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Forty years ago a group of Kinsmen in Saskatchewan sat around a table at some point and came up with the idea of a province-wide telethon. “The Kinsmen Foundation, provides special needs equipment and access to medical assistance to Saskatchewan residents, groups and health foundations to improve quality of life and independence,” details the Foundation’s website.
At this year’s Telemiracle event in Saskatoon, Estevan’s Kinsmen and Kinettes bid adieu to beloved event favourite and honourary Kinette Bob McGrath.
"Kinsmen has a longstanding reputation of being a driving force towards the betterment of our community and they prove it again and again by investing. not just in projects. but also in the young people that make up our wonderful city," said Caroline Lajoie, a Waterfest committee member.
The Blades are proud to team up with the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon for Team Up for Respect! Kinsmen does incredible work with youth in the city, and are perfect partners for this game.
The Kinsmen Club's motto is 'Serving the community's greatest need.' And the local Oakville club has been doing that for 60 years.
The local office of the Heart and Stroke Foundation will be the charity of choice for the 2015 Kinsmen Cornwall Waterfest event this summer.
The Kinsmen Club of Cornwall has come on board as title sponsor for the festival, to the delight of many, including Heart and Stroke Foundation area manager Cindy Rowe.
Sponsored by the local Kinsmen Club, the Kinsmen Kinder Turf program aims to get parents and their children playing together two times a week.
“We do different activities that help with coordination and balance,” said Therens-Olafson who runs the program.
The Wasaga Beach Lions Club recently presented a $1,000 cheque to the Kinette Club of Wasaga Beach to supply toys to local children.
“In the past few years, on average, we helped between 200 and 300 families. We were able to give each of those families two weeks of groceries,” she said.
And while the cold and snowy weather had helped the campaign, Benoit said it’s also highlighted the need to have such a campaign. He said over the past week he’s received some telephone calls from area schools where some students don’t have a snowsuit to wear.