Commitment to Wellness
Chapters
CHAPTER MANUAL
If you are planning to try and start a chapter in your area, the Chapter Manual will provide all the information you need to do that. Officers of existing Chapters will also find the Chapter Manual to be an excellent resource
Click below to download a copy of the Chapter Manual
If you are planning to try and start a chapter in your area, the Chapter Manual will provide all the information you need to do that. Officers of existing Chapters will also find the Chapter Manual to be an excellent resource
Click below to download a copy of the Chapter Manual
CHAPTER CALENDAR
The Chapter Calendar provides a schedule of dates of events in those Chapters which have provided us with the information. We encourage all Chapters to submit events and dates so that all members can have details.
Click below to download the 2010 Chapter Calendar
Please click on a link below to go to the required Chapter page
RAC membership fees include membership of the member's local Chapter. Members' names will be forwarded to the closest Chapter and members will be contacted directly to officially sign up for the Chapter at which time payment will be made to the Chapter, by RAC, to cover the fee.
Members living in areas without a local Chapter are encouraged to try to form new ones. Only five members are needed and RAC will provide all the help you may need. If getting together for meetings is difficult because of location or distance then do not forget that you can use one of the many internet services such as Skype to enable you to connect with your colleagues on a regular basis. Helping to form a new Chapter also gives credits towards the Continuing Education Program.
Click here to download a copy of the Chapter Sign-up form
Members living in areas without a local Chapter are encouraged to try to form new ones. Only five members are needed and RAC will provide all the help you may need. If getting together for meetings is difficult because of location or distance then do not forget that you can use one of the many internet services such as Skype to enable you to connect with your colleagues on a regular basis. Helping to form a new Chapter also gives credits towards the Continuing Education Program.
Click here to download a copy of the Chapter Sign-up form
Chapter expansion, both in terms of numbers of chapters and numbers of chapter members, has been one of the major success stories of the past two years.
Chapter expansion, both in terms of numbers of chapters and numbers of chapter members, has been one of the major success stories of the past two years.
Chapters Rights & Responsibilities
The Reflexology Association of Canada (RAC) bylaws define the relationship between the Association and Chapters. The bylaws instruct Chapters or local Associations on their obligations and duties.
Chapters are defined as five or more RAC members who gather to promote reflexology. They may do this by offering workshops or seminars, participating in local health fairs, doing charity work, providing opportunities for networking and by supporting the endeavours, requirements and regulations of RAC. Chapters can be provincial or a district or city within the province.
Chapters all have copies of the bylaws, have an opportunity to post events in the newsletter and a write up of their chapter as well as contact information on the website. Paperwork support and information is available to chapters through RAC. RAC sends new members (including students) an invitation to join chapters. RAC members can belong to any chapter. Chapters were started because in a country as large as Canada it is difficult for distant members to participate at the national level, even though the RAC AGMs are alternated in east and west locations. Chapters provide an opportunity for members to participate at the community level and promote reflexology within their jurisdiction. Some of this is done through health trade shows and these shows afford the opportunity of fund raising, as each chapter is self sufficient in funding.
Chapters provide camaraderie amongst reflexologists and support the business development of fledgling reflexologists. Each chapter is unique and meetings vary. They may include exchange sessions or host guest speakers who inform the membership of other modalities or techniques that will enhance their practice or be question and answer sessions. Chapters provide opportunities for leadership and involvement as a director or in other capacities. Chapters can be a resource to groups looking for public speakers.
The mission of the Reflexology Association of Canada Chapters is to advance the understanding and knowledge of Reflexology both for its members and for society as a whole. Chapters will accomplish this by focusing on education, publicity and activism in local health events and forums. Chapters provide a supportive environment for mentorship and camaraderie amongst practitioners.
Irene Melnyk started the first chapter in Winnipeg by encouraging reflexologists to meet in each others homes, discuss cases and do each others feet. The BC Chapter was started by Ollie Bailey, another woman with a passion for reflexology. The first meeting was June 1992 in the basement of her home. The membership grew to the point they started moving the meetings around the province, and that tradition has continued.
Chapters continue to expand and flourish. Many chapters are getting started as members see the value in working alongside fellow reflexologists to promote the art of reflexology to its potential. Chapters can be “Fruitful in Unity”, so we invite you to please join with us.
The Reflexology Association of Canada (RAC) bylaws define the relationship between the Association and Chapters. The bylaws instruct Chapters or local Associations on their obligations and duties.
Chapters are defined as five or more RAC members who gather to promote reflexology. They may do this by offering workshops or seminars, participating in local health fairs, doing charity work, providing opportunities for networking and by supporting the endeavours, requirements and regulations of RAC. Chapters can be provincial or a district or city within the province.
Chapters all have copies of the bylaws, have an opportunity to post events in the newsletter and a write up of their chapter as well as contact information on the website. Paperwork support and information is available to chapters through RAC. RAC sends new members (including students) an invitation to join chapters. RAC members can belong to any chapter. Chapters were started because in a country as large as Canada it is difficult for distant members to participate at the national level, even though the RAC AGMs are alternated in east and west locations. Chapters provide an opportunity for members to participate at the community level and promote reflexology within their jurisdiction. Some of this is done through health trade shows and these shows afford the opportunity of fund raising, as each chapter is self sufficient in funding.
Chapters provide camaraderie amongst reflexologists and support the business development of fledgling reflexologists. Each chapter is unique and meetings vary. They may include exchange sessions or host guest speakers who inform the membership of other modalities or techniques that will enhance their practice or be question and answer sessions. Chapters provide opportunities for leadership and involvement as a director or in other capacities. Chapters can be a resource to groups looking for public speakers.
The mission of the Reflexology Association of Canada Chapters is to advance the understanding and knowledge of Reflexology both for its members and for society as a whole. Chapters will accomplish this by focusing on education, publicity and activism in local health events and forums. Chapters provide a supportive environment for mentorship and camaraderie amongst practitioners.
Irene Melnyk started the first chapter in Winnipeg by encouraging reflexologists to meet in each others homes, discuss cases and do each others feet. The BC Chapter was started by Ollie Bailey, another woman with a passion for reflexology. The first meeting was June 1992 in the basement of her home. The membership grew to the point they started moving the meetings around the province, and that tradition has continued.
Chapters continue to expand and flourish. Many chapters are getting started as members see the value in working alongside fellow reflexologists to promote the art of reflexology to its potential. Chapters can be “Fruitful in Unity”, so we invite you to please join with us.
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