The Stampede City Kinsmen kicked off Kinsmen and Kinette Week with the celebration of awarding a Life Membership to Dean Faithfull. Dean is a very deserving recipient of this award. You can check out pictures of the event on our Gallery Page.
Mayor Bronconnier has proclaimed that the week of February 17 - 23 is Kinsmen and Kinette Week. Check out the proclamation. Kinsmen and Kinette Week
Lately the club has donated to the Alberta Children's Hospital to fund the Kinsmen Chair of Pediatric Neuroscience. Dr Wiebe took on the challenge of the position and has built a fantastic Neuroscience team that is working on a number of research and development projects.
A pilot project has also been funded through the Home Lottery
and
that was used to screen newborn babies for the Cystic Fibrosis gene.
The pilot project has been completed and the Alberta
Government now funds the CF screening on a permanent basis.
Alberta is the first province in Canada to fund the CF
screening for newborns. CF Screening Announcement
Once the lottery is launched, you will be able to visit www.homelotto.com
for your tickets.
District Convention will be held in Lac La Biche, Alberta. Kin delegates from all over Alberta will descend upon this community to enjoy the meetings and fellowship.