Our guest speaker at this week's Rotary meeting was Tiffany Johnson, on the topic of Resilience after Disaster.
Tiffany survived the 1999 Swiss Canyoning Disaster.
On 27th July that year a large group of young people were swept away by an avalanche of water.
Twenty-one young people lost their lives in this tragedy including 14 Australians and others from New Zealand, The United Kingdom, South Africa & Switzerland.
Tiffany survived while she watched other friends perish as they were swept along the Saxetenbach Gorge.
Returning to Australia Tiffany began a long journey to rebuild her life and in 2019 she published her story.
In her writing Tiffany shares how events have shaped her perspective on life.
Tiffany's story of resilience, survival and strength is highly emotional.
Rotarians sat spell bound as with the use of honesty and humour she shared how she overcame her trauma.
A most emotional and poignant story of resilience and rebuilding life after an unbelievable tragedy.
The depth and intensity of questions following Tiffany's presentation is indicative of the appreciation of members of our Club. A truly moving evening.
