Newsletter - Archive  Jan 21, 2010

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Editarian: Jerry Allen                                                                        

Club Photographer : Brad Mikel 

Next Week

January 27, 2010

I Had a Stroke, Boy, Am I Lucky!

Joe Sabah - Every month is Stroke Awareness Month

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This Week

January 20, 2010

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Aurora Public Schools

Vista 2015 Strategic Action Plan

Barbara Cooper, Equity & Engagement Officer, introduced the Vista 2015 Strategic Action Plan.

A packet was distributed that included a review of the Vista 2010 plan and the highlights of achievements of APS.

Vista 2010 showed that 93% of the 113 metrics had goals that were met (56%) or had made substantial progress (37%).

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Lisa Escarcega, Ph.D, Chief Accountability& Research Officer, led the discussion on Goal 1: Accelerate learning and reduce learning gaps.  Due to time constraints the discussion served as an example to be used to examine the other goals.

Vista 2015 is broken into four major sub-parts:

     People Action Plans

Achievement Action Plans

Community Action Plans

Evironment Action Plans

The plan provides a comprehensive step by step means to achieve APS's goals and the metrics to measure the results.

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Mary Lewis, APS School Board Member, pointed out that the first part of the plan is a "Listening Tour" that goes from 10/09 to 3/10 with adoption of the plan scheduled for 8/10.  The packet included a response form with 7 questions that gives the community an opportunity for input.  She requested that we help by giving our answers.  It can also be filled out on line.

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KC Powers with Colorado Youth at Risk reported that there is a 50% dropout rate at Central High.  She was asking for members to serve as mentors.  It's easy and just requires that the child be included in your normal activities periodically.

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Doug Evans presented David Leonard of the Salvation Army with his PH Fellowship.  People who know the pay scale in The Salvation Army realize the sacrifice Dave and Geraldine made to make this contribution.  The PH Fellowship was Dave's Christmas present.

Diana Whye made an appeal for contributions to the Haiti Relief Fund.  Diana personalized the appeal with a picture of her grandmother, who is from Haiti.  The funds are going to the Shelter Box Fund.  Shelter Boxes cost $1000 a piece and have a tent, water purification, cooking utensils, and small tools for 10 people.  There are 3300 boxes on the way in the care of two Rotarians.  The distribution is being coordinated through some of the 9 Rotary Clubs in Haiti.

 www.shelterbox.org/  

 http://www.shelterboxusa.org/InsideAShelterbox.aspx

Click on the above links to see what Shelter Boxes are and the progress being made in their delivery.

Shelter Box

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The club collected $1081 for Haiti.

The Board decided that fund raising for Haiti will be ongoing so that members that missed the meeting will also have a chance to make a tax deductible contribution made out to The Auora Rotary Foundation to be "passed through"  for the purchase of Shelter Boxes.  Please make a note in the memo section of your check "Haiti Shelter Boxes".

Tom Nicholas announced a request for volunteers to participate in a Citizens Assessor program to help interview applicants for some city jobs.

Barbara Rowe said that 138 patients were given shots in the Shots for Tots day on January 9.  H1N1 shots are also being given and includes adults.. Barbara needs several more volunteers to complete the Shots for Tots schedule.

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Kimberly Armitage asked for some volunteers to help her next Wednesday 1/27 from 5-7 PM at Dakota Valley School.  Dakota Valley is at Quincy and Reservoir.

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Rotary Board Action

1.  Flower Power will be continued this year
2. The board increased RYLA campers from 2 to 3:  1 young RYLA and 2 senior RYLA.  This program is open to children of Rotarians.  Young RYLA campers are 12-13  and RYLA are 15-17.  The cost is $400 per camper, an increase of $50 from last year.  The club pays this cost.

The Rotary Club of Aurora gratefully acknowledges the sponsors who support our website Please click on the Sponsors name to visit their website and see what services and specials they offer. Aurora Chamber of Commerce Body Beautiful Collision Repair Dave Williams & Associates LLC Doug Evans Agency State Farm Insurance Edward Jones Ev Sequeira Wagner Law Office Craig Wagner YMCA of The Rockies Please click here to find out more about these sponsors.