Indianapolis, In. — For the first time in at least 15 years, Greensburg Rotary Club #3437 in District #6580, which comprises the southern half of Indiana, was named the District Club of the Year at the “All IN” Indiana Rotary Club Conference on Saturday at the Marriot Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. Greensburg received the award in the medium club division, which consists of clubs having 30-49 members. The Southern Indiana District #6580 consists of 33 Rotary Clubs.
The award is based upon club accomplishments over a nine-month period during the current Presidential cycle, from July 1, 2017, through March 30, 2018. The President of the Greensburg Club is Mandy Lohrum, who accepted the award at the Saturday conference. Lohrum will serve as an Assistant District Governor in the 2018-19 Rotary Service year.
In order to be considered for the award, Rotary clubs received points based on membership growth, Rotary Foundation support, completed projects/activities, public image and awareness development, District participation, and a brief narrative provided by the current President.
The Greensburg Rotary Club, which will celebrate 100 years in existence in the year 2020, is very active in not only providing service to Rotary International projects and efforts, but the club also puts extensive effort into local causes as well.
Local projects Greensburg Rotarians are committed to include:
- Providing three area high school age students with Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), allowing them to attend a 3-day leadership camp at Bradford Woods near Bloomington, IN
- Annual Euchre Tournament, where funds are raised to support the efforts of Decatur County Special Olympics and other worthy local projects
- Indiana Department of Transportation Roadside Clean-up of the area east of Greensburg on State Road 46 at CR 350 E toward Lake McCoy
- Greensburg Power of the Past parking detail
- Educator of the Year Award presented to a teacher or administrator of one of the local schools in either Greensburg or Decatur County
- Service Above Self Essay contest for scholarship available to local students
- Paul Harris (Founder of Rotary) community award winners
- Raising funds for the “This Close” Rotary International Polio eradication effort
- Ringing Bells for the Greensburg Daily News Cheer Fund
- Poinsettia Sales Project for the community
- “I Like Me” book efforts supplying customized books for young elementary students in city and county schools
“The Greensburg Club has strived to become a vibrant community outreaching organization,” President Lohrum said. “We have a vision and a strategic plan to be a thriving club.”
The Greensburg Rotary Club meets at 12 p.m. on Mondays, unless there is a special event, at the Decatur County Memorial Hospital Classroom D.
In other news from the All IN Indiana Rotary Conference, the Batesville Rotary Club was named the Small Club of the Year while Columbus Rotary Club was named the Large Club of the Year in District #6580.
The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
First – The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service
Second – High ethical standards, in business and profession: the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s personal, business and community life
Third – The application of the ideal of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
The Rotary International creed consists of the Four-Way Test and is recited at each meeting: “Of the things we think, say or do: First, is it the Truth? Second, is it Fair to all concerned? Third, will it build Good Will and Better Friendship? Fourth, will it be beneficial to all concerned?”
