Welcome to another issue of our weekly bulletin! Read below for more information about our meeting.
This Week in Rotary
Guests
Damon Bewley - from Stich Artist
Robb Wetta - Head Football Coach Gateway High School
Happy 70th Birthday Brad Mikel!!
Red Badge Recipients
We would like to welcome Curtis Gardner and Mandy Gladstone (pictured) to our club as they go through their Red Badge requirements. Please take time to introduce yourself to both if you have yet to do so.
Announcements
Flower Power
You are invited to the Flower Power.
Event:
Flower Power
Date:
Mar 01, 2020 5:30 PM - Mar 02, 2020 9:00 AM
Fee:
Location:
convention center and Cherry Creek Nursing Home
14699 E. Hampden Avenue
Aurora , CO United States of America
80014
Help pick flowers at the Colorado Convention or Deliver flowers to a nursing home and put a smile on someones face.
Needingvolunteers for the upcoming Flower Power pickup/dropoff on March 1st and 2nd. Sheila has signups that were provided at the meeting. If you would like to volunteer please send Sheila an email @ smanthony@centurypa.com
Member Patti Bateman asked everyone to put on your calendars the upcoming State of The City event on May 11th, 2020 at Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver, featuring Mayor Mike Coffman. If you have organizations interested in attending or becoming a sponsor please reach out to member Brad Pierce at 303.341.5559. Additional details to follow.
Shots for Tots
You are invited to the Shots for Tots and teens 2020. You can also book family and friends.
Event:
Shots for Tots and teens 2020
Date:
Mar 14, 2020 8:45 AM - Mar 14, 2020 1:15 PM
Fee:
Location:
Aurora Fire Station #2
12600 Hoffman Blvd
Aurora, CO United States of America
80011
Shots for Tots and Teens at the Aurora Fire Station #2 located at 12600 Hoffman Blvd in Aurora Colorado 80011. Volunteers needed from 8:30 AM until 1:30 PM or any time in between. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a jacket in case the Firetrucks have to roll out for a call and the doors have to be opened briefly. Lunch will be provided by us.
We also need donations of any small stuffed animals or children's books in clean condition. They don't need to be new. These will be given out to the children that come in to get vaccinated for them to keep. Please bring these items to the next meeting for David to take, or to the event itself.
Thank you all for your help! Please contact David Dreibelbis at 720-819-0856 or david@ikonmeds.com with any questions.
Book Drive
President Regina announced an upcoming book drive for elementary schools in Aurora(Aurora and Cherry Creek Public Schools). Please bring your new or lightly used children's books to club meetings and Regina will collect for distribution. This effort will be ongoing for all of March meetings.
Next meeting on 2/26/20 @ Rendezvous Healther Gardens .
President Regina presented a Paul Harris fellow +6 award to member Craig Wagner(pictured). Member Chris Dumas, DDS also was awarded Paul Harris +6, but was not in attendance on Wednesday. Congratulations to both and thank you for your outstanding support of Rotary.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Paul Harris Fellow program here is a bit of history.
The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation.
Rotary established the recognition in 1957 to encourage and show appreciation for substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation’s only program, Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships.
The first Paul Harris Fellows included past RI Director Allison G. Brush, who served during the 1937-38 Rotary year, and longtime RI Treasurer Rufus F. Chapin, both for donations made in 1946. Mrs. Adan Vargas was the first woman to receive the recognition, for a gift made in 1953. Mrs. Harry L. Jones was the second, and one of only five people recognized for contributions actually made in that inaugural year.
Early Paul Harris Fellows received a certificate of recognition. In 1969, the Foundation unveiled the first Paul Harris Fellow medallion at the Rotary Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Japanese metal artist Fiju Tsuda created the piece under the direction of former Foundation Trustee Kyozo Yuasa. Today, Paul Harris Fellows receive a certificate and pin. They are also eligible to buy a Paul Harris Fellow medallion.
Rotarians have a tradition of supporting the Foundation by honoring others. Ida LeTulle Taylor became a Paul Harris Fellow in 1978 when her husband, Vann Taylor, who was serving as a district governor, made a donation in her name in honor of their 34th wedding anniversary. The gift also made her the 25,000th Paul Harris Fellow.
The number of Paul Harris Fellows reached the 1 million mark in 2006.
Tri-County Health - Aurora Healthy Kids Meal and Drink Ordinance
Our speaker this week was Kathy Staatsfrom Tri-County Health.
Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) supports lowering the amount of sugary beverages people drink and encourages healthy, hydrating beverages instead. They want to help communities ensure that serving healthy beverages is the standard, not the exception, in the places where we live, work, learn, and play!
Sugary drinks are the single largest source of calories and added sugar to a diet with no nutritional value. Sugary beverages are those with sugar added, such as soda, juice drink, fruit punch, lemonade, sports drinks, energy drinks, and sweetened teas/coffees.
Kathy illustrated the quantity of sugary drinks that kids and adults consume in their coverage area. These lead to other health concerns surrounding juvenile and adult diabetes, obesity, and other chronic conditions.
The Healthy Choice options that Tri-County is promoting are below:
Many parents and caregivers are not aware of the hidden sugar in some of the beverages that they give to their children. The Healthy Beverage Partnership created the Hidden Sugar campaign with input from parents to educate about the harmful effects of sugar and the high sugar content in many beverages.
Through simple graphics, the Hidden Sugar campaign compares the sugar levels of drinks like juice, sports drinks, and soda to the sugar levels found in sugary foods and desserts, such as cookies, donuts, and more. You can find additional information about this program at
3155 S Vaughn Way
Radisson Hotel
Aurora, CO 80014 United States of America
Anyone attending in person meeting MUST Rsvp in order to have food arranged, and to allow for proper required social distancing. Anyone may attend the zoom meeting.
