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he club received the Ian McClure award for the highest Kinsmen Club donation, club of the year and largest increase in its annual donation of any club of the central region. Last year, the club raised $31,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada, with $17,000 of that from the annual Pub Putt.
This year the Botwood Kinsmen carried the banner proudly as the parade moved along, led by the Botwood Fire Truck. Along with the Kinsmen, the Boys and Girls Club and the Point of Bay/Philip’s Head Fire Department joined as first time walkers.
The Health Foundation went to work raising $57,000 of the $97,000 purchase price. Last week, the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation came through with the other $40,000 in a donation.
The Antigonish’s Kinsmen Bike, Run and Walk for Breakfast drew about 60 young and old to clamber over the closest thing Antigonish County has to a mountain, known as the Keppoch, on foot and on bicycle. Volunteers barbecued for the event that raised money that the Kinsmen will donate to school breakfast programs.
A local man known for his volunteering in the community has been chosen to represent Eastern Ontario and Northern Ontario as Allstate's Community Hero. Ray Eady was recognized for the work he does in the community by volunteering and being involved with different service clubs in Cornwall and area and will represent the region in the insurance company's national Community Hero Program.
On October 4, Moncrieff left his house thinking he was to attend a comedy night at the community’s Masonic Hall. Yet, he was astonished to see the hall decorated for him and nearly 90 people waiting.
Ashlie Cormier promised she would dye her hair pink if teammates on the Kinette's Team Sandra were able to reach a certain goal for this weekend's Run for the Cure.
$9,500 was generated through bar crew donations to the Lions Club, Minor Hockey, the Barons Junior C Hockey, the Rotary Club, the Kinsmen Club, the Legion Oldtimers hockey team and the Firemen's Association.
Popoff is proud of his years of involvement with Kinsmen and now with the Rotary Club of Cranbrook, servicing many of the community's greatest needs. "Being on the Board of Directors of both organizations and providing guidance and support to many local service agencies within our community," Popoff said. With Kinsmen, he chaired the Kinsmen Quad Light-up, and was president during the Kinsmen Kiddie Spray Park development
Trudy Brown’s daughter has autism and like many youth with autism, she has a tendency to run off. There’s a road close to them and large dogs in neighbours' yards. Brown’s worries were taken away Saturday as a group of Kinsmen volunteered their time to build a fence with money that was donated by President’s Choice to Brown’s family.