Kinsmen Club of Brantford

Kinsmen Club of Brantford is a Canadian service organization that promotes service, fellowship, positive values, and national pride who does much needed charitable work within their community.

Motto

"Serving the Community's Greatest Need". Our club raises funds and determines how to spend those funds in its community.

Kinsmen Club of Brantford

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Kinsmen Club of Brantford Inc. Logo

Brantford Kinsmen Incorporated was chartered on March 11, 1941 and on October 1, 1962 received its' Letters Patent from the Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration of the Province of Ontario.

Services

Brantford Kinsmen Club has provided many essential services to City of Brantford, Brant County & it's Residents, these have and do currently include.

Amongst the first projects Brantford Kinsmen Club was involved in was the Milk for Britain (a project supported by all Kinsmen Clubs across Canada) and the publication of the Roll of Honour for Brant Country Citizens who served in World War II.

Since that time numerous programs and projects have been undertaken by the Brantford Kinsmen Club such as the estalishment of the Brantford Church Hockey League, the establishment of the Brantford Minor Soccer League, the establishment of the Chiefswood for Children with Learning Disabilities (later to include Gifted children), the establishment of the Brier Basketball League, publication of the Brantford 1877 - 1977 "Remember" for the Centennial of Brantford.

Kinsmen Club of Brantford has been actively involved in their community, in the past as well as in the present time, through various projects some of which are: Elmer The Safety Elephant Program which today is the police Safety Awareness Van which instructs elementary school children on safety as well as substane abuse.

Here are many other projects that they have been involved in throughout the years:

Projects

Brantford

Brantford Church Hockey League
Brantford Minor Soccer League
Brier Basketball League
Brantford 1877 - 1977 "Remember"(book)
Elmer The Safety Elephant Program
Brantford Boys & Girls Club
Apnea Monitors for baby breathing difficulties
Brantford Minor Baseball & Minor Hockey
John Noble Home
Brantford Jaycees Santa Clause Parade
Brantford Canada Day Parade
Adult Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Persons
Brantford Branch of the Canadian Red Cross
Grand Woodlands Community Participaction Park
Brantford General Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Optimist Club of North Brantford
Seniors Bus Trip to Simcoe for christmas lights
Zellers & Kinsmen Moonwalk
Children's Aid Society of Brantford
Participation House - Brantford
Youth Dance Program
Brantford Youth Council
Nova Vita
City of Brantford Parks & Recreation Center Summer Camp for Needy Children
Salvation Army of Brantford
Various programs for the Physically Challenged
Brantford Dufferin Players Theatre
Sanderson Center for Performng Arts
Assumption College
Annual Charity Car Show & Swop Meet(Paris Fair Grounds)[1]
George Cardin Circus; Classic Car Draws
Various Charity Car Washes
Brantford Police Omnichrome6000 finger print lifter
Children's Theatre (Aladdin)
Charity Nevada Tickets [2]
Charity Bingo nights[3]
Annual Zehrs Bar-B-Que for Cystic Fibrosis [4]
Families First New Years Eve Celebration[5]
Bellview Hall, operated by Kinsmen for the community[6]
Bellview Hall Children's Summer Community Crafts
Community Living - Annual Bus Pull
Charity Vending Machines[7]
Kinsmen - Bellview Seniors Club

Brant County

Chiefswood for Children with Learning disability
Honour Roll for Brant Country(book)
Brant County Minor Baseball & Minor Hockey
Children's Aid Society of Brant County
Salvation Army of Paris
Paris Canada Day Parade
Paris Willet Hospital
Paris Figure Skating Club

Nationally

Milk for Britain
Canada 125 Voyaguers Program
Canada 125 school participation of signing the Canadian Flag
Canadian Cancer Association
Canadian Diabetes Association
Cystic Fibrosis
National Kinsen\Kinsette International Relief Fund
Terry Fox Run
Rick Hanson ride for a Spinal Cure

Current Events

Awards

Praise/awards that the Kinsmen Club of Brantford has received in honour of their work:

Kin Canada's Zone A District 1 - Service Shield Award for FFNYE, Yr. 2002 - 2004.
Kin Canada's George & Mildred Sinclair - Service Award for FFNYE, Yr. 2003 - 2004.
Mayor Mike Hancock (Canadian politician) award [8] for 65 years of outstanding service in the community.
Dave Levac - MPP Brant award [9] for 65 years of outstanding service in the community.
Dave Levac - MPP Brant award [10] for success of their 33rd Annual Car Show & Swop Meet for the community.
Lloyd St. Amand - MP Brant award [11] for success of their 33rd Annual Car Show & Swop Meet for the community.

Volunteers

Kinsmen Club of Brantford is a dynamic volunteer [12] organization enriching our communities through service while embracing national pride, positive values, personal development and lasting friendships. We are predominantly a male-only club, but we also accept all volunteers from the community who wish to help our at out events, while helping out us they help out their community.

Praised by

Kin Canada's Zone A, District 1
Dave Newman - MP Brant
Chris Friel - Mayor Brantford
Dave Levac - MPP Brant
Mike Hancock (Canadian politician) - Mayor Brantford
Lloyd St. Amand - MP Brant

Organization

The Club's structure consists of a Executive Committee and its general members. All members have a vote to the club's decisions.

Images

Annual Car Show & Swop Meet.

Annual Car Show & Swop Meet.
A Car Show Entry.
Families First New Years Eve Celebration(FFNYE).

Families First New Years Eve Celebration(FFNYE).
Elmer the Safety Elephant.

Elmer the Safety Elephant.
March Break Free Skate.

March Break Free Skate.
BTFD Kinsmen Club Members.

BTFD Kinsmen Club Members.
Kinsmen - Bellview Community Hall. Brantford, Ont.
BTFD Kinsmen's Inflatable Bouncer.

BTFD Kinsmen's Inflatable Bouncer.

External links

Motto