According to Verghese, Abraham (2008), mental health has two dimensions—absence of mental illness and presence of a well-adjusted personality that contributes effectively to the life of the community. Well-adjusted personality is a hot topic under a new normal of economy with impacts from COVID-19 when people are looking for peace in mind, safety in workplace, security of job with healthiness, happiness, and maintenance of social life.
Through interviewing Mr. Derrick Fan, President of Rotary Club, Peninsula East (PenEast), Hong Kong Chapter with experiences in finance and wealth management, we understand that the key elements of transformation in Rotary Club, PenEast consist of the following areas:
1) Awareness of the changing and uncertain business environment;
2) Acceptance of flexibility and new ideas to change for accommodation;
3) Implementation of formal meetings and informal fellowship with connectivity, diversity, and knowledge exchange; and
4) Execution of projects in a hybrid mode – online and offline to serve the community with participation of more women members and young people, for example, the setup of Rotaract Club, Rotary Club PenEast with Gratia Christian College in Feb. 2022.
“Wellness is an important issue under COVID-19, especially wellness to elderly and children. Though our club is only established around 3 years of time, the number of members has been increased without any turnover rate. Members are committed professionals with a diversity of background to help transform – the channels of service delivery, the use of virtual format and pre-payment method to engage participants, ” said Mr. Fan, President, Rotary Club of PenEast.
