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聖經討論會是以日常生活與專業議題（如人際關係、職涯發展、熱門新聞、理財、人工智能等）為基礎的基督教聖經討論。您亦可提議主題，內容信徒與否都合適。 Bible Talk is a social event based on everyday life and professional topics (such as relationships, career, popular news headlines, finance, AI…etc.) You are also welcome to suggest topics. All content will be hospitable to all backgrounds.👌 雖然主持人會援引聖經經文，但請放心，這是個安全的平台，歡迎您基於自身經驗、文化、哲學與宗教背景分享觀點。所有背景皆受歡迎且受到尊重。 Although the host will reference biblical scriptures. Please rest assured that this is a safe platform to share your perspective stemming from your experience, culture, philosophies and religions. All backgrounds are welcomed and respected. 😊 主體語言：英文（可提供中文協助） Main language: English (Chinese assistance is available)

聖經討論會是以日常生活與專業議題（如人際關係、職涯發展、熱門新聞、理財、人工智能等）為基礎的基督教聖經討論。您亦可提議主題，內容信徒與否都合適。 Bible Talk is a social event based on everyday life and professional topics (such as relationships, career, popular news headlines, finance, AI…etc.) You are also welcome to suggest topics. All content will be hospitable to all backgrounds.👌 雖然主持人會援引聖經經文，但請放心，這是個安全的平台，歡迎您基於自身經驗、文化、哲學與宗教背景分享觀點。所有背景皆受歡迎且受到尊重。 Although the host will reference biblical scriptures. Please rest assured that this is a safe platform to share your perspective stemming from your experience, culture, philosophies and religions. All backgrounds are welcomed and respected. 😊 主體語言：英文（可提供中文協助） Main language: English (Chinese assistance is available)

