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  • Healthier Rotarians…Healthier Community! Getting our Jingle on!

    The Health and Wellness Committee once again, brings fitness to Rotary!  We will be joining Indy Runners and the YMCA in a weekly run/walk every Wednesday at 6:00 pm, beginning September 16th. Details coming soon!  For a sneak peek go to http://www.indyrunners.org/view-content.aspx?sectionID=11  and check out details of Indy Runners activities.

    The weekly walk/runs will begin our journey towards participating as a team in the 27th Annual Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis on Saturday, December 12, 2015.  The event will be held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse beginning at 9am.   This will be our second year to participate as a team and want all Rotarians, friends and families to join us in support of the Arthritis Foundation.

     

  • Wednesday, September 2: Rotary 5:31 Club, Broadmoor Country Club

    Join us! It’s 5:31 at Broadmoor Country Club on September 2, 5:31 to 7:30pm. Broadmoor CC is located at 2155 Kessler Blvd W Drive.

    Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Indianapolis

    Just “show-up! Or, for more details contact the Rotary at 317-631-3733!

    Reservations and punctuality not required! 5:31 meet-and-greets are our most popular event get-togethers. They are a fun way to get to know folks outside of our regular Tuesday programs. We always meet at a new location somewhere in the city and it is never dull!

  • August 25: Kathleen Lee, Chancellor, Ivy Tech

    Ivy Tech Community College is Indiana’s largest and most affordable college, with 32 degree granting locations and nearly 200,000 students attending each year. The Central Indiana region is the College’s largest region, and serves students in Marion and the surrounding counties.

    Dr. Lee will highlight Ivy Tech’s new division structure, special program offerings for students and the College’s impact on the state. Ivy Tech is Indiana’s highest return on its investment in higher education, offering the most affordable tuition, the lowest percentage of students graduating with loan debt, and high earnings of graduates in the first year after graduation.

  • Did You Know? A Sports Moment in Rotary History, Charles Buschmann.

    Excerpt from Gregg Doyel, gregg.doyel@indystar.com, IndyStar, August 8, 2015

    buschmanDoyel: ‘Jim Thorpe of Indiana’ worth remembering
    Before (Rotarian) Charles Buschmann was done — he died in 1964 at age 96, the oldest member of the city’s Rotary Club — he had won state medals in gymnastics, helped found the Indianapolis Athletic Club, carried a bowling average in the 170s into his 70s and was described in a 1947 newspaper story as “the Jim Thorpe of Indiana.”

    Along the way he became business partners with Henry Severin, who built the Omni Severin in 1913. Charles Buschmann named his son after his business partner, and that son — Severin Buschmann Sr. — took the family into weird and wonderful directions. Read full story.

  • August 4, Nicole Pechanec: A Gymnastic Life

    Join us at the Rotary Club of Indianapolis on August 4 as we welcome Nicole Pechanec to talk about “A Gymnastic Life.”

    On August 13th – 16th, the nation’s best men’s and women’s gymnasts will come to Indianapolis to compete at the 2015 P&G Championships. Performances will determine all-around and individual national champions, as well as the national team for the junior and senior elite levels. The competition comes one year before the 2016 Olympic Games therefore many of the athletes will continue on to represent our country in Rio.

    As a former world-class gymnast, Nicole will share insights on what it takes to become an elite gymnast. Not all athlete’s stories are identical, but there are many similar themes in gymnastics backgrounds like moving away from home, homeschooling, and long hours of training. Nicole will also give tips on how to watch the event from a gymnast’s point of view as well as which competitors to watch for.

    Nicole’s gymnastics career includes captaining her Stanford Women’s Gymnastics team to two NCAA finals, competing in three World Championships for the Czech Republic, and inventing a skill on the uneven bars under her Czech surname, Pechancova. Nicole attended Stanford University and graduated in June 2012 with a Bachelors of Science in Engineering and an Architectural Design focus. She has stayed involved in the sport as a program coordinator for USA Gymnastics, choreographer, member of the P&G Championships LOC, and associate producer for nationally televised gymnastics events for NBC.

