This week's program: Estes Park Salud Family Health Center
This week's program will include three representatives of the Estes Park Salud Family Health Center. Salud Family Health Center’s mission is to provide a quality, integrated health care home to the communities served.
Eileen Flaherty is the Clinic Director. She opened the Salud Clinic in Estes Park in 1992. Since then she has worked full-time at the Estes Park Clinic and has watched it grow from one to three full-time providers and two volunteer physicians. Her education includes: California State University at Long Beach, FNP, Advance Practice Nurse; and California University at Long Beach, B.S. Nursing.
Stephanie Whitfield is the clinic’s Business Manager. She has been with Salud since February 2011. Prior to Salud she worked for Banner Health in Wyoming for six years. Stephanie is also the President of the local Salvation Army Extension Unit.
Marie Welton, DDS FAGD, is the newest addition to the clinic's professional staff. She holds a Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry, a DDS from University of Iowa College of Dentistry, and a BSE in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Iowa.
Salud operates 10 community health clinics and a mobile unit. Salud serves all community members with the low-income, medically underserved population and migrant and seasonal farmworker population as the priority clientele. Since 1970, Salud has maintained a firm commitment to provide care to all community members and does not turn patients away based on finances, insurance coverage or ability to pay. Salud offers medical, dental, pharmacy and behavior health services. Salud accepts most insurance, but also specializes in helping those individuals that have no insurance coverage. Salud staff members can assist patients enroll in state and federal programs if they qualify. Most programs are based upon family size and income.
President Scott Thompson called the meeting to order at noon. Sandy Reid offered an inspiring invocation from Rotarian magazine. Ken TeSelle led a rousing rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Wayne Newsom introduced guests of Rotarians, including Bill Solms, guest of Dave Evans.
Raffle
Jay Harroff won $22.50 in last week's raffle.
Levity and Brevity
President Scott shared a joke and thanked members for sending jokes to him.
Rotary Moment
Bruce Carmichael gave us insight into his choice to be a Rotarian and his reasons for remaining a Rotarian, including membership in our club since 2009.
President Scott needs a club member to share his/her Rotary Moment on October 15.
Announcements
Tara Moenning reminded all to bring recyclables to the Shred-A-Thon on Saturday. She shared a letter from 2015 scholarship recipient Otto Engel's college president.
Roger Thorp reported that Wil Smith had died.
President Scott said the next club board meeting would be held on Oct. 13 at his home, the Duck Race Committee would meet on Oct. 15 at Nicky's and the Foundation Board would meet on Oct. 26.
Happy Money
Scott Thompson was happy to have shared a camping trip with his family and happy that Elk Fest and Movie in the Mountains beer sales were financially successful for the club.
Tara Moenning was happy for the Chicago Cubs.
Rob Ludlum was happy to have received a personal letter from DG Ken Small to thank Rob for a gift.
Chuck Bonza was happy that our scholarships help students with the high cost of college.
Bill Solms was happy to be a guest and to see Bob Brunson.
Program
Rene Moquin updated members on his trip to Poland, which was partially funded by our club. He spoke about planning for the 2016 Duck Race, and then introduced Bob Fulton, who will lead the social media campaign for this year's race and festival.
Bob Fulton provided a fascinating overview of the power and potential of social media to engage people from around the world. He encouraged members to sign up for Facebook and then to do the following:
On Facebook, go the Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Page. Like it. Get notifications when posts appear on the page.
Ask everyone you know to do the same.
Help spread the word, by sharing what is posted on the Estes Park Rotary Facebook page with your Facebook friends.
Remember: Like and Share!
President Scott ended the meeting with an inspirational quote and a reminder that spouses are entitled to membership at the low cost of $125. He adjourned the meeting at 1 p.m. with the Four-Way Test.
This is Tara Moenning and the happy Rotary gang at the Shred-a-thon on Saturday. From left to right: Virgil Holtgrew, Sandy Reid, Kyle (Xpress shred), Tara, Phil, Dr. Oja, and Jim Austin.
"On October 24, we mark World Polio Day. I hope that on that day, all of you will take part in some way in our work to eradicate polio. ... This war of ours - which started as a war against polio but is also a war against hatred, against ignorance, against fear - this war will be won. It will be won soon. And when it is won, all of Rotary will have a story to tell - to the children, and the grandchildren, who will never see a leg brace or an iron lung, or know a world with polio in it."
K.R. Ravindran, 2015-16 Rotary International President in the October 2105 Rotarian Magazine
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