District 8 Kin:About

From District 8 Kin

District 8 Kin is a portion of the whole Association of Kin Canada.

NATIONAL: Comprised of the elected National President, National Vice President and National Past President and thw eight Association Directors. These individuals make up the National Board of Directors, that sets Association strategy along with the Executive Director who is an ex-officio (non-voting) member of the Board. Check out our National Kin Canada web site

This all Canadian National Association of Clubs is divided into 8 Districts.

DISTRICT: Comprised of one elected District Governor, who acts as the chief administrative officer of the District and assist in member and project information, chair District Convention, and are members of the District Council, which implements District By-Laws. They are responsible for the running of the District's business. The Governor is assisted by a Secretary, Treasuer and two Service Directors. The position of Association Director was created at National Convention in 1997. The Association Director represents his or her District on the National Board of Directors. The Association has eight Districts.

• District 1 Our founding District located in Southern Ontario.
  
• District 2 Manitoba and Western Ontario.
  
• District 3 Saskatchewan.
  
• District 4 Alberta.
  
• District 5 British Columbia.
  
• District 6 Eastern Ontario and Quebec.
  
• District 7 PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and New Foundland
  
• District 8 Central South and Nothern Ontario
  

Each District is further subdivided into Zones to allow the management and interaction of it membership. Clubs may be strictly male (Kinsmen), female (Kinettes) or a mix (Kin) but not exclusly so.

ZONE: Generally comprised of one elected Kinsmen and one elected Kinette District Deputy Governor, who act as liaison between the clubs within their Zone and the District Council. When dual these people work together to provide information to both their clubs and the rest of the District on how things are running. In addition these people chair Fall and Spring Zone meetings and are members of the District Council. Each Zone has a set of By-Laws, which are specific to the clubs operating within a particular Zone.

• Zone A Clubs are in: Englehart, Kapuskasing, Kirkland Lake, Porcupine and Timmins.
• Zone B Algoma Rainbow Clubs are in: Elliot Lake, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Walden and Valley East.
• Zone C Clubs are in: Lindsay, Peterborough, Bobcaygeon, Port Hope, Minden and Brighton.
• Zone D Halton-Peel Clubs are in: Acton, Brampton-Bramalea, Erin Mills, Georgetown, Milton, Mississauga and Streetsville.
• Zone H Mid-Ontario Clubs are in: Barrie, Bolton, Keswick, Newmarket, North Bay, Orangeville, Orillia, Parry Sound and Sutton.
• Zone I Durham Clubs are in: Ajax, Bowmanville, Oshawa, Pickering, Stouffville and Uxbridge.

This web site does its best to inform, educate and motivate its membership and the general public. Please spend some time to better understand the Association and hopefully get involved in your community to better "Serve the Communities Greatest Needs"'.