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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1980-02-14, Page 29OO ystic fibrosis emerges major Kin concerm. To say the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis _ Foundation relies on the Kinsmen association would be a serious understatement. The foundation receives somewhere in the neigh- bourhood, of one-third its budget from Kinsmen and: Kinettes.- • Last year. the August edition of.Kin magazine indi- catd $767,009 had been raised by' Kinsmen and Kinettes for CF research during the year. Since 1964,; It has been estimated the Kinsmen-Kin- ette contribution, in directdonations has-been worth $2.5 nitil1jon. Kinsmen involvement with cystic fibrosis -research began in 1963 when Bill Skelly o the Kinsmen Club of North `York, Ont; asked i7r, Douglas Crozier to speak to' „his club. Dr. Crozier works in the cystic fibrosis clinic at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. When he explained the genetic disease to. the North Over the years, hundreds of projects in town have been supported to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars by the Kinsmen Club. Here in 1978, for example, Gerry Hiltz, left, accepts a cheque then Kinsmen treasurer Bob Gibbings. (News -Record photo) Raceway his:.. •from page 7 munity ,in the form of • 'goods .and services, and cent of ,profit was plowed direct wages, as well as back into th'e' Clinton many indirect .benefits area,' whether it be acquired by other through improvements to businessmen in town, the park, financing a exposed. to the large tennis court, donating influx of people., time' and money -.4a the �..T-he f � sn1en„ Ausable Bayfield Con- Raceway; which servation Authority's pioneered Sunday racing fitness park outside of in southwestern Ontario, town, or buying sweaters now faces stiff com for the local ° ,lackey petition from. four other teams. tracks on Sundays ' and'°, The raceway- too, has whether racing continues' meant hundreds of to be profitable to the thousands of dollars i;lub is something only the brought to the com- future knows for sure. York club, a'"iord was.' spreadthrough neighbouring clubs and proceedeof a 1964tag day were donated to CF research. The Cadadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was asked. to snake a formal presentation to Kinsmen and in June 1964, cystic fibrosis was adopted as.,. a ;major Kinsmen. project, In addition to raising funds, Kinsmen and..Kinettes the value ofpublic awar.eness:,of the disease and. - y promoteresearch through information booths at actively fairs, bt rad showss and ;schools throughout Canada, Clualso support a month-long .summer camp in Ontario for older cystic fibrosis -Patients, - Six of the eight Kinsmen districts supportcystic' fibrosis work in addition to several, otherheavy financial commitments: in several. districts, Peter. Hanly, executive director of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs, says CF continues to draw an increas, ing commitment from Kinsmen districts. lubs have many varied projects The Kinsmen club record of community involvement Is limited only by the range of huma imagination. From running a mammoth band festival in. Moose Jaw, Sask., to collecting Used hooks. for cystic fibrosis in Port Elgin, Ont., •the scope encom- passed by community service projects by Kinsmen would form a compendium of "1,001 Things to Do With • a Lot of Energy." Even a partial list of recent projects provides a reavealing overview of what makes up the Kinsmen club: OLDS, ALTA.: When fire destroyed a good part of the town, surrounding communi- ties came to the aid of Olds residents. Among the contribu- tions, area communities dona- ted ice time to young hockey players. But the minor hockey program hinged on transpdrtal tion. Enter the Kinsmen Club of Olds, which acquired a 1970 54 -passenger bus, sanded it down, tuned it up and had it painted. The, club members ed tbe.s ri . g.wheel and: `ey season was saved. CORNWALL, ONT.: The - Kinsmen Club.of Cornwall assisted in establishing a com- munity ommunity residence for mentally retarded adults. The project 'drew the praise of Ontario Community and Social Servi- ces Minister Keith Norton. PORT ELGIN, ONT.: Kins- men of .Port Elgin collected and sold 2,000 used books in a vacant downtown store dona- ted by a local businessman. Proceeds went toward cystic fibrosis research. BRANDON, MAN.: The Br-andon Kinsmen club has completed a $200,000 commit- ment to the Jeux Canada Games held in Brandon in February 1979 when the club presented the final $50,000 to the Winter Games committee. In recognition of the effort, the 50 -metre swimming pool loca- ted in the Canada Games Sports Plex was named the Kinsmen Pool. WOODSTOCK,' N.B.:. Every year,, the Kinsmen club of Woodstock, N.B. holds a Christmas Miracle radio and cablevision appeal for funds to help needy families during the holiday season. The club works in co-operation with local Jaycees. "We are totally de- lighted with the success of the effort," says a club spokes- man. MISSISSAUGA, ONT.: The Kinsmen Club of Erin Mills- came up with a way to beat the February blahs -in 1979. During a 10 -day period, they held their Klondike Night, with 200 tic- kets sold, their f' , 1 1 donor clinic, a Kinette craft sale and a skate-a-thon, which raised $8,000 for cystic fibrosis and handicapped children. • MONTREAL. ,QUE.: A 21 - hour telethon participated in by eight Montreal Kinsmen clubs raised $L4 million for research into children's disea- ses. The Chateauguay, North Shore, Pointe Claite, South Shore, Fleur de Lys, Ville D'Anjou, Delson and St. Jer- ome Kinsmen clubs helped man and organize the telethon. Donations included $5,000 from the Kinsmen Clubs of Cham- plain and Maisonneuve. CORNER BROOK, NFLD.: The Kinsmen Club of Corner Rri.,1k. invested more than $1(1,01)0 in the purchase of a bus presented recently to the city as a comrnunity bus. Kinsmen ancc. Kinettes will pay off the remainder of the money owing on the bus. LADYSMITH, B,C. A Kins men Club dream is on- its way lik tnwa z .f�.k.:.l"-`p� ,x iS to 'reality after a referendum here cleared the way for a pool and community centre valued o -Kinsmen -t • have been involved with an investment of $42,000 and will also build a ParticiPark. GRAND BANK ,.NFLD.: The Kinsmen Club.of Grand Bank, Nfld. assisted by Kinettes, helped the community mark Heritage Day in a big way. Old sea captains from Grand Bank and Fortune were gathered together for a party of senior citizens. The club sponsored an essay contest and arranged for film showings in area schools. ; 1.1 w Honorary members John Anstetl Clarence' Denomme Jim Fitzgerald Bill Fleming HiU old Lobb Doug Norman Ken Scott Don Symons April 28, 1977 - They're,off! With the sound of the gun the men's amateur class hit the paddles on their way, from Auburn to Holmesville last Sunday in the Kinsmen Club of Clinton's first annual canoe race. The club realized $1,200 for Cystic Fibrosis in the 11 mile event, which,attracted 57 entries, Although the water was low, near perfect conditions prevailed. (News -Record photo) Students, businessmen, lawyers and evan- an amputee, Lloyd Ruinball, right, were at the community park in April of 1977 to help tear down the old grand- stand, and mutuel area, pull nalls':and stack lumber. Over the two days, over 50 people donated hundreds of Hours, free, to help ready the site for the erection of a new grandstand which may be ready for the Spring Fair. -on June 3. Congratulations and continued success to -the Kinsmen Clinton Community CREDIT UNION 70 ONTARIO ST. CLINTON 482-3467 OLD TOWN HALL BUILDING EXETER 235.0640