Giving Tuesday is happening on November 29th, and we are encouraging everyone to participate by donating to a charity of their choice, including ShelterBox. You can learn more about Stock the BOX. Please reach out to Sally for all the details.

 

Last night, in a parallel universe, guests were shuffling in, doffing their winter coats and stepping into their dancing shoes. Tabs on cans were being pulled, and pinots poured into real-glass glasses. Trivia questions on the big screen were generating conversation between strangers as kitchen elves brought out trays of spanakopita to be placed in front of surprised guests. In the green room, the musician was heard tuning his guitar in readiness. While the guests scaned their programs in anticipation, the stage manager is reminding the emcee - for the third time - when he was to make his way to the stage. (Some things don't change). And all the volunteers were smiling busily and nodding to each other in acknowledgement that the months of work behind the scenes had finally paid off. 

 

The PALS tutoring program has begun at Joe Howe School. There are other opportunities to fill needs at the schools, including lunch time monitors to help with the kids.

 

If you want to learn more about PALS or are interested in volunteering at the school, please reach out to Adrienne Malloy.

We are looking to reinvigorate our connection with Saint George Youth Net through institutional capacity building. The idea of institutional capacity building is not about donating money, but using the existing skill sets within the club that members have to help support this organization. Look for more information in the future and contact Dave Kowlessar with questions.

If you are interested in volunteering for the Salvation Army Christmas Kettles, please reach out to Dave Kowlessar.

Every year, we celebrate Christmas with various traditions and, well, just a general sense of glad tidings while not forgetting the reason for the season. In our engagement with our community, we want to build a stronger connection. We are asking each member to provide a gift addressed to “Your family” OR “You” and with your own name from RHH; you may opt to put a contact like an email or telephone number to make it personal and, in that way, connect with the community. We will be distributing these gifts through the hampers and the various community service projects and ask that we get them by the date of the Christmas Social (December 10th). Please reach out to Dave Kowlessar for more details.

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.

This is a reminder to members that we are still planning to offer some assistance to an Afghan family arriving in the Halifax Area. The family of eight (five girls, one boy) aged 2-13 are currently in Pakistan. While this is not a financial ask of the club or its members, this family will need help settling in and becoming part of our community. If you are interested in helping, please reach out to Dave Kowlessar.

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.