• Symphony on the Prairie July 19

  • Partners In Housing – $25,000 Grant

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    The Indianapolis Rotary Foundation recently granted Partners in Housing, $25,000.

    The mission of Partners In Housing is to provide affordable housing to people who most need a stable place to live, while giving them support and a chance to reach their highest level of self-sufficiency.

    To clarify the PIH mission we define our target population as people who: (a) have experienced homelessness (chronic or situational); (b) are actively at risk of homelessness due to a history of multiple challenges, such as extremely low income, minimal or no support network, chronic illness, disabilities, and other special needs; or (c) are vulnerable due solely to extremely low incomes even though they may have a support network and have no other significant risk factors.

  • 2013 Service Above Self Luncheon

    2013 Service Above Self Luncheon

    The seventh annual Rotary Club of Indianapolis Celebration was held on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The Rotary Club of Indianapolis welcomed Special Guest and Rotarian of the Century, Senator Richard Lugar. Each year the celebration highlights the year’s accomplishments, honors the Rotarian of the Century and installs the 2013 – 2014 Officers. Outgoing Directors of the Club and the Indianapolis Rotary Foundation were also honored.

    Check out the pictures from this event!

  • Annual 2013 Rotary Verses Kiwanis Softball

    Annual 2013 Rotary Verses Kiwanis Softball

    The summer solstice provided the longest day of the year and also the most innings in a Rotary vs. Kiwanis softball game on Friday night, June 21, 2013.

    See more photos from the game.

    Showcased as the “grudge match” because of a tie game in 2012, the 2013 softball game looked like it may end in another tie. However, in the top of the 6th inning the offense of the Kiwanis was a bit too much for Rotary as a single blast scored the only run ending the game with a Kiwanis victory: Kiwanis 1 – Rotary 0.

    Not to be forgotten however, was a wonderful time had by all the players (including Kiwanis) and cheerleaders from both clubs. Both clubs sold nearly 200 tickets to the game and on a beautiful Friday night in Indianapolis enjoyed an Indians game and Friday Night Fireworks after the game.

  • Safe Families for Children

    A movement of families giving hope to children and parents in crises. Safe Families expands the community safety net by providing parents in crises with mentoring relationships and tangible support in times of crises. Volunteer families, prompted, solely by compassion, open their homes to children allowing parents to work out their problems without worry about losing parental custody. Serving the Greater Indy area as well as 10+ surrounding counties.

  • Paramount School

    Paramount School

    Welcome Corporate Partner Paramount School of Excellence! We offer a unique vision for developing students as caring young adults that respect themselves, their environment, and learn as independent thinkers. Through intuitive curricular design, students will receive a broad palette of integrated and interactive subject matter, giving them a solid foundation for real-world problem solving.

    PSOE believes that a child’s education at school must relate to their everyday lives. Through service learning and character education, all students have the opportunity to positively impact their lives at home and in their greater community.

  • M. Nelson Associates

    M. Nelson Associates

    Welcome Corporate Partner M. Nelson & Associates: A one stop shop for event merchandise, promotional products, graphic design and printing.

    We’ve provided branded merchandise for large events such as the Milwaukee 225, Indycar Series. Where we designed six different event T-shirts, two different hats, and two posters, one of which was 3-D. We sold the merchandise at the event and managed the online store.

    We can also do projects where only a thousand pens are needed. Every project is important to us.

    We’re a talented branding team with an uncanny flair for creating dramatic printing and promotional items that get our clients noticed.

    You’re here because you want your company to stand out from the competition. We’re your branding silver bullet.

  • Fun at Rotary Golf

    Rotary Golf continues back at River Glen this Monday, 6/14/10 which is Flag Day,. Wear some “red, white, and/or blue”. Please note that League Play at River Glen will run thru Monday August 23, 2010; however, we are not playing on Monday, July 5, 2010. Furthermore, you do not have to play every week; just play when you can. Also, we welcome your guests. The cost is the same as last year; $25 with carts or $19 for walkers. League play is handicapped plus is only nine holes; however, you may play the entire eighteen at no additional cost. Just pay at the Clubhouse before you play; tell them that you are with Rotary to get the discounted rate.. There will be a pause after nine to collect scores and socialize. Late golfers may join us then around 5:30 pm and play nine afterwards.

    To those of you that didn’t join us last Monday at our Brickyard Crossing outing, you missed out because we had a great day for golf and all had a good time. Every golfer received a logo ball, a logo green’s marker, a towel, and tees. While nobody got a hole in one, Ralph Taylor was our “Bankers Handicap” Champion with a “low net” of 62; congratulations Ralph. Ask him how he chipped it in on the 165 yard par three hole # 4 from the almost 90 degree embankment on the right side of the hole. There were two “official” witnesses to see this great shot on the hole. Jeff Lake and Jim Pauloski, as it was our “hole in one” $20,000.oo prize hole. Tied for second low net with 66’s was Evan Goodman and Ken Young. We needed to use two holes to get the tie breaker and Evan Goodman won. Fourth low net was Kirby Durham at 67. Dan Shelley wasn’t there to defend his “shortest drive” and Kirby Durham obliged. There also was a real battle for highest gross; however, Tom Fisher claimed the prize this time J It should also be noted that Jim Boots Wife, Susan, got the longest drive on Hole # 15; way to go Susan! Other contest prize winners were Todd Lugar, Jerry Clifford, Dick Amick, Ken Konesco, and Steve Ivy. Thanks again to Tim Weiland of the Marion Rotary Club (Stanley Steemer) and our own Kirby Durham (First Financial Bank) for being our sponsors. Thanks to our witnesses (they said that they could be bribed); Jim Bethel, our starter for the day; and all 28 of you who played as we couldn’t have done it without you.

    Monday, August 23, 2010, is slated to be our “fun day and awards” event; please mark your calendars as you won’t want to miss it. It will again be a “bankers handicap” event plus there will be prizes on almost every hole. More to follow in the future. If you or your company wants to be a sponsor for the day, please contact me. We accept almost anything. Of course, cash is welcome also.

  • Rotarians Judge Science Fair

    Rotarians Judge Science Fair

    In June, Rotarians judged a Science Fair at IPS Christian Park Elementary School 82. All grades participated in their first ever science fair. Students were thoroughly engaged, entertaining and genuinely excited about the fair and the experiments they produced. Some projects were completed individually while other were done as group projects. Our judging focus was to ensure that students understood the ideas behind what a hypothesis is and why it was important. This school’s students were delightful and engaged. See all the photos.

  • WNBA Champion, Tamika Catchings

    WNBA Champion, Tamika Catchings was with with Rotary on Tuesday May 21, 2013! Tamika Catchings is a professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. In 2001, she was drafted by the Indiana Fever. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history.

    This was a wonderful event held at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse. Thanks to the Indiana Fever and Rotarian, Kevin Bower and a special appearance by Coach Lin Dunn.