Club Information
Welcome to Rotary!
Indianola

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Fridays at 12:00 p.m.
Indianola Country Club
1610 Country Club Road
Indianola, IA 50125
United States of America
The PM Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday Evenings at Salem Connection beginning at 6:30pm. If your schedule does not allow you to attend our Friday Noon meetings, consider attending the PM Club. Salem Connection is located at 222 W Salem Ave.
Home Page Stories
 
 
 
 
RI President Elect
Stephanie Urchick
 
 
 
PE Stephanie Urchick will serve as Rotary International President 2024/2025
 
Her Theme for the Rotary Year will be "The Magic of Rotary".
 
In an article published in the February 2024 edition of The Rotary Magazine, PE Stephanie states that her goal is to make Rotary: "simply irresistible".
 
 

Presidential Message

R. Gordon R. McInally

President 2023-24

March 2024

There are many pathways to peace, and in Rotary, we are fortunate to have Rotary Peace Fellows who demonstrate this truth time and again.

Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fellowships for leaders around the world to study peace and development, and what these peace fellows learn prepares them to work in conflict prevention and resolution and promote Positive Peace. Here are a few examples of the creative ways peace fellows advance peace:

RYLA 2024: July 14 -19
Grinnell College
 
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership conference designed to assist future leaders in methods of responsible and effective leadership.
Iowa RYLA focuses on developing leadership through the lenses of team, community, and emotional leadership with an emphasis on Rotary's motto: Service Above Self.
 
WHO IS RYLA FOR?
EVERYONE!

 
RYLA brings together students from across the state who have a desire to develop their leadership skills. At any given moment, you may find athletes, musicians, authors, and scholars coming together with the common interest of gaining a better understanding of their leadership strengths and building skills to help them  make a positive impact on their communities and future endeavors. 
 
Rotary Club of Indianola has been involved with Rotary Youth Exchange since the 1960's. When  travel restrictions and other issues created reluctance by host families to participate the Club was unable to host inbound students.  Club officials are working diligently to restart the inbound program for the 2024/2025 School year.
 
This year the Club approved an application for outbound studies for a local student. Norah requested and was approved to study in France for the 2023/2024 School year. Nora left home the last week in August, arriving at her destination with two other out bound students, one from Japan and one from New York City.  Norah is really looking forward to learning about new cultures, perfecting her language skills and studying in France.
 
January 2024 Update
Je vous promets que je n'écrirai pas toute cette lettre en français...
 
It's been a surreal few months for me in France, a time full of discoveries, emotions, and connections. There are times when I feel completely adjusted and right at home, and then all at once, I'm reminded of how radically different my new way of life is.
 
 
I've done lots of exploring in nearby cities, including Nancy, Strasbourg, Europa Park in Germany, and most recently, a school trip to the Netherlands, visiting Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague, all incredible cities! It was bizarre to travel with students my age who were so used to traveling to far away, big cities like that.
 
The return to school after break has reminded me how much progress I have made so far in my language skills but that the only thing I need to do to improve is keep trying!
 
I am unbelievably grateful for this opportunity that you have provided for me and can't wait to see where it takes me.
 
Bien sincèrement,
Norah Leuwerke
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Warren County Helping Hand Food Pantry could really use peanut butter, canned fruit, pasta sauce, Mac and cheese, canned soup, and dish soap!! We really appreciate your support!!
Your support is greatly appreciated and can be delivered to 107 E Clinton Ave. Indianola.
 
Rotary Club of Indianola assisted The Groggy Dog Restaurant again this season to create meals for those who may not have other options.  The Groggy Dog, West Hill Brewery, Rotary Club of Indianola and donations from other businesses and individuals raise funds to make the Guinness Stew.   

Rotary Club members meet at The Groggy Dog on the appointed days to package the stew. 

Each batch created 25-35 meals which, when reheated, provides a nutritious meal on cold winter days.  Once the stew is packaged, it is frozen and delivered to Warren County Helping Hand and Heal House of Iowa for distribution. 

If you are interested in helping us purchase ingredients for additional batches of stew click here to fund the project.  Click the Read More to see additional pictures.

Object of Rotary

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 professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

Third. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
 
Fourth. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of
business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.