Posted by David Button on Nov 17, 2021
 
One of the great things about being involved in any organisation is the chance to meet and mingle with people with similar interests. Now, as we cautiously emerge after COVID, I am keen to move past Zoom in favour of face to face just so I can talk to people in small groups about all matter of topics. Zoom has served us well and perhaps we might have to call on it again, but it is hard to have a "proper" conversation online.
 
During the week just passed, I attended meetings at the Rotary Club of Pakenham as well as our own meeting at the Rotary Club of Berwick. It was just terrific to have physical interactions with real people and listen to interesting, entertaining and informative speakers at both meetings. I enjoyed both meetings very much.
 
I belong to a couple of organisations and several committees/groups within the Nursery and Garden Industry of Victoria and Rotary International. I am Zoomed out and keen to get back to normal life! We need to amplify value to ourselves and others by just being physically involved. Both the Nursery Industry and Rotary (as well as many other organisations) are ready to rock and roll and it is the physical meeting where the magic happens. Our world and the opportunities that go with it are changing quickly as restrictions come off. 
 
 
This coming week, there will be no Zoom. This is not because I want to cut off our regular Zoomers Fred and Sharmaine. It is because our guest speaker, Sarah Hocking is presenting a hands-on talk that will be hard to transfer to Zoom. Zoom is not disappearing, it is just taking a break for this week.
 
Sarah is a Hearing Clinician and is presenting to us to help us understand how important hearing health is for everyone, no matter what stage of life they are at. Sarah works with clients of all ages to improve their quality of life. She will share how to identify hearing loss, what can be done to improve hearing through the technological advances in hearing aids. Hearing is one of the key components we use to interact with the world. As we age, we start to lose our sight and our hearing. Denial will only get you so far, then education and help will follow!
Take the opportunity to meet Sarah and soak in all the valuable information she has to offer.

Hearing loss can be present from birth or develop over time as a result of an illness, accident, exposure to certain drugs and chemicals, or more commonly, as part of the normal aging process or exposure to loud noise. In general, there are three types of hearing loss. They are conductivesensorineural or mixed hearing loss (a combination of both).


This is a good opportunity to bring your partner, a friend or a guest to come along to hear about this important topic. I will be bringing a guest for this weeks meeting (a fellow Rotarian from another Club), I hope you will also do the same. A part of Rotary is learning and enhancing our own world through meetings, food and fellowship. I look forward to an engaging meeting this Wednesday, 6.30pm for 7.00pm start at Holm Park. Booking is essential for catering purposes

https://rotaryberwick.org/event/hearing-specialist---sarah-hocking/

 
 
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