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Welcome to another issue of our weekly bulletin! Read below for more information about our meeting. 
 
This Week in Rotary

Guests

Kevin Dunkel
Rebekah Copeland
Donna Beaman
Kay Davis
 
Fine Parking Special Rotary Rates
Member Linda Witulski provided members with a way to obtain speacial rates at Fine Parking @ DIA.  How to save on parking:
  1. Download the Fine Denver app:
  2. Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fine-parking-denver/id1324751907?mt=8
  3. Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.netpark.app.finedenver 
  4. Create an account and add Aurora Rotary Club as the company name
    1. Through the App – Click Skip on home page to create new account
    2. Desktop: https://reservations.fineairportparkingdenver.com/customer/register/
  5. Use the loyalty card on the app to enter and exit the facility
  6. 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.

 

Grants and Scholarships

Member Rick Richards(pictured) discussed grants and scholarships for January-June.  Presented $1,000 to Smoky Hill Rotary Club for Romanian medical equipment in their Urology Department.  $4,000 given for two senior students at Rangeview($2K a piece) that are involved in their Man Up and Girl Rising Programs, respectively. 

 

 

Introductions:

Member Kim Armitage introduced Emma Lyn.  She is an outgoing exchange student headed to France. 

Member Tammy Strouse introduced our RYLA Representative Breana Peterson.

Rotary Foundation

DG Curt Harris gave a presentation on the Rotary Foundation.  Continued support of the Rotary tradition of strong philanthropy and continue to help achieve our core mission of “advancing world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty."  Your support of the foundation helps achieve these goals.    Any amount you can give is great.  

 
Foundation Fundraiser @ Top Golf
Member Mike Garcia is looking for volunteers to help with the Foundation Fundraiser.  It will be held at Top Golf.  As members of this committee discussions will surround date, time, and associated details of this event.   Please contact Mike if you are interested in participating.   rmikegchief2@gmail.com
 
CASA Red Wagon Ball October 5th - Save the Date
CASA's annual fundraiser is coming up!  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. 
 
Reminder - It's A Party - Wolfe's
Member Art Wolfe will be having one last hurrah at his home.   
1) Sunday 9/1 @ 5:30pm - Kelly Augustine
 
Suggested minimum donation of $25, 100% going to performers.  Beverages, apps and treats provided @ 4:30pm.  Please bring a blanket or chairs.   RSVP to cowolfes@comcast.net or call 303.681.4025.
 
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.
 
 
REMINDER THIS SATURDAY
South Metro Medical Equipment Loan Closet - Donna Ralston
Donna Ralston was our speaker this week discussing the South Metro Medical Equipment Loan Closet.   The loan closet started in 2016.  The South Metro Medical Equipment Loan Closet’s purpose is to provide used durable medical equipment for a donation to the organization to persons age 18 or older.  What is durable medical equipment?  Durable Medical Equipment, commonly referred as DME, is any equipment that provides therapeutic benefits to a patient in need because of certain medical conditions and/or illnesses. Durable Medical Equipment (DME) consists of items which: 
• are primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose;
• are not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury;
• are ordered or prescribed by a physician;
• are reusable; • can stand repeated use
• are appropriate for use in the home.
DME includes, but is not limited to, wheelchairs (manual and electric), hospital beds, traction equipment, canes, crutches, walkers, kidney machines, ventilators, oxygen, monitors, pressure mattresses, lifts, nebulizers, bili blankets and bili lights.
 
All equipment donations will be considered, we are specifically interested in providing: wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, scooters, canes, hospital beds,  knee cruisers,  extended grabbers, toilet seat risers, shower chairs, chairs to move into/out of a bathtub.
 
Phone answered Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., unless it is a holiday.  

Call 720-443-2013 or email info@medicalequipmentloan.org for appointment to borrow or donate equipment.  Located at 6825 S. Dallas Ct, Greenwood Village, CO   80112.  

To learn more about South Metro Medical Equiopment Loan Closet click on link below. 

Thanks Donna for your time and your presentation. 

Club Information
Aurora
Service Above Self
We meet Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Rendezvous at Heather Gardens
2888 S Heather Gardens Way
Aurora, CO  80014
United States of America
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Member Birthdays
Linda Witulski
November 8
 
Debra Neeley
November 12
 
Sheila Anthony
November 13
 
Kelley Neumann
November 20
 
Bill Rapp
November 23
 
Max Blair
November 26
 
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Sheila
November 13
 
Kenneth Price
November 17
 
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November 29
 
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Phil Gibson
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November 18
 
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Kimberly Armitage
November 1, 1994
25 years
 
Patti Bateman
November 7, 2012
7 years
 
Bill Holen
November 18, 2018
1 year
 
Don Massey
November 18, 2018
1 year
 
Roy Snyder
November 18, 2018
1 year
 
Ryan Turbyfill
November 18, 2018
1 year
 
Ron Fay
November 20, 2014
5 years
 
Kelley Neumann
November 21, 2007
12 years
 
Abbey Kresser
November 25, 2018
1 year
 
Bill Flynn
November 25, 2018
1 year
 
Daniel Fischer
November 25, 2018
1 year
 
John Wolfkill
November 25, 2018
1 year
 
Tammy Strouse
November 25, 2018
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November 26, 2018
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