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June 23, 2020 Meeting Preview
Carol Kampman & Club Assembly and Discussion
Meet our Club Administrator & Club Discussion on our Way Forward

Join us live on Zoom anytime after 7:15 AM. Meeting will begin at 7:35.

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It's time to formally meet our Club Administer. Carol will share her story, how she found her way to our EPAM club and what's she's discovered thus far in her experience with Rotary. Following Carol's message, we're going to do something new. Break into small groups (on zoom breakouts) to discuss a few questions and then join back together to share as a group. This will connect us more deeply and reveal our way forward to how we will meet in-person again soon ... a hybrid model and zoom. We will make several announcements, which includes a recent board decision about virtual meeting admin fees and dues. We remain ever present  and attentive for what serves our members! 

Duty Roster 10/27/20 - 11/10/20
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GREETERSGlenn OlsonPG NarayananLyndon Moquist
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INSPIRATIONAaron OrwickTom PoulGlenn Olson
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VOCATIONALSteve CwodzinskiPatrick DonohueJan Eian
HYBRID SUPPORTRoger JorgensenAaron CasperElaine Larabee
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Notes from June 16, 2020
Police Detective Carter Staaf on “Human Trafficking: The Issue, Victim, Law Enforcement, and Community Solutions”
Our guest via Zoom was Det. Carter Staaf of the Eden Prairie Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, who spoke to us on the issue of sex trafficking. An Eden Prairie police officer for the last 20 years, Carter has become a proficient investigator of and speaker on sex trafficking due to his work in Eden Prairie and also on the multi-jurisdictional 494 Sex Trafficking Task Force.
 
Carter walked us through the fraud, force, and coercion that are typical attributes of sex trafficking, as well as the “grooming” that plays off the commonalities between the perpetrator (pimp) and the sex-trafficking victim, who can be female, male, or transgender. He also emphasized that sex trafficking is here in our community, and that a key to eliminating it is to reduce the demand by cracking down on pimps and sex buyers.
 
This is a scary subject for someone raising children, but Staaf says we can all play a part in reducing the incidence of sex trafficking. Because addiction, money issues, or insecurities among victims play such a prevalent part, we can provide outspoken and offsetting encouragement to young people, loved ones, acquaintances, and others.
 
You can also help by participating in the 2020 Stop the Trafficking Virtual 5K for Justice being sponsored by A.M. and Noon Rotary, but do it soon because the registration deadline is fast approaching. Your participation raises awareness and provides funding to nonprofits that work with sexually exploited youth and women. Go to www.stopthetraffickingrun.org for more information.
 
 
 
Announcements
  • Visit the District 5950 Facebook page at 7 p.m. on June 25 to catch the installation of new District Governor Tom Gump.
  • We’re in the final days of our campaign for The Rotary Foundation. Please give, as we are short of our goals of $31,000 raised and every club member contributing. Contact Roger Jorgensen for more information.
  • Work is underway to prepare for new club interns. The new group will benefit from a manual prepared by this year’s group and an overlap in scheduling that will allow our veteran interns to mentor our newcomers.
  • Superintendent of Schools Josh Swanson updated club members on the finish of the school year and planning for this fall, including the possibility of a “hybrid” approach that could be a mix of in-classroom and distance learning.
Spotlight on Mark Weber
We learned in his vocational that Mark Weber was raised in Detroit Lakes, Minn., attended Bemidji State University, and post-college took a reporting position with the Eden Prairie News, where he later became editor, publisher, and manager of the newspaper group to which it belonged. Mark joined Rotary in 2001. In 2013 he left journalism to start an encore career as the first full-time executive director of the Eden Prairie Community Foundation. His pride and joy are his family: wife Roma and sons Craig and Grant.
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Please support these 2020-2021 Rotary Sponsors
Their generous support helps sponsor all that our club does in our community and around the world! This includes the Above and Beyond Awards Dinner, the Golden Eagle Awards, the Ethics Lunch and STRIVE scholarships and much more. Interested in becoming a Rotary Sponsor? Click here
 
Gold Sponsors ($1500 - 2499)
 
 
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Speakers
Nov 03, 2020 7:30 AM
Jim Tincher, Founder and Mapper in Chief
Nov 10, 2020 7:30 AM
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Upcoming Events
EPAM Board Meeting
Nov 27, 2020 7:30 AM
 
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Bulletin Editor
Adam Sienkowski

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