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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 19, 1982, p. 24

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Page SECTION C THE HERALD Wednesday May Kinettes Celebrating 40 years of community service and kinship across Canada The Club of Georgetown is 23 years old this year and joins sister clubs nationwide in commemorating Canadian Kinettes years of hard work good deeds and warm friendships KINSMEN Pitch In there Pete Major Pete left holding the bag with the for long The money been pledged by the Georgetown Kinsmen and Kinetic toward cyilic Some of the already teen raited from babble to collect donation In Acton and Georgetown stores and from proceed of North Init month To meet their target the Kinetic are holding a garage May from to I at IIS Dclrci Boulevard near He way Drive There will be a large selection of item for tale Inclndlnf toy Giving the local Kin in en and Kinette a morale boost at the Market Place were kit to right and Bob driver Glenn Prowl of Ottawa branch manager of Ottawa custodian Bob Putter Kindle chairman Savage president Marny Malcolm ton and Kinette Carol Herald Area Kinsmen Kinettes have raised thus far Armored car rolls sea to sea collecting Kin funds for CF Loom is Courier Serv ice Armored Truck is Ion arrived In Hal ton Hill Saturday help Kinsmen promote their in he fight against cystic fibrosis will be going coast to coast until Aug 19 when it will arrive at the Kinsmen National convention In Brandon Manitoba with what is mated will be In money from the some 1 100 Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs in Canada During the month of May your local Kinsmen and have placed CF Bubble packs through out Acton and Georgetown to help raise the badly needed research dollars To date Una year Kinsmen and Kinettes of the Miss Brampton and Halton areas have raisd In excess of from the Bubble Packs bo as you can see pennies can moke a million Kinsmen have support cystic fibrosis for the post years and one asked is why do work so hard lo raise the money for cystic Is To answer such a ion we should first under stand what has since was first fled some years ago Prior to the discovery of cystic fibrosis parents were often openly accused by medical staff of causing on Many par mis were actually arrest for child for as we know many of the symptoms of CF are slml cystic moat common lethal genetic disorder In But thanks to improved care treatment and intensive research much has been done to extend and improve the quality of life for our CF chid Kinsmen became Involved in 10M with a donation of most the cost of drugs and equipment required each year by a CF child In the Kinsmen initiated the fundin of the Kinsm Research Clinic at Hospital for Sick Chil Last year coast to coast Kinsmen and Kin ettes collectively raised in excess of Since they have raised over 9 million Halton Hills needy children have toys thanks to There have been many changes In Georgetown since the Kinette Club was established In Feb 1939 but through It all the havo enthusiasti cally provided many years of service work for their community The original Kinette Club of George town under charter dent Eva boast 23 members There have been and downs In the membership over the years but the club has leveled off at very Involved women The Kin know they can always count on help from the Kinsmen and Kin wives when undertaking a largo project The Kinette Club of Georgetown helps the Kin amen in most Service pro jects Including Blood Don or clinics the Life danceulhon for Cyst 1c Fibrosis and the Christ mas lour of the lights for senior liens at many varying fund raisins and service pro jects Some of these Inclu Floral Fantasy by Florists bake tables at the Fall Fair rummage sales and the extremely popular Kinette Krulse dances of the early 1960s held annually at the Riviera Club In i960 the Georgetown adopted a Ger man child through the Canadian Save the Child Fund Over the years they have also purchased awnings for the George town Hospital with the assistance of the Kinsmen and handled the billeting arrangements for the Ban tarn Hockey Tournament for many years The pro jects have changed from to year but the goal always the same to raise money for he com to help others In need In rcent years the major Kinette service pro ject ha been the Christ mas Toy Drive for Ihe Halton Hills Good Neigh bor Service The commun ity is more than generous each year In donating new and used toys or needy children in he area The Kinettes collect the toys