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「快樂人的精神習慣」: 謙卑
**普及禪修課程 柏桑法師主講**
**「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。
16/6 謙卑
23/6 安忍
30/6 覺知無常
7/7 知足
柏桑法師跟隨尊貴的格西格桑嘉措仁波切修習佛法逾二十年。她平易近人,教學清晰實用,並啟發我們怎樣活用佛法於日常繁忙生活之中。
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/cwcgp/](https://www.meditation.hk/2021/cwcgp/)
#現代佛法 #禪修課程
Intermediate Tango Lesson
In this course we build on the significant benefits gained in the Fundamentals of Argentine Tango, while focussing on improvsation and creativity. You will learn different aspect of Tango to gain a better understanding of the dance. The classes can be attended on a drop-in basis, however is designed for dancer who has tango basic skills & finish improver 1& 2 in order to have a good chance of fully understanding the aspects we work on. *Minimum 1 year of tango dancing experience required.
Programme:
Turn position 1-8
Enrosques technique
Musicality (Musical Pauses + Musical Phrases)
Pivoting technique
Loop Patterns from turn position 1-8
Embellishment
**Milonga & Vals**
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Game 16/6(Tue)--shek tong tsui----7-9pm---- inter or above
Fee
7ppl $75
7-9pm court 8
請大家遵守以
1:請大家不要在遊戲其間進行羽毛球技術指導.
2:男與女閒聊時請保持一隻手距離.
3:遊戲已例明 羽毛球等級(ab,li,i 等等), 請按照自己所屬等級參與遊戲.
4:各下參加左的活動有指定場號, 如果自行走向其他埸由我們舉辦的活動的埸地打波, 我地可能會給予警告, 請不要挑戰我們的忍耐力。
5:如果少於48小時內取消出值, 都請交出值應付之金額。
如有違反, 一律blacklist.
If you join my game for first time please send me your mobile no. to confirm your spot.
Tel: 97843661 Coming
Please Whatsapp or message me through meetup as soon as possible if you can't come. ‧
We will be playing 21 points doubles match ‧
Strictly NO BEGINNER ‧
The event is not first come first serve, I will pick suitable players in order to balance the level of the game.
So if you are not on the attending list, please don't feel being offended, thanks for understanding ‧
Cancellation policy:
Cancellation deadline is 48 hours prior to the start time of the game. Cancellation past the deadline will be marked as no-show.11
Tuesday Tango INTERMEDIATE Lesson
#### INTERMEDIATE LESSON
Dancer will revisits the basics of Argentine Tango in improver lessons. By improving on the technique and the fundamental elements of the dance the aim is to prepare participants for further growth in Tango. You should at least finished 16 beginner lessons & advised by Tango instructors to join Improver lessons. \*Improver 2 (up to one year of Tango experience)
Programme
* Tango embrace (Salon & Mionguero Style)
* Walking technique with Parallel & Cross system
* Musicality – Different walks for different music
* Connection & balance exercises
* Ochos & giros (figures of eight & turns)
* Basic 6 & pattern: Changes of direction
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香港霎哈嘉瑜伽 免費冥想靜坐班 - 逢星期二晚7時半 FREE beginner meditation class on Every Tuesday night
歡迎你來參加逢星期二 的霎哈嘉冥想瑜伽初班,是絕對值得一試的體驗!
霎哈嘉冥想是一種簡單,歷史悠久的技術。冥想基於與內部脈輪(能量中心)的連接並平衡微妙的身體。它有助於減輕壓力,增加健康。它帶來更好的注意力,幫助我們更加集中和平衡。
而霎哈嘉瑜伽是具科學性及可被驗証的,因為每一位練習者也能從自己的中樞神經系統(Central Nervous System)中驗証內在不平衡的原因,透過靜坐練習來改善。
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。
通過霎哈嘉瑜伽靜坐,逹到舒缓壓力,復歸平衡,改善體質,人格整合,靈性提昇,開啟人生。這是在幾乎每個層面上促進完美的不可或缺的投資。
日期 : 逢星期二晚上七時半至九時半 (公眾假期除外)
對象:初班歡迎任何人仕參加;
中級進階班(逢星期四7:30班或星期六1:00班)則歡迎已參加過6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。費用全免!
衣著要求: 沒有特别要求,上課時可以坐地或椅子
要帶什麼:(1) 請自備小毛巾(泡腳後清理用) 及 (2) 請帶一顆謙卑、清淨且渴求瑜伽的心。
致電或WhatsApp查詢: 51808808
語言:粵語 + 英語
[Facebook (非牟利機構)](https://www.facebook.com/SahajaYogaHongKong/)
[霎哈嘉瑜伽 香港官網](https://www.freemeditation.hk/)
You are welcome to join the Sahaja Meditation Yoga Beginner Class every Tuesday. It is an experience definitely worth a try!
