End Polio Now

Irene Kelly thanks DG Installation Event Planners

Chicken Challenge for PROP

Received RI's 2016-17 Presidential Citation

Above and Beyond Award Winners 2018

Golden Eagle Award Finalists 2018

District Conference 2018

Packing food at Feed My Starving Children

International Service Projects Make an Impact in the World

EPHS Chamber Choir Provided Entertainment

WE ARE PEOPLE OF ACTION

Members of the Eden Prairie Rotary Club demonstrate Rotary's motto, "Service Above Self."

We support local and worldwide causes that make a positive difference.

We meet every Tuesday morning at 7:30-8:30 AM

In person at BearPath Golf and Country Club

and concurrently via Zoom

to enjoy camaraderie and be inspired by influential speakers.

We take part in service projects and fun social activities throughout the year.

Do you want to positively impact your community and the world? Join us!

For more information about joining our club or to request a Zoom link for our meetings, click here

or email our Membership Chair, Holly Link at linkx064@umn.edu

We look forward to seeing you soon!

May 10th Meeting Notes

Meeting Notes:

Tom Obrien from Code42 joined us this past Tuesday. They are here to support organizations made up of people that move fast and think big. The ones who work together to solve hard problems and who relentlessly pursue better. They are not new to the cyber security scene — but our approach to Insider Risk protection is. For nearly 20 years, we’ve been safeguarding the ideas of the most innovative organizations, including 18 of the world’s most valuable brands. And as their needs — and the needs of their workforce — have evolved, so have our data security solutions. Today, their team is focused on delivering solutions built with the modern-day collaborative culture in mind. Tracking activity across computers, email, and the cloud, our SaaS-based Insider Risk Management solutions surface and prioritize file exposure and exfiltration events that represent real business threats, and need investigation and response. Here’s the game-changer: they do this without locking down access to data. The end result? For security practitioners, it means speed to detection and response. For companies, it means a collaborative workforce that is productive and a business that is secure.

Duty Roster 5/17/22 - 05/31/22

Liz Heinecke - The Kitchen Pantry Scientist

Join us on Tuesday, May 17 to hear from Liz Heinecke, founder of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist! She will be discussing her new book, Radiant. The daughter of a physicist and a kitchen wizard who ran cooking schools and dining services, Liz Heinecke grew up in Manhattan, Kansas and Livermore, California. Utilizing an undergraduate degree in art from Luther College and a master’s degree in bacteriology from UW-Madison, she spent a decade working in biology laboratories before pivoting to science writing. Today, she lives in Minnesota and shares her love of science via television, social media, and her books, including Radiant, The Dancer, The Scientist and a Friendship Forged in Light, The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series, Kitchen Science Lab for Kids, Outdoor Science Lab for Kids, and Star Wars Maker Lab. In her free time, Liz reads, sings, and plays the banjo.

May 10th meeting preview

Join us Tomorrow May 11th to hear from Code42. They are here to support organizations made up of people that move fast and think big. The ones who work together to solve hard problems and who relentlessly pursue better. They are not new to the cyber security scene — but our approach to Insider Risk protection is. For nearly 20 years, we’ve been safeguarding the ideas of the most innovative organizations, including 18 of the world’s most valuable brands. And as their needs — and the needs of their workforce — have evolved, so have our data security solutions. Today, their team is focused on delivering solutions built with the modern-day collaborative culture in mind. Tracking activity across computers, email, and the cloud, our SaaS-based Insider Risk Management solutions surface and prioritize file exposure and exfiltration events that represent real business threats, and need investigation and response. Here’s the game-changer: they do this without locking down access to data. The end result? For security practitioners, it means speed to detection and response. For companies, it means a collaborative workforce that is productive and a business that is secure.

May 3, 2022 Meeting Preview

Pat Schneeman and Chris Claussen - Values-Based Investing

Pat joined Boulay Financial Advisors, LLC in 2014 and currently serves as a Senior Wealth Manager. Prior to Boulay, he spent six years in employee benefits administration. Pat works closely with clients to identify goals and develop personalized financial roadmaps. He also helps clients navigate the intersection of investment planning and tax strategies through income tax preparation, asset location and distribution strategies. Pat uses the WealthNAVTM Experience to develop financial plans for clients and enjoys seeing goals turn into reality.

