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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1987-09-02, Page 24Page 4A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1987 Kinsmen contribute over 41 11 25.7 million in Canada Ron Hefler of Wellington, N.S., owner/operator of an auto repair service centre, was elected the 67th national presi- dent of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs. The election took place at Kinsmen's na- tional convention in Windsor: where it was announced that during the past year the more than 1,100 Kinsmen and Kinette clubs across Canada donated a record $27,508,051 in service funds to their communities. This year the Association was again the largest single contributor to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF). Kinsmen and Kinettes donated over $1.4 million to help find a control or cure for cystic fibrosis (CF), which is second only to cancer in Claiming the lives of young Cana- dians. This past year marked a milestone in Kinsmen's support of the CCFF with total donations surpassing the $10.4 million. The CCFF acknowledged Kinsmen's achieve- ment by having its Honorary Chairperson Mila Mulroney make a special presentation to the Association at the CCFF's annual meeting last May in Winnipeg: In addition, the Association's members supported many other organizations, in- cluding the Canadian Diabetes Association, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada and the March of Dimes. Kinsmen also operate the Kinsmen Foundation of Saskatchewan and the Kinsmen Rehabilitation Foundation of British Columbia, both of which serve the needs of disabled people in those provinces. This year Saskatchewan clubs again raised over $2 million during a 20 -hour telethon called Telemiracle to support the work of their foundation while B,C. clubs assisted their foundation by raising $1.5 million in a door-to-door fund raising blitz known as the Kinsmen Mothers' March. In addition to providing support for numerous community projects across Canada, ranging from constructing swimm- ing pools and arenas to purchasing equip- ment for hospitals and schools, Kinsmen and Kinette clubs this year donated over $55,000 to construct a nutrition ward for children in the Philippines. Kinsmen were also extremely busy this past year assisting Canadian wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen with the final cross - Canada leg of his around -the -world journey to raise money for spinal cord research and to generate worldwide awareness of the potential of disabled people. Kinsmen clubs along Rick's route sponsored fund raising events that collected over $600,000 as well as organizing receptions and media con- ferences. In addition, a Kinsmen past na- tional president, Jim Watson of Port Co- quitlam, B.C., served as chairman of the Man in Motion World Tour organizational staff headquartered in Vancouver. Mr. Heller, who is a member of the Kinsmen Club of Sackville, N.S., also operates a car rental business. He has been a Kinsman for 15 years and has earned a wide variety of awards and held many club offices, including president of the Kinsmen Club of Sackville. Mr. Hefter, 39, is married to Margo and they have four daughters. The Association of Kinsmen Clubs is an all -Canadian organization founded in 1920 in Hamilton. The Kinsmen National Head- quarters is located in Cambridge, adjacent to Highway 401. The Association has a total membership of nearly 19,000 young men and women between the ages of 21 and 40 in more than 1,100 clubs across Canada. Kinsmen provides its members with a wide variety of social activities as well as many opportunities for self -development by serv- ing their communities through fund-raising and service projects. 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TII1: 011T11,T1C,11AH11. 1111 IIA11111 II 111 1.11 53 Albert St., Clinton 482-3443 `The IN IHf ((1VN110 523-4595 Id 131111 544011101 131r 01 WS H110 1 John deWeerd John deWeerd, son of Mrs. S. deWeerd of Clinton, graduated w ith honors from the DeVry Institute of Technology in Weston with a diploma in Computer Programming and Systems. John has accepted a position ith Tandy Computer Centres in London. Farm to Table is new 4-H project Have you ever wondered where that food comes from in your refrigerator? We all know that bread is made from wheat and that a steak comes from a beef animal. But grain in the fields and cattle in the feedlot are useless as food until they are harvested, processed and packaged. The gap between farm table is filled by a network of pro- cessors, marketers and distributors. The new senior 4-H project, Farm to Table, will investigate all aspects of this agri-food network. 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