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# 🏖️端午假期玩足 6 粒鐘！大型假日派對🎉 🎤唱K x 🎱桌球 x 🎲 桌遊 x 🀄麻雀x 🎯鏢機 x 🎮 街機 x 👫識朋友 端午公眾假期，唔想出街同人迫，又唔想悶喺屋企？🏠 難得紅日放假，最啱就係識下新朋友，盡情玩樂叉叉電！🔋 我哋已包起可容納50\~60人嘅大場地，邀請大家一齊玩！🎉 由黃昏玩到夜晚，由陌生玩到熟絡✨👫👭👬 🔥 現場有咩玩？ 🎤 唱K： 同鍾意唱歌嘅朋友一齊唱，大展歌喉 🎱 桌球/鏢機： 手痕想切磋？隨時開波 🎮 街機遊戲： 大量好玩童年回憶遊戲 🎲 Boardgame： 輕鬆好玩 Party 類，輕策桌遊邊玩邊傾 🀄 麻雀： 假期點少得打牌？自動麻雀機準備就緒！ ✨特別安排 🚫 不需公開自我介紹。 🔄 Speed Social： 分組換檯精簡快速交流，極速熱身，輕鬆認識其他參加者 🤝 破冰遊戲： 輕鬆好玩嘅互動 Game，零尷尬破冰 (約15分鐘，自由參與) 🍔 食物飲品安排(自費)： 自由度 Max！你可以： 1️⃣ 食飽先過黎 2️⃣ 現場同其他參加者夾份叫外賣 (一齊食最開心🍕) 3️⃣ 自備私伙美食/酒精飲品 (BYOB 🍻) ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ 📅 日期：6月19日 (公眾假期) ⏰ 時間：5PM - 11PM (歡迎隨時加入或離場) 📍 地點：荔枝角 Party Room (近地鐵出口 2 分鐘步程，極速到達！) 👥 對象：80/90/00後 🔥 名額：限量 40 名 🎫 費用： ⚡Meetup優惠價：$168/位 ✨ 女生優惠額外再減 $20/位 (價格或會因情況而向上調整, 以最後顯示價格為準) 正價：$220/位 ⚠️ 注意： 名額有限，請盡早報名留位。 如臨時嚟唔到，可轉讓位置比朋友。 #端午假期 #好去處 #假日派對 #識朋友 #荔枝角 #PartyRoom #性價比高 ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ **🎟️ 預約席位** 為確保男女比例平衡與社交質素，所有席位以收到轉賬確認為準。 * **查詢/報名 WhatsApp：** 91622624 * **一鍵報名：[https://wa.me/85291622624?text=我想報名參加6月19日假日派對](https://wa.me/85291622624?text=%E6%88%91%E6%83%B3%E5%A0%B1%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%83%E5%8A%A06%E6%9C%8819%E6%97%A5%E5%81%87%E6%97%A5%E6%B4%BE%E5%B0%8D)** * \*參加者多於 whatsapp 直接報名, Meetup報名人數不準 **【轉賬方式】** * **PayMe 連結：** [https://payme.hsbc/kuuu](https://payme.hsbc/kuuu) * **FPS 轉數快：** 91622624 * *請於轉賬後 WhatsApp 截圖至 91622624 確認* ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ ⋱⋰ **🌟 關於 KAIROS 刻遇** 我們持續優化每一場聚會的質地，致力於在繁忙的都市中，為優秀的靈魂打造更舒適、更有深度的連結場域。 📅 刻遇日程 Jun 19 (Fri) 5pm-11pm：🏖️端午假期玩足 6 粒鐘！大型派對🎉 [https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315194816/](https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315194816/) Jun 20 (Sat) 5pm-12mn：🎤✨【7小時🎶唱K Party】👫👭👬✨🎉🥳 [https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315085059/](https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315085059/) Jun 27 (Sat) 5pm-11pm：🎉【週末玩樂大型派對】🎊 [https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315198026/](https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315198026/) Jun 28 (Sun) 4pm-10pm：🎤✨【6小時🎶唱K Party】👫👭👬✨🎉🥳 [https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315129600/](https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315129600/) Jul 1 (Wed) 5pm-11pm：🏖️七一假期玩足 6 粒鐘！大型派對🎉 [https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315195254/](https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315195254/) Jul 4 (Sat) 5pm-11pm：💘【週末配對玩樂派對】玩住玩住，可能就脫單！💑💖 [https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315310009/](https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315310009/) Jul 11 (Sat) 5pm-11pm：🎉【週末玩樂大型派對】🎊 [https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315309583/](https://www.meetup.com/kairos/events/315309583/) 🎟️ 報名與留位 名額稀缺，請透過 WhatsApp 或 Meetup 預約你的席位： 📲 WhatsApp 直接報名： [https://wa.me/85291622624?text=我想報名參加活動](https://wa.me/85291622624?text=%E6%88%91%E6%83%B3%E5%A0%B1%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%83%E5%8A%A0%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95) 期待在更趨近完美的時光中與你相遇。 「不為消磨時光，只為刻畫靈魂。」

Passion for badminton (LI event) 啟德體藝館 (7-10am Jun 20) Let's explore our passion about early badminton! Venue: Kai Tak Arena (Sports Hall) Time: 7-8am - Court 1, 2 8-9am - Court 1, 2 9-10am - Court 2, 4 Jun 20th (Sat) People: 14 Fee: $70 (FPS/HSBC PayMe App Welcome) First time joiner, please PM me your contact details.

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聖經討論會是以日常生活與專業議題（如人際關係、職涯發展、熱門新聞、理財、人工智能等）為基礎的基督教聖經討論。您亦可提議主題，內容信徒與否都合適。 Bible Talk is a social event based on everyday life and professional topics (such as relationships, career, popular news headlines, finance, AI…etc.) You are also welcome to suggest topics. All content will be hospitable to all backgrounds.👌 雖然主持人會援引聖經經文，但請放心，這是個安全的平台，歡迎您基於自身經驗、文化、哲學與宗教背景分享觀點。所有背景皆受歡迎且受到尊重。 Although the host will reference biblical scriptures. Please rest assured that this is a safe platform to share your perspective stemming from your experience, culture, philosophies and religions. All backgrounds are welcomed and respected. 😊 主體語言：英文（可提供中文協助） Main language: English (Chinese assistance is available)

