Fredericton Kin announces for National Vice President
Fellow
Kin,
On June 13, 2009, in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, I announced my
candidacy for the Office of National Vice President for Kin Canada.
I am running for National Office on the premise
of not only continuing our path, but breaking new ground towards the future we desire, one which clearly demonstrates Kin
Canada as the most recognized, reputable and respected service organization in Canada. Achieving this future requires steadfast
leadership, supporting both the vision and voices of our Association.
This group has been established, not only
as a means of support for the campaign, but also as a means of support for our Association. The theme for our campaign is
“We Believe”, and I encourage you to inspire all of us by including your statements, stories, pictures, and videos
demonstrating why you believe in Kin Canada, why you believe in “Serving the Community’s Greatest Need”,
and why you believe Canada is a much better place because of the efforts of our great Association.
This group
will also provide a venue to ask questions, and to participate in discussions on critical topics with regards to achieving
our objectives as laid out in Vision 2020. Your feedback is instrumental in ensuring our strategic plans are successful.
I look forward to hearing from you and hope to see many of you at National Convention in Niagara Falls in August.
We Believe…
National Vice President Candidate,
Lee Burry
For information on
Lee's campaign visit his website at http://www.believekin.ca/
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Kin Canada National Convention
The 89th annual Kin Canada National Convention will
take place in Niagara Falls, Ontario from August 26 to 29, 2009.
Hotel Information: The
convention lodging hotel is the newly renovated Crowne Plaza (formerly Brock Plaza). This is a beautiful hotel with a lot of history and a magnificent view of the falls as shown by this
picture taken from one of the rooms. We have been told that rooms are already being reserved for the 2009 convention!
There are many, many hotels and motels in Niagara Falls; the Niagara Tourism website will list the lodging in the area.
Official Convention website: www.kinvention.ca
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Miramichi Kinsmen Three-peat win at National!
No you are not seeing triple....At National Convention in Letherbridge, AB the Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi won three
National Awards.
Club President John Gallant is shown above receiving the awards from National President Leona Thorogood.
The awards are the Kinsmen Ritchie Senior Bulletin Award, the Kin Quill Award and the National Website Award!
(Photos
courtesy of Kin Canada Communications Department)
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Miramichi Kinsmen Donate to Kin Canada Foundation
On June 26th at their last meeting of the Kin Year. The members of the Miramichi Kinsmen voted to donate $1000
to the Kin Canada Foundation. In addition to the donation the club members also voted to include the Foundation in their
annual service budget.
The 2007-08 donation will be made
at National Convention in Lethbridge, AB. Jim Watson, President of the Kin Canada Foundation is very pleased that the Miramichi Kinsmen has
taken this step. They are the first club in the Association to make the Foundation as part of their annual budget and
we want to let the other clubs to know, so that it might start the ball rolling. The Kin Canada Foundation was founded in 2005 to further Kin Canada's mission of community service. The Foundation is a registered charitable
corporation supported by voluntary contributions from Kinsmen, Kinettes and friends of the Kin Canada Foundation. The
Foundation assists the Association by working to raise funds to enable Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin clubs and to be
better serve Canadian communities. Numerous Canadian charities will also be direct beneficiaries of the Foundation's
funds.
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Congratulations to Founder Hal and Kin Canada
The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF) would like to congratulate the late Kin Canada founder, Harold
(Hal) Rogers, for being recognized by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as one Canada’s greatest!
As part of the October 17th nation-wide CBC broadcast, Hal Rogers was nominated as the 22nd greatest Canadian
of all-time. Founder Hal’s profile, included on www.cbc.ca/greatest, reads as follows:
Harold Rogers 1899 – 1994
Encouraged by his father to join the Rotary Club, he held his own meeting with a small group of friends instead,
and in 1920, The Kinsmen Club was born. Today, Kinsmen and Kinettes promote positive values and foster national pride through
their fundraising projects and work with the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Each member of Kin Canada should share in this wonderful accomplishment, and we at the CCFF are very proud
to be associated with such a great all-Canadian association!
Other great Canadians include Celine Dion (#27), the Foundation’s Celebrity Patron, former Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney (#64), husband of Mila Mulroney, the Foundation’s Honorary Director, and the late Sandra Schmirler (#81),
Canada’s queen of curling, and a passionate supporter of the CCFF.
– Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, October 2004
