Kin in the News

Kinette Club of London representative Cheryl Brydges says that spirit is exactly the thing the club is looking for in its annual contest, which aims to “spread Canadian pride” among young people.

The Kinsmen Club of Lindsay will be conducting our 16th annual Toll Road on Saturday May 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It takes place at the intersection of Kent Street West & St. Joseph Road. Last year Lindsay Kinsmen raised $2,750.00 towards Kin Canada’s donation to Cystic Fibrosis.

The Kinsmen Riverfront Home Lottery show home has received a thumbs-up from one of the building industry’s best-known contractors.  Celebrity contractor Mike Holmes was in Saskatoon on Thursday to do his final inspection of the Kinsmen RiverFront Home Lottery showhome and organizers hope his stamp of approval means higher ticket sales for the organization.

Construction of a brand new train-themed playground was on track and chugging along over the weekend.  It was last spring that the Kinsmen Club of Calgary pledged $50,000 for the playground to be built in Heritage Park, and on Saturday and Sunday more than 40 people — including Kinsmen Club volunteers, Heritage Park staff and volunteers and a couple of contractors — began building.

Beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, bidding will begin in two different St. Marys locations in two similar but very different events: a fun charity auction hosted by the St. Marys Kinsmen Club; and the decidedly serious business of the Town of St. Marys attempting to sell of some prime downtown real estate.

“We were sitting around at our club meeting and trying to think of a way to get our name back out into the community and one thing that came up was Hunger in Moose Jaw,” said Kirk Olson, president of the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Club.

For 26 years now, community members in the Kingston area have excitedly purchased tickets for the Kinsmen Dream Home Lottery in hopes of winning a brand new, luxurious, state-of-the-art home.

“Serving the Community’s Greatest Need”, this is the motto of the Bible Hill Kinsmen. And, at our newest event, The Great Trivia Challenge, we were thrilled with the support we received in return from this community.

The pizzas were nearly as fresh as the news that the Kinsmen Club of Cornwall has collected more than $100,000 through a popular event that benefits youth in the area.