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He’s a fine ‘Fellow’ In 1999 Larry Kendall received the highest honour awarded to a member of the Kinsmen Club, a “Life Membership.” At least he thought it was the highest honour until recently. Larry Ke n d all reci pient So it came as a complete surprise to him last month, while attending a “Founder’s Day” meeting at the Kinsmen Club of i 5 i Uxbridge, he learned he was to be the recipient of an even higher of Kinsmen s highest honour. “ While in the accompaniment of Diane Rogers, daughter of honour, the “Hal Roge rs Kinsmen founder Hal Rogers, Larry was astonished to learn he 9 had been chosen to receive the “Hal Rogers Fellow” - the highest Fellow for 40 years award in Kinsmen. . service to the club Larry joked during a recent interview, admitting as far as he knew the “Hal Rogers Fellow” must now be the highest honour... but with a smile said, “I’ve been fooled before”. The prestigious Hal Rogers Fellow recognizes Kin who by their leadership, accomplishments and community endeavours, have demonstrated the high ideals to which Kin Canada Founder Hal Rogers was committed. Larry’s 40 year career with the Kinsmen started in 1971 when he was elected the charter president of the Kinsmen Club of Port Perry. And although the Port Perry club ceased to ex- ist about six years ago, Larry and his longtime club friends Tony and Debra Fog- getti, moved to the Picker- ing Kinsmen Club for three years before coming back closer to home and joining the Kinsmen Club of Uxbridge. During his years as a member of Kins- men, Larry held the office of president on five or six occa- sions, “I just can’t remember how many times,” he recognized ona number of occa- sions for his tireless work for the club. He was hon- oured by being named “Deputy Governor of the Year” in 2003. He also takes pride in winning the club, zone 7 Larry Kendall proudly displays his Hal Rogers Fellow medal. Photo by J. Peter Hvidsten 6 FOCUS - APRIL 2011 APRIL.FOCUS.40.revisedindd 6 3/21/11 9:23:19 AM