Sahaja meditation is a simple, time-honored technique. Meditation is based on connecting with the inner chakras (energy centers) and balancing the subtle body. It helps reduce stress and increase health. It brings better focus and helps us to be more focused and balanced. Sahaja Yoga is scientific and verifiable, because each practitioner can also verify the cause of inner imbalance from his or her own central nervous system (Central Nervous System) and improve it through meditation practice.
According to the founder Shri Mataji , this meditation will make you feel a deep sense of harmony, allowing the thoughts to enter into a state of tranquility, stability, but complete awakening.
Sahaja Yoga Meditation - the gateway to inner peace, joy and enlightenment!
Founder Shri Mataji has been spreading sahaja yoga around the world since 1970 to give en-mass self-realization and teach meditation skills, and all yoga classes and lectures are free of charge. Shri Mataji and we all believe that actualizing self-realization is an innate ability and inherent right for everyone, not, and can not be purchased with money or material. We now have numerous practitioners in over 120 countries around the world.
Beginners or those who are already practising meditation are welcome to come to learn this Sahaja Yoga meditation, which is unique and different from other meditation methods.Intermediate level classes (Thursdays & Saturdays) welcome those who have participated in 4 or more classes and are interested in exploring more in-depth and deeper meditation knowledge.
Hope to see you soon in our class. (except public holidays)
Language: Cantonese + English
Instant call or WhatsApp: 51808808 Contact Hong Kong Sahaja Yoga
Facebook (Non-profit organization)
https://www.facebook.com/SahajaYogaHongKong/
Website: https://www.freemeditation.hk
12日療癒書寫旅程 - 中文
為成年人而設計的書寫旅程
每天看著已經設計好的點子,然後花幾分鐘執行。
**寫一句真話,而不是寫一篇分析**
這次旅程使用結構化的書寫提示與主題設計,讓你進行更深的自我反思,**不需要有任何書寫經驗。**
*參加流程*
1. 報名表格[https://www.celinacares4you.com/selfhelp/12daysjournaljourney-eng](https://www.celinacares4you.com/selfhelp/12dayjournaljourney-chi)
2. 定時每日收到書寫點子,照樣執行就可以
3. 額外服務: +$200 包含15分鐘電話諮詢 + PDF 詳細輔導員回饋分析,度身訂造繼續自我探索的方向 (心理學基礎:接納與承諾治療 (ACT),心理劇,敘事治療
4. 梳理情感想法,不被自己的固有模式蒙蔽自己!
5.
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【港漂 · 香港生活同盟】 —— 本地人 × 新港漂 · 跨越文化,共创在港新生活
🌆 你是否也在寻找这样的连接?
• 想认识真诚的香港朋友,而不只是职场上的点头之交
• 对香港文化好奇,却找不到人带你体验地道的港式生活
• 希望有人为你解读本地人才懂的生活智慧
• 想要一个既懂内地情怀,又熟悉香港脉络的交流圈子
🌉 当港漂遇见香港本地人
这里聚集了热心友善的香港成员与新港漂朋友,我们相信:
• 最好的融入,从一杯奶茶的闲聊开始
• 最深的了解,来自本地人带你行街食饭的体验
• 最暖的支持,是当你困惑时有过来人指点
📌 我们拒绝什么?
❌ 不接受传销/直销
❌ 不接受保险推销
❌ 不是抱怨大会
✅ 而是一个让你能真正
「放下过客心态,找到留港意义」的支援网
🎯 在这里你能获得
✅ 本地朋友带你玩
✅ 生活实用支援
• 在地生活秘籍:从街市砍价到生活资源
• 粤语实战教学:学最地道的用语,听懂港式幽默
✅ 双向交流平台
• 香港朋友想了解内地文化,新港漂想认识本地生活
• 我们在这里互相学习,彼此丰富
🤝 我们的独特价值
❌ 不是单向的“帮助”,而是双向的交流
❌ 不是表面的“欢迎”,而是真诚的接纳
✅ 是新老朋友一起建构的温暖社群
“真正的融入,从交到第一个本地朋友开始”
👉 [立即加入](https://forms.gle/TSWwAMQqQ72qvqKy8)充满温度的跨文化社群:
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你還可以喺Meet up留言俾我哋報名活動啦
🌍🇭🇰 West meets East- Fun Cantonese Beginner Class (A2)🌟😄
🇭🇰West meet East!- Fun Cantonese Beginner class (A2)☀️
👬👭 😄
Date: This Sunday
Time: 1 hour 30 mins
Students: Around 6-8 Students
Teaching language: English
WhatsApp +852-63147835
(***MUST register in advance: to confirm the most updated class & meeting details**)
Content covered: 📚
📍Cantonese basics and essentials
📍Teaching materials included
(pls bring your own pen and notebook & Be ON TIME!)
