Kin Canada
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| Founded | February 20, 1920 |
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| Founder | Hal Rogers |
| Type | Service / NGO |
| Focus | Community Service |
| Location |
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| Origins | Hamilton, Ontario |
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Area served
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Canada |
| Method | Volunteers |
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Members
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7,000 |
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Key people
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National President James Doerr National Vice-President Terri maccannell Executive Director Grant Ferron |
| Slogan | Serving the Community's Greatest Need |
| Website | http://www.kincanada.ca |
| Language English and French | |
Kin Canada (formerly the Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Canada) is a secular Canadian non-profit service organization that promotes service, fellowship, positive values, and national pride.
Kin Canada is an organization whose members comprise Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin Clubs (service clubs) located in Canada. Membership is open to all persons regardless of race, colour or creed.
Around 7,000 members belong to about 500 Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin clubs from coast to coast. Kinsmen clubs are predominantly male-only while Kinette clubs are predominantly female-only. Kin clubs have a mixed membership of men and women. The Association was founded in Canada and there are no clubs outside of Canada.
In 1920, Harold A. Rogers, known in Kin Canada circles as "Founder Hal", founded the first Kinsmen club in Hamilton, Ontario. Rogers, a 21-year-old, had just returned from World War I and his father, a well-known Rotarian, encouraged him to join the Rotary Club. Rogers was rejected because the Rotary Club would not allow two members from the same business establishment. Not a person to be outdone, Rogers decided to create a new club. As a result of his initiative, a small group of like-minded men gathered for a dinner meeting on February 20, 1920 and formed what became known as the Kinsmen Club of Hamilton - Canada's first Kinsmen Club.
Prominent former Kin members include:
Each club raises funds and determines how to spend those funds in its community. Together, the clubs raised CAD $18.32 million in the 2010-2011 Kin year.
The Kinsmen Field House, a sports venue in Edmonton, was created with Kin funding.
Since 1964, Kin Canada has supported Cystic Fibrosis Canada, raising as much as CAD $1 million a year for cystic fibrosis (CF) research and treatment. To date, Kin have raised more than $39 million for CF. This makes Kin the country's largest single fundraiser for cystic fibrosis.
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