HELLO ZONE C ...

And a HUGE welcome to Deputy Governor Rob .. we're thrilled to see you back out and about! I too am looking forward to the upcoming February Council meeting. Keep your eyes on this website for information coming forward from our gathering.

The Zone C Kinette President's Mid Term meeting is being held at Deputy Governor Monika's home on Monday February 13th at 7 p.m. We are looking forward to meeting with the Kinette Presidents and sharing ideas and updating one another on our Kin events in Zone C.

Presidents, here is your official call

As well, Kinette Zone Conference is fast approaching. Your official call will be out in short order, but here is your invitation from the Kinette Club of Collingwood:

Make sure you mark the date of SUNDAY MARCH 25th, on your calendars now! It promises to be a funfilled day!!

As always, your Zone Team would love to hear from you! The next deadline for Zone Newsletter is March 1st. Please forward items for inclusion to Secretary Katie or any member of the Zone Team before that deadline so that we can spread the news of your accomplishments throughout the Zone.

Yours in Kin
DG Mo

Greetings Fellow Kinsmen

As most of you have already heard I am stepping in to the position of Deputy Governor for the remainder of the year. It has been nice to get out and visit with the clubs again. Rest assured if I have not been out to see you yet I will be there shortly. My lovely wife is joining me on the team as secretary and CF/Service Director. If any of you would like to assist me for the remainder of the year please do not hesitate to contact me.

As part of the goals for the year I am compiling a Zone club schedule which I will be circulating to all the Kinsmen clubs. I hope this willl encourage you to drop in to the clubs in the Zone and pay a visit to your fellow Kin members. My hope is to instill some fun and fellowship amongst the clubs.

This weekend I am heading off to the District Midterm meeting. I will be bringing back with me all pertinent information from the District including registrations for our up coming Spring Convention and Cystic Fibrosis information. Also please remember National Convention is in our neck of the woods this year. It is being held in Peterborough. Why not plan to attend, August 15 to 18.

Zone Conference will be approaching fast. I hope to see all of you out to enjoy a great time with your fellow Kinsmen. I will pass along the information details as soon as they are confirmed.

I look forward to seeing you all at a meeting or event soon.
Yours In KIN
Rob

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

To you and yours from all of us, wishing you the merriest of Christmas's and all the best in 2012.

C THE FUTURE .. IN ZONE C

WOW .. what a time Duct Tape Forever, FLC 2011 was! And what a great showing from the Kinettes of Zone C. It was terrific to see so many first time attendees at FLC. I do hope that this has just wet your whistle and we'll be seeing you out and about throughout the District.

Sincere congratulations to both the Kinette Club of Shelburne and the Kinette Club of Collingwood for being the ONLY two recipients in District One of the Outstanding Boake Efficiency and Outstanding Club Awards. Both Presidents Odette and Michelle deserve to be commended for all of their hard work in stearing their clubs this past year. Best of luck to both of you this year as well .. it would be great to see a repeat performance.

HUGE Kingrats to District One's two Kinette winners .. Rookie of the Year April MacLean from the Kinette Club of Collingwood and Kinette of the Year, Carol Cote from the Shelburne Kinettes .. WOW .. did Zone C ever turn out a couple of exceptional Kinettes this past year! Amazing job ladies, we are so proud to have you in Kin, and most especially in this Zone.

The Kinette Zone team will have all of our installations complete on the 15th of this month, with our visit to the Wasaga Beach ladies. We are very much looking forward to our second round of visitations where we can impart some team building and fun on the members.

Kingrats out to the Wasaga Beach ladies for yet another HUGELY successful House Tour this past weekend. While a number of us were tending to the business of this District and learning about Kin, the Wasaga Beach ladies were eyeball deep into their biggest and highest profile project of the year. I hear it was once again, amazing.

Sadly, Deputy Governor Jayson Cox has had to step back from Deputy Governor this year. We do hope that Jayson will take another kick at the can in the near future. That being said, a HUGE welcome to Past Governor Rob Houle who has offered to step in and finish the remainder of the year as Deputy Governor for the Zone C Kinsmen. We look forward to working with Rob.

That's it for now .. til we meet ..

DG Monika

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WHO'S DOING WHAT IN ZONE C ...

At your service AGAIN this year are:

Zone Membership / Awards Director Barb McArthur

Over the last 18 years, I have held many club positions (some more than once) including Director, President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Director, and Bulletin Editor. My achievements include Maple Leaf Award, Founder’s Award, Kinette of the Year and the Kinette Puff. Also, I have been involved with the Kinette Club of Collingwood achieving many awards including Zone, District & National Senior Bulletin Award; Zone & District Kevin Denbok Cystic Fibrosis Award; District & National Public Relations Award to name a few.

