Searching for Service
A weekly show designed to help current and future Rotarians find purpose through service!
Episodes
April 22, 2024 • 48 mins
Luis joined the show this week to talk about his Rotary Journey. He shared how important Rotary was to him personally and how he is giving back. Luis also talked about the importance of the vocational aspect of rotary and how that can help bring in new members. Luis is the District 5340 Governor Nominee…
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April 15, 2024 • 55 mins
Tim Conners joins the show this week to talk about his passion for the environment, his Rotary story, Eden Prairie Eco Expo and to give an update on the Lake Street progress. He shared that things are moving fast at the city level in Minneapolis regarding the 3rd precinct building and shared how you can…
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April 8, 2024 • 54 mins
Ed Marek and Jeff Thiemann joined the show today to talk about Braver Angels. Braver Angels is a citizen organization that was started in 2016 to bring liberals and conservatives together to counteract the political polarization and restore the social fabric in American Society. Jeff and Ed share about the work, training and events that…
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April 1, 2024 • 54 mins
Lloyd Campbell joins the show and shares how he helped launch Searching for Service, where he was inspired to develope the podcast, and what he hopes to see in the future of the podcast. He also talks about his current roll in Rotary, how he grew through rotary ranks and how others can get involved.
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March 25, 2024 • 53 mins
Troy joins the show and shared the story about how the St. Cloud Rotary club started Summer Time by George concert series, when the concert series will be this summer, and announces the lineup for this summer. Troy also talked about how their rotary club worked with the city to redevelop park and how they…
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March 18, 2024 • 53 mins
Mike joins the show today to talk about cyber security and shared some great tips to help everyone increase their own personal cyber security. He also talked about how he got involved in service and his journey to becoming a Rotarian.
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March 11, 2024 • 52 mins
Natasha Grad joins us on the show to talk about her journey and passion to spread the information about Mental Health. She is courageous in sharing her personal story about being in pageants and using her platform to talk about Mental Health. Below are some of the resources she shared for anyone dealing with Mental…
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March 4, 2024 • 52 mins
Rebecca joined the show to talk about Pack For Purpose a non profit that informs travelers about the extra supplies they can bring to help the people in the area they are taveling to. She shares how easy it is to have an impact on the places you visit by simply packing extra supplies you…
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February 26, 2024 • 53 mins
Nancy joined us to talk about founding and running Watts of Love. She talked about how she started the non-profit and ran into road bumps along the way as her organization has now impacted over 800,000+ lives across the world. She was truly inspirational with her message to keep try and never quit because the…
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February 19, 2024 • 53 mins
Incoming District 5950 Governor for July 2024-June 2025 Sharon Bloodworth joined the show today and inspired us as she talk about her long passion about being the next District Governor. She also talked about as a Minnesota transplant how important Rotary has been how she developed life long friends here. Sharon leads the largest woman…
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February 12, 2024 • 53 mins
Leif Hagen District Governor Nominee Designated joins us to talk about his long time as a rotarian, being a club president and starting Minnesota Pride Rotary Club. He also talk about his path and process from being chosen Nominee Designated to becoming the District Governor in a few year. Pride Rotary Club meets the 2nd…
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February 6, 2024 • 12 mins
Tom Gump goes above and beyond for our community. If you’re involved in Rotary and are from Edina, Rotary District 5950 or anywhere in Minnesota, you might know that the name Tom Gump is synonymous with Rotary International. Embracing Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self,” Gump has taken on increasing leadership roles since joining Edina…
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February 5, 2024 • 52 mins
Deb came on the show to talk about the project that she and her club have been working on Girl’s Empowerment Rotary Project in Zimbabwe. They are working with Schools in Zimbabwe and providing them with sewing machines and the means to make washable, reusable sanitary pads. Deb shares some great stories about her life…
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January 29, 2024 • 53 mins
Tom Gump joins the show for the 3rd time to talk to us about his work as the air to Rotary International President Elect Stephanie Urchick. Tom tells us about the newly announced theme for her year and the story behind that. He also shares some stories about the work they have already been doing…
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January 22, 2024 • 53 mins
Alexa joined on the show to talk about how to better understand Rotary’s structure above the club level and how you can get involved. She also shared a great insite about the sucess her Rotary Club had creating an event to drive new memberships that we had to learn more about. Rotary Elevating Impact Together…
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January 15, 2024 • 51 mins
Hosts Joe and Chad dive into Chad’s experience through his first year as Rotarian. They talked about the value and postives from the first year as well as some things that Chad is still needs to learn. Rotary Elevating Impact Together – Friends Funds Fest Event Website: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50084/events/elevating-impact-together-friendship-funds-fest
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January 8, 2024 • 48 mins
Alan joined us today to talk about The Rotary Climate Action Team. He shared his passion for creating and making a difference trying to combat Climate change. Alan takes us through how he was inspired to create The Climate Action Team with his club and how that has grown. He also shared some great information…
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This episode originally aired September 24, 2023: Brian Gower discusses the partnership of World Vision and Rotary, the history of that and then Projects of Scale.
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December 26, 2023 • 53 mins
This episode is a special encore presentation: Nate shares the story about how he got involved in making beds for children that don’t have beds. His path to growing the chapter and stories of the impact the organization is having. You can see more about the story in videos on the Facebook page https://m.facebook.com/SHPbeds/. Nate…
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December 18, 2023 • 54 mins
Bernis Executive Director and Founder of Planting Change Foundation Joins us today to talk about the work his orginization is doing in Nicaragua and how Rotary has been supporting that work. Bernis shares what drove him and how the orginization was started. Listen to hear stories about the impact Planting Change is having, their future…
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