Minutes from May 13th Meeting

Announcements:

Tickets are selling for the Vacation Fantasy Lottery.  Our three top sellers are the KW Humane Society; Bill Stephens and Paul Puopolo and Brad Enns are tied.  Less than 50% of the club has started selling tickets.  Please start and keep selling VFL tickets.

Flags were installed for the long weekend.  Please consider selling this opportunity to your contacts.

Reminder of the Hospice community service opportunity on May 23 to plan 1500 trees in a pollinator garden.

President night is June 24.

50/50 Draw

The pot continues to grow!  Neil, Brandon and Gerald all drew marbles.  The black marble evaded them and with less than 10 marbles left there will soon be a winner.

Guest Speaker

We heard this week from Heather Tsarfadi a Pelvic and Orthopaedic Physiotherapist.  Heather shared information on the pelvic floor. She noted that although Kegel exercises are the number one recommended suggestion for pelvic floor issues.  However, depending upon the cause of the problem this may not be the most effective solution.  This is why a thorough examination by a pelvic floor specialist is recommended.  

Pelvic floor issues affect 1in 3 women and 1 in 6 men.  Although, more common in older demographics, young people can also be affected.

The pelvic floor are the muscles as the base of the pelvis.  The body needs these muscles to control bowels and urine.  Kegel exercises strengthen pelvic floor muscles.  The goal is the strengthen the muscle and help them to bounce back.  However, some conditions like pain, constipation, painful intercourse, and difficulty draining urine may be due to the muscles being too tight.  In this case the treatment plan involves relaxation techniques to relax the muscles.

We thanked Heather for an informative presentation about a topic that most people do not talk about.