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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Topped 40 attendees today including a wonderful contingent of guests;
Jenna Raimbault reported a great response from members identifying quality potential speakers so keep an eye on the Speaker list for April and May;
Rotarians are invited to register for the one day (May 23rd) District 5550 Conference to be enjoyed in your own home;
Please keep track of any fines or happy announcements you make and accumulate these during these Virtual Meetings and pay up when we return to some form of "normalcy".
President Jack Wozniak, a member of the Board of Canadian Mental Health (CMHA) - Regina Branch, introduced our Guest Speaker, Shannon Patton. Shannon is the Director of Community Engagement at CMHA - Regina Branch, and has, “a demonstrated history of working in the health and wellness field.”
Using Power Point slides, Shannon introduced us to the Branch's work in supporting people in Regina and area who are challenged in having to live with mental illness. The Branch has a registered member (client) list of 1,300 person. As with all organizations in the province, the Coronavirus has created havoc for the people who work in these organizations and certainly the people they serve. In the case of the 1,300 CMHA Regina Branch members, closure of the Branch on March 17, 2020 meant they were losing their "home". Coming to the Branch provided clients with a reason to go out - it gave life a purpose. Closing the facility has the potential for members to revert to their former life style - a live of isolation, addiction, homeless-ness, etc.
And the sun will rise!
Shannon spoke about the impact of COVID 19 on the staff and how they have responded in dealing with this new reality. Unable to meet face to face, much of their interaction with client members is through the phone. This has its own set of challenges as not all of their members have a phone and therefore are difficult to reach.
Working in partnership with other agencies in the City, CMHA - Regina Branch is helping address matters of Food Security and Safe Shelter in the Regina Community.
To, appreciate Shannon's complete story, please "click to watch" on the ZOOM bar at the top of page 1, and be inspired by how the CMHA Regina Branch along with other service organization are adjusting to the world's current reality.
Mental Illness and Homelessness
Thank you Shannon Patton for focusing our eyes to your important work.
Shannon Patton
FELLOWSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
The meetings Fellowship Highlights came to a sudden and unexpected end - the cause has been determined and will be avoided in the future - please know it was not your fault;
Cory Daly was pleased to tell us that he is registered for his 2nd MBA Course;
Jeff Barber captured our attention when he announced, "Hey look. I got a hair cut!" - and YES, he did;
Lynn Ridgeway was so pleased that she was able to join our meeting and is looking forward to a time when we will again meet "face to face";
Hope to see you all next week where we can appreciate each others virtual company.
Stay safe, keep well.
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"We are all in this world together and the only test of our character that matters is how we look after the least fortunate among us. How we look after each other, not how we look after ourselves, that’s all that matters, I think."
Tommy Douglas
Today's guests
From the RC of Kenora, DG Fred Wright; RC of Neepawa Bob Durston; RC of Regina - Ian Toms, Doug Keam, Charles Keple, Gilda Treleaven-Graham and
Stewart Graham; RC of Regina Industrial Parks Lynn Ridgeway; Sam from Uganda. We had one visitor, Amanda from Regina United Way.
