Category: Programs

The United Way of Central Indiana is turning 100 years old! Join us to celebrate the incredible things this agency does for our community and learn about even more incredible initiatives they have planned for their anniversary year in 2018.

Prior to joining the United Way of Central Indiana in 2013, Ann Murtlow served as an AES Corporation executive and president & CEO at Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) where she became one of the few female chief executives in the electric utility industry.

Heavily involved in the community, Ann serves on the boards of the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and The Mind Trust. She is a director of First Internet Bank, Great Plains Energy and Wabash National Corporation. She also served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago from 2007 to 2012.

Tuesday will also be a Guest Day at Rotary, so be sure to bring a friend, colleague or family member who would find the value in the Rotary Club of Indianapolis. .

What strategy do you need to take your workplace to the next level when you’re retired in 5, 10 or 15 years? It’s taken you years to build your skills, brand, and product, right? Consider planning now – so that your future leaders are taking their own strategic journey to build the skills needed to take your legacy to the next level!

Sound like something you want to learn more about? Join us at Rotary next Tuesday, January 2 (yes, that’s right, the day after New Year’s Day) to learn how Wayne Schmidt, CEO and Founder of Schmidt Associates took almost 10 years to grow and support new CEO Sarah Hempstead as he executed his transition plan. You’ll also hear of some surprises and incidentals that got in the way and how his planning really paid off in more ways than anyone could’ve imagined.

As always, feel free to bring a guest- a client, friend or business partner that might find value in the presentation, and value in our Rotary programming.

Join us on Tuesday, November 21 as we welcome Ron Appuhn, a Rotarian from Maryville, TN, who will share the story of how your own Rotary International Foundation dollars are used in matching grants for the Heart 2 Heart Program.

This program is a cooperative effort between Rotarians primarily in the “Heart of America” (Zones 30 and 31) and in the “Heart of Mexico” (District 4170) and The Rotary Foundation to provide humanitarian service, primarily through matching grant projects.

Ron has coordinated the projects, assistance, and work between the Rotary Districts in Central United States during the past 15+ years. Last year the collaboration between Rotary areas completed over $500,000 in projects, including the Vickie Blade Pacemaker Project that honors our own Past District Governor and Rotarian Mark Blade’s late wife Vickie. Having just returned from a visit to Mexico from November 8-15, he is sure to have new and fascinating information to share!

Join us on Tuesday, November 14 for this presentation that will discuss a brief historical perspective on the U.S. healthcare system; some statistics about the U.S. healthcare system today that are enlightening; a few key terms and concepts that significantly shape and drive our healthcare system; some of the key issues and challenges surrounding the delivery of rural healthcare; and ten critical success factors for hospital leadership.

Steve Reed has over 30 years of experience in hospital administration and healthcare consulting in proprietary hospital systems and not-for-profit community hospitals. A graduate of the IUPUI MHA program in Health Administration, Steve completed his bachelor of science in business management and marketing from Indiana State University. Steve is also an instructor on the faculty at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI.

Native American Civil Rights: Past and Present

When we think of civil rights, we often think about freedoms won toward an end goal of equality. What we don’t think about is the civil liberties lost through oppression. In an effort to civilize a “savage people,” federal laws were created in the early 1800s to control where and how Indians lived – laws that stripped them of the same rights afforded to foreign immigrants. Spurred by the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, Native American Indians began a slow and steady march to regain their right to live according to their beliefs. Learn more about this march and celebrate the start of National Native American Heritage Month on Tuesday, November 7 when we welcome Kerry Steiner to Rotary.

Kerry Steiner has served as the Executive Director of the Indiana Native American Indian Affairs Commission since March 2015. Her involvement in Indiana’s Native American Indian community began in 1992 when she was involved with the American Indian Center of Indiana; she continues to volunteer with them today. Following her education at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Kerry joined the U.S. Army and worked as a journalist for 13 years, serving in Alaska, Maryland, Indiana and Panama. Her love of research, writing and a desire to tell people’s stories created a platform to give a voice to those who are not always heard.