Haliwards, the community based project that recognizes local groups and individuals who make a positive impact on Halifax Regional Municipality, recently announced Heather Shay as the host of this year’s awards ceremony. However, a retraction is in order — The Haliwards Advisory Board is thrilled to announce that Alex Maine, Project Director, has just landed at Halifax International Airport and has issued a statement saying he intends to cohost the ceremony.
“The Haliwards is reaching a critical stage and as we finish up our 2011 project we begin to look towards the Haliwards in 2012”, says Maine. “I believe the Haliwards are too important to miss and that is why only a matter of minutes ago I landed at Halifax Stanfield International Airport with every intention on co-hosting the 2011 awards.”
It was previously announced that due to Maine’s hectic schedule of work on projects in the UK he was reluctant to commit to attending the awards. After planning the awards and putting in a vast amount of effort in, Maine knew he had to be here in Halifax for the award ceremony.
“It’s an honour to be co-hosting the Haliwards with Alex”, says Shay. “The board is excited to have Alex in attendance, and to have him here to see the outcome of the work he put into this extraordinary event. It will make the awards a better experience overall, having the person who worked so hard to make it all possible in attendance and as a co-host. “
Maine’s arrival to Halifax was kept secret by the board. It was a hard secret to keep, as many members almost slipped up and leaked the exciting news. However, they stood by Maine’s side, knowing how passionate he was about surprising the audience of the Haliwards.
Maine points to the sponsors and recipients for his reasons in attending the ceremony; though openly admits that he had thought about attending the ceremony and had made arrangements for the possibility of attendance.
“Everyone involved in Haliwards has been telling me for months that I had to be here,” says Maine after he just arrived in the city after a long flight from England. “Award winners, along with our partners and sponsors have been telling me what a shame it is that I was unable to attend the ceremony. Their kind words have twisted my arm to be here. It’s no secret that, in fact, I booked my ticket several months in advance, but only as a backup plan on the off chance I was able to attend the awards. This would have marked the first project I had directed and not attended.”
The Haliwards 2011 Ceremony is taking place at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on April 2nd. The ceremony has limited seating. Details can be found by visiting http://haliwards.com/buy
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Jeff Mac Neil
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