e-Strathconian, Sep 8, 2017 (Sep 08, 2017)

The Rotary Club of
Edmonton Strathcona

Chartered 1974

e-Strathconian

September 8, 2017

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"The Friendly Club"

We meet Tuesdays at 12:15 PM

German Canadian Cultural Assoc.

8310 Roper Road NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 6E3
Canada

Phone:

(780) 466-5566

Fax:

(780) 665-7011

Email:

strathconian@telus.net

District Site

Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona

Venue Map

Canada Flag Program Online Sign-up and Payment

May 01, 2015 – Dec 31, 2017

a Very Special Evening with Harald Kuckertz

Jewish Senior Citizen's Centre

Sep 13, 2017 5:30 PM

RCES Board Meeting, Sep 2017

IS2 Workforce Solutions

Sep 20, 2017 5:45 PM

Beers and Bands for Meals on Wheels

Yellowhead Brewery

Sep 21, 2017
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Your Rotary Club is going out to lunch!

South East Edmonton Seniour Association, SEESA

Sep 26, 2017
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM

New Member Day, Fall 2017

German Canadian Cultural Assoc.

Oct 24, 2017

Presidential Peacebuilding Conference

Hyatt Regency Vancouver

Feb 09, 2018 – Feb 11, 2018

Credit Card payment at the door

Posted by Hans Granholm on Jul 21, 2017

Beginning Tuesday August 1, we will be able to accept credit cards as payment for the day's luncheon, with or without ticket. We also accept payment for membership dues and purchase of book of lunch tickets.

We accept Visa, Master Card, American Express. Sorry, no debit cards at this time.

You will be able to select if you want to receive a receipt by text or email.

Please be patient with us as we are learning as we go.

Feedback and questions are welcome.

Hans Granholm

hgrdane@telusplanet.net

780-918-1079

Debbie Cameron-Laninga, Caregivers Alberta

Posted by Vi Hughes on Sep 06, 2017

This past Tuesday we heard from Debbie Cameron-Laninga, pictured, Program Team Lead and Executive Director of Caregivers Alberta. Caregivers Alberta is an organisation that provides programs and services for caregivers. It was founded in 2001 in Edmonton, and has grown to encompass the whole province. They provide workshops, drop-in information sessions and advice from a caregiver advisor for caregivers of all kinds throughout the province.

Debbie started out by telling us a little about her personal journey as a caregiver and how she came to be involved with this group. She grew up in Alberta, and has family here. She is a licensed pilot, and she and her husband had lived overseas for many years, and were flying aid missions in Papua New Guinea, when they received news that her parents were not well. Within weeks of returning home, both of her parents were given terminal cancer diagnoses. She and her husband decided to take leave from their jobs to stay here and care for them. Neither of them had any experience with the local medical community or supportive care systems, as they had lived overseas for many years.

Debbie Cameron-Laninga

It was a long and frustrating process learning where to go for help and who to talk to. They supported her parents in their own home, her father for nine months before he passed away and her mother for two and a half years before she too passed away. At the end of this time, they had at first thought about returning to their mission work, but eventually decided that they were too burnt out from caregiving, and should probably remain in Canada a little longer. This is when Debbie found the job with Caregivers Alberta, and has now been with them for five years.

Most of the agencies that are called caregivers, provide care giving services. Caregiver Alberta provides support for the caregivers themselves. A caregiver can be anyone caring for a family member or friend with a disability, illness or aging related difficulties. There are currently over seven hundred thousand caregivers in Canada. Together they provide unpaid services worth more than sixty-six billion dollars in care per year. They make a very valuable and unrecognised contribution to our economy. These people face many common challenges, among them being stress related illnesses such as depression and anxiety, as well as guilt, anger, grief, doubt, isolation and lost sleep. All of these are often made worse by financial stress. They also suffer from an overload of chores, some of which they may have never done before. In addition, they are often trying to balance relationships with other family members with sometimes different points of view. They must also often handle dealing with medical professionals of all kinds. In addition to all of this, seventy five percent of caregivers also hold down a full-time job.

The types of services they provide for caregivers, are designed to bring insight into how to look after themselves, so that they, in turn, can continue to provide quality care for others. They suggest ways that caregivers can care of themselves. Some ways are to ask themselves what brings them joy, what things do you not have to do that you can set aside, how did you like to relax in the past, connect with nature, relax, laugh, pray, connect with others through touch, hugs, pats on the back, or holding hands.

Initially they had some research done to find out what caregivers in Alberta needed, and used these results to build their programs. They currently receive over four hundred calls a year for help and advice. They have over three hundred trained facilitators across Alberta offering their programs. They receive referrals to their programs from medial professional across the province. Some of the programs they offer are Drop In Information Sessions for small groups, where they often bring in a speaker. These provide social occasions and mutual support for those attending. Their COMPASS program is an eight week workshop with one session per week, that provides sessions on caring for yourself, managing paperwork, family management, building resilience, dealing with professionals, and navigating the system. It also provides an invaluable support system for the attendees though the friends they make just from attending. They also have trained Advisors that can provide help and encouragement to caregivers on an individual basis.

