Fishers Rotary to honor Jim Hallett at WaterIsLife Charity Ball

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Fishers Rotary will present the 16th annual WaterIsLife Charity Ball on Friday, Dec. 4, with Jim Hallett serving as honorary chair.

Beginning at 6 p.m. in the heated holiday pavilion behind Fishers City Hall, the evening will bring the community together to celebrate service and support WaterIsLife, a signature project of the Rotary Club of Fishers.

The Charity Ball gives neighbors, businesses, and civic leaders a way to put their generosity to work far beyond Hamilton County. Proceeds help fund deep borehole wells that bring clean water closer to home for families and communities in Sierra Leone.

Hallett is chairman of Hallett Sports & Entertainment and owner and chairman of the Indy Fuel. His community service includes support for Mabel’s Ride, a partnership with Community Health Network that provides free transportation to health care for qualifying patients.

WaterIsLife’s honorary chair tradition recognizes community leaders whose service reflects Rotary’s ideal of “Service Above Self.” Hallett joins past honorary chairs including Mayor Scott Fadness, Marissa Andretti, David Becker, and John Wechsler.

“One of the best things about Fishers is that when people see a need, they step forward,” said James Thompson, President of Fishers Rotary for 2026-27. “Jim reflects that spirit. Through WaterIsLife, our community is helping families we may never meet have something every family should be able to count on: clean water.”

WaterIsLife reports 225 wells funded, more than 200 completed and more than 500,000 people impacted. Last year’s Charity Ball raised more than $200,000 in net proceeds and helped fund 23 additional wells. This year’s gathering will help carry that work forward.

Guests will enjoy a three-course dinner, open bars, silent and live auctions, live big-band music, and dancing. The event runs from 6 to 11 p.m. at 1 Municipal Drive in Fishers. Guests are invited to wear their holiday best.

Individual tickets are $175, and a table for eight is $1,400. Tickets, sponsorship information, and opportunities to give are available at FishersWaterIsLife.com. The community is invited to attend, bring friends or colleagues, and help turn a holiday evening in Fishers into lasting access to clean water.