On Tuesday, March 12, 2019 the Rotary Club of Indianapolis elected eight members to serve on the Board of Directors for two years, beginning on July 1, 2019. We are pleased to welcome the following community leaders to serve our club in leadership positions.
Marlin Jackson is a graduate of the University of Michigan, an entrepreneur and a life-long-learner. He sees every experience and encounter as an opportunity for learning. As a former collegiate and professional athlete, Marlin Jackson was groomed and developed within a structured, organized, and challenging environment. This experience of learning, in the classroom and in the arena of collegiate and professional football, caused Mr. Jackson to develop a unique perspective and skill set that is embedded in structure, organization, time-management, leadership, creativity, and passion.
Over the years, Mr. Jackson has proven himself to be a goal-oriented, disciplined, and driven person who is able to do whatever is needed to help himself and others succeed. He has displayed these qualities throughout his life as a captain on the University of Michigan football team, in the National Football League with the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles, as sports analyst and sports radio show co-host, and now, as Founder and President of Fight for Life Foundation, Inc.
All are welcome at Rotary programs. The lunch buffet opens at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. See you there!
During March, the Rotary Club of Indianapolis is hosting our March Membership Mania Tournament! We have planned special events to showcase the Best of Rotary during March. If you have been interested in ramping up your Rotary engagement, now is the time! Most events require advance registration, but are free to attend. Below are the links to our special events.
March 8
Indiana Historical Society Conservation Lab Presentation with the History Committee
Indiana Historical Society, 12 p.m. Lunch in the Stardust Cafe and 1 p.m. Presentation
Contact Phyllis Geeslin at phydster@comcast.net to register.
March 9
March Mania Meet Up
Informal coffee and conversation for current and/or prospective members of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis
Neidhammer Coffee Co, 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Register here
March 13
Celebrity H-O-R-S-E Tournament
Join local personalities for this BIG fun networking and social event. Winner of the tournament will receive $500 for their favorite charity.
Hinkle Fieldhouse, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Register here
March 16
Classroom Makeover Project
The 2019 Classroom Makeover top prize for the Indianapolis Teaching Fellows was awarded to Jennifer Elmore with KIPP Indy Unite. Join us to help makeover Jennifer’s classroom.
KIPP Indy Unite, 1740 E 30th Street, Indianapolis
Contact Greg Albright at galbright@marian.edu to participate.
March 21
Volunteer at Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, 3737 Waldemere Ave., 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Register here by March 18 to participate.
March 22
NCAA Bracket Party
Join friends and guests in a private room at Scotty’s Dawghouse to watch NCAA basketball. Beverages, food, basketball and Rotarians!
Scotty’s Dawghouse, 4702 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Register here
March 23
Teach for America Classroom Makeover Project
The 2019 Teach for America Classroom Makeover top prize was awarded to JaVaughn Hardaway with Longfellow Middle School. Join us to help makeover JaVaughn’s classroom.
Longfellow Middle School, 510 Laurel Street, Indianapolis
Contact Greg Albright at galbright@marian.edu to participate.
March 23
Indy Animal Care Services Volunteer Opportunity
Help spruce up the exterior of Indy Animal Care Services.
Indy Animal Care Services, 2600 S. Harding Street, Indianapolis, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Contact Marie Koenig koenigmarie55@gmail.com
March 27
Coffee & Conversation at the Colts Complex
This is a rare, behind the scenes access to our very own Indianapolis Colts complex. Our speaker will be Stephanie Pemberton, Vice President of Marketing for the Indianapolis Colts.
Colts Complex, 7001 W 56th Street, Indianapolis, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Register here
March 27
Live After Five
Live After Five is an interactive young professionals networking event where Indy connects! On Air Personalities from Hot96.3, RadioNOW100.9 and La Grande 105.1 will be in the mix and broadcasting live on location. There will guest speaker to give career advice in different areas. We will be collecting donations of toiletries for Dove Recovery House.
Gavel, 902 Virginia Avenue, Suite 102, Indianapolis, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Register here M
April 3
5:31 Club at Ale Emporium
Join Rotary friends and guests at The Ale Emporium for fun, frivolity, conversation, beverages (over 200 domestic and imported beers) and food (home of Honest Pizza and famous Hermanaki Wings).
Ale Emporium, 8617 Allisonville Road, Indianapolis, 5:31 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Register here
Back in November, a Nominating Committee made up of almost 20 tenured & engaged Rotarians met to discuss who they think would make good board members. From this list of possible board members, individuals were contacted and asked if they wanted to run for the board- 14 members said yes, eight will be elected to represent Rotary on the Board of Directors.
Those 14 people running for the Board of Directors have been divided up into two teams- the “Hubs” and “Spokes.” (A play on the Rotary gear that is our logo.) Each team will present for 15 minutes on Tuesday, March 5 to showcase candidates. For more information about candidates, please click here.
Any Rotarian who is current on their dues can vote for up to 8 board members on March 12. Absentee (email) ballots will be available beginning on March 5 as well. (instructions forthcoming on that- watch your email inboxes.) You DO NOT have to vote strictly along “Hubs” and “Spokes” lines- you can pick and choose any eight individuals from the list of 14.
Long time Rotarian and Past President of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis passes away…..
OCTOBER 11, 1940 ~ FEBRUARY 21, 2019
William “Bill” Douthit, 78, of Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019. He was born to Loren and Irene (French) Douthit on October 11, 1940 in Indianapolis.
