Vikram Patel: Mental Health for All
Greeters this week:
The members of the Rotary E-club of Canada, Welcome you to the last and the first e-meeting of the year.
Thank you for joining us. We hope you will visit us for many e-meetings and even consider joining us.
Thank you for being part of our club, providing feedback and making suggestions for even better weekly meetings.
It’s because of you we are here, together we will charter this e-club and together we will help to make this world a better place to live in.
We wish you all a healthy and Happy New Year.
Enjoy this week’s meeting.
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A happy New Year! Grant that I
May bring no tear to any eye
When this New Year in time shall end
Let it be said I've played the friend,
Have lived and loved and labored here,
And made of it a happy year.
- Edgar Guest
Inspirational Moment
Not long ago, I telephoned my wife. “I have some good news and I have some bad news”, I said.
The bad news: As I waited in a medical clinic parking lot, the car battery died. It was particularly bad news as I’m a volunteer driver and there was a patient in that clinic who was waiting for me.
The good news: The service contract with my car responded with a repair truck in ten minutes. With a battery boost; the car started.
Humanity: I’m thankful for the service. It may be routine for the repair man; It was a major lift for my spirits.
The lesson I received: Thank you for all those men and women who support our daily living. They are part of the foundation of our community life together.
Archie
National Anthem by William Shatner
When William Shatner gets a Lifetime Achievement Award from Canada's Governor General, he shows appreciation as only Shatner can. In this short video, the most famous space cadet in showbiz takes helm of our heritage and treats us to a memorable rendition of Canada's national anthem.With which this meeting is officially opened.
Comments from our Guests
Each week we receive comments from guests and Prospective members, who attend our e-meetings. We like to share some of these comments with you.
“The youth exchange program. I was an inbound counsellor for this program and the only Rotarian who participated in the annual Rocky Mountain adventure student exchange trip in District 5360 three times! I think this program is one of Rotary’s best”
Herky Cutler, REC Canada D5370
“Anyone would stop smoking seeing the Tom Mullican program.”
Lynne Ternosky, Festival City Stratford D6330
“Tom Mullican was a fascinating magician.
Also enjoyed the Rotary Minute. Didn't realize that going forward RI Presidents will no longer have their unique themes; Also didn't realize DG jackets are no longer being used.
Also enjoyed humour-holiday letter from Patty Lewis.”
Nicole Balan, London South, District 6330 (prospective member of the REC Canada)
Announcements
100 Guests completed our e-meeting
During the week of December 17, our 100th guest attended our e-meeting. Reason to celebrate.
Never miss a meeting
Members of this e-club: Make our e-club your Home page. Always stay connected and never miss a meeting.
Did you miss the webinar?
Rotary General Secretary John Hewko chatted with Rotarians last month in a one-hour webinar, recapping his first year at Rotary and sharing insights into the year ahead. If you missed it, view the recording
Board Meeting
Our next Board meeting will be Monday, January 7.
Join us for fellowship at 5:30 pm (MST) and attend the board meeting at 6:00 pm MST. Several new members will be inducted.
Charter Date
Members of this e-club are gearing up to our Charter date, scheduled for Saturday, February 23.
If you wish to be part of the First Canadian E-club and have not yet sent in your membership application and admission fee. Now is the time. Deadline is January 10, 2013
You are required to attend 2 e-meetings before your name will be submitted to the board and membership. and resign from your current club (if applicable).
If you wish to refer a new member, please contact Membership Chair Doug
We kindly ask, that all members and visitors joining us for a meeting, will consider making a contribution in lieu of the cost of a meal. You contribution will help us with projects our club participates in.
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A Little Humor
ROTARY Minute
January is Rotary Awareness Month.
Spread the word about Rotary in January!
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DOING GOOD
Food for Thought
“There are two appropriate responses to frustration, you can laugh or you can cry. I prefer laughter, because there's less mopping up to do afterwards!"
Kurt Vonnegut
Speaker Program
Mental Health For All!
Given what happened in Connecticut this last month, it seems timely to have a program on mental health.
Nearly 450 million people are affected by mental illness worldwide. In wealthy nations, just half receive appropriatecare, but in developing countries, close to 90 percent go untreated because psychiatrists are in such short supply. Vikram Patel outlines a highly promising approach -- training members of communities to give mental health interventions, empowering ordinary people to care for others.
Vikram Patel helps bring better mental health care to low-resource communities -- by teaching ordinary people to deliver basic psychiatric services.
This officially ends this week’s meeting
If you have an interesting topic, or project to share please contact our Program Chair
Thank you for joining us, we appreciate your feedback, hope you will return and invite a guest.