Issue 1 Volume 3 December 2013 In The B Zone K I N S M E N , K I N E T T E & K I N I N Z O N E B Have you ever wondered why, a lot of times, you just can’t seem to make progress in Kin despite the fact that you know so much about what it takes to succeed? There just seems to be a gap between what you know and what you actually know. Let’s call it “The Gap between Knowledge and Action”. Over the year I have come to see that the reason people don’t change is simply that they do not dare to be different. Being different means: Not being afraid to challenge the normal. - Being willing to take a chance.Asking why.- Making your own track, not just following the well trodden path.- Charting your own course and destiny.- Being the person that you were meant to be. I believe that everyone is born unique. But through the years we work very hard to be like everyone else. We conform to society’s so-called “common-sense.” Unfortunately it is just that – “common sense.” That does not mean its “good sense.” I had the privilege to be a speaker at FLC. The topic given to me was “How to survive”. Easy, right! Ya not so much, what works for me may not work for you. Fortunately for me and harsh as it sounds I do what’s right for me and my “ego” a.k.a. self esteem. There are many words and actions that I have done and will do that I should probably think twice about doing, but where’s the fun and learning in that? I firmly believe that the “ask a mentor” path is too easy. I am who I am. If I were to take just the people reading this, it is likely that most of you have spent a number of years getting an education so you can get the jobs you have. Doesn’t it strike you as irresponsible that one can spend so much time getting an education and yet so many people don’t make any deliberate effort to develop their greatest asset – themselves! Most people think once they have a qualification that’s it. They have arrived. Is it any wonder they don’t grow? I find it hard to circle the field like a herd of sheep do. I want the fresh grass, the un-trodden path, but I still want to do the best I can. I will ask that revered mentor, but 9.5 times out 10 I do what I feel is right. The best way to survive is to be yourself, not what the rest of your club thinks you should be. You are you and they are them….. Yours in Kin. Carpe Diem Lisa (Sally) Orth Zone B Deputy Governor Page 2 Issue 1 Volume 3 The Power of One Mission Statement: T o p r o v i d p o s s i b l e t h p e r s o n a l d c o n d u c i v e e t h e b e s t M e m b e r e x p e r i r o u g h f e l l o w s h i p , t r a i n i e v e l o p m e n t , i n a n e n v i r o t o a c c e p t a n c e a n d t o l e r e n n a n c e g a n d m e n t n c e . Vice-Goveners Govener Past Governor / Membership Treasurer Coordinator Service Directors Membershp Communications / Risk / & Past Governor Awards Webmaster Do You Know Them? Secetary Page 3 In The B Zone Zone B CLUB MEETINGS & CLUB PRESIDENTS WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WENT FOR AN INTERCLUB? AndrewCampbell - [email protected] Belgrave Kinsmen Wednesdays - 1st & 3rd Muriel Brown; [email protected] Centre Wellington Kinettes Sundays - 1st John Henry [email protected] Drayton Kinsmen Thursdays - 2nd & 4th Chris [email protected] Fergus Kinsmen Tuesdays - 1st & 3rd Chris [email protected] Harriston Kinsmen Tuesdays - 1st & 3rd Meaghan [email protected] Listowel Kinettes Thursdays - 3rd Jay [email protected] Listowel Kinsmen Tuesdays - 2nd & 4th Maureen [email protected] Lucknow Kinettes Tuesdays - 3rd Lyndon [email protected] Lucknow Kinsmen Wednesdays - 1st & 3rd Neil [email protected] Monkton Kinsmen Tuesdays, 1st & 3rd Gord [email protected] Mount Forest Kin Thursdays - 1st & 3rd Tina [email protected] Palmerston Kinettes Sundays - 3rd Page 4 Issue 1 Volume 3 In The Zone Dr. William Robert Lawless, D.V.M., passed away on Sunday, November 10th, 2013 in his 77th year. It's with regret, After a long and courageous battle with cancer, we have to share the loss of LM Bill Lawless, Harriston Kinsmen Club. He fought a long and valiant battle with cancer. He will be missed by all whose life he touched. Bill worked for many years in his large animal veterinary practice. After that he worked with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and upon retirement, continued as a meat inspector. He was very active and involved in many community organizations, including municipal politics, hospital board, school board, Kinsmen, Big Brothers, Masonic Lodge and his church, all with the goal of creating a better place for everyone. He always enjoyed his social outings including golf, bridge club, and euchre. ity, Commun of Serving The s ar ye 0 4 ! insmen or Lucknow K The BIG 1 F ystic Fibrosis! 