” now! Setup for a Rotary Direct account and start making a difference around the world, one dollar at a time.