Month: August 2010

  • Rotary Golf Concludes the 2010 Season with No Rain Again

    At the final outing for the year at Broadmoor Country Club twenty-one golfers participated on a beautiful day. Major prize winners were Robin Houze: Low Gross; Ralph Taylor, High Gross; Dave Foutty, Low Net 1st; Mike Crowley, Low Net 2nd; David Yeley, Low Net 3rd; and Ken Konesco, Low Net 4th. Other hole winners were Don LeClare, David Yeley, Dick Amick, Fred Brames, Evan Goodman, Mike Crowley, Dave Leonards, Robin Houze, Dan Lee, Ron Baker, Norm Houze, and Steve Ivy.

    League winners were also announced. “Golfer of the Year” was Todd Lugar with a net average of 39.625 stokes; 2nd was Dave Leonards at 39.873; 3rd, Steve Ivy; 4th John Schneider; 5th, Jim Bethel; 6th, Don LeClare; 7th. Evan Goodman; 8th, Dick Amick; 9th, Dan Shelley; and 10th Mike Crowley. There were twenty-one golfers who participated in League play at River Glen this year.

    Wrapping up, there were thirty-two golfers at the Brickyard Crossing outing in June plus amazingly for the third year in a row we were not rained out at Rotary Golf. It was a good Season. If you play golf and didn’t join us, be sure to next year!

  • Indy Animal Care & Control Gets Facelift From Rotary

    The property at Indianapolis Animal Care and Control is much prettier now! This high-traffic area suffered from neglect due to maintenance cutbacks and it is an “emotional” place – some people are despondent about surrendering their pet or their inability to find their lost companion.

    With funding from Rotary’s Environment and Beautification Comm., Master Gardener Assn., Keep Indpls. Beautiful, and Friends of IACC, Marie Koenig and MG Assn. and F.I.D.O. volunteers planted and mulched areas for 52 shrubs and two trees. In alignment with the “animal” theme, these include two DOGwoods, 3 red twig DOGwood shrubs, 3 CATmint plants, and 9 NineBARK shrubs! Additionally, 6 large resin planters grace the entrance with purple fountain grass surrounded by purple and red wave petunias, ageratum, lobelia, coleus, and yellow super bells, all of which complement the main building’s purple flashing.

    Koenig’s KIB Neighborwoods grant was approved for 30 trees to be planted along the driveway at IACC this Sept. 18!

  • Calnali (Mexico) Microfinance Project Launches Website

    Author: Sara Anne Hook

    The Calnali Microfinance Project provides small loans and other support—training, education on basic financial management—to citizens in Calnali, State of Hidalgo, Mexico so that they can become self-sufficient, provide for their families, offer needed products in their communities and share their traditional crafts throughout Mexico and the world.

    The intent of a microfinance project is that the people who receive loans pay the loans back with interest, thus maintaining and even growing the pool of funds for the next set of potential entrepreneurs. The project also includes training for the participants, not only on their particular craft/endeavor, but also basic money management and business management. There are three main targets of the loans at this time: sewing school uniforms, traditional embroidery and beading, and pottery.