RCST (Jan 02, 2024)

President Mark began the meeting with the ringing of the Rotary bell, with toasts to King and Country and Rotary International and a Paul Harris quote. This was followed by a group recitation of the 4-way Test.

Catharine Janssen (Club Member and owner of BRACA Shirts) and Club Member Malcolm Rust

Our club was given an enlightening presentation on Immunology and the Impact of Stress on Your Health by Catharine Janssen, who is also a Certified Holistic Cancer Coach. The presentation has been provided to all club members. Here are some highlights.

The technical term for the study of mind, body and spirit is psychoneuroimmunology. There is a strong link between our stress levels, therefore our gut health and our immune system.

Here are what are called the "happy hormones" and the things you can do to ensure your body releases MORE of these hormones.

Since more than 70% of our immune system is in the gut, and when we are under stress, we dramatically reduce circulation to our gut, we need to find a way to manage that stress to keep our gut/immune system healthy. A new chemical (ATF3) has been identified that, when activated by stress, can turn on the onco gene.

So eat healthy and say happy!

For more information, visit Catharine's website at https://bracashirts.ca.
Club Announcements Mark has been approached by Rotary D6330 to have a Visioning session done for our club which will be done over 3-4 hours on a Saturday morning. The date is still to be confirmed but likely in April. Mark is checking on possible locations for this event. The Membership Committee is working on a brochure and the draft has been sent to everyone for comments. Mark is looking for volunteers for the 75th Anniversary Committee. Cindy will be taking over for Malcolm on the Speaker Committee. Cindy suggested a Paint Night as a social event for the club on one of the Monday evening meetings. She will investigate. Next meeting is January 8th at 11:00 am. Lunch first, then meeting.
Happy Fins		50/50 Draw

Our club collected 22 "Fins" today for the Rotary Foundation including donations from our guests. Thank you!		Mark Holmes won the 50/50 draw. Congratulations!!