**普及禪修課程 黃雅鑫老師主講** **「快樂人的精神習慣」** **每堂課為獨立單元，不需報名，歡迎大家參加。** 快樂無限制，但慣性的思維方式往往阻礙我們變得更快樂。這個實用的佛教禪修課程將會教授快樂人的精神習慣！ 我們將探索幾種能夠提升心靈的禪修和思維方式，並且如何在日常生活上，懷著覺照地加以運用。這樣，無論生活際遇如何，我們都能保持輕鬆快樂的態度。 20/6 謙卑 27/6 覺知無常 4/7 知足 11/7 安忍 黃雅鑫現為香港噶當巴禪修中心中環分舍的老師。於 2009年，初次接觸到噶當巴傳承的寶貴佛法，啓發他把佛陀的智慧融合並實踐於日常生活中 ，從實際的經驗去分享現代佛法是如何利益周遭每一個人。 歡迎大家隨喜功德，建議捐助：每課 $50。所有捐款均用於中心的運作及發展，為大眾提供學習珍貴佛法的機會。 詳情: [https://www.meditation.hk/2021/ccgp/](https://www.meditation.hk/2021/ccgp/) #現代佛法 #禪修課程

**普及禪修課程 陳卓峯老師主講** **【喜悅迎接必來的死亡】** **每堂課為獨立單元，不需報名，歡迎大家參加。** 死亡必來，亦可隨時降臨，但我們往往避而不談。 有否想過可以喜悅地為死亡做好準備？ 本系列課堂從佛法角度探討死亡，我們會學習主動地活在無常，無畏地欣然迎接這人生必修課。 6月20日 \| 今生以後…… 6月27日 \| 死亡預告 7月4日 \| 一路好走 7月11日 \| 地獄可破？ 7月18日 \| 往生淨土 **陳卓峯老師**跟隨尊貴的格西格桑嘉措仁波切修習噶當佛法逾二十年，樂於將佛法融入生活。他會善用日常生活例子闡釋深奧佛法，啟發學生踏上精神修行之道。 歡迎大家隨喜功德，建議捐助：每課 $50。所有捐款均用於中心的運作及發展，為大眾提供學習珍貴佛法的機會。 詳情: https://www.meditation.hk/2021/jcgp/ #現代佛法 #禪修課程

#近8年來在香港&在多個國家&有史以來全球總收入 票房最高的泰國電影。The highest worldwide grossing Thai-language film of all time, and broke box office records in several countries across Asia. 故事簡介：出生泰籍華裔潮州人家庭的年輕人M，為了繼承百萬遺產辭去工作照顧罹患癌症的的姥姥，並在過程中明白了許多道理。 M (Putthipong), a university dropout low on money, volunteers to take care of his terminally ill grandmother (Usha) in the hope of pocketing her inheritance. 《全職乖孫》*How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies* 片長[Length]: 127min; 級別[Class]: I 導演：湯薩蓬·逖提拿坎（ทศพล ทิพย์ทินกร）、帕特·波尼蒂帕特 監製：萬納魯迪·彭西提薩、吉拉·馬利坤 編劇：湯薩蓬·逖提拿坎（ทศพล ทิพย์ทินกร）、帕特·波尼蒂帕特 演員：Putthipong Assaratanakul (Billkin)、烏薩薩梅坎姆、Tu Tontawan Director: Pat Boonnitipat Writer: Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn, Pat Boonnitipat Stars: Putthipong Assaratanakul, Usha Seamkhum #《泰國導演協會獎》多個獎項(獲獎) [Thai Film Director Awards: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor; Best Actress; Best Screenplay; Best Original Score; Best Cinematography; Best Film Editing ##一針見血獎、Nine Entertain Awards、Kom Chad Luek Awards、Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards：最佳電影 [Best Movie] ##Thailand Box Office Awards 2024、Thai Film Director Awards、Kom Chad Luek Awards、Suphannahong National Film Awards：最佳男主角 [Best Actor] ###第18屆亞洲電影大獎：最佳新演員提名 [Asian Film Awards: Best Newcomer (Nominee)]。