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Wednesday April  8 online Meeting "Staying Sane During the Covid-19 Pandemic" by Dr. Mary Berge  

A Rotarian since 2002, Dr. Mary Berge is a frequent speaker and trainer around the Rotary world. She has served many positions in the District, Zone and Rotary International levels. (detail)
 
Mary is a Licensed clinical psychologist, she operates a Private Practice in Pennsylvania, employing 20 therapists and office staff. She has a vast knowledge of human behavior, emotions and coping; which is why we’ve asked her to speak today on the topic of Staying Sane During the Covid-19 Pandemic. 
For her humanitarian efforts: Received the YWCA’s Tribute to Women Community Service Award, Rotary’s Five Avenues of Service Award and The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service.Together, she and her husband have hosted 9 Youth Exchange Students and many GSE teams.
 
With international service being her passion, she and her husband have participated in numerous hands-on service projects in Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and India. Mary and her husband are members of the Paul Harris and Legacy Societies and are Major Donors to our Rotary Foundation.

Zoom online Meeting 12 noon to 1:15pm (Members and friends, looking forward to see you)   

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April 1 second Zoom meeting 
Great attendance on Wed April 1st...
 
Club Members: President Henry, Hugo, James K, James H, Dean, Dave R, Keith, Becky, Suna, Jimmy and Kenny Chiu MP  
 
RC of Burnaby: Samantha Kwong, Sammy Li and Danison Buan
 
RC of Richmond Sunset: Jim Ling and Michael Chiu
 
Visitor: Skip Triplett, Skip was a member of our club for a number of years, now lived in Victoria, he was president and CEO of Kwantlen Polytechnic University. It is great to see him.
 
MP Kenny said hi to everyone and wish one safe and well. Following up on last week discussion, Jim Ling provided more detail on COVID-19 test kit. Samantha invited us to join the Burnaby Club Zoom meeting on Friday April 3 noon. Speaker: Low Entropy-Vanessa Wideski. Dean, Keith, Becky, Cindy and Angelo attended their meeting. 
 
Everyone gave their update, Dean showed a video of 2021 Rotary Convention in Taiwan, give us something to look forward to. President Henry suggested we can look into our community and help people in need. Dave suggested dial 211 to connect to people in need, he also stretch the importance of wearing our Rotary pin at the meeting, otherwise we will be fined.
 
It has been a productive meeting, Jimmy continues his good work in finding interesting speakers for our meeting. Stay tuned. 
 
 
Rotary Clubs help fight the COVID-19 pandemic
Fighting disease is one of Rotary’s main causes, so members already support efforts to promote proper hand washing techniques, teach people other ways to stay healthy, and supply training and vital medical equipment to health care providers. Now they’re helping health authorities communicate lifesaving information about COVID-19 and donating protective gear and other supplies to clinics and hospitals that are under strain because of the pandemic.
 
Photo by Fiorani Fabio/Alamy
 
 
These are just some of the ways that members are supporting their communities right now:
  • In Italy, clubs are raising funds to purchase ventilators and protective gear for overstretched hospitals. And when the worst of the outbreak was raging in China, the district’s clubs raised more than $21,000 for protective masks to prevent spread of the disease there.
  • In Hong Kong, Rotary clubs have raised funds, packed medical supplies, and visited public housing to distribute masks and sanitizers. 
  • Rotary clubs in Sri Lanka installed thermometers in airport bathrooms and produced posters to raise awareness about the coronavirus for schools across the country. 
  • The Rotary Club of Karachi Darakhshan, Sind, Pakistan, distributed thousands of masks to people in Karachi. 
  • Clubs in District 3700 (Korea) have donated $155,000 to the Red Cross. 
  • Rotary clubs in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom state conducted a campaign to raise awareness about the threat of the virus. Members shared information about the illness and how to keep safe at two schools and distributed materials about using good hygiene to stay healthy. 
  • The Rotary club of Metro Bethesda, Maryland, USA, is contacting neighbors who live alone and are quarantined. Volunteers are asked to contact at least five of those people each week to ask how they are and if they need anything. Members are also leaving flowers on their doorsteps. 
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