Editor: Scott Vetter, Ass't Editor: Rosemary Parker
Guests: Dr. Gail Beck (speaker), Mary Lou Cugalj, Stephen Campbell (new member), Joan Hunter (RC Nepean South)
Announcements
Community Blend Coffee Contest The Ottawa Senators vs. Florida Panthers tickets were won by Bill Kelly and he donated them to BGC Ottawa.
Golf Tournament June 6 Contact companies to sell Tee signs and gather items for the golf auction. Call Jeanine and Dave with your good news.
District Conference 22. May 4, 5, 6, 7 If you haven’t already registered for the District Conference (Discon2022 - Hybrid) being held May 4, 5, 6 and 7, please do! Only $126.50 to participate in person or $26.50 to join online. More information and how to register: https://rotary7040.com/sitepage/discon-2022/
Board Meeting Friday April 29 at noon, KS on the Keys
Golf Meeting Tuesday May 3 (confirm time with Dave or Jonny)
Take the time to treat yourself well
Dr. Gail Beck O.Ont, MD,CM, FRCPC, is a child psychiatrist and international speaker of great renown. We were thrilled to have her speak to our club about the effects of COVID on youth and families.
With her sympathetic yet authoritative presence, Dr Beck gave a very warm and engaging talk that was filled with nuggets worth remembering. She spoke about the effect of COVID and how she felt privileged to have been able to serve during one of the greatest social urgencies of our lifetime. The pandemic has affected our lives, emphasizing existing and introducing new stresses.
A key message is the importance of looking after yourself. If you're not managing well yourself, you won't be able to look after others. And with greater household pressures, due to the pandemic, we are more reliant on others.
She feels that youth have demonstrated how resilient and capable they are, and that bodes well for our future.
Innovations in health care, including virtual services, have made mental health care more accessible to a greater population. Those in remote geographic areas or with mobility issues have been able to meet with health care workers far more conveniently. However, despite many positive outcomes from virtual technologies, in-person programs offered by The Royal Hospital had much better results than virtual programs.
After giving an informative and engaging talk, Dr. Beck stayed for many questions from our members.
Even "Meeting Owl" (the device that enables our virtual/hybrid meetings) was all ears for Dr. Beck's informative and important message.
Rotary unites to deliver aid to Ukraine
Rotary members in North America, Argentina, and Europe collaborate with a U.S.-based association of Ukrainian health care workers and use their connections to collect and ship more than 100 tons of critical medical supplies to Ukraine. Two cargo planes packed with tourniquets, blood-clotting gauze, blood pressure equipment, and other items have already been flown from Chicago in the United States to Europe, where members help unload the supplies and get them to Ukraine. Rotary members in Ukraine, where Russia's military action has caused a humanitarian crisis, are in daily contact with hospitals to determine what supplies are needed most.
North American and Argentine Rotary clubs combine their resources to purchase items from the list of needed supplies. They're also working with contacts at pharmaceutical companies and medical equipment manufacturers to arrange donations. A hospital in Peoria, Illinois, sent an ambulance, and members in Maine, USA, secured a C-arm, a mobile imaging device used to X-ray people for shrapnel.
Contributions to the Disaster Response Fund in support of Ukraine can be made here. All funds need to be received into the Disaster Response Fund by 30 April 2022 to qualify for use in support of the Ukrainian relief efforts.
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