They are a registered charity supported by government funding and grants from Edmonton Family and Community Supports and also from Alberta Health Services, in addition to private donations. They provide a valuable community service that is well worth supporting.

Paul Harris Awards Presentations, 170905

Posted by Vi Hughes on Sep 06, 2017

Hal Quilliam presented three Paul Harris Awards on behalf of the trustees of the Rotary Foundation. Campbell Chow received a Paul Harris plus three award, Wally Romaniuk received a Paul Harris plus two award. Bob Sandercock and his wife Libby received a Major Donor Award for their ongoing support of the Rotary Foundation. The major donor award is presented for donations beyond the Paul Harris plus eight level.

Meals On Wheels on the roll...

Posted by Vince Campbell on Sep 08, 2017

Hi Vince,

Thanks for arranging today’s volunteer session. We were happy to have the help of so many Rotarians! I hope that everyone enjoyed themselves. I managed to take one picture while on shift (see attached). I’ve already tweeted it out – feel free to use it as you choose.

Joan Freeman, Karen Peddie and Loida Lumanlan
Thanks again!

Caitlin Fleming
Community Engagement & Fund Development Manager

Edmonton Meals on Wheels

News from J Percy Page Interact Club

Posted by Salma Ibrahim on Sep 08, 2017

Dear Eric [Germain] and Strathcona Club,

One last thank you for introducing me to Rotary through my high school years. I really enjoyed the club, the fundraisers, and the trips. Even though planning the Fundraiser the past few years were hard, it clearly was worth it with all the money we were able to donate at the end. Sometime during the year I was informed that our club was the largest high school interact club in the district (5370) that ranges from here and up north and into the territories with over 40 students registered.

I was hoping that you could send my thanks to the Strathcona group for me. It was an incredible honour to be the president of not only our largest group yet at page, but the entire district!! Im so proud, and I hope I represented the Club well as VP and President and that you are proud of my performance as well.

Also a big thank you from us grade 12. Being in the Interact club really gave us many memories together. I have attached a photo of (left to right)

Me, Salma Ibrahim (member 2014-15, VP 2015-16, and President 2016-17)
Sophie Berube (member 2014-15, Past President 2015-16, 2016-17 and director 2016-17)
Ouch Nwoke (member 2014-15, Director 2015-16, Director 2016-17)

I will reply with another email with a picture of the entire group. Our group photo for the yearbook was the largest group. So large that we had to get rid of the backdrop because we could fit in its frame!! It was a great problem to have And I was so proud to be the President of that specific group.I was hoping you could attach the photo to your club website not he JPP page. I just have to find it since one teacher at school has access to it, and since Im in university now, it might take a while. Hopefully by next week.

I will be sending another email with tip and advice on how the club can continue with this streak. good luck to the next generation of Interact and good luck to President Vincent Campbell in the 2017-2018 year. Please know that your sponsorship at our school is making great impacts in our live as it did for my friends and I as we all head to another chapter. Thank you for the memories and we will always live with the motto of Service Above Self I. our everyday lives. I hope your presence at j Percy page continues. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Salma Ibrahim

Patrick Gibson, New Hope School Fundraising Presentation

Posted by Vi Hughes on Aug 31, 2017

New Hope School

Our Rotary group has partnered in a joint venture with the Rotary Club of Pretoria to help raise funds for the New Hope School in Pretoria. Patrick Gibson has put together a presentation that he will be making to the other rotary clubs in our area to encourage them to help us with this venture. Our goal is to put enough funding in place for us to be able to apply for a Rotary International matching grant.

Patrick gave us the same presentation he will be making to other local rotary groups. It included a short introduction on the New Hope School, followed by a video that has been prepared by the New Hope School. The New Hope School has been one of the projects of our club for some years now, and most of our members are well aware of the work they do in schooling for handicapped children in the Pretoria area. They provide many services above and beyond the usual schooling activities, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and many others, as needed by their students.

They receive only basic funding from the local government, so must fundraise to provide these other services. Some of the specific projects our funds could be used for would be a specialised playground, or programs to provide technical skills such as kitchen skills, nail and hair salon skills and sewing skills. Patrick has also put together a ‘Go Fund Me’ page on the web, on which people can get more information, view the video and make contributions. We will also be adding a link on our Rotary web page to this site.

https://www.gofundme.com/new-hope-school

a Very Special Evening with Mr. Harald W. Kuckertz

Posted by Hans Pilz on Aug 25, 2017

Your Rotary Club is going out to lunch!

Posted by Audrey Martyn on Sep 01, 2017

Program Chair, Audrey Martyn, has arranged an out-of-site visit to South East Edmonton Seniors Association (SEESA) for our September 26 luncheon meeting.

We will have lunch in the cafeteria -- please bring $10 cash -- SEESA Executive Director, Kim Buehler will present an overview SEESA's operation.

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