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ANNOUNCEMENTS
April is Maternal and Child Health Month in Rotary - see below;
April 13 - 12 noon is a hybrid meeting, with "In-person" persons will gathering in the Board Room of Regina's Central Library;
April 22 is Earth Day – “Every day is a day to celebrate the earth, April 22 Earth Day is a special day to do just that with others across the globe;
April 24 - Inaugural Joint Meeting with RC of Regina;
April 27 - NO EASTVIEW MEETING;
May 11-14th 2023 ImaginAction District Conference 2023registration - if you are not going to the Conference, pleaseconsider join virtually as suggested by DG Fred today;
When the attendance marker reached 21, President Jeff Barber called the gathering to order and through the Land Acknowledgement reminder us all where we were, and who the people were, that welcomed us to this Treaty 4 Territory. Visitors were identified and welcomed, and Sergeant-At-Arms Richard provided us with a thought provoking challenge which reminded us of why we are in Rotary. Or at least that was this writer's "take away" (you will get there shortly).
Today was a day for "self introductions" at Regina Eastview. Our historic custom is after one has been in the Club for a time, they are given the opportunity to tell us about themselves - a "this is my life" invitation, where you tell us what you would like us to know about yourself. So today this privilege was extended to Richard Heslop and Eghosa Amadasun and here are some of the things we learned:
Richard Heslop was born in Calgary, has lived in Texas, California, British Columbia, back and back to Albert where he lived before coming to Regina 10 years ago. A number of years ago he was motivated by the young man from Northern Saskatchewan, Tristen Durocher, who set up his teepee on the Legislative grounds to draw attention to northern Indigenous suicides.
Richard observed, "I would like to do something to help people". This led him to make some inquiries into Rotary, because they seemed like people that did things to help the less fortunate--From Rotary International, to Allen Hillsden, to Eastview's Christmas Brunch at the 7 Oaks, to membership in the Club, to being a part of the International Service Projects Committee.
Richard is the Health and Safety Officer with Westridge Construction, a very community-oriented business and one of the largest (if not the largest) Construction Company in the province. Richard noted they are always looking for workers.
He concluded his introduction by noting that he sees Rotary as, "a place where I can make a contribution".
From Eghosa Amadasun, we learned he comes from the western part of Nigeria and was the 10th of 10 children in his family. He left Nigeria in 1999, came to Canada in 2008 and set up practice in Windsor, Ontario. In coming to Saskatchewan he practiced in Prince Albert and also in Carnduff, moving to Regina in 2016.
Eghosa has 2 daughters (ages 28 and 21). He and Jayna are both very busy, but they decided being part of Rotary would be something they would like to do together. He has a passion for learning and helping others to learn, making this a "paying forward" of knowledge approach. In response to the question, "What do you like about Regina?” there was no hesitation, "no traffic; easy to get to know people because the land is so flat".
Richard & Eghosa, thank you for sharing your stories. We look forward to getting to know you better and may your Association with and through Rotary not only meet but exceed your expectations.
Allen Hillsden (Left) introduced Richard Heslop to Rotary
Health of Mothers & Children: Rotary's Around the World April Focus
From RI District 5040 Web Site
An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year (16,164 every day) because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation — all of which can be prevented. Women in the 20th century have achieved significant progress in the economically progressive areas of the world, but women and girls in non-developed countries have a much more difficult life and must accept their inferior social status and tend to fall into traditional roles. In April, Rotary worldwide has recognized this all so important bond of maternal and child health as one of our six areas of focus.
Draydin Cyr is still getting used to his new title: Mr. Cyr. But the 22-year-old teaching intern is comfortable at Mother Teresa Middle School in Regina. He used to be a student there. "I didn't know that I would be coming back here. But it's definitely been something that I've imagined or dreamt about," he said. In fact, CBC News interviewed him at the school in 2013 — when he was just 13 years old — and he said he wanted to become a teacher and a coach. "I can pass on to others my knowledge," the then-Grade 8 student said.
Birthdays always a highlight - this week these occasions were acknowledged but there was no singing - Best Birthday wishes were extended to Leif Riesach and Jayna Amadasun who celebrated on April 5th, and Pat Dell who will be celebrating on April 10th
It was great to see Richard Schwan at the meeting, and in the absence of the scheduled Sergeant-At-Arms, he was thrust into Action in this accustomed role;
Rotary Ready Richard, responded to this challenge with expected ease and immediately invited Shreedhar Jachak, Ann Grahame, and Vic Wiebe to share," who in the past month has had the greatest impact on your life?” For Shreedhar, it was the priest in his Temple; for Ann it was her neighbour who shared important veterinary advice; and, for Vic, it was his friend Brent, who while physically handicapped, has a positive, upbeat approach to life;
As a form of "homework", Sergeant Richard asked each of us to give thought to the question, "During the past month in whose life have you made a difference?”
Peter Peters brought greetings to the Club from former member Chad Cunningham at Rawlco Radio;
Richard Heslop told us how Westridge employees are all trained in First Aid, and this past week at one of their company's worksites a Subcontractors employee collapsed which resulted in the Westridge employee taking charge of the situation provided immediate attention which saved this person’s life;
President Jeff was pretty pumped and shared how his daughter has now worked a full month as a teacher and came home with her first pay cheque - the Barbers are delighted and we applaud their good fortune;
Al Hoeft talked about spending an inspiring week with 50 youth (25 Indigenous & and 25 non-Indigenous), an aspect of the cross Canada Honouring Indigenous Peoples program. These 15-18 year-olds participated in this innovative program aimed at empowering the next generation of leaders, by uniting 50 youth and inspiring them to take action towards peace and creating sustainable environmental change;
Have a great springlike weekend;
Hope to see you at Rotary next Thursday.
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Today's guests
Good to have Bob Durston, RC of Neepawa at our meeting and also to be joined for at least a brief time by Doug Keam from the Regina Club. Bob and Doug, you are "near" members of Regina Eastview. Thank you for sharing in our day.
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