ABOUT
THE KINSMEN CLUB OF BOLTON
2008 was
a landmark year for Bolton Kinsmen with the active recruitment of women
and the joining of our first 7 female members. Bolton Kin welcome all
men and women 19 years of age and older to consider joining us. If you
are interested, join us for a dinner meeting by contacting us at boltonkin@gmail.com
or talk to any of our members - we're very approachable!
Bolton
Kin meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, beginning September through
to the end of June. We meet at The Kinsmen Centre located at 35 Chapel
St. in Bolton, Ontario. Visit our project
to refurbish a rundown OPP building into a modern meeting facility.
The club
was chartered in 1964 into The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Canada (now
known as Kin Clubs Canada). The motto of the Kin Clubs is "Serving the
community's greatest needs" and in our 45 years we have very much honoured
that objective.
The Kindred
Spirits Dragonboat Racing Team was founded in 1999 and continues
close ties to the Club, including volunteer support of the pond hockey
tournament. Kindred Spirits has evolved into a club of its own and also
welcome new members!
Our
major Kinsmen projects include the following; ·
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The annual Terry Fox Marathon of Hope in Bolton
- The annual Rick Hansen Man in Motion run in Bolton
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The annual Bolton Santa Claus Parade that draws over 40 parade entries
and thousands of spectators
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Santa for Seniors where we bring Santa himself to present Christmas
gifts to seiors without family
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The annual Tyke Hockey Tournament
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The Kinsmen Canadian Pond Hockey Championship has 24 teams competing
for pond hockey supremacy
- Electoral debates at municipal, provincial and federal levels as they
occur
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Support of various community youth sports teams including hockey, baseball
and soccer teams
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Contributions to community needs like sports facilities (1st donation
to the building of the Bolton-Albion ice rink, donation of the ice making
machine, $30,000 in donations to the Caledon Wellness Centre), emergency
equipment (ambulance for Emergency Services, portable defibrillator
for Fire Dept.), support of seniors' centres (donation of a handicap
bus, wheelchairs and monthly bingo game) and other needs as these have
been requested and approved.
- Support for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation. This
is our national cause and our own club has raised and donated over $100,000
since our involvement (over $30,000,000 by Kin at the national level).
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- Donations of use of The Kin Centre, a building renovated by the club
as an excellent meeting facility we maintain for the community.
Bottom
line, Bolton Kinsmen has a track record of running major community events
and projects spanning over 45 years.
