Rotary Values Attract New Members

Members Wanda Borman and Jan Hansen want to give back to Eagan 

Wanda Borman	Jan Hansen

Eagan Rotary President Russ Zellmer is pleased to announce two new members, Wanda Borman and Jan Hansen, who have joined the Eagan Rotary Club to give back to the Eagan community.

“It is our pleasure to add two additional community members to the Eagan Rotary Club,” said Zellmer president of Langer Construction. “Our members raise money for Eagan non-profits that care for individuals and families who are in need.”

Wanda Borman is the executive director of the Eagan Art Festival and has been with the organization for 15 years.  Rotary values are what attracted her to the club.  As 30-year Eagan resident she is pleased that the club introduces her to others who share the concern for honest and fairness. Borman quickly volunteered for the literacy project to read to first graders in Eagan and she is ready to assist with the Gala, the main fundraising project for Eagan Rotary. Borman was surprised to learn that after 25 years, Rotary International goal to eradicate polio has been achieved. 

Borman and her husband of 31 years have raised two sets of twins. The older boys have finished college and are starting their careers, and the younger girls are beginning at the University of Minnesota.

Jan Hansen has been the president/CEO of Educate Tanzania, Inc. (ETI) for the past ten years and previously a professor at the University of St. Thomas. ETI is a Minnesota based nonprofit co-founded with her husband, to raise incomes and promote justice through education and business development in Tanzania, Africa. The organization helped establish an agricultural college in a neglected, rural area with the goal of bringing people out of poverty through education. Jan’s work links her Minnesota farm roots and Minnesota partners with her current service in Tanzania.  Jan hopes to build more partnerships through Rotary. One major aspect of Jan’s work, linked to Rotary International, is the provision of clean water to rural villages. Hansen and her husband Steve recently moved to Eagan and have two adult sons and two granddaughters.  They value family time, reading, church, and the outdoors. 

The Rotary Club of Eagan was founded in 1987 and is affiliated with Rotary International.  The club has 74 members.  The Rotary motto is “Service above Self” and guided by the Rotary Four Way Test. Meetings are Wednesdays at noon at the Lost Spur Golf Club in Eagan.  See eaganrotary.org and Facebook.