Halifax Harbour Express No. 44 (Jul 14, 2023)

Friday Rotary Breakfast (Zoom)
Zoom
Jul 21, 2023 7:15 AM – 8:30 AM

110 Year Anniversary Gala

Jul 21, 2023 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Halifax Pride Parade

Jul 23, 2023 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Friday Rotary Breakfast (Hybrid)
Westin Nova Scotian
Jul 28, 2023 7:15 AM – 8:30 AM

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A webinar that may interest you:

Upcoming Webinar:

Can AI be a force for good?
In these times of ChatGPT and digitization, we've seen how Big Tech uses artificial intelligence for profit, surveillance and control. But how can nonprofits and social movements use data and machine learning in their work to achieve justice and equity?

Join TechSoup Canada, Thursday, July 27th from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET, to hear from Mozilla's Solana Larsen.

Learn more and register here: http://surl.li/iywjl

Angela Bishop - Housing Trust of Nova Scotia

At our Friday morning meeting, we were pleased to hear from Angela Bishop, Executive Director of the Housing Trust of Nova Scotia. You can see Angela's presentation here: https://youtu.be/P8sGSj3VrKQ?t=1523

New Member - Taiye Ayo

Please join us in welcoming Taiye Ayo as a new member. Taiye was inducted on July 14, 2023, at our Friday morning meeting by Vice President Dave Kowlessar. Picture from the left, Dave Kowlessar, Taiye Ayo, Yemi Olaniyi. You can watch the induction here: https://youtu.be/P8sGSj3VrKQ?t=1189

Halifax Pride Parade

We're excited to again be participating in the Halifax Pride Parade this year! Please join us for the parade on Sunday, July 23, starting at 2:00 by the Halifax Commons. Please Sign up here to let us know that you'll be joining! Rotarians, families, and friends are all welcome to join us.

Metal Health First Aid Course

In alignment with RI President Gordon McInally’s goal to put some focus on Mental Health this year, Louisa Horne thought it would be good to start with learning a bit more. Louisa is gauging interest in having the St. John’s Ambulance Mental Health First Aid course delivered for Rotary in the Halifax area.

Rotary Cabinet Lock

We have installed a combination lock on our Rotary cabinet. We use our cabinet to store our laptop/projector and other items. For the location, combination code, and other details, please click here.

The Great Halifax Hunt

The Rotaract Club of Halifax is busy preparing for its annual Great Halifax Hunt, a huge scavenger hunt right along the Halifax waterfront, in support of Roll Out the Barrel. For those who don't know, Roll out the Barrel is a non-profit that provides water barrels to low-access communities around the world. These barrels make it far easier for safe, clean drinking water to be transported from a pump to one's community.

Of course, any scavenger hunt like this one needs prizes. That's why we are presently reaching out to numerous businesses across Halifax to assemble prizes so that our fundraiser can be as successful as possible. We wanted to take the time to reach out to your members who may be business owners or who could have prizes to donate to see if any donations are indeed possible. Please feel free to reach out to me directly at johnscottpearce@gmail.com if you'd like more information or would like to discuss a possible donation.

John Pearce
President - Rotaract Club of Halifax

Pay Your Dues > Win a Prize

Every member who paid their dues by July 1 had their name put in a draw for a prize (baked goods). The winner is Joelle Perkins. The Finance Committee would like to thank everyone for sending in their dues! If you need any help or have questions about dues, please reach out to finance@rotaryhalifaxharbour.ca or check out our dues webpage.

Episode 1 - Projectize and Simplify - July 12, 2023

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This episode releases on all major podcast apps on July 12, 2023. Subscribe now, and never miss an episode.

What is a project, and what is project management? When we say “projects”, Rotarians may think of service projects. But projects exist in almost every area of Rotary. Good project management can push Rotary projects forward and, in turn, increase impact in the world.

In this first episode, Rotarian Yemi Olaniyi talks about how he got involved in Rotary and how projects can be the key to a more significant global impact. Yemi’s advice is, “projectize and simplify.”

Learn more about this episode and the Rotary Project Manager at ⁠www.rotarypm.ca

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