DOWNTOWN AURORA – The Aurora Downtown community mourns and grieves with the entire City and its neighbors for the shooting tragedy in Aurora Friday, Feb. 15 at the warehouse of Henry Pratt at 641 Archer near Highland and Prairie Avenues. Here are ways that downtown businesses are assisting in the Aurora Strong efforts to help both the victims’ families and our local first responders.
-
Wyckwood House, 14 W. Downer Pl. Suite 16: Sales of Aurora Strong items, including Modest Coffee, Send Me A Dream T-shirts, Creatively Intentional candles, and more to benefit the city’s Aurora Strong fund.
-
Ballydoyle Irish Pub, 28 W. New York St.: The Aurora Strong Benefit Concert includes multiple bands, a buffet, raffles, and more from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24.
-
Gillerson’s Grubbery: 33 W. New York St.: Aurora Strong: Every Single Penny Fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25.
-
Aurora Downtown First Fridays Photo Booth March 1 at Wyckwood House, 14 W. Downer Pl. Suite 16: Stop by for a free photo, and show your Aurora Strong spirit. Some photos will be used for an #aurorastrong downtown window display.
-
Aurora Regional Fire Museum, 53 N. Broadway: Free admission for first responders until March 15.
-
SciTech Hands On Museum, 18 W. Benton St.: Free admission for first responders until March 15.
-
Tredwell Coffee, 14 W. Downer Pl. Suite 18, and Aurora Fastprint, 54 E. Galena Blvd., are distributing two versions of Aurora Strong posters to downtown businesses. Extra copies will be sold for a donation at First Fridays March 1 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Wyckwood House.
Aurora Downtown thanks the Aurora Police Department, the Aurora Fire Department, and all of the first responders who courageously did their jobs so well Friday, Feb. 15 which took the lives of five Henry Pratt employees and injured five Aurora policemen.
We are Aurora Strong.
About Aurora Downtown
Aurora Downtown is a nonprofit group of business and property owners within Special Service Area (SSA) #One that is dedicated to making downtown Aurora a premier destination for arts, culture, entertainment, dining, living, and working. Learn more at www.auroradowntown.org.