Bulletin April 18, 2018
Visitors and guests – Janet Irvine, Northumberland Community Counselling Centre, Karla – exchange student
Club Announcements:
Men who Cook and Women Who Sizzle is on April 28.
Karen O. – the photos for posters and promotion were taken by Karen Longwell. Tickets are reserved for some members, there are 20 at Holton’s to sell. As of April 11 there were still more than half of the tickets to sell.
Larry is organizing volunteers for that evening. The greatest number needed will be in the morning for set up at 11 a.m. Some will be needed during the event and then at the end to clean up. Contact Larry if you are interested and also if anyone knows students who need volunteer hours, let them know about the opportunity.
Karen T.
The board meeting is May 7 at Vandermeer.
David Huston
The Youth Exchange May orientation needs billets. It is usually the Saturday before the long weekend. Students will be need to be taken to a barbecue around 2 p.m. and picked up at 8 p.m. There are nine billets needed from all the area clubs.
Blake Holton
Thanked people who donated to Justine McElroy, her husband Dwayne and their new baby. After an industrial accident, falling 30 feet from a sky lift, Dwayne is unable to work. At the same time the couple's small child has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing surgeries, chemotherapy and numerous medical appointments. Paul Racine had the donations go through the Port Hope and District Health Care Foundation – so people will get a tax receipt.
Blake also suggested the club could have a member sit on the Port Hope concert and dinner fundraising committee. It involves four, one hour meetings at most. The committee decides the logistics of the evening, and every club that sells the tickets get funds. It could be an easy way to fundraise. Blake offered to attend the meetings.
The board will discuss at the next meeting.
Happy bucks
Dave – happy because the longer the winter weather goes on, the longer he doesn’t have to do yard work
Sue – thanked Karen O. for finding a big set of playing cards for her Mom
Linda Goldie – Hugh went to Georgia to the Masters and for the first time he stood in line for a men’s washroom
Petra – Edie has a surgery date about 2 months away, which is good as he is struggling with pain management, her house full of people will be shrinking as Edie’s sister and family have found a house on Oxford St. and will move in May
Karla – parents will come next week and see a baseball game for the first time
Kevin – happy Helen won the cash, and relieved that Doug bought extra cards
Cathy introduced Janet Irving, executive director of Northumberland County Community Counselling Centre. The centre has been a United Way member agency since 2009. Janet came to the centre three years ago.
She grew up in northern Ontario and has an education background. She was also educational assistant for the Children’s Aid.
Janet Irving spoke about how mental health deserves the same attention as physical health. More and more this reality is becoming true. In some cases it is more important than physical health.
The centre started in 2009 with a vision to provide local counselling services for Northumberland. It is meant to be an efficient, easy access centre where everyone, whether able to pay or not, can come. There are no barriers – age or payment.
There is now three week wait to be seen.
The centre treats people with mild to moderate mental illness. They support couples, families and individuals and treat depression, anxiety, grief, and family conflicts.
They look at it is a way to prevent major mental illness as type of prevention to stop things building to a call to police.
In the future they are looking at starting a youth hub with partners OPP, Highland Shores, and Rebound.
Irving noted family violence is changing – men are reporting family violence and abuse now. Treating men is a way to prevent violence against women.
The centre is connected with more than 30 partner agencies.
They partner with NHH for the walk-in mental health and are working with Cobourg Police for mental health services with officers in the off hours.
They are now on a huge upswing to trying to manage the increase in clients.
50/50 draw – $539 Helen won last week and now $24 in pot, Jack of Diamonds is now the card were looking for
Patti, Blake – Petra drew for him and got a Joker, which is a $10 win, Karen O. – no winners