The Kinette Club of New Glasgow raises money through projects such as:
- Wednesday night Bingo at Summer Street Industries
- Assisting the Kinsmen Club of New Glasgow with their Thursday night TV Bingo
- Windshield Wash at McDonald's for the IWK
- Selling daisies for Cystic Fibrosis
- MS Supercities Walk
- Mother's Day Basket Draw
- Jail Your Boss
The funds raised from projects such as those listed above enables us to make donations to our community, including, but not limited to:
- Donation to the VON for the year 2004-2005;Donation to the Pioneer Trail for the year 2004-2005
- Donation to the Trenton Trail for the year 2004-2005
- Donations to Summer Street Industries;
- Participating in our Christmas for Needy Families Project with the Kinsmen, in which we provided presents and groceries to 30 families in the Pictou County area this year;
- Donations to youth attending the Terry Fox Centre;
- Donations to the Bowl for Kids and Curl for Cancer events;
- Donations to Tearmann House;
- Donations to the Help Line.
- Donations to Special Olympics;
- Donations of books to the Cancer Unit of the Aberdeen Hospital.
We also participate in service projects where we give of our time, including:
- Participating in the Christmas Parade with the Kinsmen by collecting donations for the food bank along the parade route;
- Preparing and serving a meal at the Good Shepherd's Lunchroom;
- Holding a Senior's Barbeque in Trenton with the Kinsmen;
- Hospitality Suite for the Blake Lumsden Memorial Judo Tournament;
Our National Service project is Cystic Fibrosis. Our District (Maritime Provinces) Service Projects are Multiple Sclerosis and the Children's Trust Fund.
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Meeting Date - September through June, every 2nd
Wednesday of the month
Meeting Time - 7:30 p.m.
Meeting Location - Summerstreet Industries - Park Street, New Glasgow
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Local Contact Information:
Kinette Club of New Glasgow
P.O. Box 3360
Stellarton, NS B0K 1S0
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President (2008-2009)
Jodi
Matlock
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