From District 8 Kin

Contents 1 Contact 2 Downloads 3 March Newsletter to Zone B Clubs 4 Inter Club C.F. Handout info Feb. 4, 2010 5 VISION 2020 GREEN PROJECT AWARD 6 Bill Skelly Awards 7 Feb. Newsletter to Zone B Clubs 8 Dec. Newsletter to Zone B Clubs 9 Intoduction Letter

[edit] Contact

Paula Mayer
(Home) (705) 692-3148
(Work) (705) 675-5281 ext#210

email: plmayer@persona.ca or pmayer@reliableclean.com

[edit] Downloads

Introduction
CF Mid Term Report
CF December Newsletter
CF January Newsletter
CF February Newsletter
CF March Newsletter
Handout

[edit] March Newsletter to Zone B Clubs

Fellow Kin,
Here we are in March, only a couple of months left in the kin year. Have you thought of a C.F. Fundraiser or your Clubs C.F. donation?

I have been surfing the C.F. web site, face book site and all CF info I can find. I came across this article in the CCFF Candid Facts that are mailed out quarterly to all Clubs.

I would like to put a Challenge out to all Clubs in our Zone. This is a four year challenge where all Clubs in our Zone participate. Starting this year 2010, and until 2014. Let’s see how much money we can raise together ONE DIME AT A TIME.

I will be visiting our Clubs this month and will be bringing a container with me for each Club. S.S.M. Kinsmen I will be sending your container to C.F. Bob as he is looking after your Club for me.

Yours in Kin, Paula Mayer

[edit] Inter Club C.F. Handout info Feb. 4, 2010

Fellow Kin,

A couple of weeks ago the District Council meet for Mid Term. If you are unaware of what that is, it is midyear training and education for the Zone D.G.’s and C.F. reps. And a little Kin Social!!!

So far I have only been giving information on C.F., it is important to keep everyone informed and educated about the Associations major supporter C.F. We all forget about the service part of the job. While we were at Mid Term we were reminded about the Service part of our jobs.

This month I will like to take some time for Service. We were founded as a service Clubs. We all do are part, but are we recognized for the projects we do. This year I would like to see every club in our Zone apply for a service orientated award. District 8 C.F. & Service Rep Steve Lowe sent out an e-mail last week with all the awards that are available.

2.7 HAL &ELSPETH ROGERS NATIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Objective:
• To encourage clubs to participate in Service work within their community.
• To recognize the club that has contributed the most to the fundamental objective of the Association
i.e. service work.
Management:
1. The service project must have been completed within the 12 month period prior to the date of
the conference at which it was originally presented (Zone or District).
2. The same service project may not be entered in two successive years unless it has been
materially advanced and/or compared to the involvement of any other parties on the submitted
project.
3. Where multiple clubs collaborate on and/or jointly participate in a service project, or where one
club materially contributes to the service project of the other during the currency of that
project, and only one club chooses to submit the project for award consideration, the other club
cannot submit the same project in the following year unless it complies with the previous
requirement.
4. A national winner will not be allowed to enter the same project for three years after winning
the award.
5. The entry so chosen shall be forwarded in triplicate, together with a disk containing at least 10
photographs per entry, by the appropriate district officer to National Headquarters prior to June
30th.
6. The disk forwarded pursuant to paragraph 5 hereof may be used by National Headquarters for
presentation of the district winners at National Convention and may also be used in national
publications and on the national website.
7. The form of submission for each entry at the national level shall be written narrative form of
approximately 2,000 words. No other form of presentation will be permitted.
Judges
• The national awards committee will appoint a panel of three judges.

Reward:
• The winner will receive a keeper plaque and club banner crest.
• The winners name will also be added to the National Plaque.
• The winner and runner up will be announced at National Convention

[edit] VISION 2020 GREEN PROJECT AWARD

3.1 VISION 2020 GREEN PROJECT AWARD
Objective
• To encourage clubs to participate in projects within their community that will promote positive
environmental change, recycling, and/or waste reduction.
Eligibility
• Clubs must be in good standing
Management
1. The project must have been completed with the 12 month period prior to the date of the
conference at which it was originally presented.
2. The same project may not be entered in two successive years
3. A national winner will not be allowed to enter the same project for three years after winning
the award
4. Entries will be forwarded in electronic form, with at least 10 pictures to Jessica Wulff at
National Headquarters by June 30th. As this is a Green Award paper submissions will not be
accepted.
5. The form of submission for each entry at the National level shall be a written narrative of
approximately 2,000 words.
6. Written submission should include: How the project impacted the environment, did the club
gain community recognition for positive environmental change.
Reward
• Recognition Certificate

[edit] Bill Skelly Awards

Submission Deadline: Friday June 11, 2010
The Bill Skelly Awards, presented by the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF), is an annual program that recognizes outstanding Kin Canada events that raise funds and awareness for the CCFF.

