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MembershipWho We Are...Kin Canada is an all-Canadian service organization made up of active community volunteers. Working together, members are enhancing the quality of life in their communities by promoting service, social interaction, positive values and national pride. Kin clubs support cystic fibrosis (CF) research and fund local projects across the country. In an effort to meet the needs of all members we are exploring new membership types including Kin Campus Club Members and Associate Members. Help Your Community...If you'd like to give something back to your community, our clubs are the perfect choice! Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin clubs support local projects such as playgrounds, soccer complexes, ball fields and ice rinks across the country. Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin clubs are the country's largest all-Canadian service groups. It is estimated that since 1920, Kin Canada has raised $1.5 billion for Canadian communities and charities. Make a Difference...If you want to help your community; have some fun; grow, learn; make life-long friendships; and make a difference - join Kin. Develop personally...It’s very satisfying to be a member of the Kin organization. You’ll be proud of the work you do for others and pleased with the personal benefits that result. You may become a better leader or more of a team player. You’ll find yourself more relaxed in dealing with groups; your presentation skills will improve, and you’ll become a better public speaker. Plus, you’ll have a chance to network with people from a wide variety of businesses. Make life-long friendships..Kinsmen and Kinettes come from all walks of life, so you’ll enjoy being part of a diverse and spirited group. And, like most members, you’ll make lifetime friendships that extend far beyond your own club. Have a whole lot of fun...Although the Kin organization dates back more than 80 years, there's nothing old-fashioned about what Kinsmen and Kinettes do. Activities and events are lively, interesting and fun. Fundraising projects get you into the community, and they're always rewarding and entertaining. So join a Kinsmen, Kinette, Kin, or Kinsmen & Kinette club today, and brighten the horizon - for yourself and your community. 2009 - 2010 Executive:
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Past Members:Tim Anderson, Grant Anger, Brian Arsenault Bob Batten, Frank Bellows, Dave Bent, Frank Biro, Grant Black, Greg Black, Joe Boccabella, Steve Bogue, John Bosse, Vern Bradley, Peter Brandt, Kent Brown, Bill Bruin, Dick Burnhart, Fred Carr, Wilf Carruthers, Bob Cesanek, Dennis Cheel, Guy Cook,Keith Crick, Malcolm Criddle, Ken Crowther, Wilf Crowther, Steve Cumming, Bob Davis, Jim DeRoy, Bob Deveney, Gord Didyk, Ron Dix, Alan Drost, Brian Drost, Dave Duliban, Don Ebert, Keith Ebert, Ted Emmons, Shane Flannigan, Ken Fleck, Henry Ford, Blake Foster, Hector Gagno, Tony Gibbon, Bob Gibson, Tony Gledhill, Ray Goss, Al Gretzinger, Max Gross, Wilf Growther, Bill Hall, Don Hammond, Brent Hamre, Garth Hannah, Curt Harley, Rex Harrison, Les Harrison, John Heiberger, Bob Hodge, Mark Hollingshead, Steve Holman, Len Hunt, Peter Inman, Paul Jacobs, Stan Jalbert, Ed Jaques, Jim Jeffs, Oscar Jenter, Al Johnston, Don Johnston ,Peter Kalibuten Jan Karseboom, Frank Katool, John Kay, Mac Kay, Scott Keen, Bill Keetch, Dick Kelba, Pat Kennedy, Bruce Kerr, Bob Kingsley, Brian Kroll, Bob Kuchyt, Peter Kulakowsky, Ron Law,Wilf Lent, Joe Leone, Carson Lewis, Bruce Lilly, Dennis Litchfield, Dilio Lostracco, Bill Loughheed, Roy Lovell, Art Luff, Dennis MacLeod,John Manwaring, Ed Marfleet, Bill Martin, Steve Masney, Bud McConnell, Chris McDonald, Steve McKeen, Randy McMackon, Denis Miller, Don Mills, Orval Montgomery, Rick Morowski, John Morris, Harry Mosley,Bert Murphy, Tony Murphy, John Murray, Larry Nash, Con Noiles J. Nyholm Kevin O’Cahan Tom Organ Dave Palsco Terry Pattison Jasper Pelino Jim Perkins, Elmo Pint Harold Pollard. Tom Pongray. Bob Porter. Marc Provencher. Brian Pye. Lorne Rice. Garnet Richards. Bruce Rienzo. Brian Risto. Bob Robinson. Ron