📣Registration will be closed when it’s FULL
📣Can invite friends to join & share this event around!⭐️
Thanks!
✈️Go Beyond, Unlock Your Potential! 🔑🌏
——————————————————
👩🏻🏫 Teacher Info ℹ️
📚 Tri-lingual (Cantonese, Mandarin, English) and Experienced in teaching
📍Aim to empower students to unlock their potentials in academic or professional side
📍Strong in tackling students’ usual struggles in Chinese (Both Cantonese & Mandarin)
📍Good at providing Fun, Interactive, and Engaging learning experience
得閒講經 - Let's Talk Bible - IFC
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)
「快樂人的精神習慣」: 謙卑
**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
Internal Compass: Navigating Clarity, Intuition, and Modern Rhythms
*"There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen." — Rumi*
**What is one small, everyday decision you make purely based on a 'gut feeling' rather than logic?**
From a young age, we are introduced to the fast-paced rhythm of modern life. We are taught to focus on efficiency, productivity, and meeting the non-stop demands of a highly driven, always-on culture. Often, we navigate these well-trodden paths—juggling the constant demands of our careers and the expectations of those around us—until we realize we might feel a bit disconnected from our personal center.
Finding our internal compass is about pausing to check our alignment. It takes quiet courage to establish healthy boundaries, manage our energy, and gently prioritize personal well-being amidst daily busyness.
However, in a culture that rightly values logic and hard work, or when we are simply prone to over-thinking, tuning into that compass can be tricky. It can be difficult to tell the difference between a genuine gut feeling and simple anxiety, or to know if we are protecting our peace versus just avoiding vulnerability.
Join us at this Curious Souls Cafe gathering to explore the gentle journey of self-discovery and calibration. We will discuss how to find our own pace within a high-speed world, how to distinguish true intuition from everyday stress, and how we can build lives that feel deeply authentic while still honoring our responsibilities.
Bring your stories, a reflective spirit, and an open mind. Let's discover the groundedness and clarity that comes when we navigate life with a well-calibrated compass.
**Inviting those who...**
🧭 Wish to gently explore how to align their daily habits and career goals with their core personal values.
🧠 Sometimes struggle with over-thinking, and want to practice telling the difference between a genuine gut feeling and everyday stress.
⚖️ Want a warm space to discuss the delicate balance between being a reliable, responsible person and protecting their own personal time.
🌱 Seek to balance the rigorous demands of a hyper-connected world with the quiet, restorative practices that bring them genuine joy.
🗣️ Hope to connect with kindred spirits who are also learning to manage the noise of modern life while staying grounded and true to themselves.
**📅 Agenda / What You'll Experience**
💬 Prompted Conversations
We will use virtual question cards designed to help people thoughtfully explore the foundations of their personal values. Here are some sample questions:
* What is a common productivity standard or hustle-culture habit that you’ve gently decided to soften to better protect your peace?
* When you find yourself over-thinking or trying to 'calculate' the perfect decision, how do you get back in touch with your gut feeling?
* What is the difference between your compass pointing away from something because it's a genuine threat to your peace, versus pointing away simply because you are afraid or anxious?
* What is a personal habit or standard you hold yourself to (like always saying 'yes' or needing to be busy) that you've recently tried to soften or change?
* Have you ever caught yourself doing an activity just because it felt 'productive,' when what you really needed was to do something simply for the joy of it?
From there, we’ll embark on a respectful, engaging, and meaningful conversation, celebrating the diversity of perspectives and ideas within the group.
Note: This session may involve virtual question cards accessed via a link or QR code. If you do not have a device (phone/tablet) to access these, please ask a facilitator for assistance; we have spare units available. The exact format of the event may change depending on turnout according to [https://curioussouls.cafe/#how-to](https://curioussouls.cafe/#how-to) and other factors.
💬 Final Thoughts and Feedback
Where time allows, in the final 10 minutes of the event, we’ll take a moment to reflect on the key insights, memorable moments, and takeaways from our discussions. This is a chance to distill the shared wisdom and leave with a deeper understanding of the topics we’ve explored together.
After the event officially concludes, the group may choose to extend the session, depending on the group’s interest. Of course, you’re welcome to leave at any time that feels right for you.
An anonymized summary will be shared for sessions where key insights are identified. After the meeting, our facilitators and participants may reflect on the discussion and contribute to a summary or collaborative workbook based on their notes and observations. Additionally, questions may be revisited in future sessions in an anonymized manner. To explore what our events are like, check out our official website at [https://curioussouls.cafe](https://curioussouls.cafe)
📍 Location
City: Hong Kong
Address: Empire Centre, 68 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East
Inside the shopping mall of Empire Centre, there is a large open area dedicated to a café. We will sit at a round table or sofa inside (near a Hang Seng ATM or 7-Eleven store). Please look for the big words "Curious Souls Café" on our table.