The awards program is open to all Kinsmen, Kinette, and Kin clubs from across Canada. Only one (1) event (not a series of events) will be considered per nomination. A Bill Skelly Award will be presented to the winning club in each Kin District. In order to qualify for the 2009-10 Bill Skelly Awards, the event must:

• Take place between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010;
• Raise funds for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (not for an individual or family); and
• Raise public awareness of the cystic fibrosis cause.

A judging committee, with members from both Kin Canada and the CCFF, will evaluate the nomination entries. Award winners will be announced at the 2010 Kin Canada National Convention in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Winning clubs will receive a Bill Skelly Awards certificate, a District Bill Skelly Awards banner, and will be featured in the 2010 Fall/Winter edition of the Kin-CCFF Chronicle newsletter. The winning clubs will also be featured in local news releases written and distributed by the CCFF.
Your nomination submission should include the following:
1. A completed Bill Skelly Awards Nomination Form (see below)
2. Detailed description of the event, including:

• Planning and Organization
• Concept development (or history of the event)
• Resources used
• Participation of club members (and other volunteers)
• Publicity and Promotion
• Methods used to promote and advertise the event, and the cystic fibrosis cause
• Budget
• Amount of money raised (net dollars)

3. Photos and newspaper clippings (if applicable)

If anyone would like help or more info on these or other awards they can be found on the National website and the District website. Also I am available to help out anyone who may be interested in any of these or any other awards.

Yours in Kin,
Paula Mayer

[edit] Feb. Newsletter to Zone B Clubs

Fellow Kin Where has the time gone we are ½ way through another Kin Year? I found the following information on the CCFF website. They have highlighted the milestones on the road to a cure. Some of you that have been around Kin for several years may remember some of these milestones.

Milestones on the road to a cure 1961 The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation launches its first research initiative with a $9,000 investment in a summer student research program. Early 1970s A high-calorie, unrestricted-fat diet and high-lipase enzymes (to help digest fat) are introduced to help children with CF gain weight and grow. 1988 World’s first double-lung transplant is performed on a person with cystic fibrosis in Toronto. 1989 Gene responsible for CF is discovered by a team of researchers, led by Dr. Lap-Chee Tsui, at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children. 1995 Dr. Christine Bear, and other investigators demonstrate, in the mouse model of CF, that protein replacement may be a viable treatment for cystic fibrosis. 2005 The Breathe (Basic Research and Therapy) research teams identify compounds which are effective, under laboratory conditions, in “fixing" the basic defect in CF. 2005 Dr. Bob Hancock from The University of British Columbia demonstrates that a novel class of antibiotics called “antimicrobial peptides" has the potential to attack two of the components responsible for the progression of lung disease in cystic fibrosis: infection and inflammation. 2006 A team of investigators led by Dr. Miguel Valvano successfully develop and test, in a use infection model, a vaccine that prevents infections caused by two members of the bacteria Burkholderia cepacia complex, which is harmful to people with CF. 2007 The number of adults – i.e. aged 18 or older – surpasses the number of children with cystic fibrosis in Canada. 2008 Canadian researchers find genes that influence the variability of cystic fibrosis symptoms. They found that the genes affect lung disease severity, and the average age people with CF get their first Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. This finding opened the way for tailored therapies for people with CF at specific risk.

Reviewed/updated: 2010-01-14 We are still waiting for the most important milestone;

2... The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has found the cure for Cystic Fibrosis, Thanks to it sponsors including Kin Canada...... Hopefully this will be sooner than later. All we can do is continue to raise the money that we have in the past years. You may not be aware but District C.F Bob Fadock and Steve Lowe motto for the year is PLUS 10 %. They need all of our Clubs help if we all just do a little extra, we can do this together..

Then we might just see the milestone that we are all still waiting, hoping for.... Yours in Kin, Paula Mayer

[edit] Dec. Newsletter to Zone B Clubs

Fellow Kin Wow December is already here, where has the time gone. This is always such a busy month. I will keep it short.

I was surfing the CCFF (Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation) web site and found this article. With the Winter Olympics coming to Canada in February, I thought this article was appropriate to use as this month’s news letter.

