From the May 20th issues of WOTMs , the answer, or question in Jeopardy style, the author was Dr Seuss. Dr Seuss has written many wonderful “kids” books – here’s the link to Horton Hears a WHO
https://anyflip.com/wyvqq/nrud/basic . A very important story.
This book tells the story of Horton the Elephant and his adventures saving Whoville, a tiny planet located on a speck of dust, from the animals who mock him. These animals attempt to steal and burn the speck of dust, so Horton goes to great lengths to save Whoville from being destroyed.
Looking at this story as an analogy for Human Services in Dufferin County
Who / what are the animals attempting to do harm?
Covid, continuous uncertain uncertainty, repeated rapid responses, the systemic inequities in delivery systems?
Who are the who’s?
Our Dufferin county citizens, our service seekers, those you keep safe, sound, whole and well every day.
Horton is analogous to each of you – putting yourselves in the role of keeping others safe, sound, whole and well every day, you too share his mantra ″Of course, of course I will stick. I will stick by you Dufferin folks through thin and through thick! You commit to this mantra though it may be exhausting – maybe even terrifying?
I ask “My friends! Tell me! Do tell! Are you safe? Are you sound? Are you whole? Are you well?" And like the mayor of Whoville who pleaded with the Who’s to save them from destruction, I ask you to register and attend the June Forum because “We’ve got to make noises in greater amounts! So open your mouth folks, For every voice counts!”
On the 22nd of June, in the virtual room, we'll be giving to you, new ways of thinking, not more to do!
Meet 2 local guest presenters: Erin Goodyear, ED Choices and Rohan Thompson, Dufferin County Director, People and Equity
Meet 2 guest facilitators: Mary Harvey, for some serious fun improv-ing ourselves. Mary was with the Second City Touring Company for three years. As Andrea Martin’s understudy, she had the pleasure of performing on stage with John Candy, Dan Ackroyd and Catherine O’Hara, to drop a few names, and Hildy Gottlieb, founder of Creating the Future, introducing Catalytic Thinking http://creatingthefuture.org/about-our-founder/
"I highly recommend attending the next DC MOVES Forum! Guest speaker Hildy Gotlieb is the head of an organization called Creating the Future and the creator of Catalytic Thinking. I’ve had the privilege of working with Hildy and learning from her – I am not exaggerating when I say that the practice of Catalytic Thinking has changed my way of approaching almost any challenge I face as a leader!" Norah Kennedy, Executive Director FTP
"It is more important then ever for us to carve out time to attend networking opportunities like the upcoming June Forum. We need to dedicate time to re-engage, re-connect and be together coming out of the past two years. Our prioritizing of engagement and re-connecting with each other as service providers will result providing us with more resources to service our clients."
Brenda Burman, MA
Campus Manager, Orangeville and South Georgian Bay
"The last few years have seen extraordinary partnerships and collaboration where community agencies, charities and the non-profit sector worked together to provide support services. The range of services our collaborative partners are involved in is immense. At the heart of those partnerships and collaborations are relationships. The relationships we have with each other. We may not all be meeting in person as we once were, but make no mistake, gathering together is still virtually important to what we do. Please join us as we reconnect and share valuable information."
Many thanks.
Anna McGregor BA (Hons) CMM III|Director| Community Services
WATCH FOR THE INVITATION TO REGISTER - NEXT WEEK
