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Title: Everything You Wanted to Know about Kin, But were Afraid to Ask

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Everything You Wanted to Know about Kin, But were
Afraid to Ask

District Conference 2008
Lac La Biche AB
FUNdamentally KIN!

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Agenda

What is Kin?
Planning Your Year
Meetings
Club Culture
Club Administration
Kin Education
Executive Duties
Responsibilities
Membership
Having Fun!
Service
Skills
Awards
Resources

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What is Kin?

Why are we here?

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Hal Rogers Our Founder

Born January 3, 1899
Wounded in World War I
Tried to join Rotary, but rejected, so formed
Kinsmen instead
Chaired Milk for Britain campaign in World War
II
O.B.E. 1948, O.C. 1980
Died September 15, 1994

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Kin Canada A Brief History

First Kinsmen Club formed in Hamilton, Ontario in
1920 (at Namking Chinese Restaurant!)
District structure initiated in 1930s
Major growth from late 1940s to mid 1970s
Partnership with Cystic Fibrosis in 1964
Raises more service dollars per capita than any
other service group in the world

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Maybe not as brief as we thought

Kinsmen started as an all-male service
organization
Kinsmen wives began to organize in 1930s
Kinsmen Ladies Club of Hamilton 1932
Very active in service projects during World War
II

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Did I really use the word brief?

1983 Kinettes voted on resolutions for first
time
1988 Kinettes full partners in association
1990 First National Kinette President
1995 First Kin Club
1998 Kin Song adopted
2003 Official name change to Kin Canada
single leadership and policy governance model
adopted

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Is this brief enough?
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Association Structure

District Map

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Association Structure

National Headquarters (Executive Director and
staff)
National Board of Directors
National President
National Vice President
Past National President
8 additional Association Directors (1 elected or
appointed by each District)
Executive Director (ex-officio member)

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Kin Headquarters
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Kin Mottos
Serving the Communitys Greatest Need Grow.
Learn. Make Friends. Have Fun!
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Mission Statement
Kin Canada is a dynamic volunteer organization
enriching our communities through service work
while embracing National pride, positive values,
personal development and lasting friendships.

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The crest today

Cross Square
13 Maple Leaves
1 Scroll

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Objects of the Association

The object of the Association shall be to
promote direct service work through fellowship
amongst its members, to the end that
They may enjoy personal development through Kin
They may be improved and educated in modern
business and professional methods and ethics
The involvement of each in the enrichment of
their community may be stimulated
A spirit of co-operation, tolerance,
understanding and equality among all nations and
peoples be fostered and that unity of thought and
purpose throughout Canada be established toward
this goal.
they shall serve their communitys greatest need.

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Now for the FUN Stuff!
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Planning your Year

Where are we going and howre we getting there?

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Planning your year

Develop and follow a Critical Path
Executive should meet early and often
Share the plan with members solicit input
Identify potential problem areas and deal with
them
Make sure all paperwork and submittals are up to
date be aware of deadlines

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Club Culture

We are what we attract.

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Club Culture

Meeting format
Club structure
Atmosphere within the club

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Doing something right!
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Meetings

Lets get together!

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Meetings

Should be polished and professional
Publish and follow an agenda
Use proper rules of order (Roberts)
Treat guests and speakers with respect
Ensure that meetings are effective and quick
Plan for and allow time for fellowship

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Club Administration

Keeping on track.

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Club Administration

Executive and committees
Fellowship and interclubs
Club elections
Club finances
Publicity
Life Memberships

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Kin Education

Hey, I didnt know that.

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Kin Education

Every meeting should have an education component
Invite speakers to talk about ANYTHING
Appoint a Kin Education Chair
Use the resources available to you (see later
slide)

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Executive Duties

Go! Team! Go!

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Executive duties

President
Vice-president
Secretary
Treasurer
Directors
Membership
Service
Personal Development/Awards
Risk Manager
Registrar
Bulletin Editor
Past President

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Responsibilities

Were part of a bigger picture.

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Responsibilities

Service and information
To your club
To Zone and District
To National
Education
Incorporation
Insurance (Liability and Directors/Officers)
Object and Aims

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Responsibilities (but fun anyway!)

Conventions
Club Officer Seminar
Fall Zone
Fall Leadership Conference
Spring Zone
District Conference
National Convention

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St. Johns NL
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Membership

The backbone of the Association.

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Membership

Formal mentorship for clubs in trouble
Membership recruitment and retention
Initiation/induction
Continuing education and development

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Are we having fun yet?

Of course we are!

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Fun Fellowship

Kin was founded on the basis of fellowship
Fun with a purpose main reason why people
join Kin in the first place
Kin members are from all walks of life great
networking with a diverse group of people
Friendships made in Kin last a lifetime, extend
all across the country often beyond
Kin activities help us grow, learn, make friends
and have fun!

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Always having Fun!
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Service