After enjoying the position of Zone Membership Director a few years ago, I decided to join the Zone C team again this year. I am looking forward to travelling to the clubs in our zone and assisting when I can with any of your membership issues and encouraging submissions for awards at all levels of Kin.

I'm looking forward to seeing old and meeting new friends on our travels this year.

Zone CF / Service Director Lisa Burechails

When Life Member Monika asked me to be part of her Zone Team, I was honoured to take the role as CF/Service Director. I have been a Kinette for over 8 years, holding many positions within my own club, Beaver Valley, and in 2008/09 I had the great opportunity to step outside my club and serve as Deputy Governor for Zone C. I enjoyed my time immensely, so jumped at the chance to not only be part of the Zone team again, but to work with Monika and Barb.

This year’s District CF goal is to have every club partnered up with either a CF person in the community or a local chapter. By putting a face with the cause, this will help your club raise awareness in your own local area.

Do you have current CF supplies? Please make sure that the boxes found in your community are the latest from CF Supplies. When the Zone Team attends your meetings, I will have some supplies with me, or you can place an order directly from CCFF at 1 800 378-2233 ext 240, or by email at jbalaban@cysticfibrosis.ca. Our contact at CCFF is Jason Balaban.

When was the last time your Club participated in a project and no money was raised – on purpose! As Kinettes, we are here to serve the Community’s Greatest Needs, and often times this is something as simple as providing an afternoon tea at the Seniors Centre, or washing windows at the elderly couple’s house down the street. There are many different types of Service Projects that your Club can perform, for ideas, check out the District & National Website. Remember to keep track of all your service hours and take lots of pictures for your scrapbook. Also remember that the Myrtle Wilson Award is for a service project.

I'm excited to see what Zone C has in store this year.

INTRODUCING .. Zone C Secretary Katie McKean

Hey Zone C!

Well as most of you know I was born and raised with Kin in my blood (not a bad thing if you ask me). Since I can remember I have been out volunteering with the Kinette Club of Collingwood - cleaning ditches, books on wheels, stuffing boodle bags for conventions, prepping food... you name it and I've probably done it! A couple years ago I was accepted as the first "Student Member" in the Collingwood Club. Unfortunately I couldn't make many meetings since I was away at college, but I made sure to help out as much as possible. In September of 2010 I became a full fledged, badge wearing, meeting attending Kinette! I jumped right on board organizing the hospitality suite for our 2010 FLC Graceland North and co-chairing the first of many Diva on a Dime events.

Due to my job right now I was unsure what shift I would be working which meant the possibility of not being able to attend Kinette Meetings. So in May I ran for the position of Bulletin Editor and was elected in for the 2011-2012 Kin year. I am so excited to gather all the goings on and share it with our club even if I can't be at every meeting. Because of my interest in Kin, I asked my mom if I could tag along to meetings to see how other Kinettes do things in our zone. Then she asked me to be the Zone C Secretary, PERFECT! I think this year is going to be full of personal growth, education and of course meeting and making new friends. That is what Kin is all about right? Grow, Learn, Make Friends.

I can't wait to meet all of you (if I don't already know you) this year. Don't forget to enjoy yourselves and help to serve the communities greatest need.

See you all soon!
Katie McKean

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ZONE NEWSLETTER LOCATION ...

Hello Fellow Zone C Kin:

Please find your copies of the Zone C Newsletter here!

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ZONE C ZONE CONFERENCE INFORMATION 2011

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ZONE C HOUSE RULES ...

Below please find copies of the latest ammended versions (Zone Conference 2011) of the Zone C House Rules.

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Zone C Club Addresses

Beaver Valley Kinette Club P.O. Box 637 Thornbury ON N0H 2P0
Beaver Valley Kinsmen Club P.O. Box 244 Clarksburg ON N0H 1J0
Collingwood Kinette Club Box 578 Collingwood ON L9Y 4E8
Feversham & District Kinsmen Club General Delivery Feversham ON N0C 1C0
Flesherton Kinsmen Club Box 68 Flesherton ON N0C 1E0
Meaford Kinette Club Box 4822 Meaford ON N4L 1X6
Meaford Kinsmen Club Box 4816 Meaford ON N4L 1X6
Shelburne Kinette Club (ON) P.O. Box 87 Shelburne ON L0N 1S0
Shelburne Kinsmen Club (ON) P.O. Box 87 Shelburne ON L0N 1S0
Stayner & District Kinsmen Club P.O. Box 153 Stayner ON L0M 1S0
Wasaga Beach Kinette Club Box 425 Wasaga Beach ON L9Z 1A4