Category: Programs

Indy Do Day is our club’s signature service project. We hope to inspire 20,000 Indy resident to serve on September 26, 27, 28 and 29. Be part of the action during the Club’s own service project that will be held on Tuesday, September 24 to kick off Indy Do Day week. We’ll be packing meals with Pack Away Hunger. If you plan to join us, please check out Pack Away Hunger’s instructional video ahead of time. 

Our service projects during lunch are always some of the most fun, with ample opportunities to network – so don’t miss out!

There are still volunteer opportunities for your family, friends and colleagues to do on Indy Do Day! Visit IndyDoDay.org to select a project to DO today. 

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 on Tuesday to hear from Thomas M. Fisher. Mr. Fisher has served as an Indiana Deputy Attorney General since February 2001, and was named Indiana’s first Solicitor General in July 2005. In that role he handles high profile litigation for the State, defends state statutes against constitutional attack, advises the Attorney General on a range of legal policy issues, and manages the State’s U.S. Supreme Court docket.

A two-time recipient of the National Association of Attorneys General Best Brief Award for excellence in U.S. Supreme Court brief writing, Fisher has argued four times before the High Court, including this term in Timbs v. Indiana. is U.S. Supreme Court practice has also included authorship of dozens of cert-stage and merits-stage amicus curiae briefs on a wide range of issues, including jury impeachment, federal preemption, legislative prayer, public Ten Commandments displays, the definition of marriage, abortion regulation, right to trial by jury, habeas corpus, and federal taxpayer standing, among many others. 

In addition, Fisher has argued dozens of important and high profile cases before both the Indiana Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, including successful defenses of Indiana’s choice scholarship program, its popular telephone privacy laws, and its alcohol distribution regulations. Other argued cases have included constitutional defense of abortion regulations, parental rights laws, judicial speech canons, Medicaid statutes, the definition of marriage, state toll road leasing, and public school funding, among many other subjects. In 2018, Fisher was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

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 on Tuesday to hear from Dr. Chris Nelson and Dr. Anthony Mimms as Rotarian Chris Rupert, Chief Executive Officer of Options Behavioral Health System, talks with them about about the challenges and triumphs of serving patients with addictions. We have heard from Governor Holcomb, State Senators and IMPD Chief of Police Bryan Roach, but now we can hear from those working on the front lines with patients to help them overcome their addictions.

Dr. Nelson is an Indiana native. He attended Indiana University followed by Indiana University School of Medicine in 1994. After completing residency in Anesthesiology and attaining his board certification in 2005, Dr. Nelson successfully opened four OR independent surgery center. He served as both director of anesthesia and pain management services. From 2010 until 2015 Dr. Nelson directed interventional pain management services through his private practice, United Anesthesiologists of Northern Indiana. In 2014 Dr. Nelson recognized the opioid addiction epidemic Hoosiers were facing and began to shift his focus of pain care to those patients suffering from chronic pain while afflicted with the disease of addiction. He co-founded Allied Wellness Group in 2015 with his partner Dr. John Miller, M.D. a board certified family practice physician. Together they approach the treatment of pain and addiction with a holistic bio-psychosocial emphasis. Dr. Nelson currently serves as the treasurer of the Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

Dr. Anthony Mimms is a Board Certified Physiatrist serving the Indianapolis area for more than 8 years. Dr. Mimms is experienced in EMG (Electromyography), Joint Drainage and Myofascial Trigger Point Injection. He is a member of the Indiana State Medical Association, the Indianapolis Medical Association and the Indiana State Physical Rehab Association. Dr. Mimms was also awarded the Patients’ Choice Award, the Compassionate Doctor Recognition and the Top 10 Doctor.

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 on Tuesday to hear from Larry Cimino who is the President of the Indiana Council on World Affairs. In his day job, he is a strategic global management consultant and is president of ProConsult, LLC, where he works with for-profit and not-for-profit multinational corporations and international governments maintaining a special focus on mental health advocacy and the comorbidity (or co-occurrence) of mental and medical illnesses.

Larry currently serves as the Global Program Director for the Dialogue on Diabetes and Depression, an international effort addressing problems related to the co-occurrence of diabetes and depression under the auspices of a Geneva, Switzerland-based not-for-profit.

He retired form Eli Lilly and Company in 2007 after a career of 32 years in which he served in management capacities in Sales, Human Resources, International Marketing, International Government Affairs, and as President of the Lilly Foundation.

He is Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Indiana University International Center for Intercultural Communications providing language and intercultural training in academic, professional, and other occupational contexts.

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Larry graduated from the University of Toronto with degrees in English Literature and Communications.

Larry will talk about the activities of the Indiana Council on World Affairs, his own international work experience, and the impact that international events have on us and how they affect our US foreign policy.

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!

“You’re not born a Winner; You’re not born a Loser; You’re born a CHOOSER.”

Join us on Tuesday as we hear from Steve Grant a former Indianapolis Colts linebacker who now works with Sports World Inc. Sports World sends professional athletes to share personal life experiences with students, helping them to recognize the consequences of their choices while challenging them with The Message of Hope. Their focus at Sports World is to help students see the value of making positive choices in their life. They also work with teachers and administrators, reinforcing what they are already teaching. Their focus is not to create shame for making bad decisions, but to show students they can choose a better way. We look forward to hearing Steve’s story and the impact he is having on so many young lives.

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 on Tuesday as we hear from  Ben Trockman, Diversity and Inclusion Outreach Specialist with Old National Bank. Ben has been challenged to assist Old National to become a leader in disability employment and inclusion through education and awareness, while working to enhance recruiting efforts and rethinking the hiring processes to successfully recruit, on-board and employ people with disabilities. Ben also manages the Achieve Ability professional mentoring program at Old National Bank.

Ben is active within the disability advocacy community, and works with legislators in Washington DC and Indianapolis to improve employment opportunities, airline accessibility and healthcare options for people with disabilities. He previously served as a National Ambassador for Easter Seals.

In 2015, Trockman was presented with the “Spirit of Ability Award” by BraunAbility in recognition of his efforts at Old National. In July 2016, Ben was nominated as an “Honorary Torchbearer” for the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay. Ben was presented with the “Individual Achievement Award” by Leadership Evansville and, most recently, he was nominated by the Evansville Business Journal as a “20 under 40.”

Ben serves on the Easter Seals Southwestern Indiana board, the Alumni Council of University of Southern Indiana, the Indiana ABLE Authority board, and has been a passionate supporter of Habitat for Humanity of Evansville.

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!