If you take the MTR, the nearest station and exit will be East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (Exit P1). From there, you can walk to Empire Centre, which is just a few minutes away.
Google Maps link: [maps.app.goo.gl/51Jr8qxY4q5YLQ6q7](https://maps.app.goo.gl/51Jr8qxY4q5YLQ6q7)
🈚 Free of Charge
While there is no charge to attend, we kindly encourage you to support the venue by purchasing a drink and/or any items from their menu.
🛡️ A Pitch-Free Space
To protect the psychological safety and authenticity of our community, Curious Souls Café is a strict no-solicitation zone. We ask that attendees do not use our gatherings to sell services, pitch businesses, or recruit participants into outside paid courses, MLM schemes, or third-party organizations. Let's keep the focus on genuine human connection!
*Note: This event is not affiliated with the restaurant or any third-party question card game.*
✨ What is Curious Souls Café?
Welcome to [Curious Souls Café](https://curioussouls.cafe/about/)! 👋 Designed to nurture healthy curiosity and foster connections, this is a warm and friendly space for meaningful conversations. 😊 We invite you to join us for an experience filled with thought-provoking dialogue, meaningful connections, and personal growth.
We look forward to meeting you at one of our events in the future!
*Disclaimer: Curious Souls Café is a volunteer-run global community. Our events, interactive boards, and digital toolkits are designed as informal spaces for personal reflection and social connection.*
*By participating, you acknowledge that these tools and discussions do not constitute professional, legal, or advisory services. Participants remain fully responsible for their own well-being, health, safety, and personal property at all times, and agree to waive any liability against the hosts, organizers, and technology providers.*
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Drunken Philosophy: Where Is Everybody? The Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter
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?
* 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.
Free In-Person Meeting: Get Over Losses & Betrayals, Build Lasting Relationships
This is a free, in-person meeting on the subject of betrayals, losses and how to get over them so you can build lasting relationships.
Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse.
Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well.
Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship.
Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action?
Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships!
Break free from self imposed limitations
Here we will discuss:
• How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes.
• Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you?
• Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it?
• Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love?
• Fights & arguments - what's really behind them?
• What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others?
• How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change?
• Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them?
• How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about?
• How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career?
Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general.
Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person.
Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life.
We look forward to having you join us!
This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.
Smart Search + AI: An Outcome-Driven Journey from IDP to a Suite of AI
Over a billion documents processed. Millions of Veterans impacted. Hundreds of thousands of employee hours saved. Faster decisions. Greater accuracy. More benefits in the hands of our disabled Veterans.
We created Smart Search, the world’s largest consumer of Amazon Textract, right when GenAI began reshaping what’s possible. Since then, we’ve built a suite of AI‑driven solutions that transform this data into real, measurable outcomes—accelerating benefits decisions for our Nation’s Veterans.
Join us for a focused conversation on how an outcome‑driven approach to AI is helping us boost accuracy, streamline workflows, and deliver faster results for those who have served.
This is a follow up to the AWS re:Invent 2023 "Intelligent Document Processing with Gen AI for Public Sector" presentation.
About Speaker: Cameron Williams is a Senior Technical Project Manager and cross-functional technical leader at Booz Allen Hamilton with 15+ years of experience architecting and evolving scalable, cloud-native systems, from greenfield development to complex enterprise modernization. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronw711/
**THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/
**DIRECTIONS**
Franklin University
Fisher Hall
300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8
Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map.
NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct.
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com
LGBT Reads: In-Person Book Discussion
Join us for our June Book Club gathering where we will come together to discuss [The Queer Principles of Kit Webb](https://catsebastian.com/the-queer-principles-of-kit-webb/) by Cat Sebastian in a safe and welcoming environment. Make new friends who share your passion for books and connect with fellow LGBTQ book enthusiasts.
Sunday Brunch
Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!
Fun & easy way to play more tennis (read event description)
We’re still working to get more people into these Meetups, but our goal is to give PlayYourCourt members a few social tennis outings each week in addition to your practice sessions and Challenge League matches.
These Meetups are co-ed, super laid back, and all skill levels are welcome. Post your skill level and a suggested court in the comments section so we can round up as many players as we can for some tennis fun!
Also, if you’re looking to meet new practice partners or play some matches and you aren’t already in the PlayYourCourt Community, you can go here to see what we’re all about and sign up:
https://www.playyourcourt.com/tennis-community/columbus-oh/meetup/
If you love tennis, we’d love to have you! Be sure and watch the quick video that explains how everything works.
Happy hitting!
- Scott
HCCO at the Pride Parade
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




















