“Rotary changes us and those we serve. I believe we can change the world one life at a time.” - Paul Harris

The Rotary Club of Halifax Harbour is please to honour John Paynter with a Paul Harris Fellowship.

Please join all members in welcoming three new members to our club, Swetha Sangeetha Priyanka G L, Tushar Biware, and Lauren McLennan. They were inducted on March 14th at our Friday morning meeting.

At our Friday morning meeting we were pleased to welcome Michael MacDonald, Principal of Joseph Howe School, to speak to the club. Members can watch the presentation from Michael here: https://youtu.be/dVL880yPAhw

The strategic planning committee is reminding members to complete the important member survey that closes Sunday evening. Please check your email for the link. This survey is how we are able to drive the direction of the club in the near future. If you have any questions, please reach out to Chris Hornberger.

There is a Rotary friendship exchange between Calgary and Kentville this summer. Many of the visiting Rotarians will be in the city and coming to a BBQ at Stella Roy’s home on June 27th. Stella has very kindly invited fellow members as well.

We are thrilled to share that Doug Harris has agreed to resurrect our club's Instagram account! You can follow us here: @rotaryhalifaxharbour. Did you know we are more effective at telling our club story with compelling pictures? Members are encouraged to share our work with the world by sending content to updates@rotaryhalifaxharbour.ca. Welcome, and thank you, Doug!

Are you a lifetime learner? Do you want to expand your skills and knowledge of Rotary? We have added new links to many Rotary learning resources and webinars to this newsletter. It doesn't matter how much Rotary experience you may have; there is always something to learn. Look above for the links. You can also find a link on our Member Info and Tool page on our website.

JHS needs 6 volunteers to go on a school trip to Hatfield Farms on June 22nd. This will be an outing that takes approx. 4-5 hours. Any volunteer signing up must have a current Criminal Record Check and clearance from the  Child Abuse Registry. Either can be obtained online. Other trips are being planned and additional calls for volunteers will follow  If you are able to volunteer, please email Adrienne Malloy - adrienne.malloy55@gmail.com .

As some of you will know, we formed an HRM Rotary choir some years back.  We named it ‘Four Way Harmony’, and its membership numbered about 20 Rotarians from all clubs, and friends.  Our repertoire (sung in four part, SATB harmony), comprised a diverse selection of really fun to sing, light music, pop, country, folk songs, etc., and included numerous Canadian and Maritime classics – and Christmas music.  We rehearsed every second week, and performed at several retirement homes, as well as on the Halifax waterfront and at CTV’s Christmas Daddies.  Several members sang in performances of the Rotary International Choir at Toronto and Hamburg conferences. We had a lot of fun, and were clearly much appreciated.  Some members are still asked if we can come back to some of the places where we sang!  We have fans!