Kin in the News

The Hensall Kinsmen are hoping to have construction of a splash pad in the village completed by August 1.

Collingwood Kinette and Kin Canada's District One Cystic Fibrosis / Service Director, Katie McKean was accompanied by fellow Kinettes Barb McArthur, Cathie Brillinger and President Monika McKean, on a tour of Great Strides Walks in District One on Sunday May 25th.  Great Strides walks are in support of Cystic Fibrosis research and are held nation wide the last Sunday of May annually. These ladies visited the Kitchener Waterloo's 10th anniversary walk which has to date brought in $136,000 and the Centre Wellington Kinettes' inaugural walk, bringing in approximately $5000.  Since 2005, the Great Strides Walk has brought in over $18.5 million nationwide.

This year’s Kin Home Lotto house has all the bells and whistles you might expect, and will be raffled to support causes the community has come to depend on, says the co-chair of the yearly service club fundraiser.

“All the funds raised will go toward annual Kinsmen and Kinette projects,” said Tony Hessian, vice president of the New Glasgow Kinsmen. “We have supported Pictou County projects such as the wellness centre, SSF, United Way and in addition, provided over $90,000 annually to emergency requests.

Next weekend (May 30, 31, June 1) as the annual Stony Plain Kinsmen Rodeo roars back into town for three shows.

$150,000 is coming from the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon to local sports in Saskatoon. The club made the announcement at their home lottery showhome this morning, first up was a cheque for $75,000 to the Friends of the Bowl Foundation, who are raising funds for the ongoing improvements of the Saskatoon Minor Football Field at Gordon Howe Park.

The Kinsmen Lotto for the Alberta Children’s Hospital kicked off its 22nd year of proudly supporting the children of Alberta. Having raised over $26 million, they have plenty to celebrate and are giving ticket buyers lots to celebrate, too!

The event, which will take place at the Marystown Muncipal Centre Sunday, May 25, serves as a fundraiser for healthcare in the region and is broadcast live on CHCM.

Half a century of generosity and service was marked Friday in typical Kinsmen Club of Stampede City fashion.  They cut a cheque — this one for $1.31 million that’ll benefit 11 Calgary charities.