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The Eden Prairie AM Rotary Club is an organization of men and women committed to providing volunteer service to the local community and around the world. Register and/or Donate here!
At the Above and Beyond Awards Dinner we recognize seniors who go "above and beyond" during their high school experience.... through overcoming adversity; being inspirational to others; displaying a great attitude toward life, school and others; improving their GPA, etc. Come and hear the students' stories to honor them in front of their family members, their nominators, the School Board, top district administrators, and many Rotarians and community members.
Click here to register for the dinner or donate.
Reception and dinner start at 6:00 followed by program at 6:30 p.m.
Meal cost will be $25 for an Italian buffet dinner catered by Buca. Registration deadline is April 15. Community members who would like to attend can register directly as a "Guest"and charge the fee or send a check. Please indicate in the comments section the name(s) of any particular student(s) you are coming to support. For questions please call John Estall 952-937-0140.
This year the Rotary Club will be awarding college textbook scholarships to honorees. We invite high school staff, community members and Rotarians to make a donation toward those textbook scholarships in whatever amount they choose. Donations will be used to honor all scholarship recipients. To make a donation, please click the button below.
DONATE TO TEXTBOOK SCHOLARSHIPS: Click on Pay Pal DONATE button below.
Please write "Above and Beyond Scholarships" in the special instructions under your donation
Megan Dayton is the State of Minnesota’s Demographer, and she presented some insightful information on Minnesotans. Keying off the census data, Minnesota ranks quite high compared to other states, and the nation, on several data points. Minnesota enjoys a median household income of $68,388 compared to $60,336 for the U.S. as a whole. The poverty rate of 9.5% in Minnesota is lower than the U.S, although these rates are much higher among certain populations with the state, especially black Minnesotans and American Indians. With just 5% of the population under age 65 lacking health insurance, we rank third among the states for coverage. We are also the sixth highest state for number of college-educated persons and number one in voting participation.
One of Eden Prairie’s newest nonprofits has the mission of providing stable, holistic, transitional housing to pregnant women, single mothers, and their children. ESTHER Homes has operated in Eden Prairie since July, and speaking to its work March 5 was Emily Seiple, its director of community development.
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