The calm before the storm...

MRH Participants 2011 who attended the reunion in
Orangeville, Ontario. 

I managed to make it home from Orangeville, Ontario this evening despite Hurricane Irene who is paying us a visit. It seems I made it just in time as the wind has now picked up and I imagine flights are delayed / cancelled coming into New Brunswick. That being said, I also feel as if this weekend is the calm before the storm...

Our weekend was spent in intense planning sessions, mapping our events, organizing and hearing more stories from survivors Pinchas and Faigie and from second generation survivors. A busy, emotional and inspirational weekend; just the start to our chaotic lives and welcoming MRH / Holocaust educational teachings into our schedules. This is only the beginning; the calm before the storm.

Please stay tuned over the next few days as I took many notes this weekend, did a lot of planning, and have lots to share with you.

Leadership Retreat Weekend

Really looking forward to seeing these boys! L-R: Riley (
from Vancouver), Dan (Calgary), myself, Kevin (Ottawa).

I'm just about ready to head to Orangeville, Ontario for the MRH leadership retreat weekend.

This weekend, not only will I be reunited with many that took the trip overseas with me, but I will have the opportunity to spend time putting projects in place, and working on how to be a leader / how to teach Holocaust education. I'm really looking forward to this.

As a treat, both Faigie and Pinchas will be joining us and we will be able to learn more of their own stories.

I'm unsure of the Internet availability while I'm away, so if I can't blog over the weekend, I will upon my return to Fredericton.

"A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well, and to help those who are doing well to do even better" - Jim Rohn