Furthermore, Sheriff David Hutchinson discussed education and training programs to help individuals in jail gain skills, so that they don’t come back to jail. Unfortunately, there is a small percentage of individuals who do come back, so they are trying to help those individuals with mental health. To do this, they have instituted a mental health plan and in a month, they are hiring a chief from the county to lead a social work program throughout other suburbs, so individuals who are mentally ill or those that suffer from addiction can go to treatment facilities to get the help they need.

     Sheriff David Hutchinson believes that Hennepin County’s Sheriff’s Office is the best in the state due to our ability to adapt to and overcome anything. The only thing Sheriff David Hutchinson has to worry about in his position is keeping people safe and happy regardless of their zip code, nationality, income level, sexual orientation etc. The sheriff’s office is really trying to do things to make Hennepin County better and to give the best possible service.

Announcements:

• We have the Sisters of Swing Fundraiser coming up on Thursday, January 28th. Please try to attend and sell as many tickets as possible. This is the first time the EPAM Rotary Club is doing a concert for a fundraiser, and we are hoping to continue setting up concerts for future fundraisers if this upcoming fundraiser goes well.

• The EP AM Rotary Club is one of the nine clubs that are helping rebuild Lake Street Council. There are many tasks that you can help out with. If you would like to help out, please contact Tim Conners at timothyconners@gmail.com

• Tim Conners announced that Guy Marzano was going to help the EPAM Rotary Club with strategic planning. If you are interested in Visioning, please contact Tim Conners at timothyconners@gmail.com

Spotlight on Robb Hiller

Robb Hiller grew up in Marshall, Minnesota, but he spent the first part of his childhood in Minnetonka. From there, he found his love for writing, communication, and giving back to the community. As a junior in high school, he was chosen to write an article for the newspaper where he further developed his love for writing. From there, he went on to St. Olaf college. There, he mentored a child with whom he spent over four years mentoring. After St. Olaf, he worked at many large companies. Later, he had the opportunity to be the CEO of a tremendous company, which was a lot of fun, but a lot of work. After 8 years, he decided to sell the company. Currently, he works in performance solutions. Three years ago, Robb found out that he had three deadly cancers. After five months of chemotherapy, his three cancers were completely gone. His new book The Power of 3 has been released, which talks through overcoming adversity. 

Happy Fives:

• Aaron Casper was happy to share that he dropped off his daughters Cecilia and Carmen at Hope College for their second semester of their freshman year of college 

• Carol Kampman was happy to announce that her niece Emily gave birth to a baby girl 

• Roy Terwilliger was excited to read Rob Hiller’s book The Power of 3