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[edit] Thanks Governor Ed and Secretary Jean
At the District 8 Convention Governor Ball the District Executive presented the above print to Governor Ed and Secretary Jean a small token of our appreciation for their dedication and commitment to Kin. The above picture has the many highlights of our 2009-2010 Kin year. Governor Ed’s swearing in as Governor, the signing of the Lakeshore Kin Club Charter papers, the Lakeshore Kin Club charter night as well as the Barrie Kinette Club charter night. The Fall Leadership Conference and other memories scatter this collage.
For more pictures please check out the Picture Gallery.
[edit] Ajax Kinsmen Step up and Help
Jan 27, 2010 - 02:55 PM
To the editor: For 30 years I have donated blood at the regular Ajax donor clinics. I have made 130 donations.
I have seen many changes from the clinic locations, from Red Cross to Canadian Blood Services, and improved equipment, policies and procedures.
What has not changed are the amazing volunteer workers and the simple need for blood. Recently, I was diagnosed with cancer. My personal outlook is very good.
After checking with Blood Services I was informed that, no matter what type of cancer, no matter what the results, no matter if I make a complete recovery, I can no longer donate blood.
I obviously accept this fact but it hurts.
Please step up and replace me.
Gerry Lalonde
Ajax Kinsmen Club
[edit] Kin Can Do More Then Raise Money
Clean Up Day at Kinsmen Park
On a beautiful, sunny Saturday morning of April 24, 2010, members of the Pickering Kinsmen and Kinette Club of Pickering volunteered their time to help beautify Kinsmen Park by participating in the 6th Annual 20-Minute Makeover litter clean-up.
We all met at 11:00 a.m. in the Kinsmen Park parking lot and received our gloves and bags, courtesy of the City of Pickering. The park was very busy that morning with soccer and baseball games, so we were limited to where we could pick up litter. We had hoped to partake in a barbeque being put on by the Cubs and Scouts, but unfortunately, they ran out of food. On the up side, we had our group picture taken by SNAP Newspaper. Look for our photo in their June edition.
We finished off the afternoon with a visit to a local Tim Hortons for a quick bite and some great conversation.
Many thanks go out toKin Jim, Kinette Fiona, Kin Andy, Kinette Annette, Kinette Sandi, Kinette Marion and Sarahfor coming out to help.
Yours in Kin,
Kinette Michelle
Please check out more of the Pickering Kinsmen & Kinettes. I think you will agree that these are very stylish Kin.
[edit] NEWS UPDATE For Organ Donation in Ontario!!
An open letter from Tanis Hargrave, CF Mother
An organ donation blitz begins. Tanis Hargrave, who operates a catering and event planning company from Tuscany Event Centre is continuing her campaign to educate people about organ donation. Her son, Dan, just underwent his second double-lung transplant. YorkRegion.com Staff Photo/Mike Barrett
Dan and I have been helping to spread awareness around signing your organ donor cards. If you have a paper driver's license donor card it is now considered
private and unofficial. The new system involves registering your wishes on your health card. This can be done by going to The Trillium
Gift of Life Web site and downloading the new Gift Of Life Consent Form. Fill it out and drop it off at your closest Service Ontario location or mail it to the Kingston address supplied. Dan is alive today because he received the most amazing gift ever...
The Gift of Life!
The below article is copied from YorkRegion.com
By Teresa Latchford
Apr 26, 2010 - 8:29 AM
A mother’s quest to educate you on organ donation is paying off, especially during national organ donation week, which wraps up today.
In January, York Region Media Group featured the story of Tanis Hargrave and her son, Dan, who lives with cystic fibrosis, a genetic, multi-organ disease affecting the lungs and digestive system. In 2002, his only hope for survival was a double-lung transplant and, at the critical moment, a donor supplied him with the organs he so badly needed. The catch was the lungs were to big for the body of the then-teenaged boy and had to be trimmed to fit. When he turned 24, his body began to reject the transplant and his health took a turn for the worst last November.
Again Mr. Hargrave was placed on the transplant list awaiting a match. He was matched and had his second transplant last month, Ms Hargrave said, adding he is “doing very well”. This time around, the donated lungs fit Mr. Hargrave’s body and the surgery that was expected to take up to 15 hours, because of the difficulties associated with second transplant procedures, only took 7-1/2 to complete. “After the first transplant, he was in the hospital for two months,” Ms Hargrave said. “This time, he was out in 28 days.” He continues to rebuild his muscles and work out his lungs at Toronto General Hospital three times a week, but is feeling great, she added. These kinds of miracles — the gift of life — is what motivates Ms Hargrave to continue stressing the importance of registering as an organ donor. “There is so much need for organ donations, but, the fact is, most aren’t aware of how to become an organ donor,” she said.
She is determined to educate the public about the facts by speaking to municipalities and setting up booths at public events, such as the one displaying information at Aurora Town Hall. Others have joined in to open discussions about organ donations, including Newmarket-Aurora MPP Frank Klees, who has put forward a resolution at Queen’s Park calling on the province to create and organ registration link on the Service Ontario website to allow Ontarians to register online using their OHIP numbers. “I have met so many people after your article who pull out their organ donor card to show me,” she said. “But because of the changes that have been made, those are no longer valid.” Many are not aware that organ donor registration is no longer done when a person renews a driver’s licence.
Instead, the province has transferred the registration to the Ontario health card so it can be swiped and medical professionals can see right away if the person is a donor, she explained. “If I can inspire one person, it’s all worth it,” she said. A donor card can be downloaded at giftoflife.on.ca and, when you renew your Ontario health card, you can have your wishes stored in the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care database.
While Kin Canada does remain politalically neutral you can download a Petition to request online registration for Organ donation as well as you may read the Organ Donor Registry Release from MPP Frank Kleese
[edit] National Portraits of Honour
Portraits of Honour is national project by Kin Canada honouring those who have fallen in combat during the war in Afghanistan and, by extension, all past, present and future Canadian Armed Forces personnel. From its inception in February 2009 until its planned conclusion in the fall of 2011, the project will touch Canadians coast to coast through to the scheduled withdrawal of Canadian combat forces from Afghanistan, and beyond.
While the project's main focus is on all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country, it also pays homage to those who carry on in the name of freedom everywhere - whether in combat or in fulfilling Canada's internationally respected peacekeeping role.
The project speaks to the very roots of this, the largest all-Canadian association of community service clubs of its kind. Kin Canada's connection to the military dates back to its origins in 1920, reaching a national crescendo during the Second World War. With many among the Kin family having served, and some fallen, in Afghanistan, Portraits of Honour is a logical expression of this continuing affinity for our troops and of the Association's intense national pride.
Please contact Leona Thorogood for additional information for your clubs. 403-740-9121 or email nlthoro@telus.net
[edit] Downloads and Web Links
Funding Request.PDF
Notes of Funding Request.PDF
Kin Canada's Web Page
www.canadianportraitofhonour.net