Rocchio. Bill Rogers. Harry Sawchuk. Boris Sawicky. Tim Sbrizzi. Bob Scott. Rolly Scott. Steve Scott. Bob Sharpe. Bob Shepherd. Mike Sikorski. Al Slattery. Gilbert Sperry. Greg Stewart. Jim StHilaire. Craig Stirtzinger. Don Stirtzinger. Bud Swain. Murray Telford. Vic Thomason. Bruce Thompson. Harry Upton. Chris Van Hezewyk. Charles Vaughan. Hank Vedder. Ron Walker. Merve Warring. Rolf Wiens. Lloyd Wilson. Greg Woods. Harland Young. In Memory of Life Member: Paul BrayNovember 30 1948 - August 28 2007I was truly honored when I learned from Gail, that Paul wanted me to say a few words at today’s service, on behalf of the Fonthill Kinsmen. At first, I thought she was mistaken, and might have wanted the other Doug in our Club to speak. Then I realized, that if Paul were here, he wouldn’t want anybody speaking for 45 minutes. Although our hearts are saddened by Paul’s Death, it is important that we give thanks and recognize Paul’s Life. Some of you may be familiar with that old Jimmy Stewart movie called "It’s A Wonderful Life". Paul was a lot like George Bailey. He touched so many lives. He helped so many people. He was an unselfish individual, who gave so much of himself. He truly cared for others. And the world is a better place because of Paul Bray. Paul was a Life Member of the Fonthill Kinsmen Club, so I want to share some past memories of Paul from a Kinsmen perspective and to reflect on the immensity of his contributions. Paul joined the Welland Kinsmen Club on January 8th 1987 after reading an article in the Welland Tribune. It was an article soliciting membership into Kinsmen because they were struggling with membership. The article highlighted the Kinsmen motto of"Serving The Community’s Greatest Need". Paul felt that he wanted to serve his community. So he joined the Welland Kinsmen Club. Despite their best efforts, the Club was forced to fold a few years later. Paul could have said, well that’s enough, and just abandon this involvement. But he didn’t. He transferred to the Fonthill Kinsmen in 1989. He had outstanding participation in all aspects of Kinsmenship at the Club level and at the District level and as a service minded member of our community. I think he held just about every Executive position within our Club including President, Past President, Treasurer, Membership Chairman, Registrar, CF Chairman and various other Director positions. He served on the Zone Executive as Treasurer and Membership Chairman. He was honored with the Kinsmen of the Year Award 4 times during his membership. In 1999, The Kinsmen Club of Fonthill & District honored Paul with a Life Membership to the Association of KIN Clubs. I don’t know if you have ever noticed, but all the great people in this world, all the great leaders, are inspirational and motivational. Paul was great at getting us involved. He would motivate us. He would inspire us to get involved in things that he felt were important. Things that make this world a better place. Shortly after Paul joined the Club, he made a motion for us to sponsor a Foster Child and we have continued with that sponsorship because of his sustained promotion of this service. Paul and Gail have sponsored children for 25 years. He led by example. Recently we donated a defibulator to the Pelham Arena. Paul felt there was a need for this equipment in order to save lives. He promoted the idea several years ago and was successful at getting this equipment installed. Our national service project is in support of CF (Cystic Fibrosis). Paul was a driving force behind fund raising efforts in support of CF. He often organized the CF toll-booth to collect funds from passing motorists in the Fonthill Plaza. He organized selling tickets for several CF Car Draws. He organized our involvement in the Zellers Moonwalk to raise CF funds. Paul had some favorite projects that he loved to chair. One of them was the Seniors Christmas party and I know he chaired it at least a dozen times. He loved seniors and wanted to bring a little happiness into their lives at Christmas time. Another favorite was visiting the shut-ins at the Wolcott Wing and Extenda Care facility at the Welland hospital. We would