This Rotor can also be found on the FRONT PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE,
on the right side (where it used to be).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
60th Anniversary Celebration -Sept 28th - if you have not yet registered your attendance it is URGENT that you do so now - register with Clarence Krause or go to the Website and register on-line, but either way please do it today.
Hot Dog Sale - Sept 21 & 22 - short stint volunteers required, call Charles Sadzamare and arrange your opportunity.
Rotary Friendship Exchange - With D 1200 in England - we host in June 2020 & travel to England in Sept 2020. Application deadline is Sept. 30, 2019. Get details from Shreedhar Jachak.
RC of Regina Annual Golf Tournament at Tor Hill, Sept 20th still room to join this great outing. Google "Rotary Club of Regina"
Today's Regina Eastview's guest speaker was Sheila Wignes-Paton, Executive Director of Phoenix Residential Society in Regina, who shared with us the types of services and support they provide to their clients. Functioning under a Mission, "To provide recovery oriented services that foster empowerment, promote hope, and build connectedness in the community"; the Society is focused on a Vision of, "Strengthening Community by Supporting Recovery".
"Phoenix Residential Society is a charitable non-profit community based health care organization providing psychosocial (psychiatric) rehabilitation services to persons in the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region with psychiatric disorders, concurrent disorders (psychiatric & substance abuse), persons with acquired brain injury (ABI) and other cognitive disabilities."
Sheila Wignes-Paton shares the Phoenix Resiential Society StoryChange
The Society's 30 full time, along with a supportive group of part time staff, work to oversee the services provided to over 170 clients; clients that present with a broad spectrum of Psychiatric and other health needs. Clients are assisted with skills of daily living; they learn problem solving skills; how to manage their medication; and, basically assist with what ever is required.
A big supporter of Regina's "Housing First Program", Phoenix Residential Society understands that housing is critical in making a difference in the lives of homeless persons. Housing provides a "hand up" and is a major step in restoring the dignity of an individual, who, until this need is met, is consumed with: "Where will I sleep? What will I eat? How can I stay healthy? How do I avoid the police?"
As one client expressed, "I am like a Phoenix - I arose from the ashes!"
To learn more about Phoenix Residential Society go to:
A little girl was holding two apples, her mother asked for one. The girl quickly bit into one apple and fhen the other. Her mother held back her disappointment. then the little girl handed one to her saying, "Here, this is the sweeter one".
Moral - never judge!
Today's guests
GUESTS:
Sarah Theaker, guest of Jack Wozniak;
Sheila Wignes-Paton, guest of the Club; and,
Sofia Mandala our delightful Exchange Student from Italy.
VISITING ROTARIANS:Mitchell Zaba, Past President of the RC of Regina.
