Welcome to another issue of our weekly bulletin! Read below for more information about our meeting.
This Week in Rotary
Guests
Dr. Scott Brown - Herbert Advisory Services - Visiting Rotarian from Golden.
Rotary Foundation Scholarship Presentation - Rick Richard
Rotary Club of Aurora provides students in the Aurora Public Schools an opportunity for a $1000 scholarship to attend the Community College of Aurora. Two were presented on Wednesday. Rick introduced Jennifer Martinez from Gateway High School and Caprise Hayden from Rangeview HS.(pictured)
Jennifer Martinez from Gateway High School is studying psychology. She told us she likes helping people and her friends tell her she is a caring person. She would like to attend a 4 year college after graduating from the Community College of Aurora.
Caprise Hayden is from Rangeview High School. She explained that she is going to school to be a nurse. She ultimately wants to go to UNC to finish her nursing degree so she can help her dad and understand his illness.
Fine Parking Special Rotary Rates
Member Linda Witulski provided members with a way to obtain special rates at Fine Parking @ DIA. How to save on parking:
Use the loyalty card on the app to enter and exit the facility
This is a manual process, please allow up to 24 hours for the discounts to be reflected in your account.
Use Toll Tag to Enter:
If you have a toll tag, you can attach that with a credit card to be able to enter and exit the facility without even needing to roll down your window. Simply enter the 7 digit number on the back of the tag to your profile with credit card.
Rates with the Discount:
You can park valet at Fine less than economy at DIA
Valet- $15.75 (vs $33 at DIA – 53% savings)
Indoor- $12 (vs $25 at DIA – 52% savings)
Outdoor- $7 (vs $16 at DIA – 56% savings)
Earn Free Parking and Details: Every Time you park at Fine, you earn personal points which can be redeemed for free parking or free details with our in-house certified detail shop.
South Metro Medical Equipment Closet - Open House Invitation
Open House to be held on Sept. 17 from 5-6 p.m. at our facility--6825 S. Dallas Ct, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. See directions below. We felt it important to invite all of the Rotary groups that have supported us to come and see for yourself what we do and how it all works. Light refreshments will be served and we would like you to meet some of our loyal volunteers. Directions: from I-25, go East on Arapahoe Road to Dayton St. Turn south (right) and go to the end of the street. The Greenwood Village post office will be on your right. Turn right on to Costilla, then immediately right again onto S. Dallas Ct. It looks like an alley or warehouse area. We are 2/3 of the way down the alley on the left. Our logo is on the door.
CASA Red Wagon Ball October 5th - Save the Date
Our friends at the Centennial Rotary Club are big supporters of this organization. Let's get out and provide our support to them and at CASA's annual fundraiser. Cocktails, silent auction, dinner, and dancing at the Hyatt Regency DTC. Contact Andrea Tagtow at 303.328.2357 to RSVP or learn more. You can also go to https://adv4children.org/redwagonball/ to purchase tickets, become a sponsor, or to learn more about this great event.
Ice Cream Social
Come join fellow members and a bowl of ice cream with all the fixins'. Member Bob Barrows' Barn @3pm on 9/22. Put on your calendar now.
Aurora Police Foundation - Chief Metz and Naomi Colwell
Chief Metz and Executive Director Naomi Colwell came to talk with us about the Aurora Police Foundation. When the tragedy of the Theater shooting happened in 2012, the community came together to discover ways to work together for a safer community. The Aurora Police Foundation was created to help assist the Aurora Police Department and the community to find ways to create a safer community. Chief Metz was able to obtain some terrific seed money for the APD Foundation from Larry Mizel, Cherry Creek Schools, and the Anschutz Foundation. They are now setup as a 501C3 and are growing as illustrated with the addition of Naomi Colwell. Naomi has held leadership positions at The Aurora Chamber of Commerce and was the President/CEO of The Greater Brighton Chamber of Commerce before joining the Foundation. She brings an expertise of building collaboration across sectors to improve the well-being of the community, with a focus of reaching solutions to issues that affect our community. With a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Metropolitan State University of Denver, she has proven success in bringing community and business leaders together to help impact the lives of those living in the Aurora area. Naomi's husband is a police officer, she is a Paul Harris member, and was a Smoky Hill Rotarian. Naomi is thrilled to work at the Aurora Police Foundation, supporting the Aurora Police Department and the dedicated women and men working there. Members Skip Noe, Kevin Hougen, and Jim Bickford are on the board.
Still determining goals for 2020. Considerations are: A shooting simulator because anyone that is going through training needs this simulator as it tests their capacity under stressful situations and their response. APD wants to replace theirs because it does not work all the time. They would also like to use the money to train school resource officers. Sheridan has Safe to Tell and they reach out to the school counselor if the call involves a child to check to see how the child is doing. Lastly, they want to be at $200,000 in funds raised for 2020.
There is an Aurora Police Foundation Awards Dinner on Friday Sept 27th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. We were invited to come and buy a table. Anyone interested in attending please email Jim Bickford @ jim@abclawyers.com .
Thank you Chief Metz and Naomi for informing us on this foundation.
