Photos by Brad Mikel
Next Meeting
February 7, 2018
State of the Base
Coming Events
February 7 -- State of the Base
March 4-5 – Flower Power
May 10, -- State of the City
Important: Please be seated at 11:30
Program by Buckley Commander will begin at 12:00
Shots for Tots: Saturday February 10: arrive at 9:15.
Condolence: David Martin husband of past member Sheila Martin passed this week: Service at St. Gabriels Episcopal
Tuesday, February 10, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Signature Event
Rick Richard was tasked two years ago by the board
to survey and vet a signature event for the club. He
has met with Aurora's Parks and Rec. people who
suggested creating a fully accessible park for special
needs children attached. Red Tail Hawk Park. The land has been purchased and some basic amenities have been added.
The cost will be subject to the design. Rick thinks it will be
between $250,000 and $400,000. It was suggested
that funds from the golf tournament be ear marked
for the project. Other fund raising will be required.
Flower Power
Flower Power is approaching March 4-5. On Sunday
March 4, at 6:00 pm volunteers are needed to
traverse the convention floor pulling plants and
flowers from displays and putting
them in boxes. The boxes are loaded in semis and
transported to a central area. Early Monday March 5,
the proper number of boxes will be picked up and
taken to nursing homes. Shalom Park has been one for
the last few years. Another nursing home will be added
this year.
On Sunday after the flowers are pulled the volunteers
go to a downtown restaurant for dinner.
Accolade
Bob Barrows made mention of all the fine work
Kimberly Armitage does. This weekend she took 20 exchange students skiing at Copper Mountain.
He said it was like "herding cats".
This Week
January 31, 2018
Jamie Rife recently moved here from Atlanta. She introduced
Purposity. She has established an "Aurora" page for those who want to contribute. From Purposity web site:
Everywhere around us we see people in need. We also see people who want to help others but don’t know how. We connect those dots through the power of text messaging and social media.
School systems and non-profits in local communities let us know needs in your area. We spread the word to individuals near them who are willing to help. They click a link, see the need, and make a difference for someone near them. It may be the family next door who lost their home in a fire or the child down the street you didn’t know needed school supplies.
It’s easy. It’s simple, and it takes just a few clicks to make a difference in someone’s life. It’s the fastest way to impact your community, one need at a time.
