WELCOME TO THE EDEN PRAIRIE AM ROTARY CLUB!
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 in person at Fat Pants Brewing, 8335 Crystal View Road, Eden Prairie
on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 7:30-8:30 AM
to enjoy camaraderie and be inspired by influential speakers.
We also take part in service projects and fun social activities monthly.
(Check "Upcoming Events" or the calendar for the schedule.) 
 
Do you want to positively impact your community and the world? Join us! 
For more information about joining our club, 
email our Club Administrator, Carol, at ckampman.rotary@gmail.com.
or come visit us at a meeting.
The first two breakfasts are free on us!
We look forward to seeing you soon!
What's Happening in our Club?
Meeting Preview - November 17, 2026
Darrin Janisch, Retired Army Infantry Officer
Fields of Honor
 
Darrin Janisch is a retired US Army Infantry officer with over 31 years of service.  He has deployed in support of Combat operations both as an enlisted Soldier and Officer, completing 6 tours during his service. He is the recipient of the Legion of Merit, Two Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, The Combat Infantryman’s Badge with Star and numerous other awards and citations. He joined Folds of Honor in 2026 and currently resides in Savage, MN with his wife and kids.
Meeting Preview - November 3, 2026
Dan O'Brien
Rotary Foundation
 
O'Brien, Dan
 
Dan O’Brien, who was The Rotary Foundation Chair of our club from 2000 to 2019, has returned to that role. He will present history, facts and figures about The Rotary Foundation. For example, since our inception, the members of the Rotary Club of Eden Prairie (AM) have contributed nearly three quarters of a million dollars to The Rotary Foundation.
50 Years of "Service Above Self"!
Eden Prairie AM Rotary began in 1976. Among many other accomplishments over the past 50 years, EPAM Rotary has:
  • Funded grants totaling $174,000 to Eden Prairie nonprofits and other local causes.
  • Awarded $66,000 in student scholarships.
  • Hosted 38 Rotary Youth Exchange students from other countries and sponsored 44 local students involved in traveling around the world as part of the program.
  • Funded $91,000 worth of grants for international Rotary projects, helping provide everything from medicine, food and clothing to safe water.
  • Contributed $733,000 to the Rotary Foundation, which is the charitable arm of the international organization and transforms members’ gifts into service projects.
  • Worked with other Rotary clubs to advance Eden Prairie’s public-art effort by commissioning the creation of an eagle sculpture called “Soaring Bird: Peace Through Service” that stands outside the Eden Prairie Community Center.
EPAM ROTARY'S 50TH ANNIVERARY CELEBRATION!!
Join us in celebrating EPAM Rotary's 50th anniversary on Thursday, October 29th! To register, go to "Upcoming Events" on this page and click on the 50th anniversary notice.
 
Meeting Preview - October 20, 2026
Dan Gasner
My Friends Call Me Gaz
 
Dan Gasner is a business teacher at Bloomington Kennedy High School with three decades of experience. He has written a memoir titled “My Friends Call Me Gaz,” which details his experiences growing up in Rochester, Minnesota, and surviving significant loss and heartache. The book also touches on his own mental health struggles, including panic attacks that were managed with medication. Despite the challenges, Gasner’s memoir celebrates life and emphasizes the importance of living fully in the present.
Meeting Preview-October 6, 2026
Michael Martin, Founder/CEO
r.World and Effect Partners
 
Described by Billboard magazine as the “Guru of live event greening”, Michael Martin is an innovator in business-based tech and social change campaigns leveraging culture for impact. He is the founder of several successful companies, including being CEO and Founder of Effect Partners and r.World, two purpose-driven organizations committed to creating global awareness of and meaningful change in environmental sustainability.
 
Michael contributed to helping Earth Day become the world’s largest secular event, and developed the first-ever national global warming campaign with Ben & Jerry’s and Dave Matthews Band, uniting the nation’s top 20 environmental groups and putting the concept of climate change on the map.
Meeting Preview - September 15,2026
Cathi Williams, Executive Coach
Healthy Leadership
Cathi Williams is an executive coach, keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and wellness expert with more than 20 years of experience in the wellness field. She helps entrepreneurs and executives manage stress, build confidence, and achieve lasting results by focusing on emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and the ability to channel energy into what truly matters. Her approach is grounded in real life experience and designed to create meaningful change both at work and at home. A triathlete and mom of two, Cathi brings grounded energy, authenticity, and insight to every session.
 
 
 
Meeting Preview - September 1, 2026
 
Carolyn Kinzel, Founder and Executive Director and
Amanda Novak, Board Member
Brighter Days Family Grief Center
 
 
Carolyn and Amanda from Brighter Days Family Grief Center will talk about the work they do for families  in grief.  Their presentation will include a video showing Camp Erin
Meeting Preview - August 18, 2026
Teresa Heupel, M. Div.
Steady Leadership in a Reactive World
 
Teresa Heupel is the founder of Healing With The Rev, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ with a Master of Divinity in counseling ministry, and the creator of Steady By Design, a grief and emotional wellness app. With 25 years of experience in grief and healing work, Teresa has walked alongside individuals and families through some of life's hardest transitions, drawing on training in hospital chaplaincy through clinical pastoral education, as well as spiritual healing practices developed over decades of ministry.
She is the author of Healed to Healer, a composer and pianist, and writes a monthly grief column, "All Things Grief," for Eden Prairie Local News.
Today, Teresa channels her calling into Steady By Design, an app built to help people move through grief and difficult emotions with steady, practical tools grounded in both science and spirit.
In her talk, "Steady Leadership in a Reactive World," Teresa shares what 25 years of sitting with people in crisis has taught her about staying grounded, present, and clear headed when everything around you is reactive, insights that inform her work as both a minister and an app creator.
At the close of her talk, Teresa will introduce The Steady Journey, a three-session private coaching package for anyone ready to move through grief or emotional overwhelm with personal, one on one guidance.
Eden Prairie AM
We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m.
Fat Pants Brewing
8335 Crystal View Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
United States of America
We meet on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.
District Site
Bulletins
Venue Map
Links
Speakers
Darrin Janisch
Nov 17, 2026
Folds of Honor
Janell Yule
Dec 01, 2026
The Transformative Life
EP High School Music
Dec 15, 2026
Holiday Celebration
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Upcoming Events
  • Veterans Luncheon
    Eden Prairie Schools Valley View Campus
    Nov. 10, 2026
    11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Club Meeting
    Fat Pants Brewing
    Nov. 17, 2026 7:30 a.m.
  • November Bingo!
    Fat Pants Brewing
    Nov. 21, 2026
    2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Meals on Wheels
    Eden Prairie Senior Center--lower level parking lot
    Dec. 01, 2026 10:45 a.m.
  • Club Meeting
    Fat Pants Brewing
    Dec. 01, 2026 7:30 a.m.
  • Club Meeting
    Fat Pants Brewing
    Dec. 15, 2026 7:30 a.m.
Meeting Responsibilities
Duty Roster for 11/17/2026
Greeter
Kraemer, Kevin
 
Inspiration
Link, Holly
 
Check-In
Kelly, Irene
 
Door Prize
Larson, Tom
 
Vocational/Member Highlight
Crudele, John
 
BE PART OF THE ACTION!
 

NETWORK AND HAVE FUN!

Join us for our next monthly Swallowship or"Happy Hour" from 5:00 - 6:30! Check the date and location under "Events." Bring a friend!
 

SERVE OUR COMMUNITY!

Members pack 2808 meals for Feed My Starving Children!

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

Teamed with another club to provide purified water to a pediatric hospital in Guatemala.