NEW WATERFORD — The New Waterford Kinsmen Club held its annual awards ceremony recently, but this year there was an extra surprise. During the event the Kinsmen led in the family of Angus Gillis, a director with the club, to be on hand for the presentation of a life membership award to Gillis.
Hungry eaters devoured more than four tons of ribs at Cockshutt Park.
For more than 25 years, the Pembroke Kinsmen Club has brought kids and families together with their annual fishing derby.
The Weyburn Kinsmen presented the Wor-Kin Shop with $200,000. This money will be recognized as a permanent legacy of the Kinsmen Foundation in the naming of the Wor-Kin Shop new Day Home building at a grand opening in 2015.
CORNWALL, Ontario - A fleet of muscle cars and souped-up rides will turn Lamoureux Park into a motorhead's paradise at the second Kinsmen in Motion: Show & Shine on Sunday, August 24.
Demographics are shifting, and fewer Canadians are volunteering regularly, but service clubs across the country continue to give back to their communities – and members say that won’t stop, despite recent challenges in attracting and retaining members.
A Medicine Hat nurse is the lucky winner of this year’s Kinsmen Home Lotto. “I was shaking, I was a little bit in disbelief,” said Marylou Schmunk, who Tuesday night won the 2,250 sq.-ft. Jayco home in Somerset. The home is valued at $500,000.
Cornwall Kinsmen Minor Girls Recreational Softball turns 30 this summer, and they're going big with the annual season-ending tournament, being held on Aug. 8-10. They'll certainly look sharp, as the association has new uniforms for all of its teams this season. "The big thing is, we replaced all 240 uniforms this year, from mites to midget," said Mike Turcotte, president of the Kinsmen softball program.
Kinsmen Park now has a new attraction for young families, with the addition of a fire engine for toddlers and preschoolers to climb on, explore and spark imaginative play.
Young women preparing for a prom on a strict budget often find dress shopping especially difficult. That’s where the HRM Kin Krew (Kinsmen Campus Club) come in.