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August 13, 2019 Meeting Preview

Ben Fowke, Chairman, President and CEO of Excel Energy:

The Future of Energy

Come join us for a great opportunity to hear from the Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Excel Energy, Ben Fowke.  Mr. Fowke will focus on "The Future of Energy" and building strong local communities for spurring growth, jobs, and powering lives. He will discuss creating the clean energy transition, keeping the energy bills low, and achieving 100% carbon free by 2050 with amazing advances in technology.

Duty Roster 8/13/19-8/27/19
 Aug. 13Aug. 20Aug. 27
GREETERSGlenn OlsonLaurie Pryor Kelly Salwei
 Jan EianGeorge EsbensenJohn Estall
INSPIRATIONMatt CranePatrick DonohueCheryl Eastbourne
CHECK-INCarol BombenCraig BlixrudDick Ward
 Gary Bergren Patrick DonohuePatrick Donohue
BULLETINJenifer LoonKelly SalweiMark Weber
DOOR PRIZEElaine LarabeeHolly LinkJenifer Loon
VOCATIONALMatt CraneDennis KimJacob Stonesifer 
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Notes from August 6, 2019

Anya Falk: Sharing a RYE Experience in Belgium

Back from Genk, Belgium and sharing her experience as a Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) student is Anya Falk of Eden Prairie, a graduate of the Academy of Holy Angels School whose exchange trip was sponsored by Rotary. She spoke to the Eden Prairie A.M. Rotary Club on Aug. 6.
 
Belgium is about one-seventh the size of Minnesota but has double the population. It’s a popular destination for high school exchange students. At the time Anya was there, Belgium had 250 visiting exchange students, 50 of whom were Americans.
 
Though most of her stay was with three host families and involved studies at an arts high school, Anya also traveled extensively, including to Paris, Barcelona, Dublin, Nice, Prague, and locations in Italy. She speaks highly of the Rotary program and of welcoming host families. Soon she is off to High Point University, a private liberal arts university in High Point, N.C.
 

Announcements

The Aug. 20 meeting is a “backpacks for students” service project at our regular Bearpath location and time. Club members are invited to join with Eden Prairie scouts to celebrate Adventure Day on Aug. 18; more at https://www.adventureday.net/. Join Rotarians from three districts at a Rotary Blitz at the Minnesota State Fair event on Aug. 30; more info is at https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50084/Stories/rotary-blitz-at-the-state-fair. Congratulations to Roger Jorgensen for attaining his fourth sapphire Paul Harris Fellow Award. Members are encouraged to include two new Rotary Youth Exchange students in their upcoming activities.
 

Spotlight on Jan Eian

In her vocational, Jan Eian shared that all she needs to know in life she learned while growing up on a farm with eight brothers and sisters: including how to get along, be responsible, love nature, and work hard. At age 9 she wanted to be a circus acrobat. Didn’t happen. But she graduated from the University of Minnesota and earned a certificate in special education so was a teacher for some time until she pivoted to banking. She then became an entrepreneur, starting a gymnastics schools, building a group of Sylvan Learning Centers, and forming Endurant Business Solutions with husband Nick. The mother to three daughters and grandmother to seven, she’s now working part-time for LearningRx, which focuses on using brain processes to help learners of all ages.
 
 

Happy Fives

Kevin Kraemer is happy from a 10-day trip to Europe and his pending horse-riding participation in the Carver County Fair. Pei Ling is happy about today being her wedding.anniversary. Likewise, Dan O’Brien is marking a 46 th wedding anniversary and just returned from Europe – including meet-ups with former exchange-student “daughters” in Germany and Belgium. Bill Falk is happy to have daughter Anya back from an exchange trip to Belgium. Dick Ward is happy to have reconnected with former club member John Brown and John’s wife Vicky, but sad about the passing of his mother. Also contributing with a “sad five” was PG Narayanan, who asked for a moment of silence to honor the El Paso and Dayton mass-shooting victims.
 

Visitors

Mr. and Mrs. Falk
Amy Nyren - Host Parent
Nate Nyren - Host Parent
Kevin Gao - Student Intern
 
 
Speakers
Sep 03, 2019
Leadership/ Authentic Communication--- breakfast meeting offsite at Boulay Group in EP
Sep 10, 2019
Club Assembly
Sep 17, 2019
MnFire Initiative
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Upcoming Events
Swallowship with Dr. Willy & Sophia Menendez
Tavern 4& 5
Sep 26, 2019
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
 
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Bulletin Editor
Adam Sienkowski
Russell Hampton
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Eden Prairie AM Rotary Club meets on Tues. mornings from 7:30-8:30 a.m.
at Bearpath Golf and Country Club, 18100 Bearpath Trail, Eden Prairie MN 55347

Website: www.epamrotary.org     Email: info@epamrotary.org     Mail: P.O. Box 44603, Eden Prairie, MN 55344