Tristian Williams, founder of Greenwood Consulting Group, is a Leadership Psychologist & High-Performance Strategist who works with CEOs, executives, and small business owners to help them maximize their personal and organizational performance and build thriving workplace cultures. Winning and losing both have remarkable psychological and neurological effects on our ability to succeed in business and life. All…
Colin Mustful, Author, writes a unique cross-genre utilizing elements of fiction and nonfiction in order to tell compelling stories that inform and entertain. The author’s work focusses on the tragic and complicated history surrounding the largely unknown and misunderstood event of the U.S. – Dakota War of 1862. Using a variety of sources, author Colin…
Karen Football Associations’ purpose is to promote gender equality and education at all level of the organization, within teams, and the community and to support, coordinate, and administer the growth and development of football (soccer) within the Karen community. The Karen Football Association (KFA) is based in the United States and is the official governing…
Daniel Bramske, EMA Architecture and Rotary Club of Portland, presented about his clubs next major project. A Youth Center for Morrison Child & Family Services in Portland, Oregon. Morrisons’ mission is to help children, youth, and their families with mental health and substance use challenges while working to prevent them from developing in the first…
Ann Olson, Founder of Animal Folks, presented to our club. She discussed animal abuse and the resources available to the public to learn how to report it. Animal Folks Mission & Vision: Animal neglect and cruelty have been happening for centuries. We don’t expect to change attitudes about animals overnight, but we’re at least going…
Jake Sedlacek, Xcel Energy gave a great presentation abut what Xcel Energy is doing to become carbon free. By 2018 they cut their carbon footprint by 38%. Future goals are 80% reduction by 2030 and 100% carbon free by 2050. To achieve this goal, your energy will be a diverse mix of wind, solar, and…
Human trafficking is modern slavery and involves the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. If the victim is under 18, then any commercial sex act is considered human trafficking, even if the minor believes they are doing it of their own free will. Sex trafficking…
Rosario Castro from Rotary Mexico visited our club while she was in town for a conference. Her club likes to work on many little projects, including families and children, and community gardens.
Rotary District 5960 District Governor, Paul Perez, joined us for our meeting with his entourage, including Scott Mercer, Assistance Governor Team Lead, Bev Driscoll, Area 11 Assistant Governor, and Ed Marek, DIstrict Governor Elect. He spoke about the Rotary District and Rotary International goals. Rotary International President, Mark Maloney, has a message for our Rotary…
Midwest Special Services (MSS) empowers the people they support to live the life they choose by providing opportunities and developing partnerships built on collaboration and community engagement. They ensure that everyone who receives their services has the chance to work. They ask people what is important to them and then match employment opportunities to their…