The Kinsmen Club of New Glasgow Information Page
Contact Information: Meeting Information: Club Executive: The Association:
Contact Information: The Kinsmen Club of New Glasgow
c/o Summer Street Industries
72 Park Street, New Glasgow, N.S. B2H 5B8
Meeting Information: We meet the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month at Summer Street Industries at 6:30 pm.
It is a lively business meeting with a great meal served by three of our members followed
by fellowship in the Kin Room.
President; Micheal Corkum
1st Vice President Gordie Marr
Treasurer Alex Dove
Secretary Faber Mackie Jr
Bulletin Editors Todd Fast
Registrar John Russell
Sgt of Arms Tom Budge
Membership Director Marcel Elliott, Dale Paris
Service Director Ron Matlock
Risk Manager Director Faber Mackie Jr
Past President Don Crossman
Correct use of our Crest; Motto and Association Name
THE KIN CREST
The Kin Crest is composed of a Cross & Square intertwined, surrounded by 13 Maple Leaves and 1 scroll with the Kin Canada name written on it .
The cross is the St. Andrew's cross, which has been the symbol of service by personal sacrifice for centuries, and is the underlying principle of the Kin Association.
The square has been the symbol of virtue and justice for even longer. This part of the emblem stands for integrity of character.
The 13 maple leaves are emblematic of the 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories. The maple leaf on top represents your province, denoting the
National scope of the organization.
The design the cross & the square are so intertwined as to be insuperable.
This is the finest illustration of the idea of Kinship: Kin is a word for relationship. It suggests the intercrossing and interlacing of the lives and
tasks of Kin Members. Kin recognize the necessity to be a part of the community they live in. The design stands as a protest against isolation & apathy.
Protocol for use of the Kin Crest
Before using the Kin Crest for any purpose any club or member must contact the communications department at Headquarters and request permission to do so.
Clubs making the request will be required to fully outline how and where the crest will be used and will be required to fill out and sign a disclaimer form before final approval is given.
*Best Practice
This is a requirement for any use of the Kin crest and is necessary each time the use of the crest is desired for any purpose.
*Best Practice
The Kin crest is a registered trademark and must be treated as such. If you are not sure about using the crest in a certain circumstance, please contact the communications department at Kin Headquarters
Kinsmen & Kinette Clubs of Canada
WHAT IT IS:
Kinsmen & Kinette Clubs of Canada, Canada's largest all-Canadian service
organization, made up of Canadian men and women gathered together in clubs for
the purposes of bettering their communities by performing 'hands-on' service
work, raising funds for important community projects and having fun.
MEMBERSHIP:
Approximately 10,000 members belong to more than 650 Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin
clubs from coast to coast. Kinsmen clubs are made up of Kinsmen while Kinette
clubs are made up of Kinettes. Kin clubs have a mixed membership of Kinsmen and
Kinettes. Our association was founded in Canada and there are no clubs outside
of Canada. There are a number of Kin Kids clubs for children in various areas of
the country.
ASSOCIATION'S MISSION STATEMENT:
"Grow. Learn. Make friends. Have fun."
ASSOCIATION'S MOTTO:
"Serving the Community's Greatest Need"
HISTORY:
The association was founded February 20, 1920, in Hamilton, Ontario, by Harold
A. Rogers O.C., O.B.E. (1899-1994). Rogers was 21 years old and had just
returned from the trenches of the First World War when his father, a prominent
Rotarian, encouraged him to get together a few young men his own age and join
the Rotarian organization. Due to a rule stating a club could not have more than
one member engaged in the same profession, Hal was denied membership. Undaunted
he gathered together several young men for dinner at the Namking Restaurant. The
result was the Kinsmen Club of Hamilton, and Kin Canada was born.
From this group of a dozen earnest young men, determine to perpetuate in peacetime the ideal of service to Canada, has grown Kin Canada: nearly 600 clubs serving communities all across Canada.
ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS:
The Hal Rogers Kin National Headquarters in located in Cambridge, ON,
approximately 100 Kilometres west of Toronto on Highway 401. A full-time staff
of 10 provide bilingual services to more than 650 Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin
clubs. The chief administrative officer is Executive Director Rick MacDonald.
ACTIVITIES:
Our clubs undertake a wide variety of local fund-raising and service projects.
Our motto "Serving the Community's Greatest Need" means that each club
determines how it will raise funds and how those funds will be spent in the
community. We encourage the autonomy of our clubs so that as many decisions as
possible are made by our members at the club level. Kinsmen and Kinettes'
national fund-raising project involves supporting the work of the Canadian
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF). Our association was recently honored by the
CCFF for having contributed more than $30 million to CF research and treatment
since 1964. We are also active coast to coast promoting a variety of national
pride initiatives designed to give Canadians the opportunity to demonstrate that
they are proud of their country. For example, Kinsmen and Kinettes annually
spearhead Raise the Flag Day, a patriotic event encouraging Canadians everywhere
to raise and fly the Canadian flag. This annual national event takes place in
hundreds of communities the Saturday preceding the Victoria Day weekend.
RECENT SUCCESSES:
On average, our clubs annually contribute more than $25 million to Canadian
communities, to say nothing of the countless hours spent planning and carrying
out their many fund-raising and service projects. None of the money raised in
the community is used to fund our national association. The national
headquarters and its programs and services are financed through our members'
annual dues along with some revenue from such activities as our internal sales
division. All the money raised in a community stays in that community. To the
best of our knowledge, our members raise more money per member than any other
service club in the world. Last year, our members donated more than $1 million
to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, making Kinsmen and Kinettes the
largest single fund-raising organization for CF research in the world.
