Rotary club
Brown County Rotary Club will meet at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Seasons Lodge in the Fireplace Lounge, 560 State Road 46 East.
The guest speaker will be Najia Sherzad Hoshmand, who will discuss leaving Afghanistan in August 2021 with her family as well as her work assisting refugees at the Afghan Refugee Resettlement program at Camp Atterbury.
Najia was born in Kabul and fled Afghanistan with her family in August 2021. She now lives in Indianapolis with her husband, their three children, and extended family and works in the Marion County Treasurer’s Office as a financial manager. She earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Indira Gandhi University in Delhi and is completing an MBA at Kelley School of Business IUPUI that she began at Dunya University in Kabul.
She has held positions in risk management, compliance, administration, human resources, treasury, finance, and logistics for the Danish Refugee Council, the United Nations International Organization for Migration, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit or German Corporation for Technical Cooperation (GIZ), and several Afghani commercial banks. Najia was the deputy chief executive officer for Pashtany Bank, the national bank of Afghanistan owned by the state. In addition to English, she speaks Dari, Pashto, Urdu, and Hindi.
Najia helped with the processing of Afghan refugees at Camp Atterbury and continues to volunteer in her community to assist refuges with interpretation and translation and access to benefits.
Members of the community, especially those interested in exploring opportunities to participate in projects and to be of service to our community, are invited to attend. You may join us via Zoom using a link obtained by visiting www.RotaryClubofBrownCounty.org and clicking on the “Contact us” URL.
Beekeepers club
The 10 O’clock Beeline Beekeepers Club will hold its last monthly meeting of 2022 at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 12, in the lower floor of the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane.
The club welcomes anyone interested in bees or beekeeping. Individuals interested in starting a beehive are particularly encouraged to attend. Experienced beekeepers in our club are available as mentors to anyone thinking about taking up the activity.
Topics of discussion on Oct. 12 will be the making of a sugar board for winter feeding of a beehive, and the presentation of an introductory library program for anyone interested in starting a beehive next spring.
For more information, contact Tony Gaudin at 765-318-0525 or Mark Partridge at 812-988-9390.
Bridge and euchre clubs
Brown County Parks and Recreation is currently seeking additional players for its Bridge Club and Euchre Club. Those interested should contact parks and rec at 812-988-5522.
Retired teachers
The Brown County Retired Teachers group will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 11:30 a.m. at the Seasons Lodge, 560 State Road 46 East.
A program on the Hidden Army of World War II will be presented by group member Kathy Smith Andrew.
All retired teachers living in Brown County are invited to attend meetings on the second Tuesday of May, June, and October 2023. For more information and to make a reservation, contact Bev Logterman at 812-988-7174.
Veterans organizations
Veterans service organizations of Brown County have various meetings throughout the month, all meeting at the Veterans Hall, 902 Deer Run Lane. The Veterans Hall is a government facility and is alcohol free.
Vietnam Veterans of Brown County meet on first Wednesdays.
Veterans of Foreign Wars meet on second Thursdays.
American Legion meets on third Wednesdays.
For more information on veterans meetings or events, call 812-988-5600.
Bluebird club
The Brown County Bluebird Club is again offering fully-assembled cedar bluebird nest boxes for $15 each or two for $25. If interested, call Dan Sparks at 812-200-5700.
