2014 Camp Enterprise welcomes 110 students for another successful year
Rotary Camp Enterprise, held Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 6-8, at
Camp Ihduhapi, was a rousing success! One-hundred ten students attended camp
and
learned about the free enterprise system from adult volunteers, including many Rotarians.
This year's Camp Enterprise, chaired by Tom Gump of the Edina Morningside Rotary Club, was the result of hard work by many Rotarians from both the Rotary Club of Edina and EMRC. John Flynn, who handled marketing any many other aspects of Camp E this year, details 2014 Camp E below:
The 110 students from 61 high schools arrived at Rotary Camp Enterprise on Thursday morning, Nov. 6, and became great friends as they experienced the free enterprise system. The students interacted with a wide variety of keynote speakers and business professionals as they made presentations on their experiences. And all the while, with the help of their Rotary mentor and counselor, solved a group of business problems and developed a business plan for a struggling company. They then presented their plan to a Venture Capital team. On Saturday afternoon, Nov. 8, our Venture Capital team leaders recognized the outstanding business plans, and at the conclusion of camp six students were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship to be used for post secondary education at the school of their choice. It was a fantastic three days of leadership training, presentation skills development, team building, business experience, and fun.
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Rotarian Mary Swendsen, one of many club members who volunteered throughout Camp E, sits at a table with campers.
One of the teams works on their business plan at Camp E.
The happy group of campers who each earned $1,000 scholarships to a post-secondary school of their choosing.
A group of Venture Capital team winners, including Patrik Pisecky (third from left in front), one of this year's Rotary Youth Exchange students.
We are already looking forward to next year's Rotary Camp Enterprise, Nov. 5, 6 and 7, 2015.