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In addition to our main speaker, Richard Bahr, Sandhya Gupta will give a short grant update.
Richard Bahr
Threshold to a new life
Richard Bahr is a life-long resident of Minnesota having grown up in the Twin Cities area. For 21 years he was President of and partner in a successful manufacturing firm. He now coaches business leaders, helping them find success while leading balanced lives.Due to his own life experiences coupled with a passion for service, Bahr has been involved with organizations that provide a “second chance” to those in need. In 2013, he co-founded a social ministry with his wife, Carla, called Threshold to New Life. The organization’s mission is to “Keep Families Home” through their partnerships and matching grant programs, effectively reducing homelessness. Their organization plays a part in assisting over 600 people and families in getting or keeping their housing each year.
Please click on the link below to review the meeting notes from the July 1, 2025 meeting:
Jeff Griffith
Medal Of Honor: New Branding for American Heroes
Jeff Griffith of Jeff Griffith Creative is an award-winning Creative Director of advertising, design and branding located in Eden Prairie. His career spans stints in regional, national and global ad agencies in Honolulu, Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, Winston-Salem, NC, and 26 years in New York City.
Jeff’s sometimes audacious creative has been featured and discussed on CNN, MSNBC, “The View”, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and one of his multimedia campaigns is in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress.
At the July 1st meeting, he’s going to share his emotional work for America’s heroes at the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, which culminated in a branding takeover of the NY Stock Exchange building on Wall Street in early March. For those 61 brave men who wear the highest military award around their neck every day, how do you define the true weight of the Medal and their sacrifice?
Please click on the link below to review the notes from the June 17, 2025 meeting:
The EPAM Foundation Board of Directors has approved the following grants for the spring of 2025:
| Forest Hills Elementary PTO for a Buddy Bench and an Outdoor Learning Space | $3,000 |
| Fraser for a Sensory Lending Library | $1,500 |
| Mothers Tutoring Academy for after school programs focused on reading, speaking, math, and science | $1,000 |
| Funding for DECA Scholarships at the Eden Prairie High School | $1,000 |
| Funding for mentoring of STEM teachers in India | $500 |
| Funding for Driver's Education Scholarships at PROP | $1,000 |
| Onward Eden Prairie for housing for young adults 18-24 experiencing homelessness | $1,000 |
| PROP Summer Food for Kids | $1,000 |
| TOTAL | $10,000 |
Please click on the link below to review the notes from the June 3, 2025 meeting:
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Please click on the link below to review the notes from the May 20, 2025 meeting:
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