def get_start(source):
    'Combines above defined parse_day, parse_time, count_days, and concat_date functions to get the start\n             date from the source. If a start time cannot be found the UNIX epoch date is returned.\n             '
    day = parse_day(source)
    week_count = source[0].strip()[0]
    if week_count.isdigit():
        time = parse_time(source)
        meeting_date = count_days(day, week_count)
        start = concat_date(meeting_date, time)
    else:
        pass
    return start
Combines above defined parse_day, parse_time, count_days, and concat_date functions to get the start
date from the source. If a start time cannot be found the UNIX epoch date is returned.
def get_start(source):
    'Combines above defined parse_day, parse_time, count_days, and concat_date functions to get the start\n             date from the source. If a start time cannot be found the UNIX epoch date is returned.\n             '
    day = parse_day(source)
    week_count = source[0].strip()[0]
    if week_count.isdigit():
        time = parse_time(source)
        meeting_date = count_days(day, week_count)
        start = concat_date(meeting_date, time)
    else:
        pass
    return start