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Kinsmen Dream Home 2011 Winners:

House:

2766 – Joseph and Sandra St Denis

$10,000:

1358 – Morton Morris

$5,000:

1922 – Leslie Morley

$1,000:

0403 – Jean and Norman Herritt

0442 – Cindy and Chris Chapman

3456 – Marilyn Agazzi

1154 – Jacqueline Woods

3239 – Carol and Gerald Murphy

1298 – Felicity Z Kenward

2932 – Edna V Quintana

0434 – Robert McNichols

3595 – Mike Obress

1665 – Sharon Godfrey

Congratulations to all winners. Cheques have been mailed. Thank you to all who supported this year’s Kinsmen Dream Home.

Helping seniors has always been part of the Kinsmen mandate.  In addition to helping seniors with a fixed income find somewhere to live, this year the Kinsmen with the help of KEC we’re able to give some local seniors a Christmas party they will cherish forever.  The night included a nice meal, singing carols, and a chance to meet some of the faces of Kinsmen.

Here are some of the pictures of tonight’s festivities:

The Kingston Elderly Citizens (KEC) are hosting a Fish Fry BBQ in conjunction with our First General Meeting for this Kin-year Thursday Sept 3rd.

On Sept 17th 2009 we will be having our first formal General Meeting.  If you are interested to see the kind of work we do, or would like to present an idea / request for funding to the club, feel free to contact questions@kinsmenclubofkingston.com for an invitation.

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the Annual Kinsmen National KINvention.  This event is a great opportunity to communicate with like minded volunteers from across our organization.  The weekend was filled with exceptional keynote speakers, grand receptions and information packed seminars.

Two main themes were discussed.  First, the National 20/20 initiative.  This is a two pronged approach for both establishing awareness of all things “Green” as pertaining to Kin, as well as looking forward to try to recruit newer younger members.  The second theme involved looking at how technology can improve communication for a volunteer organization.  The Kinsmen have opened up a Facebook form and would like you to join!

www.facebook.com/kincanada