for many weeks before Christmas and then sort and bag them according to age and sex of the child CLUB When the Georgetown Kinettes decided to collect Christmas toys for needy they never dreamed It would become their major annu al service project still going strong after 16 years At that time the Georgetown Welfare Off ice packed food candles mittens and scarves Tor needy families but the Kinettes felt Christmas it not Christmas without a few toys a tricycle or a coveted pair of Not only did the coll sort and bag the toys donated by the generous townspeople they had work rtlis to sou dolt paint rocking a and f up the toys In more recent years the have worked In conjunction with Roma the Good collect I and the toys accord to the sex and age of In each Tic people of George town I ceased to be extremely generous in fact a great many toys ALWAYS TIME FOR A LITTLE FUN Bathing Beauties and Hawaiian luau celebrants years lias been the Ladles Night an enjoyable even Ing of casino games re- freshmen Is and en f r women of all ages The Kinetics have taken on several new major pro jects in recent years The Market held in Octo ber proved to be comp lete success and has be come an annual fall pro ject For two years the club has held a very successful Jeans and Tshirt dance In March The Kinette Club or Georgetown has consist supported many chant financially Most of the money raised through fund raising pro jects Is donated to such groups as the Red Cross Society the Association for the Ment ally Retarded the Cancer Society and the Contact Centre In addition the Kinette Club provides a bursary for George town High School each year The Margaret High- am Memorial Award la given to the female stud who has excelled In marks and student partic ipation during her high school years The Club also and Kin family gettogeth ers helps to form lasting friendships and memories For the past the Club of Georgetown has worked enthusiastically on many worthwhile projects and looks forward to many more years of community EXECUTIVE Marny Malcolm son V Caro eon Secretary Knapp Treasurer Ritch ie Registrar Jean McMillan Bulletin Editor Cheryl Crawford CF Chairperson Sheryl age COMMITTEES Annual Flea Market October Seniors Christmas Tour Table Favors Annual Christmas Toy Drive Spring Dance Barb Kinette Presidents honor roll 195982 195960 196061 196263 196364 Eva Middleton Marg Taylor Ida Alcorn 196970 Karen Harrison 197071 Donna Dlege 197172 1972 73 Sharon Middleton Marilyn 197374 197475 Marilyn Cook 197570 Marilyn Cook 197677 1977 Sue Cooper 197879 Colleen Armstrong 197980 Cheryl Crawford 19808 Carol Pearson 198163 Malcolmson Georgetown clubs had busy years is the for the Kinette Club In Canada but every year has been a big year for In terms of In service work throughout the country and abroad The George lowi Kindles have been active for the past 23 years here are but a few the highl of those in terms of the clubs varying service pro jects and fund raising events 195WO Adopted year old German girl through Canadian Save he Chiidr en Fund 19G167 Held Annual Dance 1961 Handled the billeting arrangements far hundreds of boys during Bantam Hockey Tourn aments 196061 Held Spring Fashion Show In aid of new Georgetown Hospital Fund 196263 Created Marg Memorial Bursary awarded ally to Georgetown High School Annual food booth at Georgetown Fall Fair Held bridge and euchre party to aid In building of senior citixens apartment 1WSSZ Handled annual Christmas Toy Drive for needy area children IS Sponsored annual Floral Fantasy show Annual Flea Market donated arc brand new and the others are in such good condition the club no longer has to refurbish them This past Christmas the bagged toys for over children and delivered them to Ihe Good Neighbor dropoff centre The Club of Georgetown Es extremely proud to have been a part of Roma self less elf oris on behalf of the many less fortunate lies In Hills Club bursary in memory of president Beginning the Kinette Club a Inception In bursaries were provided for worthy Georgetown gh Scl students each year Then 1J63 tragedy struck a Georgetown family Reg and his wife Kinette Past President Mnrg were killed in an auto Ic vacationing In Quebec As tribute to Involvement in their community the Kinetics created the Margaret Iligham Me nor Bursary first presented in November 19G2 to a Georgetown High School showing high proficiency and school Involvement PERENNIAL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS Kinettes man the flea market tables

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