Etc… **日期：2026年6月21日(星期日)** **時間：7:30pm-9:45pm** **地點：青年廣場2樓Y劇場** 集合時間及地點：@7:15-7:20pm @Y劇場入口/電聯 名額：4人(同場另有公眾參與) 語言：泰語+潮州話對白,附中文字幕 座位: 自由劃位(本人會於7:15pm先排隊入場為大家獲取好座位) 主辦單位：青年廣場 **Date: 21 June, 2026 (Sunday)** **Time: 7:30pm-9:45pm** **Address: Y Studio, 2/F, Youth Square, Chai Wan** Assemble: @7:15-7:20pm @entrance of Y-Theatre/ by call Seat: 4 people limited (Other movie-watchers in event as well) Seating: No seating is set and seats are served on first-come-first-served basis (I will queue up for good seat at 7:15pm for members) Language: Thai +Teochew Min (Subtitle: Chinese)) Organization: Youth Square MeetUp費用：自由定價價值. 報名：按Attend-> 填寫1)聯絡電話號碼, 2)男/女, 3)你願意付出此次活動費用-> 確認入選活動-> 繳費(入帳恆生銀行號碼: 359-366101-882 (NG Y\*\* S\*\*\*)/ FPS/PayMe: 97419423)-> 再以閣下電話whatsapp(97419423)以下資料: 1)MeetUp名字, 2)過帳通知書. MeetUp fee: Free pricing as you value. Join: Click ‘Attend’-> Write down your 1)Contact number, 2)Male/Female, 3)Fee that you would pay for this event -> Get confirmation of being in the event-> Pay to Hang Seng Bank acc: 359-366101-882 (NG Y\*\* S\*\*\*)/ FPS/PayMe: 97419423-> Whatsapp 1)MeetUp name, 2)Payment notification \*\*\*a) Welcome foreigners. Please remark your language if you are foreigner. [歡迎外地本地人一同熱鬧.請外地人指明語言.] \*\*\*b) Participants are required to follow instruction of the venue. [參與者要遵守場地規則,違者則有可能被邀離開.] \*\*\*c) Late comer may be restricted to admit and continue in the activity. [主辦組織不作逾候,逾時者有可能不被參加,請預早抵達.] \*\*\*d) No refund or seat transfer after payment, unless is the cancellation of activity or by our group. [交費後若未能出席參與者,繳款不獲退回及轉讓.(除非活動取消而全數退款).] \*\*\*e) Photos taken by our group during activity will be as record and promotion. [活動如有拍照,以作記錄和宣傳用途.] \*\*\*f) When there are 3 No Show, we have the right to ban you out from our groups. [凡超過3次No Show者,本組有權將該組員移離本群組.]

