The October 13th meeting will be at Simply Sichuan (2nd floor). Dim sum for lunch! Please RSVP by Monday CLICK HERE to sign up.
Our speaker is Bud Bowles, MSW, CPRP, HCPS. He is the Executive Director of United Self Help and will talk about "How to stay Mentally Healthy." October 10 is World Mental Health Day and mental health is one of Rotary's initiatives this year.
RI President Gordon encourages Rotary members to make mental health a priority. Rotary has a unique ability to connect people and cultures, giving hope and receiving it through acts of kindness. Now is the time to expand this culture of care — both within Rotary and in the world at large. Providing care in such a way benefits not only the communities we live in and work with, but also our members as they take part in addressing mental health. Research shows that performing acts of kindness is the most effective way to protect our own sense of well-being and become more resilient.
United Self Help is a consumer run organization, since 1986 run by people who have had mental health challenges to provide education and support. They have been funded by Adult Mental Health Division, National Institute for Mental Health, Substance Abuse Mental Health Management Association, Honolulu Rotary Clubs, Weinberg Foundation. Currently our main grant is with the Alcohol Drug Addiction Division — where they pick up inmates who “max out” and peer mentoring them , for the last ten years. Bud has been the Executive Director since 1999 and has a Master of Social Work from the University of Hawaii.