• October 1: John Trypus

    October 1: John Trypus

    The Rotary Club of Indianapolis welcomes John Trupus, Director, Underground Engineering & Construction Group, Citizens Energy Group

    Join us on Tuesday to learn about the DigIndy Tunnel System. It’s a 28-mile long network of deep rock tunnels being built 250 feet beneath the city. The $2 billion program is Indy’s solution to reducing combined sewer overflows into area waterways by up to 97 percent.

    John Trypus the Director of Underground Engineering and Construction at Citizens Energy will be our guest speaker. John has 25 years of experience in planning, design and construction of utility projects. In his role within Citizens, he oversees capital work associated with the water distribution and wastewater collection systems, as well as Citizen’s DigIndy Tunnel Program. Johns holds a bachelors of science in geology from the University of South Florida and an MBA from The John Hopkins University, Carey Business School.

    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!

  • September 24: Indy Do Day Kickoff- Pack Away Hunger

    September 24: Indy Do Day Kickoff- Pack Away Hunger

    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! 

  • 7:01 Club: Another Broken Egg Cafe

    7:01 Club is your 5:31 Club for the early morning folks!

    The Social Committee invites you to a social gathering at 7:01 A.M. at Another Broken Egg 9435 North Meridian, Indianapolis, IN 46260 on Wednesday October 30, 2019!

    We will have a separate room for members and guest to meet, spend time with your Rotary friends and family for a fun morning out.

    We will order off the menu so let it be known that Another Broken Egg Cafe isn’t your typical breakfast, brunch and lunch place. The menu is second-to-none, loaded with fresh ingredients and creative recipes across a wide variety of breakfast classics. Each location is designed to feel like a
    casual getaway, served up with a generous side of family, friends and friendly service.

    We will have a room saved for Rotarians. Start the socializing early by arriving at 7.

    No reservations necessary, just come and enjoy.

  • Oct 2: Participate in our 6th Annual Chili Cook-Off!

    Join us for a special edition of the 5:31 Club which includes the 6th annual Chili Cook-off at Triton Tap Room, 915 Broad Ripple Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220, on Wednesday, October 2.

    Throw your hat into the ring. Register with David Leonards at ieb@prodigy.net by Tuesday, September 24th if you think you have the best chili in Rotary. Win bragging rights for the entire year!

    Are you a new member? We are inviting YOU to be our judges for this prestigious event. Email David Leonards to be a judge for the 6th Annual Chili Cook-off.

  • September 17: Thomas M. Fisher, Solicitor General, State of Indiana

    September 17: Thomas M. Fisher, Solicitor General, State of Indiana

    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! 

  • September 10: Dr. Chris Nelson, Dr. Anthony Mimms and Chris Rupert

    September 10: Dr. Chris Nelson, Dr. Anthony Mimms and Chris Rupert

    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!

  • September 3: Larry Cimino, President, Indiana Council on World Affairs

    September 3: Larry Cimino, President, Indiana Council on World Affairs

    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!

  • August 27: Jeremy Watson, Director of Business Programs, Fairbanks

    Drug abuse costs employers upwards of $81 billion each year in turnover, productivity reductions, absenteeism, workplace theft, sick time utilization and lower work quality. Healthcare benefits are often designed to help with employee issues like this, yet most organizations experience very low utilization of their benefits programs.

    Fairbanks Employer Services is uniquely positioned to help employers identify and provide care for employees who may suffer from or are at risk for a behavioral-health issue such as substance use disorder. Backed with more than 70 years of expertise and proven treatments, Fairbanks provides support through a range of programs and services from behavioral health management to traditional recovery support.

    Join us next week as we hear from Jeremy Watson the Director of Business Programs with Fairbanks about how they are helping employers keep valued employees healthy and productive, while reducing turnover and hiring costs.

    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! 

  • August 20: Paul Knapp, CEO/Principal of Young & Laramore Advertising and EchoPoint Media Rethink 65/70 Coalition

    Join us next week (in the 2nd floor ballroom) as we hear from Paul Knapp. Paul is the CEO/Principal of Young & Laramore Advertising and EchoPoint Media. Young & Laramore is a national, full-service advertising agency based in Indianapolis serving a variety of national consumer brands. Paul helped create EchoPoint Media in 1998, a division of Y&L, and it has become the largest media planning and buying agency in the state of Indiana. Paul is also Managing Partner of School 9, LLC, which owns the historic former Public School No. 9 in Lockerbie Square along Interstate 65/70, now serving as an office building.

    Paul has served on a variety of civic boards over the years including Worldwide Partners, Inc., a Denver-based global network of independent advertising agencies.  He has served for over ten years on the board of Building Tomorrow, Inc., an Indianapolis-based non-profit that has built nearly 90 primary schools in rural Uganda striving to provide quality education to un-schooled children in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    Responding to the news that Interstates 65 and 70 in downtown Indianapolis would be completely reconstructed in the coming years, Paul joined with other concerned businesses, civic organizations, and citizens to form the Rethink 65/70 Coalition in January 2018 and has served as one of its leaders ever since. Paul will give us an overview of what INDOT plans on replacing and, hopefully, open our eyes to the enormous opportunity ahead of us with the reconstruction that will take place over the next ten years.

    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!

  • August 13: Steve Grant, Former Indianapolis Colt, Sports World Inc.

    August 13: Steve Grant, Former Indianapolis Colt, Sports World Inc.

    “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!