Shots for Tots

Shots for Tots

Shots for Tots, a low cost immunization program, is a collaborative effort between the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition (CCIC) the Tri-County Health  Department and the Aurora Fire Department. The program began in 2002 and has immunized more than 12,000 children. Each month at Aurora Fire Station #2, (Hoffman Heights @ Del Mar & Hoffman Blvd.), Paramedics & Fire Fighters provide immunization and Tri- County nurses screen children to decide what vaccines are needed while providing parents immunization education and records. 

Rotary volunteers support these efforts by providing "traffic control" ...moving folks through the line, organizing paperwork, simple logistics like setting up the tables and chairs, and provide food throughout the day for the firefighters, nurses and volunteers.   Rotarians also send the kids off with a book or a teddy bear.  AFRC makes “Shots for Tots” an annual community service project during the months of October, November & December.