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MAY 2021
VIRTUAL PROGRAM FLYER
GOOD NEWS
We may all be staying close to home these days, but at least spring is finally here! We
hope that you are enjoying the beautiful sunshine and the bright colours as the trees
and flowers begin to bloom.
MAY 2021 PROGRAMS
We know that going back into a province-wide lockdown with the third wave of COVID
is a challenge, but we have been here before and we can beat this wave together.
Although our offices are closed, our childcare centres remain open and we are moving
back to virtual programming to continue to serve you over the coming weeks.
As Dr. Strang said, “When this has passed, may they say that love spread more quickly
than any virus ever could.” Please stay safe, stay healthy and stay connected — we will
continue to post updates on the status of our centres and programs on our website and
social media channels. In the meantime, we will see you on Zoom!
CONNECT WITH US!
H&R MFRC: VIRTUAL PROGRAM GUIDE | MAY 2021 1
MAY YOUTH COMMITTEE (VIRTUAL)
The YC is looking for volunteers, ages 12-17
PROGRAMS
years old, that would like to share program
ideas, help out at events and mentor younger
youth. This is a great opportunity to strengthen
your leadership skills and sharpen your talents
working with a team. This month, Youth
Committee will be online and we’ll be going
over our geocaching program for June.
MINECRAFT (VIRTUAL)
Date: Thursday, May 6
Did you know the YC has its own Minecraft
server? Join us on our private Discord server Time: 6 – 8pm
and interact while we build and explore all the Registration deadline: Wednesday, May 5
different adventures that Minecraft Bedrock Register: Click here
has to offer. For information on joining our
realm, contact Hannah: hannah.purcell@
hrmfrc.onmicrosoft.com BINGO NIGHT (VIRTUAL)
Date: Saturdays, May 1 & 8, Friday, May 14 It’s Bingo at the YC, but online! Join your friends
Time: 1 – 5pm (Saturdays), 6 – 9pm (Friday) at the YC for a night of fun while interacting
over Zoom.
Registration deadline: Day prior
Dates: Friday, May 7
Time: 6 – 8pm
POSITIVE FAMILY CULTURE: FAMILY MEETINGS
Registration deadline: Thursday, May 6
(VIRTUAL)
Register: Click here
Family Life can seem chaotic at times. We want
to share with you the keys to a successful and
happy family with the implementation of family
meetings. These meeting can help reduce
stress, increase solidarity and incorporate
important values. Join us to help develop your
family meeting agenda and look at goals that
are important for your family.
Date: Monday, May 3
Time: 7 – 8pm
Sign up for our electronic newsletter
Registration deadline: Sunday, May 2 (eNews) and stay connected with
Register: Click here the latest updates!
Email us: communications@
halifaxmfrc.ca to sign up.
2 HALIFAX & REGION MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE | WWW.HALIFAXMFRC.CACONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY -
HIKING IN NOVA SCOTIA (VIRTUAL)
Thinking of going for a hike, but unsure where to
start and what is available in the Halifax area?
We’ll be talking about hiking trails of different
difficulty levels, mainly in HRM and a few others
that you don’t want to miss in Nova Scotia.
Basic first aid skills, gear must-haves and tips will
be covered. And, by attending the workshop,
your name goes into a draw for great prizes!
Date: Thursday, May 13
Time: 7:30 – 8:30pm EXPECTING BABY (VIRTUAL)
Registration deadline: Tuesday, May 11 Will you be welcoming a new bundle of joy
Register: Click here soon? Parenthood is a beautiful journey full of
love, but there can also be a lot of unknowns
and unfamiliarity. We would like to offer support
YOUTH ART NIGHT (VIRTUAL) to your journey by inviting you to our six-week
Expecting Baby course, to help you move into
Enjoy being creative? Then join us for Art Night!
parenthood feeling supported.
We will discover different genres of art and dip
our paint brushes into different techniques. Date: Thursdays, from May 20 to June 24
Learn about different artists and become
Time: 6 – 8pm
inspired to create your own masterpieces.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, May 18
Date: Thursday, May 13
Register: Click here
Time: 5 – 7pm
Registration deadline: Wednesday, May 12
Register: Click here ADULT TRIVIA (VIRTUAL)
What year did Nike Air Jordan Sneakers come
to market? Which Madonna song first hit the US
AMONG US (VIRTUAL) Billboard Hot 100 in 1983? What in the world was
a boom box used for? Feeling old yet? Lay it
Who can you trust when everyone is against all on the line against the other grown-ups and
one another? Join us online for tasks, betrayal you could win fun prizes to local restaurants
and fun as we play Among Us, using the YC’s and shops within Nova Scotia.
private Discord server. For information and to
register, contact Hannah: hannah.purcell@ Date: Thursday, May 20
hrmfrc.onmicrosoft.com Time: 8 – 9pm
Date: Saturday, May 15 & Thursday, May 20 Registration deadline: Tuesday, April 18
Time: 6 – 8pm Register: Click here
Registration deadline: Day prior
H&R MFRC: VIRTUAL PROGRAM GUIDE | MAY 2021 3MAY OPEN DROP-IN (YOUTH CENTRE)
*If public health restrictions allow*
PROGRAMS Looking to kick back and relax? What better way
to do so than to come out to the YC for Open
Drop-ins! This is a safe space for youth to hang out
with friends to play with our sports equipment,
foosball, video games, board games, and it’s a
creative space with paint and craft supplies. All
YOUTH TRIVIA (VIRTUAL) this and more are available during our drop-in
Who created Fortnite? What is Superman’s times. Respecting the COVID-19 protocols, we
weakness? Consider yourself a knowledgeable ask that you register for drop-ins.
youth? Then come join us at the YC for Trivia Date: Friday, May 28 & Sunday, May 30
Night online; testing your general knowledge of
popular youth topics – fun guaranteed! Time: 4 – 6pm (Friday), 1 – 5pm (Sunday)
Registration deadline: Day prior
Date: Friday, May 21
Register: Click here
Time: 6 – 8pm
Registration Deadline: Thursday, May 20
Register: Click here FAMILY TRIVIA NIGHT (VIRTUAL)
If you’re sick of fighting over the rules of
Monopoly, then your Family Games Night needs
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS (VIRTUAL) go directly to jail!
