We met at the Ray Friel centre for our last meeting in a bright light-filled room. Teresa provided treats for all to enjoy.
Getting to know Hamza Arsbi
Hamza, our current Present-Elect was born in Jordan to a father who made his living as a carpenter and a mother who worked as a seamstress. His family were originally from the Soviet Union (now Russia) but fled to the Otterman Empire during the invasion. In Jordan, his family, being Caucasian and belonging to the Christan faith, was part of the ethic minority.
By the time he was 14, he had felt the effects of a glass ceiling of his living environment. He credited the strong support of his mother when he campaigned and convinced his teacher to let him apply for a youth exchange program that saw him travelling to Oregon Portland for 1 year.
That experience started his journey in community-based organizations – his host mother ran a non-profit organization. During that time, he volunteered so much that he won an award from then President Bush. He took those lessons back to Jordan which led to the establishment of Mind Lab while in university.
He completed his Masters in the UK with a scholarship that was co-sponsored by 2 different universities. He was awarded the Obama Foundation Scholarship and went to the US to study at Columbia University, where he met the love of his life. He was awarded the Dalai Lama Fellow, among others.
Four yeas later while working in a job he loved, his was a victim of DOGE. During this turmoil he made a very deliberate and scientific decision to immigrate to Canada, He settled in Orleans. Today he works at the Canadian Arabic Institute.
[Thanks CA for writing this profile]
September 22nd members of our Club visited the Cardinal Creek Residence's third annual Long Term Care Community Engagement where elected officials and community partners were welcomed. We look forward to partnering with this group, details to follow.
Last night our Club bowled two games at the local Orleans bowling centre, having so much fun that they forgot to take pictures! Stay tuned to hear who won the crowns for best performance...
We also celebrated Nurudeen's birthday, Teresa brought a delicious cake.
Other - did you know that 5-pin bowling is a Canadian-only activity?
Orleans, ON K4A 0G3
Canada