Earlier in the month, on the morning of October 12, Ian Scott joined us also via Zoom for the weekly Club meeting. Ian has been a longterm member of the Rotary Club of Central Blue Mountains'
Ian has served in the Royal Australian Air Force full time and reserve since 1968 and has held command at all levels. Along the way he managed to acquire an MBA and a Masters of Arts in Strategic Studies. He retired with the rank of Air Commodore and was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1996 for his service to the country. Ian spoke about the Mental Health Foundation Australia (https://mhfa.org.au/ and the training that is offered. Ian informed us that the training was first developed by one of the Rotary Clubs in Canberra and is now offered in more than 25 countries and there are more than 500,000 graduates.
The course that Rotary offers is over two days and costs only $30 for materials and the necessary insurance. There are a number of variants in addition to the standard course which are adopted to the specific needs of teens, seniors, individuals with Aboriginal heritage etc.
If you have an interest in taking the course and a number of Club members have in the past, we would suggest that you contact Ian directly in order to determine the schedule for the upcoming year. He can be reached at. ian@scottadr.com.
Ian's visit dove-tailed well with our Lift The Lid High Tea where we raised over $1,000 for mental health research through Australian Rotary Health.