Chris joined Boulay Financial Advisors, LLC in 2021. His drive to impact and better the lives of people has led him to a career in wealth management. He relishes in the strategy and planning that the industry is based upon, which can lead to confident relationships and peace of mind for clients. Chris assists the wealth management team in several areas that include tax planning, accumulation plans, and investment management. He believes that the knowledge and tools that Boulay has to offer clients can truly “Help Them Get There.”

Visit Lake Street - Lake Street Council

Joining District 5950 (click HERE for memo from District President Tom Gump) with the work of supporting social justice, the Eden Prairie Rotary Club is joining in with eight other clubs to collaborate with the Lake Street Council as the business leaders on Lake Street build back their successful business’s. We are joining them as they take steps to move ahead!

Active ESRAG Projects

Operation Pollination at https://operationpollination.net/. There is also a FaceBook for the Rotary E-Club you can get a look at this Link.

April 26th Meeting Notes

Meeting Notes:

Blaine Peterson joined us this past Tuesday to talk about flying cloud airports. Blaine Peterson is currently the Airport Manager for the Flying Cloud and Airlake (Lakeville) airports. Mr. Peterson was hired by the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) in November of 2019, just prior to the COVID Pandemic. Prior to being hired by the MAC, Blaine was the Operations Director of the Duluth Airport Authority from November 2012 to November 2019. His efforts focused on the airfield maintenance, airport master plan update, local zoning, and airport strategic planning as well as three phases of the main runway reconstruction. Mr. Peterson has been an Ex-Officio Board member of the Duluth Airshow from 2013 through 2019. The Duluth Airshow has won the ICAS Pinnacle Award from 2014 through 2018 under his leadership. Prior to his appointment as Operations Director, Blaine held the position within the Duluth Airport Authority as Facility Manager. In addition to his regular job, active participation in community affairs is a strong interest and focus for him. Mr. Peterson was selected for the 2013 Blandin Community Leadership Program, a regional program designed to develop future leaders. As a result, he was solicited to lead the facilities planning team for a school referendum.

Meeting Notes:

Amy Hockert joined us Tuesday, April 12th to talk about her adventures/ missions through international crises. Amy was born and raised in Minnesota and is grateful to live and work in her home state. She started her career in college where she worked for the NBC affiliate in Fargo-Moorhead. She worked in Minot, North Dakota, and Raleigh, North Carolina before moving back to Minnesota to work at KARE-11 and later served as VP of News for the digital news organization, Bring Me The News. Amy is now a FOX 9 representative and shared her story of helping those in need of help.

Amy spoke on Tuesday about 2 very unique people and the way she was able to help them both, in huge ways. While there has been very negative news and stories taking place overseas, Amy has been able to brighten that. Amy was called by the grace of God, to serve these families and help them survive in a country that was brand new to them. As Rotarians we can learn from this story and start to give a helping hand ever more often.

March 29th Meeting Notes

Meeting Notes:

Greg Pavett joined us this past Tuesday to talk about his own business, The Humanity Alliance. The Humanity Alliance team has a proven track record of designing and launching results-driven, disruptive, innovative products. They have experienced success time and time again when faced with solving difficult challenges—and have managed to solve them within budget-neutral environments for some of the most challenging customers in the world.

Their initial focus is providing improved access to nutrition to people who are food insecure and was inspired by a group of Minneapolis high school students. These students and their families are disproportionately held back by the catastrophic health outcomes tied to food insecurity. They are inspired to serve communities where food insecurity and chronic disease continue to create barriers that have a lasting impact.

Lastly, They challenge traditional thinking about resource constraints, both human and financial, within the community including community-based organizations, funders, innovators, community members, and entrepreneurs alike to address and serve the systemic inequities that keep our communities from thriving.

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