Meeting: February 4th, 2020
Rotary Minute:
Colin told us about the cultural scholarship program. Funds are provided by Rotary to study various languages and cultures from around the world.
Guests:
Ann Northwood, Lisa Stockton, Joel Hughes, Homa Safaei
Visiting Rotarians:
None
Announcements:
- We received a thank you card from Samaritan house for our donation of socks
- April 18th celebration of life for Craig. More details to follow.
- Larry attended the Rotary 100 meeting. They are working on the menu for May 2nd Gala and are looking for sponsors. Tickets will be available by March 1st. Friday May1st there will be a reception at the museum where they will open the Rotary Club of Nanaimo time capsule. The Bastion will be lit with Rotary colours the week of April 24th. And lots more! This will be a great celebration of 100 years of Rotary in Nanaimo.
- Loaves and Fishes - 6 Rotarians and 2 friends of Rotarians attended last week
- Ale Trail cards are now available so that you can download the app for your phone.
Upcoming Events:
- Fund raising committee meeting next Thursday at Jeff’s
Birthdays:
Anniversaries:
- Perry & Ronda 39 years
- Cara 1 year Rotary
- Tylor 2 Rotary
- Derick 7 Rotary
Modern Life:
I asked my daughter if she'd seen my newspaper. She told me that newspapers are old school. She said that people use tablets nowadays and handed me her iPad. The fly didn't stand a chance.
Program:
Derick introduced our guest speakers, Lisa Stockton (Clinical Director) and Joel Hughes (Clinical Director) from Edgewood Treatment Centre. The centre is a bit of an unknown place here in Nanaimo but they have been quietly helping people with mental health and addiction issues for a number of years.
Joel spoke about his desire to help break the cycle of addition that can run through families and sometimes even through generations. He noted that it’s not just the addict but the suffering of their families that can be helped. He reminded us that addictions can be more than drugs and alcohol. There can be issues with shopping, gambling, sex and even work.
It seems that a lot of their work is to teach people how to handle the issues that drove them to additive or destructive behaviour in the first place. It’s not just about teaching them to handle their addition, but also to understand how to deal with the underlying causes. Those new coping skills - and the follow up effort - can help people to a much more productive and happy life.
This was an excellent presentation and we could all see the passion that these two have for their work. The number of questions that the club had showed that we were all very interested in the topic as well.
Our speakers Lisa Stockton (Clinical Director) and Joel Hughes (Clinical Director) from Edgewood Treatment Center.
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Here are a couple of pictures from Saturdays Rotary Breakfast courtesy of Don Dempson
