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Kinsmen, Kinette efforts
aid CF, cancer research
The work and organizational efforts of
the Goderich Kinsmen and Kinette Oubs
has touched many needy people and
organizations.
For years, the Canadian Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation has relied on the
Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs for much of
its funding. Over the years, clubs across
Canada have raised millions of dollars
for CF research.
The Kinsmen involvement with CF
began in'1953 when Bill Skelly Of the
Kinsmen Club of North York asked Dr.
Douglas Crozier to speak to his club.
Dr. Crozier worked in the cystic
fibrosis clinic at the Hospital for Sick
Children in Toronto and when he explain-
ed the effects of the genetic disease, word
spread to neighbouring clubs and pro-
ceeds from a 1964 tag day were donated
to CF research.
The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Founda-
tion was asked to make a formal presen-
tation to Kinsmen and in June 1964,
, cystic fibrosis was adopted as a major
Kinsmen project.
The local clubs not only raise funds
through such projects as Ski-A-Thons, but
Kins and Kinettes actively promote
public awareness of the disease and
value of research.
The Goderich Clubs also organize and
support the local Ride for Cancer in April
and the Terry Fox Run in September.
Both of these high-profile events have
served to raise valuable funds for cancer
research and to raise the awareness of
the ongoing research efforts in the field.
Service clubs have a history of helping
the less fortunate and quite often it's
easy to take those efforts for granted. No
doubt, those who battle CF and cancer
are fully aware and grateful for those ef-
forts expended on their behalf.
Every bit of help will mean something
in the end.
BEST
WISHES
KINSMEN
Congratulations Kinsmen on your
40 Years of outstanding community service'
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Stan Connelly, past Kinsmen.
Annual
Cancer
Bike-A-Thon
The annual Ride
for Cancer in April
is sponsored by the
Kinsmen and helps raise
needed funds for cancer
reaserch. People of all ages
in Goderich participate.
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GODERICH (19) 524-7391
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BEST WISHES ON YOUR 40th ANNIVERSARY