  • August 5, Rotary 5:31 Club at Union 50!

    Join the Rotary Club of Indianapolis on August 5 as we visit Union 50 at 620 NE Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Stop by anytime between 5:31p-7p. Reservations and punctuality not required!

    5:31 meet-and-greets are our most popular event get-togethers. They are a fun way to get to know folks outside of our regular Tuesday programs. We always meet at a new location somewhere in the city and it is never dull!

  • July 28, Rick Hite, Chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    July 28, Rick Hite, Chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

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    Public Safety in Indianapolis
    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Rick Hite will share his thoughts and reflections on crime and public safety in Indianapolis. This will include a discussion of what each citizen can do to make things better. Chief Hite recently attended the State of the Union to represent law enforcement leaders who are forging new relationships with the community.

  • September 10, Quest for the West

    The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art and its Western Art Society invite you to attend an exclusive VIP viewing of the 10th annual Quest for the West® Art Show at 6 p.m., Thursday, September 10 at the Eiteljorg Museum, 500 West Washington Street, Indianapolis.

    Created just for Rotary members, this party will give you and your spouse or special guest an opportunity to be the first to preview this year’s Quest for the West Art Show and Sale. If you like what you see, you can register (download the form) to participate in opening weekend activities or vie for art as an absentee buyer during a Saturday evening, September 12 sale. All art displayed in the show is available for purchase. The event is free, but pre-registration is required.

    You’ll meet many of the 50 contemporary Western-theme artists – ranked among the best in the nation – who created art especially for this incredible exhibit, and view their paintings, drawings and sculpture. Whether your passion is wildlife, still-life, landscape, cowboys or Native American images, there is something for everyone’s taste.

    Approximately 180 works of art will be displayed in the museum’s special exhibit gallery. Art will be available for purchase at a Saturday evening, September 12 “luck of the draw” sale and through Sunday, October 4, when the exhibition ends.

    Put on your favorite cowboy boots, Western wear if you like, and join the Eiteljorg Museum’s Western Art Society for wine, cheese and a hefty serving of fabulous fine art. You’ll have a wonderful evening, meet old and new friends and experience art through the eyes of its creators.

  • July 21, Indy Rotary: Allison Barber, WGU Indiana, Chancellor

    July 21, Indy Rotary: Allison Barber, WGU Indiana, Chancellor
    Dr. Allison Barber is the chancellor of WGU Indiana, the state’s online, competency-based university. She champions college attainment for working Hoosiers who have some college but have not yet earned a degree. WGU Indiana also offers advanced degrees in business, education, health profession and technology.

    An Indiana native, Allison’s portfolio includes more than 25 years of experience in education and public service. Prior to her position at WGU Indiana, Allison was the president of her own strategic communications firm in the Washington, D.C. area. She was also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, teaching in the master’s program for Public Relations and Corporate Communications.

    Allison spent more than seven years at the Department of Defense. She was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Internal Communications and Public Liaison. In this position, she was responsible for the Department’s worldwide communications to the men and women of the military, and for community relations programs that linked citizens to members of the Armed Forces at home and abroad. Allison worked to establish the Pentagon Channel, created the New Media division for the Pentagon, and provided oversight to the Defense Media Center, Armed Forces Radio and Television, and Stars and Stripes newspaper. She was also responsible for national programs that protect and enhance the morale of the military members and their families.

  • July 29, Join us for 40 PROOF at Hotel Tango!

    A special night, opened to the public but for the Under 40 Crowd Only! July 29, 5:30 to 7:30pm at the Hotel Tango Artisian Distillery, 702 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203

    Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Indianapolis

    Enjoy a “The Rotary” cocktail (one night only) created by owner of Hotel Tango Whiskey and Rotarian, Brian Willsey!

    For more details contact the Rotary at 317-631-3733!

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