MINUTES OF MEETING
October 19, 2022 Prepared by Bill Green
2 Guests: Keri Soloman and Hope Arnold prospective members.
Tomorrow is Kelly Strome’s 40th club anniversary & 80th birthday.
Troy provided a Crown & Anchor update – thanks to all who participated, we achieved record sales in excess of $16,000.00. Bill Stevens is preparing a final report.
Michelle reports that our next off-site meeting will be at a Virtual Reality facility in Waterloo where we will get a presentation on the non-gaming aspects of virtual reality and a chance for some members to try out the gaming. More to follow with an invitation.
Everton reports that the Oktoberfest Luncheon was a success and met our fund-raising goal. Allison will be preparing a report with recommendations for next year.
Everton advised that we have been approached by Drayton Entertainment Academy to receive 90 tickets to sell to their Saturday December 3rd performance of “We Will Meet Again” with all proceeds to be retained by the Club. More to follow.
Everton’s trivia question: In what year did Bob Forwell and Glenn Stewart take over the Oktoberfest Luncheon on behalf of our club? Answer 1981, winner Bill Green.
The special 50/50 sale pot of $16.00 was won by Todd Aicheson.
Our guest speaker was Nina Gupta a lawyer with Gowlings LLP in Kitchener who specializes in employment law. Her presentation – “Mental Health – Legal, Personal, Business and Systematic Ruminations”.
Her personal experience with mental health started with her mother who suffered from depression which as a child she did not acknowledge. In employment settings mental health is not always obvious and typically employers only engage employees when there is a performance issue or conflict. Employers need to recognise and encourage employees to seek professional help. There are numerous resources available through employee benefit plans.
Her full presentation is attached, CLICK on link below
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0ec5S-78e8E7aS-4AhgxV9iYg#2022.10.19_Rotary_Presentation_-_Whirlwind_Mental_Health(53744912
Next week we are back to
the Concordia Club.
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