This week's speaker program features one of our own members, Janet Palmer.Janet has been the Executive Director of PROP since February 2015. PROP's mission is to compassionately provide comprehensive support to their neighbors in need that creates a path towards self-sufficiency. We help people in Eden Prairie and Chanhassen, Minnesota who are facing financial hardship or crisis.Primary services include the food shelf, short-term financial help, support for low-income families with children and teens, and support for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Janet believes PROP belongs to the community, and as Executive Director she strives to ensure the entire organization works together to enrich the lives of people in the community and to work under PROP's core values; compassion, integrity, respect, stewardship and relevance.
Reminders:
Swallowship Happy Hour is at Champps this week: April 13, 5-6:30pm
April 16th is Eden Prairie Parks cleanup day: register here
Registration is open for the annual Ethics Luncheon on April 21st at Edina Country Club: register here
Spotlight on Rotary is April 26th; be thinking about who YOU will invite.
What's Rotary all about? Please join us to learn about Eden Prairie A.M.'s impact in our community and our world. You are invited to check us out at our "Spotlight on Rotary" open house event at Buca de Bepo Restaurant on Tuesday, April 26th from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Admission is free, and appetizers will be provided. The event will allow you and your guests to meet and mingle with members of Eden Prairie A.M. Rotary and hear very brief Spotlight presentations illuminating our local and international service. You'll receive free tickets to attend our weekly breakfast meetings. Bring a donation for the PROP foodshelf, and your first beverage is free. Registration is not required, but appreciated. For more information or to register online click here or email maureenmara28@gmail.com.
Guest speaker Emily Duke of CyberSmart Law provided some insight on who’s hacking business, government, and individual computers – and why. Knowing who is behind the hacks and what motivates them can take some of the fear away, she said, and better prepare us for foiling their attempts.
Hackers typically fall into categories such as teens, organized crime, nation/states, and groups like Anonymous. But sometimes the hackers are disgruntled employees or business competitors. These various groups are typically out for money, ego, ideology, nationalism, or revenge. Occasionally the hacker has been blackmailed or compromised in some other way.
As with any crime, the perpetrators are looking for opportunity, so practicing “good cyber hygiene” is critical, says Duke. Employee training is essential, including such things as being suspicious of electronic links, invoices, or e-mails that can lead to malware, credit-card fraud, or wire-transfer fraud. Also, make sure your business vendors are actively protecting their technology equipment – and thus you – from hackers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Volunteers are needed for the Rotary Reads program, where adults meet weekly with a schoolchild to read a book together and improve the student’s reading skills. Contact John Estall for details.
You can sign up on epamrotary.org for the park clean-up service project from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at Flying Cloud Fields.
Spotlight on Rotary, our membership recruitment event, will be held at 5 to 6:30 p.m. on April 26 at Buca restaurant. Invite prospective members and sign up now.
The annual STRIVE breakfast recognizing students and mentors in this program will be held Tuesday, May 3, at the Eden Prairie Community Center in lieu of our normal meeting at Bearpath.
Make plans to attend the club’s Above & Beyond Dinner the evening of May 11 at Olympic Hills Golf Club. This heart-warming program recognizes EPHS seniors who have overcome great odds.
Mark your calendar for the Progressive Dinner, which will be May 21. Details are coming.
Upcoming community events in which you may be interested include the Eden Prairie Reads evening with Garth Stein on April 19 and the Community Foundation’s annual EP Gives gala on April 30.
SPOTLIGHT ON CAROL BOMBEN
Rotarian Carol Bomben was born in British Columbia but moved to Oregon and then California, where she met future husband Ken in college. They married, then lived in Oregon, California, and Oklahoma before moving to Minnesota, where the parent company of Ken’s employer was located. They have three daughters and a grandson, age 2, with another grandchild expected in about August. Carol works for The Preserve Homeowners Association in Eden Prairie.
HAPPY FINES ......We’re happy. And we’re willing to pay fines for being so.
Roy Terwilliger is back from a warmer climate, and thankful for all the good wishes for his wife, Mary Lou.
Glenn Olson just harvested a batch of maple syrup said to be delicious.
Dan O’Brien is happy to have had a daughter visit him, meaning all six grandchildren were under one roof, at least momentarily.
Frank Sherwood is happy to have attended, with wife Mary Jo, the baptism of their fourth grandchild.
John Crudele was happy to reunite with several high school buddies during a brief trip to Chicago.
Dennis Kim is thankful for John Crudele’s recent motivational speech at Dennis’ company.
VISITORS Prospective Member/Guests (host): Jeff Kim and his wife (1st visit), Rachel Sofer (guest/daughter of Jan Eian), and Ian Kirkpatrick (Frank Sherwood's guest)
Guest speaker Emily Duke of CyberSmart Law provided some insight on who’s hacking business, government, and individual computers – and why. Knowing who is behind the hacks and what motivates them can take some of the fear away, she said, and better prepare us for foiling their attempts.
Rotarian Carol Bomben was born in British Columbia but moved to Oregon and then California, where she met future husband Ken in college. They married, then lived in Oregon, California, and Oklahoma before moving to Minnesota, where the parent company of Ken’s employer was located. They have three daughters and a grandson, age 2, with another grandchild expected in about August. Carol works for The Preserve Homeowners Association in Eden Prairie.