 Well, Park Rapids is always looking for ways to make their community a better place. That's why after years of planning, they finally hosted their first ever ACES Summit. Reporter Cheryl Moore explains. Park Rapids wanted to be a more healing community. That's part of the reason they decided to host a day-long ACES Summit. ACES stands for Adverse Childhood Experience. And the summit is meant to help everyone understand the effects of trauma. When we have a common language of understanding what ACES is all about, then we can all make the difference going forward. So that's the first step to get everyone together and build awareness. Presenters were brought in from all over the country. Park Rapids community leaders from all different fields also hosted workshops. There's representation from the school system, law enforcement, the medical community, and more. My sessions this morning were based on being a hope dealer. So it's kind of a tongue-in-cheek term, you know, a hope dealer. Kids are like, what does that mean? When I talked to them about how, in my life, I found transformation in dealing hope to individuals. I always see my role as a constant cheerleader, one that continues to push, hopefully pull, dragging people into community service, community action. The ACES Summit was literally a whole day event. It started in the high school and elementary schools with all the activities for students, but then later in the day, the whole community was invited to participate. I hope that they grasp the concept that this is not a change necessarily in curricula or procedures and policies. It's more of a shift in a mindset. It's more of an understanding and a shift in who we are. Professionals who have worked on ACES programs before say it's pretty typical to see school communities getting involved. But what's happening right now in Park Rapids is something to be admired. I think there's just some cutting-edge things happening here because it's not just a square thing, but it's a tremendous community approach. And that's the strongest approach there is, is when the community comes together around trauma. Reporting in Park Rapids, Shaw Moore, Lakeland News. The ACES Committee is looking into making the summit an annual event they're planning on a fall date for next year. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.