🚀 **You're Invited: Generative AI Meetup – Shaping the Future Together!** 🗓 **Date:** 20th June 2026 📍 **Location:** 6th Floor, Chung Pont building, 300 Hennesry Road, wanchai, in person. 🕕 **Time:** 10-12 noon HK time. join the community via whatsapp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JybM21VlAaP5AszwN1D3eN Join us for an electrifying evening of ideas, innovation, and inspiration as we dive into the world of **Generative AI** — the technology that's transforming how we work, create, and think. learn vibe-coding, automation and generative AI news. Share any learnings with the communituy. Whether you're a founder, developer, creative, researcher, or just AI-curious, this meetup is your chance to: ✨ **Explore breakthrough applications** of GenAI across industries 🤖 **Meet AI pioneers** and fellow enthusiasts 🧠 **Join lightning talks** and live demos that will blow your mind 💬 **Engage in raw, real conversations** about ethics, governance, and the future of work 🌐 **Network** with a growing community shaping the future of AI Let’s build, debate, and dream about what’s next — together. 👉 **Join now and be part of the AI movement!** #GenerativeAI #AIMeetup #FutureOfWork #AIEthics #TechCommunity #Innovation

星期一至五都好忙？就襯住星期六來為心靈叉叉電吧！ **霎哈嘉瑜伽**是一種特殊而獨特的冥想技巧，可以幫助您以簡單的方式實現自我覺醒，實現與神聖一致的終極目標，實現持久的和平與幸福。 據創辦人Shri Mataji 錫呂‧瑪塔吉女仕分析，這個靜坐瑜珈能令人感受到深層的和諧感，讓思緒進入寧靜，安穩，但完全覺醒的狀態。 霎哈嘉瑜伽冥想 - 通往內心平靜，歡樂和啟蒙的門戶！ 透過參加【免費靜坐瑜珈班】，練習霎哈嘉瑜珈靜坐可以體驗： * 減少憂慮，壓力，情緒上的困擾 * 提高集中力，注意力，從而提高學習及工作能力 * 放棄負面，消極，甚至自毀的生活習慣，對戒菸酒人士有幫助 * 加強個人自信心，減低生活所產生的分歧和衝突 創辦人Shri Mataji從1970開始便到世界各地舉辦講座，教授靜坐瑜珈技巧，所有瑜珈班和講座均不收費。因為創辦人認為，實踐自覺是一種內在與生俱來的能力和權力，並不是、也不能用金錢或物質去購買，至今無數練習者已經分佈全球120多個國家。 2小時的初階班將會在輕鬆無拘束的氣氛中， 學習各種有關我們內在精微能量系統的知識， 各種清理平衡技巧，和享受集體靜坐引導。霎哈嘉瑜伽是以冥想靜坐為主，不是“運動”瑜伽，也不要求任何特殊靜坐姿勢，或特定的服裝， 穿什麼衣服都可以。現場我們會提供坐椅或坐墊。参加者帶一顆心即可。請帶一顆求真，求知和開放​​的心前來。 您亦會學習到如何在家中自行靜坐及保持平衡的技巧。這些技巧容易學習和實踐。每天只需開始冥想10到20分鐘即可感受到明顯差異。 初學者或已有靜坐習慣者，都歡迎前來學習這—套與其他冥想靜坐方式不同的霎哈嘉瑜伽靜坐法。中級進階班(逢星期四及星期六)則歡迎已參加過4次或以上初班並有意探索更深入入靜和深化冥想知識的人仕參加。 期待在課堂上見到大家。(公眾假期休息) 語言:粵語(Present in Cantonese) 即時 WhatsApp: 51808808 和香港霎哈嘉瑜伽聯絡一下 想了解更多霎哈嘉瑜伽信息、請訪問: [Facebook (非牟利機構)](https://www.facebook.com/SahajaYogaHongKong/) [官網](https://www.freemeditation.hk)

From the moment sin entered the world, death began. Adam and Eve were not stricken dead immediately, but the process by which none of us lives forever in health and wholeness in these earthly bodies started its inexorable march to the inevitable end—death. The Bible makes it clear that by one man’s sin, death came to all mankind, but that by the obedience of One Perfect Man, Jesus, many are made righteous (Romans 5:19). F.F. Bosworth recognized this truth; he also would have people consider that the God Who provided for our greatest need—salvation from eternal death—would also provide healing for the lesser, but still great needs, of health and healing from sickness, disease, and the consequences of sin that we encounter before we die. Join us as we examine the case for biblical healing in the book first published in 1924, ***Christ The Healer*. We meet at True Food Kitchen, Easton Town Center on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 6:30 pm.** Get your tickets on [EventBrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christ-the-healer-columbus-ohio-tickets-1989133215995)! Connect with us on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/1495777228332299)! Check out our new website, [LocalCA](https://localca.org/)! Say hello on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/christianbookclubwellness/)!

"Do as I say, not as I do." Children tend to have a built-in ability to recognize hypocrisy quicker than many adults, and there are few children who will respect an adult whose actions do not match his or her words. John the Baptizer wanted to make it clear that God himself is in NO way pleased by people who claim to follow Him and whose lives in NO way reflect His character. In fact, the Greek word for "actor" that people used in the first century is *"hypokrites"*. John called out the truth to any and all who would listen--from peasants to the king, even at peril of his own life and freedom--and insisted God does not judge by words alone, but by actions and in truth. Luke Chapter 3 concludes with making it clear to the Jewish and Greek readers of the day that Jesus was not only the rightful King of Israel, but also the true Son of Man--the Son of Adam, Who came to provide a way for those who had followed Adam into sin to return to fellowship with God. Take a look at Luke Chapter 3 and join us at **10 am,** **Sunday, June 28,** at **True Food Kitchen at Easton Town Center.** We'd love to see you there! Get your tickets on [EventBrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/columbus-luke-3-tickets-1989802924110)! Check us out on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/1657939185252324)! Connect with us at our new website for [LocalCA](http://%5Bwww.localca.org%5D(www.localca.org)/ "\[www.localca.org\](www.localca.org)")!

Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!

