Kin Blog

During our Open House, visitors were given a tour of our building. At Kin Canada, we have tons of archives and artifacts that represent who we are and what our clubs have accomplished over the last 93 years. We are an all-Canadian service organization and I’d like to share some of our history.

Had an awesome time attending D4’s convention in Calgary last weekend. Governors Pam and Rob, their team and the host Calgary club did a great job of organizing a fun and effective convention. Really good member discussions, efficient business meetings; and the White Hot night was a blast.

Making projects, fundraisers and overall, your service club, appealing to younger members is important; they are the seasoned volunteers and passionate members of our future! Youth volunteers currently have the highest volunteer rate among Canadians (but commit the least amount of hours compared to all other age groups).

This Sunday marks the beginning of National Volunteer Week (NVW)! From coast-to-coast, volunteer organizations are celebrating the efforts of their volunteers.

We’re wondering how our clubs are celebrating NVW. Don’t have any plans? Here are some easy tips to make this a fun, week-long event:

Over the past year, we’ve followed the stories of people like Hélène Campbell and Kayla Baker, inspiring Canadians who have spread awareness of the need and importance of organ donors.

With National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week coming up on April 21 - 28, we thought it would be a great time to share a little bit of Kin history on the subject.

As National Volunteer Week rapidly appraoches (April 21-27), it's hard not to think about the extraordinary amount of time Canadians dedicate to volunteering each year.

The most recent Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating revealed that Canadians spent over 2.1 billion hours volunteering in 2010. That's equivalent to almost 240,000 years!

It's International Women's Day and we have a lot to celebrate. Kinettes across Canada have made an immeasureable impact on Canadian communities through service projects and fundraisers.