Happy Community Project Blog
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Farmers Market Nov 30 Minutes
West Hants Happy Community ProjectHappy Commun
ity Project – Farmers Market
November 30th, 2017
Present:
Adrienne Wood
Holly Lothian
Katie Andrews
Jamie Cornetta
Barry Braun
Anne Riley
Tara Gibbon
Monique Wood
Catherine Manning
Katie Godon
Steven (I did not write down your last name, sorry)
Regrets: Dianne Levy
Agenda:
1) Identify space
2) Cost/Expenses – Grants
3) Vendors
4) Marketing – Manager, volunteers
Old Business:
Avon Christmas Market – this market was a great success with almost 40 vendors. The market was enthusiastically supported by the community with some vendors selling out. There was a call for vendors online. The market was to be held at Victoria Lane, however with the weather it was moved to the mall. The Community Centre provided the table and chairs.
Vendors – Vendor list provided by Katie Andrews.
New Business:
Location: Adrienne discussed location ideas.
-Exhibition grounds
-Boat House – old location
-Scotia Bank Mall – This is the location of interest. Adrienne will be chatting with Parsons … Read the rest
How West Hants is doing something special
West Hants Happy Community Project60 People are making our Community Happy
On November 30th, 60 people came together for an evening of inspiration and energy. They are turning the Best Ideas into real projects where we all can do things together.
Here is what has happened so far
>The Happy Community West Hants Facebook Group has attracted 338 members who are sharing ideas with the rest of the community approximately 100 times a week.
>Our local email list has grown to 142 active participants. Combined that means over 400 people have opted in to engage with the Happy Community Project.
>The Happy Community project in West Hants – Windsor has attracted 4 media events including CBC Radio, Chronical Herald and Hants Journal
102 people are rolling up their sleeves to put the Best Ideas projects into action .
>The Ellershouse Breakfast which was slated for closure attracted 36 new volunteers so that it will remain a strong institution in West Hants
> The … Read the rest
The Happy Community Project Rocks
BlogA NEW WAY OF DOING THINGS
We launched in West Hants / Windsor Nova Scotia on October 19th in a new way. What’s happening is simply awe-inspiring. The goal is the same, create more robust wellbeing and resiliency for communities. The way we do that is strengthen every citizens sense of belonging through stronger social connections.
What’s new is in West Hants / Windsor is we have approached this in a new way.
WHAT HAPPENED IN WEST HANTS / WINDSOR
We started with a bang. We invited every citizen to be part of the Happy Community Project. And they showed up and decided what they wanted to do for their community. Citizens came up with the ideas and they are putting the ideas into action.
Ideas … Read the rest
Inspired ideas
West Hants Happy Community ProjectPeople in other communities can’t believe how much is happening so fast with so much energy because of the Happy Community Project.
Watch this video that captures the spirit of why they are inspired.
What we are doing is just plain awesome.
Five projects are well under way and new ones are already being born.
For example, the Farmers Market has been attracting new people who have been inspired to help make it the success it can be. Adrienne, Steph and Kim have generated a lot of energy around this.
The Tour de Hants has also sparked the imagination of others. I have gotten inquiries from as far as way as Mount Uniacke in how to co-operate with the Tour de Hants Project. Thank you Willard for leading the way. On this.
The Happy Community Project Continues Momentum
BlogIt’s been a few weeks and I thought it was time to give you an update, but first, thank you. I am truly grateful for the support and interest you have given to the Happy Community Project. It is through your interest and support that the happy Community Project is such a success.
We are launching the first Pipeline Projects in Sackville and Windsor
We have partnered with Sobey’s School of Business with their Pipeline Project – a process for guiding people with passion and caring to create a business that solves social problems for communities and pays them with profits. on November 8th in Sackville and November 9th in Windsor will be launching the Pipeline project with candidates who want to make a difference and get paid. If you are interested, here are the details.
Enactus creates the Happy Community Project App
An Enactus group of 6 brilliant students from Saint Mary’s University have adopted the … Read the rest
A Good Idea Picks Up Steam
BlogThe goal of the Happy Community Project has always been to scale up the process so any community anywhere in the world will have access to it. To do this, we have been making some important strategic partnerships.
The process of the Happy Community creates Action Groups where citizens get to know each other by doing things together. What better way to do this than in a financially sustainable and entrepreneurial way.
The Sobeys School of Business has partnered with the Happy Community project to bring their Pipeline process to all our Happy Community Project. This is a great opportunity where Ross Arsenault and Carl Archer of Saint Mary’s University bring resources, skills and ideas to create entrepreneurial solutions for social problems.  In the process, the community has great new resources to come together around. We are proud and excited to launch the Pipeline initiative this fall in our Happy Community Projects.
There is more
We are looking at … Read the rest
Montreal has Changed
BlogI was blown away by how Montreal has changed to be a happier community.
The Happy Community Project is made of many collaborations
Ideas, Musings and DetailsThe Happy Community Project continues to gain momentum
New communities are starting up, third party organizations are taking an interest in us, and most importantly, real projects are getting launched – projects that bring people together as a community.
The foundational idea is that communities that are highly socially connected across diversity enjoy a greater sense of belonging, meaning, sufficiency, security and fairness – the fundamentals for a contented life. I recently had a meeting with Anne who captured our goals beautifully. “I used to be able to walk our streets and meet people I knew – it used to be a social event. Now people don’t walk, they drive up to the store they want, and if they do walk, they have their head down and you don’t get a chance to make those connections. I want people to remember how important those accidental connections are to their wellbeing. We used to know and now we have forgotten.”
Sackville
… Read the restThe Happy Community Gets Stronger
UncategorizedIt’s thrilling to be part of making the world a happier place. There is so much happening, so much energy and so much interest.
97.5FM Community Radio has offered us a ½ hour weekly show.
On the Happy Community show, we can put life to the principles that make communities happy and talk about the real-world experiences of communities that are embracing their own Happy Community Project. We will be broadcasting to 400 thousand listeners around the world. Be sure to stay tuned in.
The Sackville Community Project is moving into high gear.
· They decided to build a network that connects every citizen in Sackville to the Happy Community Project.
· They partnered a shared objective with the Sackville Community Food Garden to piloy the Happy Community Project way of doing things to strengthen … Read the rest