Following the call to order and O Canada, Wayne’s opened the meeting with
“Our Rotary theme this year is Rotary Connects the World. We must be careful just how we do that right now with the threat of a possible pandemic upon us. However, we will persevere.”
Announcements: Arboretum and RIC, Social Committee, Membership, Club Training Assembly April 4, Scholarships, and Letter from RI President
Our guest speakers were Arianna Wingfield and Daniel, with their tag team
“We all play a R.O.L.E.” presentation Part Two. We learned about addictions and the problems of drug overdoses. Far too many people are dying from drug overdoses. This is frequently the result of having black market drugs of various strengths and contents, often unknown by the users. Daniel shared his earlier experiences with drug use and the difficulties people have kicking their addictions. Despite us having an opioid crisis here in the lower mainland, many lives have been saved by the use of Naloxone, and Arianna and Daniel explained the steps to help save a person who is suffering from an overdose.
We all got to “save” a tennis ball, practising our inoculation skills. After our training, all of us received Naloxone kits to take with us should we meet up with someone in need. A very interesting meeting. For more photos please visit March 5, 2020.