deliver poinsettias to them at Christmas time. Paul would just beam in pleasure at just knowing that he delivered a little bit of happiness to those less fortunate individuals. I was reminded of one time when Paul passed over a poinsettia to a young patient and she started crying in happiness. She happened to mention that it was her birthday that day. After handing out a few more poinsettias further down the hall, Paul said, you know, we should go back and sing Happy Birthday to this young woman. So he did. Paul was a great supporter of our Home Show. He promoted the idea of offering free Display space at the show for Non-Profit groups. He would usually organize floor services. And he wouldn’t just put in a two-hour shift. He would work the whole weekend. Truly a dedicated effort. You may know that Paul loved to read. And he always had a soft spot for requests for help that he might have read in the newspaper. It didn’t matter if was for time or money. He always wanted to offer his support. And in addition to his own personal support, he would often come to the Club and tell us about a need that he felt we should support. He would encourage our Club to actively support the fundraising efforts of other non-profit groups. He got us involved in a BBQ for the Heart & Stroke Bike-A-Thon. He got the Club to assist in a Dance for the Niagara Peninsula Children’s Centre. He encouraged us to raise funds for the Damion Albanese cause. He organized a BBQ for the Head Injury Association Garage Sale. He got us involved with the United Way Waterball. He acted as the Club Representative for Headway Homes. And there are numerous other activities for which Paul was personally responsible for getting us involved. Paul was our Club Historian. He took personal ownership for creating a scrapbook each year. He would collect newspaper clippings about Kinsmen. He was the sole creator of our website. I don’t believe Paul had any formal training at website design but he took the initiative to learn it himself. He created an excellent website for the Fonthill Kinsmen and kept it up-to-date with photos and key information. He always wanted to promote Kinsmen, to show our Colors and to publicize the work that Kinsmen do. He would bring his camera to service projects to capture this service work. And he was diligent at getting those pictures to the press. And he would never let anything tarnish our good image. I remember many years ago, we were at the Zellers Moonwalk to raise funds for CF. Our Club provided the BBQ service. It was a hot day and a few of us thought a cold beer was appropriate. Well, after a quick trip to the beer store, a few members cautiously consumed a cold beer from a brown paper bag in order to quench our thirst. Well, at the next Kinsmen meeting, Paul took a strip out of us for this kind of behavior. He was very protective of our image. He knew we did good work. He knew there was a time to relax and a time to work. And he only wanted that good side to show thru. Paul loved to dress up as a Clown. He was in his glory as a Clown. He would often encourage others to do the same. And sometimes the other members would say, well it’s too hot to dress up as a clown or it’s too cold. But, you could always count on Paul for wanting to be a Clown and bring a little life, a little happiness to the event. And let’s not forget Paul’s jokes. He was the best joke teller I have ever heard. Nobody could tell a joke like Paul. He put so much emotion into his joke telling. He always brought a bit of humor to our meetings. And so, let us not mourn his death, but rather, let us recognize and celebrate his Life. It was indeed a Wonderful Life. Paul put the needs of others ahead of his own. He has been a true steward in this world. He has been the salt of the earth. He has demonstrated outstanding service to his community. He has indeed fulfilled the Kinsmen motto of "Serving the Community’s Greatest Need". And the world is a better place because of Paul Bray. Submitted by, Doug Hardy Fonthill Kinsmen Paul Bray Memorial Student Volunteer Award Information now available...click here
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