Stampede City Kinsmen - Serving The Community's Greatest Needs

KINSMEN LOTTO for the ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Kinsemen Lotto for the Alberta Children's Hospital

Started in 1993, this project, over time, has become our Club's largest fundraiser as well as establishing the direction in which the Stampede City Kinsmen Club puts forth its service efforts, namely "Help the Kinsmen Help the Kids" and our Kids being the sick and disadvantaged children of Calgary & Southern Alberta, the Kooteney's of British Columbia and the World through the expertise engaged at the Alberta Children's Hospital and other local organizations. Over the past 19 years of conducting the Lottery, we have donated approximately $24 million to the Alberta Children's Hospital, making the "Stampede City Kinsmen" the largest single donor.

In the early stages of the Lottery we funded a portion of the "Special Isolation Unit" and following that, funded the "Special Procedures Room for Infants and young children" at the Richmond Road site as well as the Ear Nose & Throat Unit including the purchase of specialized equipment for that unit. On completion of the funding for the above, the Lottery focused on the building of the new Hospital with its funding commitment of $10 million which was accomplished in 2005

In 2006 the Lottery commenced the funding of a $3 million Research Chair in Pediatric Neurosciences undertaken by Dr. Wiebe. At the same time the Lottery funded the Cystic Fibrosis screening program for newborn infants and related research equipment placed at the University of Alberta Hospital. With these phases completed, the proceeds of the lottery have been directed towards the purchase of the Next Generation DNA Sequencer and is the current funding direction of the Lottery. www.HomeLotto.com.

STAPLES STAMPEDE PARADE PANCAKE BREAKFAST

The Kinsmen Club of The Stampede City in conjunction with Staples, has hosted this free pancake breakfast on the morning of the Stampede parade for many years We serve a hearty breakfast of sausages, pancakes, juice and coffee to over 3,000 hungry parade goers. Watch for us, in the Red Shirts serving you, at the Staples parking lot on the corner of 9th Avenue & 11th Street SW, one block away from the parade route. We look forward to seeing you there next year on parade day in July 2012.

INN FROM THE COLD

The Stampede City Kinsmen have supported Inn From The Cold in the past in various small ways. In 2011 we undertook to do a Stampede Pancake Breakfast for them on the last Saturday of the Calgary Stampede. It was a successful event, appreciated by the staff & residents of the organization and we are looking forward to doing the same in 2012.

DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT - CALGARY

The Kinsmen Club of The Stampede City has been an integral part of the "Dreams Take Flight" project since the late '90's sponsoring the luncheon and Disney characters for the disadvantaged children on their one day trip to Disneyland California compliments of Air Canada, Shell Canada, Air Canada staff and volunteers.