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Kin celebrate heritage by serving seniors dinner
The Kinsmen Club of Cranbrook celebrated their heritage by serving dinner to 300 seniors at the Eagles hall on Friday, February 17.
Two days earlier, City of Cranbrook Mayor and council proclaimed Kinsmen/Kinette Kin Week on Feb. 15 (pictured above).
“This one of the many ways the Kin Club of Cranbrook continues to serve their community’s greatest need,” said Anita Llewellyn, the service club’s Membership Director
Kin Canada is the nation’s largest all-Canadian service club organization. Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin clubs across the country work to better their communities, enhance the well-being of Canadians and improve the environment. The association boasts a proud 90-year history dedicated to fostering life-long friendships while ‘Serving the Community’s Greatest Need.’
Membership – More than 7,000 members belong to approximately 500 Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin clubs. Kinsmen clubs are predominantly male and Kinette clubs are predominantly female. Kin clubs have a mixed membership of men and women.
Clubs undertake a wide variety of local fundraising and service projects. Each club operates autonomously when determining how it fundraises and distributes the funds raised within its local community.
More than $1 billion raised – Since its founding in 1920, Kin Canada clubs have donated more than $1 billion to Canadian causes, communities and individuals in need, as well as to disaster relief efforts beyond our borders.
History – The Association was founded by Harold (Hal) Rogers on Feb. 20, 1920 in Hamilton, Ontario. After returning from the First World War, he missed the camaraderie of the men he had served with. Looking to join a club, Rogers decided to join Rotary but his application was rejected because it was Rotary’s policy not to admit two members from the same business establishment; Rogers’ father, with whom he worked, was already a member. As a result of this rejection, Rogers and a small group of men gathered for a dinner meeting and became the first Kinsmen club – The Kinsmen Club of Hamilton.
Mission Statement – Committed to changing lives and making Canadian communities a better place to live.
Kin Motto – ‘Serving the Community’s Greatest Need’
National Charity – Kin Canada has been a partner in the fight against cystic fibrosis since 1964. During this time, Kin members have raised nearly $40 million in support of the work of Cystic Fibrosis Canada.
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