Announcements/Business:
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Workshop 3: Social responsibility and Community Engagement presentation June 24 7:00-8:00PM.  Information and sign-up at https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50085/Event/dei-workshop--social-responsibility---community-engagement
  • Golden Rotary golf tournament Rolling Hills Country Club June 21st.  Go to https://birdease.com/RCGolf2021 for more information.
  • Rotary Day at the Rockies will be Sep 26th, the game starts at 1:00PM.  Check it out at https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50085/Event/rotary-day-at-the-rockies
  • Our club Pass the Gavel party will be 6:00PM June 26, at Marlis’s home.  Please RSVP so that the party planners know how much main course BBQ Chicken and pulled-pork to prepare.  Bring a side dish to share and your beverage.
  • Mount Evans Hospice/Home Care sponsored Freedom Run (5K) will be July 4, 8am, starting at the Evergreen Middle School.  Rotary is a sponsor and we get two entries.  Information and sign-up here: https://events.com/r/en_US/registration/freedom-run-5k-2021-evergreen-july-801292/purchase (use code CONROTARY21)
  • Peaches orders!  Order your Rotary peaches on our club website homepage by clicking HERE.  We sent emails to past customers and orders are flooding in.  Pick up your peaches Saturday August 28th at Aspen Park Village Shopping Center, 25797 Conifer Rd., Conifer.
  • Rotary International Good News:
    • Childbirth care in Mongolia.  The Rotary Club of Waimate New Zealand inspired a program that has significantly reduced infant mortality rates in Mongolia.  A team from Australia, Mongolia and New Zealand developed training materials for health care professionals in Mongolia starting back in 2013.
    • COVID vaccination sites in the Verona region of Italy.  A desperate need for help to get vaccination sites running had the region’s Rotary clubs producing 150 volunteers in the first week of need.  The volunteer roster eventually grew to over 700.
  • In person meetings, are still not happening.  There is a group within the club addressing how to make in person meetings accessible online for those who want to attend online.
  • As Program Director, Morti would like to know if there is interest in online presentations from professional sources such as TED for meeting programs.  Please contact her with preferences.
 
 
Meeting Program: Sarah Kinzer, CEO MRC
Stride HealthCenter partnership with MRC
 
Sarah engaged our conversation regarding in person Rotary meetings at MRC, welcoming us to start meeting there in person when we are ready.  She added that they recently upgraded their internet to a fiber-optic connection – enabling excellent internet connectivity for conducting in person-online hybrid meetings.
 
MRC has an exciting new partnership with Stride Community Health Center.  This will enable community members to come to MRC for medical services provided by Stride.  Stride has a medical exam room in MRC and starting July 6th they will be available Tuesdays and Fridays 8:30AM – 4:00PM with three staff members.  This includes a general practice MD.  Stride accepts all insurances except Kaiser because Kaiser has their own in-house network.  This includes Medicare and Medicaid, and they recently received a special permit to provide Veterans’ Medical Benefits.
 
Stride wants to establish themselves as a medical home for local people, to include well child exams, immunizations and chronic disease treatment.  For dental care, patients will be referred to the Stride Health Center in Englewood.  MRC can provide gas cards for people who need them.  Their services will include Behavioral Health, this will help the Jefferson County Mental Health professional who comes to MRC once per week.  They will hold their first vaccination clinic the first week of August during back-to-school days at MRC.
 
 
Guest:  Sarah Kinzer, CEO MRC, speaker