2010 District 1 Spring Convention - British Invasion

London, Ontario ~ May 21 - 24, 2010

Hey, man! It’s our 90th Anniversary and we’re having a party! Hilton London our host pad has set out the red carpet and the lights are shining at the London Convention centre. The only thing, mates, missing is you!

Your boss London Kin have arranged to fill your day with fun things to do and great venues to visit.

Friday:	Labatt’s Brewery tour 3 pm Western Slots London Pub Crawl
Saturday:	Kin Alumni Golf starting at 10am. Youth Program at Palasad Entertainment Centre Carolinian Winery Tour or White Oaks Mall Double Decker Bus city tour Labatt's Brewery Tour 2 pm
Sunday:	Magical Mystery Tour, Ladies outing Youth program at Eastpark Golf Gardens

Call or email to reserve your tour,ask for details and pricing.

Just want to relax? Rain or shine our host hotel pool is there for you. The Hilton London is just minutes away from Rainbow Cinemas and Jonathon Snell Bancroft Art Gallery or enjoy a 5 minute stroll to our London Convent Market.

Join us at the Electric Psychedelic Pussy Cat Swingers Club each night for a little bit of Brit hospitality!

The early registration is $140.00, which includes Saturday and Sunday continental breakfast, brunch at 11 am, CF/Service Alumni Celebration Saturday evening and the Governor's Ball Celebration Sunday evening. Cut off for this special price is April 15th. Payments can be sent in two installments to ensure your early registration. After April 15th registration is $165.

London Kin are looking forward to hosting you in May. So call or email the hotel, BOOK your KIN room EARLY and register now for your District One Spring Convention, “British Invasion 1964”. Sign up on the Hilton London KIN booking site to reserve your great room rate of $99 +taxes, including parking.

Don’t forget your mod threads for Friday’s swinging party!

Celebrate Kin, renew friendships and enjoy a mini holiday in Little London!

• 2010 District 1 Spring Convention Registration Form

2010 National Convention

Halifax, NS ~ August 25 - 28, 2010

• Download National Convention Registration Form
• National Proxy Form - complete this form and return to Kin HQ if your club is NOT sending a delegate to National Convention.
• Visit http://kinvention.ca for more information including Events, Agendas, and Accommodations.

Medieval Times'09 - Fall Leadership Conference FLC 2009

To the Lords of Mount Forest! Thank you! Thank you!

Wasn’t that a party!

From Jousting to town hall meetings; from Belly Dancing to golf swings;Mentoring Kin and Selling Kin. These were just a few of the events enjoyed at the Fall Leadership Conference in Guelph, held in November.

Why do we go to these meetings?

We go to get a shot of KIN flowing through our veins to encourage and promote KIN throughout the rest of the year.
Belly Dancing as a seminar? Let me tell you that both belly dancing seminars were very well attended, as were the “how to improve your golf swing”seminars.

We need to remember that KIN is FUN! KIN shouldn’t be a chore to attend meetings.The conference started off with an inspirational video, celebration of life and KIN. Speakers were: Kin Dave Sopha—who told us about the Portraits of
Heroes project; Kin Dave Ronson—District 8 candidate for National Vice President; National President Sean Thompson bringing greetings; CF Service Directors Christine and Dave bringing fantastic news on the research front.

The Kinette Club of London did a presentation for District 1 Spring KINvention to be held on the long weekend May 21st to May 24th at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn in London. The theme for the convention will be “British Invasion 1964”. Get out your skinny pants, go go boots, mop top
wigs for a swinging great time.

Costumes and gowns, wigs and capes, boots and swords– all made the theme of the Medieval Times - 2009 conference. The final meal was a treat: a medieval feast served without cutlery!

Thank you Mount Forest for putting together this conference. Thank you to Preston Kin for your theme inspiration!

Kinship 1 Editor Carol Cooper

National Convention 2009 - Niagara Falls, Ontario

Southern Comfort '09 - Spring Convention

The minutes from Spring Convention have been uploaded for your reading pleasure. Due to the lateness of Spring Convention, minutes will be circulated electronically to clubs.

• Spring Convention Minutes 2009

  Correction to the Convention Brochure as distributed: Please note the following correction as announced to delegates during business at Spring Convention.

  The "District One Kin Member and Volunteer Accident Coverage Proposal" read as for Kin Canada. The proposal should read as for District One Kin Canada.

  Corrected documents are being provided by the insurance company, and will be posted on the District 1 website. In the meantime, please note the following corrections to the brochure as distributed at Convention:

  • Document footer on page 36 (page 40 in the PDF file) should read, "Proposal for District 1 Kin Canada" instead of "Proposal for KIN Canada"
  • Document title on page 38 (page 42 in the PDF file) should read, "Proposal for: District 1 Kin Canada" instead of "Proposal for KIN Canada"
  • Document footer on pages 40 through 51 (pages 44 through 55 in the PDF file) should read, "Proposal for District 1 Kin Canada" instead of "Proposal for KIN Canada"

Pieces of Eight - 2008 Fall Leadership Conference

Here are the revised minutes from business for Fall Leadership Conference, November 8th, 2008. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience, but apparently when waiting for the correct wording of a motion brought to the floor, it was inadvertently missed being placed into the minutes.

• Fall Leadership Conference 2008 Minutes

Spring Convention 2008