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
and concurrently via Zoom 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 the calendar for schedule) 
 
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, Janna Berkholtz, jberkholtz@hotmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
What's Happening in our Club?
Meeting Preview April 15, 2025
Christopher Mayr
Clowning Around with Impact
 
With a personal mission of Enthusiastically Bringing Joy to Others Through Service, Chris Mayr went from a 25 year career as a U of M fundraiser into “reFIREment” in 2019 to practice FUNraising. Join us in learning about how his ministry of caring clowning as Mr. Pineapple at the Lyngblomsten care center in St. Paul
April 1, 2025 Meeting Preview
 
J. Drake Hamilton, Managing Director, Science Policy
Fresh Energy
 
Clean Energy and Climate Action: Create Jobs, Grow Our Economy, and Benefit Everyone
 
 
J. Drake Hamilton is an acclaimed national speaker about actions in Minnesota that benefit our economy while growing clean energy and making Minnesota a climate leader. J. is the managing director of science policy at the nonpartisan, nonprofit Fresh Energy.
She was appointed by Gov. Tim Walz to a 4-year term on the Advisory Council on Climate Change, and she contributes to a large number of working groups. Hamilton’s household now has a solarized garage that houses her EV, and which powers their entire home.
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Magazine named Hamilton as one of "100 Minnesotans Who Make Things Happen." Audiences leave her talks inspired and energized.
 
 
March 18, 2025 Meeting Preview
Reed Daniels, CEO
Red's Savoy Pizza
Reed Daniels fell in love with the Red’s Savoy Pizza brand in 2012 when he began working with the brands' founder, Earl ‘Red’ Schoenheider, as a marketing consultant. Daniels was presented with the opportunity to buy the brand in 2019 which he has grown to 17 franchise locations throughout the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro areas with some out-of-state expansion happening later in 2023. Daniels is passionate about deploying turn-key systems, processes, and technology that elevate the Red’s Savoy Pizza franchisee experience and ultimately allow franchisees to focus on the important aspects of their business – that all Red’s Savoy guests have an awesome experience however they interact with the brand. 
March 4, 2025 Meeting Preview

Reuben Saltzman, CEO, Structure Tech

Discovering the Hidden Secrets of Home

 
 
Reuben is a second-generation home inspector with a passion for his work. He grew up remodeling homes and learning about carpentry since he was old enough to hold a hammer. He worked for Structure Tech Home Inspections since it was purchased in 1997 and is now the owner and CEO of the company.
February 4, 2025 Meeting Preview
 
Joel Bisser, Community Engagement Coordinator
Bridging
 
 
After 21 years in higher education, Joel joined Bridging and the non-profit world in the summer of 2021. 
 
He hosts group volunteers, leads Bridging's dresser build program, helps to procure items for Bridging clients through Essentials Drives, gives tours, does speaking engagements like this, and does all things community engagement for Bridging.
January 21, 2025 Meeting Preview
 
Our January 21st speaker was unable to make it, so our own Bill Gaddis will lead a club assembly.  Please join us to learn more about our club and how you can play a role in making an impact on our community.
 
January 7, 2025 Meeting Preview
 
Peggy Munro Scholberg, an Apple Valley resident, is pleased to announce the publication of Girls in a World at War.  
 
During WWII, Peggy's mother served as a Dietician in the Army overseas in France.  She worked in a hospital that was a converted horse barn situated near the 82nd Airborne quarters and in close proximity to the Battle of the Bulge.  Patients included survivors released from the Dachau concentration camp.  
 
Her mother typed up her experiences when Peggy was just a baby.   Peggy edited and shortened the document and it has recently been published at Kirk House Publishing in Burnsville.  
 
Peggy is pleased to tell others of experiences of women who served in WWII.  
EPAM ROTARY FOUNDATION FALL 2024 GRANTS!
The EPAM Rotary Foundation Board of Directors has unanimously approved the follow grant awards for the fall of 2024:
  • Open Hands Foundation: $1000
  • Eden Prairie Local News: $1000
  • PROP Food Shelf Summer Food For Kids: $1000
  • ESRAG Million Solar Panel Campaign: $15000
  • My Very Own Bed Books for Kids: $1500
President Bill Gaddis presents his vision for the new Rotary year!
At the July 16, 2024 meeting, President Bill Gaddis did a recap of the club this past Rotary year (membership, Polio Plus donations, The Rotary Foundation (TRF) donations and EPAM donations), John Goergen presented information regarding the Eden Prairie AM Rotary grants given to organizations during this past year. Bill then provided information regarding his vision for our club for the new 2024-2025 Rotary year. 
 
Please see the link for the meeting powerpoint below to review the recaps of this past year and the vision for the new year!
 
 
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.
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Bulletins
Venue Map
Links
Speakers
Joel Ackerman
May 06, 2025
RedLadder: Manufacturing Money for Charity”
Jeff Brown
May 20, 2025
Power of Why
Olivia Oster
Jun 03, 2025
Support for Recent Widows
Andy Schornack
Jun 17, 2025
Community Banking
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Upcoming Events
Meeting Responsibilities
Duty Roster for May 6, 2025
Greeter
Berkholtz, Janna
 
Inspiration
Terwilliger, Roy
 
Check-in
Donohue, Patrick
 
Door Prize
Wallace, Zach
 
Vocational
Donohue, Patrick
 
Duty Roster for May 20, 2025
Greeter
Cadwallader, III, Blake
 
Inspiration
Swanson, Josh
 
Door Prize
Gregory, Andy
 

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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.