At our Friday morning meeting, we were delighted to hear from Sylvia Parris-Drummond, CEO of the Delmore "Buddy" Daye Learning Institute (DBDLI) in Halifax. "As an Africentric Institute, the DBDLI creates educational change and genuine opportunities for learners and communities of African ancestry to reach their full potential."
You can watch Sylvia's talk around the 21-minute mark here.
Members are reminded that recorded presentations may only be available for a few months. Therefore, members must request that recorded presentations be preserved for longer.
This is a reminder that the December 23 meeting will be our last in 2022 will be happening at DASC. Please read the important information below if you plan to attend in person.
PALS is up and running at Joesph Howe School. We already see remarkable results from the students and teachers. However, the school needs more one-off volunteers to help with small activities and field trips. Adrienne will share details on upcoming needs in January, and members are encouraged to consider volunteering. A criminal background check and vulnerable persons check will need to be conducted.
Members who wish to volunteer to help with the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle, please reach out to Dave Kowlessar. We are looking at December 19th at the Halifax Shopping Centre.
In past years the former Rotary Club of Halifax hosted the Vacation Draw and later the Cash Draw. The club decided not to complete the draw this year. Still, Bob Power has reached out to many former donors, and many have generously agreed to donate to the Charitable Trust (the charitable arm of our club). So far, over $1,600 have been donated! Thank you, Bob, and thank your generous donors!
If you know folks looking for a charitable giving opportunity, please reach out to any member of the Charitable Trust.
Tripta is on the committee to nominate the 2025-2026 district governor. If you have someone in mind who you think would be a great district governor, please reach out to Tripta. The deadline for nominations is January 27, 2023.
A lot of what we do and what drives us as Rotarians is our work in the community. To strengthen this work, we must continue engaging with each other and the community. Please don't hesitate to reach out to Dave Kowlessar, our Local Committee Lead, if you have any suggestions, feedback, or questions.
Just a heads up that we will review our strategic plan as we enter our calendar new year. This important step is what helps our club create long-term goals to strive towards. This will be led by our very own Chris Hornberger. Please standby for more information.
Every year (ok, outside of pandemics), Halifax has hosted a youth exchange weekend where the outbound and inbound Rotary Youth Exchange students get together for a fun and educational weekend. This year, it will include a Mooseheads game, Global Citizenship training, and cultural competency training, among other TBD things.
Our next Paul Harris Fellow night will be at the Westin Nova Scotian on April 20th. Please check your email for a for call nominations. We are looking for five people in our community who exemplify the values of Rotary. All nominations must be made by January 15th.
Our club is recommitting to youth exchange for the 2023-2024 school year. To be able to allow a local student to study abroad and to welcome an international student to NS, we need host families. We like to provide the student with 2-4 host families over the school year. We CAN NOT commit to a student until we know we have host families in the queue.
We have created a social WhatsApp chat room for members. What's a WhatsApp? WhatsApp is an app you can download on your phone and use to chat with friends and family. We have created a private chat room for members to chat socially with each other. Just click on the WhatsApp logo near the top of the newsletter or here.
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