Dreams Do Come True If You…Believe By Margaret Benson

I was diagnosed with CF when I was 14 years old. At that time, the life expectancy was 15. The doctor told me to go home and enjoy the last year of my life. I remember telling him he was wrong; I was going to live until I was old and grey-haired. I knew if I believed in myself I would be okay. As far as CF was concerned, I was one of the lucky ones. My digestive problems were minimal and my lungs fairly clear. I was active in all sorts of things and used physical activity as my method of physiotherapy. My life-long dream was to become a teacher. The CF doctors thought I was crazy to choose teaching as a profession. They felt I probably wouldn’t live through the stress of university, let alone teach in an environment filled with spores, molds, bugs and germs. But I completed my teaching certificate, and at the age of 21 was living my dream as a school teacher. In 1988, I married Brian, a friend I had known since elementary school, who was very understanding about CF and all that comes with it. Waiting for ‘the call’

My health started to fail in my early 30s. I continued to work full time and spent holidays in the hospital so not to miss work and my students. In 1998, as a result of a terrible lung infection, I went into congestive heart failure. I spent many days in ICU and was given my last rites by the hospital priest…I was dying of CF. My only hope was a double-lung transplant. It took over a year to be placed on the transplant list – the longest year of my life. Every time the phone rang or my pager went off, life would stop for a moment in hopes it would be “the call”. Weighing in at 100 pounds, on full-time oxygen and living a sedentary life, the call for my transplant couldn’t come soon enough. In September 1999, I had to make the toughest decision of my life. I was too sick to return to work. My heart broke when I turned off the lights in my classroom for the final time. On November 30, 1999, a family who tragically lost a loved one was able to look beyond their grief and donate their loved one’s organs, saving my life, and four others that day. I will be forever grateful to the donor family. On December 1, 1999, I received the greatest gift of all – a life-saving lung transplant. My life changed forever.

Life after transplant While recovering, a physiotherapist gave me her Vancouver Sun Run bib and told me to go for it. On that day I decided the best way to honour my donor and donor family was to run. I had also heard about the World Transplant Games, the Olympics of the transplant world. My mind was set; I was going to the World Games no matter what it took.

My recovery was slow because of complications related to the surgery, but I was determined to walk, run or participate in athletics no matter what. My first big endeavour was the Vancouver 10 km Sun Run in April 2001. It was tough, but exhilarating all the same. I remember crying tears of joy as I crossed the finish line and raised my hands in the air in honour of my donor… something I continue to do.

My first World Transplant Games were in Nancy, France in July 2003.What an amazing experience. 1,500 transplant athletes from 60 different countries, all ready to compete in Olympic-style events. What a feeling to be with so many people who understand what you have been through…they just “get it.” I came home with three medals, one of each colour, all in running races. I was hooked. I have since competed in two other World Games, and two National Games. I have won many medals, but it isn’t about the medals – it is about celebrating life, giving back and honouring my donor and donor family. Many of us living with cystic fibrosis have been saved because of organ donation, and without donors, our fight would have been lost. Being an organ donor and giving the “Gift of Life” is the greatest gift you can give. Gaining my life back and being able to participate in sports is extraordinary. To imagine what my life was like ten years ago to what it is today is unbelievable. Dreams do come true if you…believe. Margaret will be competing in her fourth World Transplant Games in August. She will also be celebrating her 50th birthday and 10th anniversary of her transplant this year.

The moral of this story is to never give up. When you put your mind to something Dreams Do Come True If You… Believe

Yours in Kin, Paula Mayer

[edit] Intoduction Letter

Hello Fellow Kin My name is Paula Mayer, I am the C.F. Director for the Kin Club of Valley East. I have been approached by District C.F. & Service Director Bob Fadock to represent you as the Zone C.F. Rep. That is the reason for this letter. Just to give you a little background about myself; I was a Charter member of the Kinette Club of Walden, I have held all executive positions in that Club including Zone Kinette D.G. and Zone C.F. After the Walden Kinette’s folded I was out of Kin for about 7 years. I am now back and a member of the Kin Club of Valley East. Just this week I made the commitment to represent our Zone as C.F. Director. I have not receive any training information from District as of yet. But hope to have some material soon.

As a commitment to my Club, these are my goals I set out at the beginning of the year “to have a monthly news/info sheet for the Club bulletin and to continue with the "Yellow Brick Road" again this year.”

All Clubs have different needs, commitments and ideas so in the near future I will be contacting all Club presidents for their C.F. Director information and their goals for the year.

I have included the last newsletter I submitted for my Club bulletin and will keep them coming on a monthly basis.

I am looking forward to visit your Club and share my information with you all.

Yours in Kin, Paula Mayer (Home) plmayer@persona.ca or (705) 692-3148 (Work) pmayer@reliableclean.com (705) 675-5281 ext#210