Welcome to Drunken Philosophy, a casual, curious, social discussion club. Come grab a drink and a seat at The Oracle. **Optional topic for this meetup: Where is everybody?** In 1950 the physicist Enrico Fermi was talking about aliens over lunch and asked a question that still has not gone away: if the universe is so vast and so old, and even a fraction of those billions of stars have planets, where is everyone? By the numbers the galaxy should be crowded with civilizations. Instead we look up and hear silence. That gap between "they should be everywhere" and "we see no one" is the Fermi Paradox. One of the most unsettling answers is the idea of a **Great Filter**: somewhere on the road from dead chemistry to a galaxy-spanning civilization, there is at least one step that is almost impossible to get past. Maybe the filter is behind us. Maybe life starting at all, or simple cells becoming complex, or intelligence ever evolving, is the freak accident, and we already cleared the hard part. Or maybe the filter is ahead of us, and advanced civilizations reliably wipe themselves out before they spread. Here is the part that messes with people. If we ever found life somewhere else, even pond scum on Mars, most people would call it the greatest discovery in history. But it might be the worst possible news. It would mean life is common, the early steps are easy, and the hard step is still in front of us. So the eerie silence overhead might actually be the best sign we could ask for. **Questions to wrestle with:** * Is it better to be alone? Would you rather we find alien life and learn we are not special, or find nothing and quietly improve our odds of surviving? * Where do you bet the filter sits, behind us or ahead of us, and why? * If it is ahead of us, what is it? Nuclear war, climate collapse, AI, something we cannot even picture yet? And can we do anything about a filter we cannot see coming? * Two principles pull opposite ways here. The principle of mediocrity (the Copernican principle, Sagan's "no privileged place in the universe") says we are ordinary, so what happened on Earth probably happened everywhere, which makes the silence scream louder. The anthropic principle says of course we find ourselves somewhere life was possible, since we could not observe anything else, so our being here may say almost nothing about how common life is. Which lens do you trust, and does the silence still demand an answer once you account for observer selection? * And if we did confirm life out there and had to accept we are not special, what would that do to belief in a higher power, and would shedding (or keeping) that belief help or hurt our odds of pulling together as one species? * Does any of this change how you live, or how humanity should be spending its time and money right now? As always the prompt is optional. Come for the conversation, stay for the drinks, and bring your own questions.

We will be marching again this summer at Pride. Come ready to show your Pride and stand-up for every human's right to love, respect, and family! * **Step-off:** 10:30AM * **Route:** High Street from the Capital to Goodale Park Update: We are meeting at Bob Leonhard's house. You can park your car there and we will carpool to the parade. This will eliminate you finding parking in the city and excessive walking. You SHOULD BE AT BOB'S HOUSE BY 8:45 a.m.! We will leave for the parade at 9:15 am sharp! Bob's address: 2858 Thorndale Avenue, Columbus, OH 43207 If you have questions, his number is 614-301-7436

Some trained COUNT volunteers work together once a month at RMH (http://www.rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer.php) as Housewarmers (usually on the 1st Sunday from 1 – 5 PM). Some schedule other shifts at their convenience. You may try this out with less fuss by following a "Fast track" or go through the normal process. Fast track • Arrange a time to shadow a COUNT volunteer. Call Dave Nohle at 614-268-9558 (cell). • Show up and try it out. • Complete application, etc. later. Normal process • Complete an online application (http://rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer/). • Attend orientation in advance. • At orientation you will complete forms agreeing to keep family/patient info private and allowing a background check and tour the facility. • Complete one training shift. Daily shifts are: morning 9 AM - 1 PM, afternoon 1 - 5 PM and evening 5 - 9 PM. • Schedule shifts online using the on the RMH scheduling system (http://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/?FROM=32895). The Ronald McDonald House (RMH) provides housing and meals for families with sick children. The Columbus RMH is the largest in the world with 137 rooms. COUNT has been volunteering there since May 2014. Housewarmers work with RMH guests to provide a home-like environment - greet, assist with family needs, answer phones, give tours, assist with checkin/checkout, prepare guest rooms after checkout, clean facility, laundry, restock supplies and staff the front desk. RMH Housewarmers volunteer at least one four-hour shift a month. All Housewarmers must complete an application and agree to a background check before they can be full fledged volunteers.