A graduate of PS 84 Elementary School, Broad Ripple High School, and Hanover College, where he was a running back on the football team. He married Alice (Dashiell) on October 2, 1965. Bill was President and CEO of The George F. Cram Company, a family-owned business that made maps and world globes, where he worked for nearly 45 years. He was active at Noblesville First United Methodist Church, Indianapolis Rotary Club, Teacher’s Treasures, and Kids in Need. He was a dedicated and devoted husband, father, and grandfather, a music lover with a wonderful baritone voice, and an avid, yet somewhat challenged golfer. For the last 20 years, he also loved spending the colder months in Marco Island, Florida.
Bill is survived by his wife, Alice Douthit; children, Jeffrey (Mindy) Douthit and Jennifer (Derek) Gerow; grandchildren, Will, Austin, Rylin, and Landon Douthit, and Nicholas and Audrey Gerow.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, John “Jay” Douthit.
Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Monday, February 25th at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road in Noblesville. Services with be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, February 26th at Noblesville First United Methodist Church, 2051 Monument St. in Noblesville, officiated by Pastor Dick Judson. There will be an additional hour of visitation prior to the service. Burial will be immediately following services at Hamilton Memorial Park, 4180 Westfield Road in Noblesville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Teachers’ Treasurers, 1800 E. 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46201, www.teacherstreasures.org; or Noblesville First United Methodist Music Program, 2051 Monument Street, Noblesville, IN 46060, www.noblesvillefirst.com.
DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO:
Teachers’ Treasures
1800 E. 10th Street, Indianapolis IN 46201
Web: http://www.teacherstreasures.org
Noblesville First United Methodist Music Program
2051 Monument Street, Noblesville IN 46060
Web: http://www.noblesvillefirst.com
Hayleigh Colombo is a reporter for the Indianapolis Business Journal covering city affairs, including issues of poverty and inequality. She is also the treasurer of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Indiana chapter. Before IBJ, Colombo was a K-12 education reporter for non-profit news site Chalkbeat Indiana, where she primarily covered Indianapolis Public Schools. She also worked as a business and higher education reporter for the Lafayette Journal & Courier. She graduated from Butler University in 2012 with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science.
Hayleigh will speak about the work she’s done covering poverty and inequality in Indianapolis at IBJ through her series One City Worlds Apart, and the importance of widening the coverage at IBJ to include the voices of people who don’t have much power in the business community.
All are welcome at Rotary programs. The lunch buffet opens at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. See you there!
Join us for a spirited talk with Milt Thompson on how sports turned Indianapolis from a once sleepy “Naptown” into a vibrant and booming city it is today!
Milt Thompson is an attorney with Bleeke Dillon Crandal and President & CEO of Grand Slam. He co-founded Play Ball Indiana and is a well-known contract advisor for the NFL & NBA Players Association. Thompson currently serves on the Tourism Tomorrow Board of Visit Indy, the Indianapolis Foundation Board, Crown Hill Heritage Foundation, Crown Hill Board of Managers and the Indianapolis Indians Baseball Club Board.
Thompson was instrumental to the Pan American Games and served as general counsel. He is a former First Team All-American baseball player at Wittenberg University and a graduate of Indiana University School of Law.
All are welcome at Rotary programs. The lunch buffet opens at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. See you there!
Guest Day, Tuesday, February 12
Rafael Sanchez is a Murrow & multiple Emmy award winning Investigative Reporter/Anchor at WRTV-6-ABC since 1998. He received his latest regional Emmy for Best Reporting in June.
Every year, Rafael enjoys participating in about 40 charitable events that raise money and awareness for organizations around Central Indiana. In June in 2017, he completed his 2016-2017 responsibilities as Community Engagement Co-Chair for United Way of Central Indiana and assisted in raising millions of dollars to improve education, financial stability, health and basic needs benefiting thousands of families across our region.
Rafael came to Indiana from the Bronx, New York to attend Franklin College of Indiana where he triple majored in Journalism, Political Science, and Spanish.
His daily aspirations are rooted in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior who wrote “ Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?”
All are welcome at Rotary programs. Invite a colleague, client or friend to join you for guest day. The lunch buffet opens at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. See you there!
The Rotary Club of Indianapolis Coffee and Conversation series gives you a chance to hear from a fascinating person in a cool location. February’s Coffee and Conversation is being hosted by First Lady of Indiana Janet Holcomb in the Governor’s Mansion on February 28 at 8 a.m.! Join us as we spend an hour chatting with the First Lady and learning more about her love of horses, fine arts, and much more. We’ve been told that First Dog Henry might even make an appearance.
Attendees must be registered in order to attend. Click here to register.
Long time member of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis…
Leon Mordoh of Indianapolis, passed away on February 1, 2019 at the age of 82. Leon was born on July 30, 1936, the youngest of four sons of Lora and Mallah Mordoh. He was preceded in death by his brothers Geon and Sol Mordoh. Leon is survived by his brother Al and sister-in-law Sharlette Mordoh. He was a loving uncle to Laurie Rosenbloom (Stan), Linda Mordoh (Larry), Gil Mordoh, Cindy Davis (Jack), Esther Mauffray (Bill), Mel Mordoh (Ilana), Marlene Jacobs (Neil), Mark Mordoh and Leah Riter (Ken). He is also survived by many great nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly.
Leon was the owner of HPS, retiring at the age of 80. He was a life member of Etz Chaim Sephardic Synagogue, a member of Rotary and Sertoma and was a worshipful master in the Masons. Leon was an avid golfer and past president of Broadmoor Country Club. He was extremely active in the Jewish community and enjoyed being chairman of Jewish Family Services. His generosity was known by many organizations and people.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Etz Chaim Synagogue or Jewish Family Services.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 1:00 PM in the Laikin Auditorium of the Jewish Community Center, 6701 Hoover Road, Indianapolis, IN 46260, burial will follow in Etz Chaim Cemetery.
Arrangements entrusted to Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary. Friends may leave a message for the family or a memory of Leon by visiting www.arnmortuary.com.