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.