What block stacking game is named after the
D&D is a fantasy-based role-playing game Swahili word meaning “to build”? What is the
played with 4+ people. Together online with name of Wendy’s dog in Disney’s ‘Peter Pan’?
the Dungeon Master, imaginary worlds are What is the largest planet in our solar system?
created. Moving through the story, individual
characters will form teams that explore, battle Put your thinking caps on and go head-to-head
and problem solve through each adventure. with other military friends and families on Zoom
Together we will gather treasure, knowledge to test your collective brain power for a chance
and experience points. For information and at some fun prizes to local restaurants and shops
to register, contact Hannah: hannah.purcell@ within Nova Scotia.
hrmfrc.onmicrosoft.com
Date: Friday, May 28
Date: Saturday, May 22 Time: 7:45 – 8:45pm
Time: 1 – 5pm Registration deadline: Wednesday, May 26
Registration deadline: Friday, May 21 Register: Click here
This digital solution uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
for depression and anxiety. This is a no-cost service for military
family members aged 16 and older. For more information on
how to access this service for free, please contact our Intake &
Caseload Coordinator: 902-427-7788.
4 HALIFAX & REGION MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE | WWW.HALIFAXMFRC.CACOFFEE CONNECTIONS (VIRTUAL)
FAMILY FAVOURITES Coffee Connections is a community-based
program for military families. Adults 18+ are
welcome and have the opportunity to get
together and share some common experience
NEW BABY (VIRTUAL) while socializing with others.
Becoming a new parent is filled with joys and Date: Fridays
challenges and what better way to embrace Time: 9:30 – 10:30am
this exciting time than by sharing information
and offering support to each other. For Register: Click here
expecting moms and parents with babies up to
12 months old.
Date: Tuesdays
Time: 10 – 11:30am
DEPLOYMENT
Register: Click here
DEPLOYMENT LIVE CHAT (VIRTUAL)
PLAY & LEARN (VIRTUAL) Social distancing doesn’t mean we can’t be
Families with children 5 years and under are social from a distance. Brew up a cup of coffee
invited to join us to play, learn and connect in a and get together with the deployment team,
safe outdoor environment. This family playgroup and other family members whose loved ones
provides caregivers an opportunity to interact are on deployment. It’s free to join and all are
and build skills with their children through play, welcome. Socials are every other Wednesday
and also for families to connect. with a new topic every week!
Date: Wednesdays Date: Wednesdays, May 5 & 19
Time: 10 – 11:30am Time: 8 – 9pm
Register: Click here Register: May 5- Click here
May 19- Click here
CAFÉ FRANÇAIS (VIRTUEL)
Il est possible d’être ensemble, même à HMCS HALIFAX SWEAT AND SHARE (VIRTUAL)
distance! Le Café Français virtuel vous donne Throw on your sweats, fill up your water bottle
l’occasion de jaser entre adultes âgés de 18 ans and find some space… it’s time to workout! For
et plus et de faire de nouvelles connaissances. our cool down, we’ll have a chance to chat and
share. Get fit, have fun, and stay connected!
Date : Les jeudis
Heure : 9 h 30 à 11 h Date: Saturdays, May 8 & 15
S’enscrire : Cliquez ici Time: 10 – 11am
Register: Click here
H&R MFRC: VIRTUAL PROGRAM GUIDE | MAY 2021 5DEPLOYMENT FAMILY TRAIL WALK (POINT HMCS HALIFAX BOOK CLUB (VIRTUAL)
PLEASANT PARK) We’re excited to launch a monthly Book Club
*If public health restrictions allow* for HMCS HALIFAX family members. Once a
Come out and enjoy a morning full of walking, month we’ll get together on Zoom to discuss
a nature & fresh air! Bring your strollers, wagons, that month’s book (no pressure if you didn’t
& water bottle. Gathering at 9:45am in the finish it or even read it), and decide together
lower parking lot and walk starts at 10:00am. on the next book we’ll be reading.
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2021 Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Time: 10am – 12pm Time: 8 – 9pm
Registration deadline: Thursday, May 13 Register: Click here
Register: Click here
PREPARING CHILDREN FOR DEPLOYMENT
(VIRTUAL)
Do you have children who are experiencing the
deployment of a loved one? Join us, from the
comfort of your home, for this virtual information
class to learn ways you can support children
during deployment. This class is designed for
parents or caregivers.
Date: Thursday, May 27, 2021
Time: 8 – 9pm
Register: Click here
MORALE MAIL DROP-OFF (SHEARWATER)
PREPARING FOR DEPLOYMENT (VIRTUAL)
*If public health restrictions allow*
Are you preparing for an upcoming
deployment or has your loved one recently We know that morale mail is a huge part of
deployed? Many military families would agree a deployment and dropping off packages
that their loved one’s departure and the first can be hard for some families. To help a little,
few weeks away can be the most challenging Deployment Services will be providing a day
parts of the deployment. This virtual workshop each month for families to drop off their Morale
presents strategies, and resources to assist you Mail Packages outside of our regular business
in managing the challenges. hours. Each month we will alternate between
our Halifax & Shearwater sites. Registration is
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 not required.
Time: 8 – 9pm Date: Sunday, May 30, 2021
Register: Click here Time: 10am – 12pm
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