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About the Well Foundation
Established in 1997 in Victoria, the Well Foundation is a volunteer-based non-profit society which had the original purpose of promoting men's physical, emotional and spiritual well-being by organizing conferences, workshops, public talks and ongoing men's support groups.
In 2008, the Foundation decided to shift the focus of its work to join with women in the increasingly urgent need to develop community based responses to help us all better handle the scope and pace of systemic societal change that lies ahead.
The mission of this organization will be to promote the learning and acquisition of new skills, attitudes and resources to empower people individually and collectively to handle the challenges that profound change will bring to our lives.
We see this mission as involving the exploration of how we can become co-creators of our future by the cultivation of ways to discern what the future requires of us as it unfolds. We recognize that the development of resilience in the face of change and challenge is essential to our well being and our common future.
The name "Well Foundation" is meant to express how the work of this organization arises from a community and grassroots base (or foundation) at the same time as we draw from the well of ancient wisdom and contemporary knowledge to guide us as we move into the future.
The Well Foundation Society is incorporated under the Societies Act of British Columbia (Registration No. S-46708) and is governed by an elected Board which is charged with the administration of Society business, the guidance of the overall direction of the Society, and the good governance of its work and activities.
Past Events:
Culminating in a major National Conference on Men's Health held at the Victoria Conference Centre in the spring of 2007, the Foundation organized a variety of events including:
- Three regional conferences at Camp Thunderbird in Sooke
- Men's Health Days held in September at Mayfair Mall in Victoria (in partnership with the Prostate Centre)
- Wilderness retreats for men
- Fitness and health education workshops and sessions
- Public talks, and
- Ongoing Men's Spirituality Circle
Some of the legacy of the Foundation's earlier work with men continues today in the form of occasional retreats and the ongoing Men's Spirituality Circle.
Recent Events: The Well's program for 2010 continues to be both exciting and groundbreaking as it offers men and women in the southern Vancouver Island region innovative approaches to facing some of the challenges of these times of change and renewal.
Events this year have included:
- The Elders Circle - meeting monthly
- Awakening the Dreamer/Changing the Dream symposiums
- The U Process - co-creating the future: talk and workshop
- Resilience - Developing Inner Strength in Challenging Times
- Men's Spiritual Circle - meeting weekly in Victoria
- Beyond Retirement - a workshop on finding the "Inner Elder"
Please refer to Recent Programs for more information.
Fall 2010 Programs
Please check back for more information about our upcoming Fall 2010 Programs.
Contact Michael Tacon at 250-642-2517 for further information, dates and locations. | 
