HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-02-14, Page 26The eomplex and colorful; crestyou set`
en the front cover of this souvenir editiot
veasn'tsimply tossed togetherby a fashion
designer, . •
The Kinsmen ,erest is steeped in the
traditions of heraldry and the anus of. the
Kinsmen club.
lt's formulatedby a cross, a square and
a combination of maple.leays and scroll.
In . heraldic, language the cross,or
saltire, which.is a St. Andrew's cross, has
been the symbol of service by personal
sacrifice, •
the square, or mascle;.is the synnbol of
. rightness, and• rectitude of life. -
The cross and the square stand for
integrity and character.. The maple leaves
and name scroll signify Kinsmen involve-
• meat in all 10 Canadian.provinces.
e -design -the-eross-aud-°square-are
sointertwined_as to be inseparable, which
Kinsmen see as, an illustration, of the idea
of Kinsmenship: Kin is a word of relation-
ship; It suggests the intelrlacing of their
lives andtasks:, the interrelationship of one •
life with another:
The design stands as a protest against
isolation and separation as between Kins-
men.
MAPLE LEAVES.
AND SCROLL
CROSS
SQUARE
What makes _Kinsmen special?
Kinsmen contribute more
per man than any other
service organization in the
world, Executive -Director
Pete Hanly.
W . Accepting that statement at
face value - what makes. a.:....
Kinsman so special? Does he
eat more Wheaties than his
fellow service club worker? Is
he part of an android race
programmed to grind 'out
community service work at a
machine like pace?
Nope. He is a young man,.
between the age of 21 and 40,
who wants to improve his
community, and the world for
his family and mankind.
"We are a group of young
men who do service work and
have fun doing it," Hanly says.
'Kinsmen come from all
walks of life and most are'
recognized as leaders in their
community.
Membership is open to any-
one who is interested in
community work. "Nominees
are sponsored by an existing
member -and- invited toattend
a couple of meetings. Mem-
• bership is confirmed by a vote
of the executive.
Dues vary slightly but are
usually around $30 per year.
"Our motto is serving • the
communty's greatest need.,"
says Hanly.
Last year, the Kinsmen club
contrubed $43 million in com-
munity service work in dollars
time and labor.
On a per -member basis,
Hanly says achievement is, the
best of any service club in'the
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Tuwelite years ago, Pete
Hanlytook on the Joh as
executive director of the Kins-
men Club because it •represen-
ted a Challenge.
He was; not disappointed.
In 1968 Hanly was general
manager of a group Of mort-
gage and financial companies.
lie was also a Kinsmen.
in 1968 Hanly was general.
manager of a group of mort-
gage an~d .financial •companies•
He was also a. Kinsmen:
He had moved thr qugh the
ranks of clubpresident, deputy
governor, district . internation-
al relations director and publi-
city co. -ordinator:. ,
Haply was running for dis-
trict governor when he accep
ked the,job as Kinsmen's chief
executive officer.
te- `-`There-are-1041-FeasopsJpr
accepting the. job - some
personal challenges I .felt
needed to be met," he says,
The Kinsmen club was not
good financial position at the
time Hanly took on the job but
he says it is now.
At -national headquarters,
money is raised by 'three
means -. dues, Kin supply
service and advertising in the
PETER HANLY
national magazine. •
Supply alone, including pins,
jewellery, sports jackets and
the like, .has increased 1,000
per centin-tbe`last 10 years to a
peak $500,090 a year.
Strong growth in the 'last 10
years is evident in the olrgariiz-
atiari`s„„ottribution to conn-'
munity service. ''
in.1977.7k the :club's contribu-
tion to :community service
reached $43 million; a• new
.record for the club, 'Fen years
ago itscontribution, which
includes- time, labor and dol-
lars was about $2 raaillion ;
“we •haveexperienced
steady growth in the last ' 10
•years,a' Hanly says.
Although Hanly says the
Kinsmen Club will reach a
saturation int at•.some point
in Canada he doesn't rule out 4k
the possibility of expansion' to
the United States.
Hanly lives in Cambridge,
site of the new . Kinsmen
• headquarters;.: Hem is - m arried y-- ..
with Cour children-'
He is a graduate of.. the
University of British Cglumbia
with a bachelor of commerce
degree and .a raduate of the
University of Toronto with a
masters of business adminis-
trationand a PH.D..in econom-
ics. '
.1 -le was born in "Calgary: and
raised in Vacouver.
Kinettes proved themselves
with their role in, war effort
Given the enthusiasm with
which Kinsmen expanded their
membership and the number
of clubs, in the early days, it's
not surprising that the Kinette
movement had.its beginning in
the 1930s.
- The wives of Kinsmen began
getting together informally,
then as clubs known as Kins-
menettes,, Kins.men wives,
Kinsmen ladies and so on.
By the time the Second
World War was declared.
groups were meeting in Toron-
to, Hamilton, Vancouver,
Brandon and Nelson as well as
several other communities
Initially,_. the idea was to
allow Kinsmen's wives to get
to ' know each other better.
Later, the women's grqups
began .assisting_ with Kinsmen
work, • then adding their own
service work.
It wasn't until 1942, however,
after a significant period of
growth? that the women's
groups received official recog-
nition when Kinsmen national
bylaws madethe Kinette club
an auxiliary organization.
During the war, Kinettes
played an increasingly impor
W H'AT' S IT
WORTH?
What's the YCinsmen club
worth to Canada?
Strange question, perhaps,
but as close as anyone can
conservatively estimate, the
answer is $42,370,000.
That's the value of Kinsmen
communityservice projects.
across the' country in the
1978-79 year, according to
Peter Hanly, executive direc-
tor.
tant role, virtually. replacing
the kinsmen who had gone to
war and mobilizing the Kins-
.
Is there life
K-40 — the Kinsmen club for
members -over the age of 40
was a natural -and spontaneous
outgrowth of the Kinsmen
club:
Kinsmen—over 40 retained
—Weir -friendships and found
-themselves involved in Solite-
projects.
oiieprojects.
As time went on, the associa-
tions wereput on a more
formal level. The result was
"Senators", "Paskins", "PP -
40" and "K-40".
The various names are still
in use but K-40 is generally
used to describe the move-
ment.
The movement was making
itself evident: as far back as
1935 in Saskatoon and Edmon-
ton Soon, clubs sprang up in -
Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary,
Brandon and Winnipeg.
Today, there are some 180
K-40 clubs with new clubs
men-Kinette war support efl
fort.
Such projects as Milk for
Britain, food parcels for troops
and many other related pro,
jects became the domain of the
Kinettes.
The objects of the Kinette
movement have changed over
the years but still remain
closely related to the work
of Kinsmen. As an example,
Kinettes raised $35,00 toward
the KinsmenNationalInstitute
for. the Mentally Retarded.
Kinette clubs- number over
the 450' mark with membership
of more thali 9,000: Fifteen new
clubs are just ,getling started.
after 40?
K-40
: wining annually.
At the same time as K40
developed, so did the K-Ettes.
The first K-Ette clubs develo-
ped in the Prairies. -
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