A Marriage Made in Kin
On Saturday July 5th, Senators Kelly and Pat King were married in Miramichi. Kelly is a member of
the Kinette Club of the Miramichi, while Pat is a member of the Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi. They were wed at 3 pm
at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish with reception and dance following at the Miramichi Exhibition Pavillion.
Kelly and Pat met through Kin and their wedding party reflected this. All members of the wedding party
were current or past members of the Association.
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At the May 8th Regular Meeting of the club, Wade Humpries, owner of Tim Horton's was invited to be presented with a plaque
of thanks for partnering with the Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi with the
Smile Cookie Campaign.
Project Chair Randy Urquhart is shown above making the presentation to Wade.
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| 2008-09 Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi Executive |
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On April 24, 2008 the Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi held it's annual club elections. The night started with a delicious
pot-luck supper prior to the 8 pm election start. The elections were chaired by L.M. Gord Butler and the votes counted
by scrutineers L.M. Bob McCallum and L.M. Clarrie Hale.
After a well-fought and close election, John Gallant is the new President-Elect of the Kinsmen Club. Congratulations
to John and the newly elected executive. Below is a list of the executive with their positions.
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| Miramichi Food Bank Presentation |
The Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi and Sobeys Douglastown partnered to make the most of a donation to the Miramichi Food
Bank. In early February The Kinsmen agreed to give $5000.00 jointly with Sobeys in return, Sobeys purchased the food
at wholesale costs in lieu of retail, greatly increasing the amount of food donated to the clients served by the food bank.
Sobeys Douglastown Store Manager Joey MacDonald is shown here with President Vince donating the $5000.00 cheque to the
Food Bank.
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On September 6th, members of the Miramichi Kinsmen participated in the 10th Annual Miramichi Cares Charity Golf
Classic. The proceeds from the event go to the Miramichi Regional Hospital Foundation's $600,000.00 Digital Mammogram
Campaign. The Miramichi Kinsmen have proudly supported the event since it's inception.
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| National President Bruce Lloyd presents Club President Vince with the Website Award |
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| President Vince presents the National Website Award to Pat King |
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On August 18th, 2007 at the Kin Canada National Convention in Vancouver/Richmond, BC. The Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi,
under webmaster Pat King won the Kin Canada National Website Award.
The Miramichi Kinsmen Club's website went live in early January and to achieve such an award in such a short time has
made the club extremly proud. Congratulations to the Pat and all the members of the Miramichi Kinsmen!
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| Ken MacDonald Memorial Kinsmen Tournament |
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| Silver Medallists Miramichi Cardinals |
The Annual Ken MacDonald Memorial
Kinsmen Baseball Tournament was held in Miramichi during the Canada Day weekend. Four teams competed for the title.
The Miramichi Cardinals finished in second place after the round robin and lost to the Kennebecasis Valley Red Sox in the
finals. Pictured above from left, front row: Kolby Simonson, Avery Gilks, Matty Matchett, Mark Myles, Ryan Donovan,
Shane Johnston, Dustin MacKay. Back Row: Hazen Gilks (Coach), Mark McPhee, Steve Myles (Manager), Brandon McKay, Remi
Gould, David MacIsaac, Kyle Ross, Logan Murray, Kevin Ross (Coach)
The Annual Kinsmen Tournament
was renamed this year in memory of the late Ken MacDonald. Ken passed away on May 5, 2007 and was a Life Member of the
Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi and was very active in the baseball community in Miramichi.
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| Kin Canada Atlantic Service Director Brian Cooper and Cst. Todd Chadwick |
On July 7 and 8th The Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi hosted two BBQ's for the MS Society Atlantic Division. Although
the weather did not cooperate, we were pleased to have Kin Canada Atlantic Service Director Brian Cooper, from Bridgewater,
NS in attendance.
Brian is shown above handing Miramichi Police Community Relations Officer Cst. Todd Chadwick with information on MS and
Kin Canada.
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At District Convention 2007; Spuds 'n' Suds, in Charlottetown, PEI, five members of the Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi
were present to take in the fun, fellowship and business of Kin Canada Atlantic. At convention the Kinsmen Club of the
Miramichi won the Ed White Service Award for the best service project in Atlantic Canada...the
Big Buck Night.
Also the club took home the award for the top website in the District, under webmaster Pat King. This was the first
time the award was given out, and the members are proud to be the first recipient and of their club's website.
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| Pat King (l) receives the Kin Canada Atlantic Website Award from A.D. Hunter van Leeuwen |
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