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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Kinsmen/Kinettes mark 40th anniversary
Troy Patterson
Kincardine News
The Lucknow Kinsmen and Kinettes
marked 40 years of service to the community
on Saturday night, looking back on hundreds
of thousands of dollars raised to be reinvested
back into the community.
About 350 people were invited to the Luc -
know Community Centre as part of a reunion
of past and current members. The event cel-
ebrated four decades of accomplishments in
benefiting local sports facilities and teams,
schools, hospitals and other community ini-
tiatives that all fall under the Kin Canada
motto "Serving the Community's Greatest
Need."
"We're very active as far as service clubs go
and we're proud to be the leading club in the
community, said alumni and past president
Rod McDonagh. "We really put a lot back into
the community, whether it's through Music
in the Fields or our other major fundraisers"
Currently the Lucknow Kinsmen are sitting
on a high point in their membership, with
about 50 active members and 15 on the
Kinette side of the organization, he said.
Members are students, farmers, nuclear
workers, business owners, professionals,
teachers and adults from almost all walks of
life, he said.
"We just ask that members put in what
they're able to whenever they can," McDon-
agh said, adding Lucknow's community is
tight -knit and unique compared to the larger
surrounding towns. "It's our home and we
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Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Lucknow and District presidents Lyndon Johnston and Maureen Matchett hold
certificates presented by Kin Zone rep. Lisa Orth (middle) at the club's 40th anniversary celebration, Nov. 16,
2013 at the Lucknow Community Centre.
have a lot of pride in our community. It's clubs like
this one that bring that pride out."
McDonagh said for the last five years Music in the
Fields (MITF) has been a game -changer for the
community, with $300,000 in profits to be distrib-
uted from the event from 2013 alone during its fifth
anniversary.
"It's definitely the biggest event that's ever been
done here," he said, adding this year's large-scale
donations included $40,000 towards the club's offi-
cial charity, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and $10,000
each to Wingham, Kincardine and Goderich
hospitals.
The Kinsmen and Kinettes work hard planning
the event every year to attract top names in country
music, with 350 volunteers doing their part on top
of the executive members.
"We've got very good leadership within the club,"
he said. "For six years they've been working so hard
on Music in the Fields."
The Kinsmen and Kinettes also have their hands
into the Lucknow Strawberry Summerfest as a top
fundraiser, alongside a role in the Dungannon Super
Pull, an Industrial Hockey Tournament in January,
bartending positions at community events and
many other fundraisers to help both their group and
other community service clubs and organizations.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Kinsmen/Kinettes mark 40th anniversary
Troy Patterson
Kincardine News
The Lucknow Kinsmen and Kinettes
marked 40 years of service to the community
on Saturday night, looking back on hundreds
of thousands of dollars raised to be reinvested
back into the community.
About 350 people were invited to the Luc -
know Community Centre as part of a reunion
of past and current members. The event cel-
ebrated four decades of accomplishments in
benefiting local sports facilities and teams,
schools, hospitals and other community ini-
tiatives that all fall under the Kin Canada
motto "Serving the Community's Greatest
Need."
"We're very active as far as service clubs go
and we're proud to be the leading club in the
community, said alumni and past president
Rod McDonagh. "We really put a lot back into
the community, whether it's through Music
in the Fields or our other major fundraisers"
Currently the Lucknow Kinsmen are sitting
on a high point in their membership, with
about 50 active members and 15 on the
Kinette side of the organization, he said.
Members are students, farmers, nuclear
workers, business owners, professionals,
teachers and adults from almost all walks of
life, he said.
"We just ask that members put in what
they're able to whenever they can," McDon-
agh said, adding Lucknow's community is
tight -knit and unique compared to the larger
surrounding towns. "It's our home and we
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(Steven Goetz Kincardine News
Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Lucknow and District presidents Lyndon Johnston and Maureen Matchett hold
certificates presented by Kin Zone rep. Lisa Orth (middle) at the club's 40th anniversary celebration, Nov. 16,
2013 at the Lucknow Community Centre.
have a lot of pride in our community. It's clubs like
this one that bring that pride out."
McDonagh said for the last five years Music in the
Fields (MITF) has been a game -changer for the
community, with $300,000 in profits to be distrib-
uted from the event from 2013 alone during its fifth
anniversary.
"It's definitely the biggest event that's ever been
done here," he said, adding this year's large-scale
donations included $40,000 towards the club's offi-
cial charity, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and $10,000
each to Wingham, Kincardine and Goderich
hospitals.
The Kinsmen and Kinettes work hard planning
the event every year to attract top names in country
music, with 350 volunteers doing their part on top
of the executive members.
"We've got very good leadership within the club,"
he said. "For six years they've been working so hard
on Music in the Fields."
The Kinsmen and Kinettes also have their hands
into the Lucknow Strawberry Summerfest as a top
fundraiser, alongside a role in the Dungannon Super
Pull, an Industrial Hockey Tournament in January,
bartending positions at community events and
many other fundraisers to help both their group and
other community service clubs and organizations.
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