Rotary Club Minutes of Meeting

April 27, 2022

Prepared by Alison Scott

 

Announcements

 

1. For those who were not able to attend the April 13^th Club meeting, a recording link is attached and every member is strongly encouraged to watch and listen to the lively discussion that took place. The speaker was Sandhya Maini, District Governor Elect, and the topic was visioning for the future of your club.  (move the cursor to the 47 min mark to start where the speaker is introduced)

 

       Topic: Rotary Club Meetings  Start Time: Apr 13, 2022 12:03 PM

       Meeting Recording:   Access Passcode: xY$c!hR4

 https://rotary7080.zoom.us/rec/share/WfFGBrmICvQ7jVYnuGdUh_7qV5V0aPFXJlHOgPpeTWBPXVvi2-rR79pmBw6rJub9.DnHm1uElb0qYcKVb

 

2,  Our new youth initiative, “A Game of Life” still needs volunteers for set up and take down. The event will be held on Saturday May 14th at the Family Centre. If you can volunteer your time, please talk to Graham or Everton.  If you would like to support the KWRC Student Bursary fund, please talk to Jack.

 

3. The District 7080 / 2022 Conference - Together! will be held at Bingeman’s on Saturday May 28/22. Members are welcome to register.

 

This year's District Conference will be a one-day "live" event that's packed with information and insights. We'll gather together for inspiration, fellowship and fun as we learn about new ways to work together to become an even more effective organization.  Our agenda features 2 outstanding speakers and 1 interactive activity. Our goal is to leave participants feeling enlightened, joyous and energized to take on new challenges for the good of Rotary and the communities we serve! 

4. Reminder to buy your Catch the Ace ticket for this week’s draw!

 

5. The KidsAbility Fun Day will be held this year on June 11th. The Conestoga Club will be coordinating this event and volunteers are needed. Please talk to Jake if you can help out. Volunteers are also needed to complete the Sensory Garden at KidsAbility. This project was started last fall and the garden provides children opportunities to engage their senses of  Sight, Touch, Smell in this beautiful garden.

 

Celebrations: 

 Bill Green and his wife celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary yesterday. Klara Serjani and her husband celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary this week. Wayne Stevens celebrates 39 years of Rotary, Jake Thomas celebrates 13 yrs and Kathy Loveys celebrates 14 yrs this week.

 

Guests of Members:

Keri Cameron, a new prospective member, joined our meeting online this week. Welcome Keri!

 

50/50 Draw

The Jackpot continues to grow! Today’s pot was $157.

Michelle Burke, Bill Green and Alex Pavlov did not find the black marble.

 

Guest Speaker:

Bill Green welcomed Rob Horne and Kirsten Fisher from the Horne Family Foundation. Rob provided a timely presentation on PTSD and the work of the Homewood Research Institute (HRI). 

 

In 2018,  the Horne family suffered the catastrophic loss of Paul Horne, who was a decorated military veteran and a Detective Inspector with the OPP. Paul lived with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and tragically took his own life. In response to this tragedy, the Horne family collaborated with HRI, a national charity, to transform mental health and addiction services in Canada and around the world by conducting research and developing applications and treatment modalities to address PTSD.  

 

Paul provided an overview of PTSD and its growing prevalence in first responders and frontline health care workers. PTSD affects the whole person, and Paul shared recent research on the impact of PTSD on the brain. There are two main subtypes of PTSD,  Emotional Under-modulation and Emotional Over-modulation. Given the different affects, treatment modalities can be geared to each subtype.  HRI conducts research and develops practical treatment applications. 

 

Paul spoke about the Horne Family Memorial Fellowship Fund which raises funds to sponsor fellowships for aspiring researchers. The fund is currently approaching its first milestone of $55,000 for its first fellowship opportunity. HRI has many different partners, including Mitacs, which is an organization that a will match donated funds. As an advocate, Paul works to increase awareness of HRI and the importance of funding research and applications to address PTSD.

 

HRI’s Vision is “No life held back or cut short by mental illness or addiction.” The presentation led to several thoughtful questions by club members. 

 

Rob and Kirsten were thanked by John Rose. 

Meeting was adjourned at 1:30.