00.00 To C ,0 0 4 $ a nd A Z. B. Cool on the Move Palmerston –MonktonMt. Forest to Listowel …...I here Belgrave’s interested….either way keep him moving. After all he is a joint traveling award...the most movers get to keep him! Page 5 In The B Zone Belgrave Kinsmen are once again offering their cash pocket calendars for 2014. 10 dollars each, 54 cash prizes with a grand prize of 1000 dollars drawn on Jan 1st. Please call Kevin 519-357-3013 to get one. CW Kinette News! Kris Lewis Joined the CW Kinette Club,. And a huge congrats to Jenn Lewis who graduated college in November! Palmerston Kinette News! KEN PIERCE MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AWARD District 1Photography Award-Melissa Penner, District 1 Kinette of the Year-Lisa Orth SAVE THE DATE! District 1 vs. District 8... Come out and cheer for your team at the Marlies/Bulldogs Game! Tickets are $31 each and $5 of that goes towards Cystic Fibrosis. Contact Adam Halberstadt to block your tickets at: 416-263-3912 or [email protected] **Make sure to mention which district you are from so the money for Cystic Fibrosis counts towards our totals** Page 6 Issue 1 Volume 3 To all clubs in Zone B: This issue is rather important since it concerns zone business. This is your 1st of several notices concerning Zone conference which is on March 2 in Mount Forest, Theme and details to come later. In this issue of “In The Zone” you will find the house rules as well as the district rules concerning zone conferences…..This is your first and last call to put forth any resolutions that you may have the deadline is January 2 2014. This is also the time for your clubs to start thinking about who want to put a written bid in for the 2014-2015 year as DG and host’s for next years zone conference. I am also looking for a club to host the next presidents round table on January 12, 2014. Early Afternoon preferably. This is also the time where we (zone team) would like you all to take the time to look and consider entering zone awards. The Awards sheets Will be hand delivered to each club. As per last presidents round table the awards will be updated, but in order for this ALL ZONE BANNERS MUST BE RETURNED , so that they can be retired to the original clubs. This will be a process for this year as I am having some troubles on finding what awards Zone B did do, so bear with me as we hunt them down. Awards: to be submitted 20 days prior to zone conference. DG Lisa’s ZB Cool– The Most Interclub -(Kinsmen/Kinette/Kin) Charlie Becker Community Award -(Kinsmen/Kinette/Kin) Sinclair Service Award -(Kinsmen/Kinette/Kin) Joke Off– 1 Kinsmen & 1 Kinette Speak Off-1 Kinsmen & 1 Kinette Jr. & Sr. Bulliten-1 Kinsmen & 1 Kinette Quill-(Kinsmen/Kinette/Kin) Zone B Kinette of the year Zone B Kinsmen of the year Zone B Kinette CF Fundraising Zone B Kinsmen CF Fundraising Zone B Photography -(Kinsmen/Kinette/Kin) Page 7 Issue 1 Volume 3 Service Director & Treasurer Cystic Fibrosis As proud Kin members, we are aware of the partnership between Kin Canada and Cystic Fibrosis. Did you know that Cystic Fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults? Kin-CF Facts -Approximately $1 in $4 that Cystic Fibrosis Canada has put into CF research and care programs has come from Kin, Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs. -When the Kin family first joined the cause in 1964, those with CF were not expected to live long enough to reach kindergarten; today, almost half of all Canadians with cystic fibrosis are expected to live into their 40s and beyond. -The discovery of the CF gene in 1989 would not have been possible without the tremendous help of Kin across Canada. -For almost every year of Kin support, an extra year of life has been gained for a child with cystic fibrosis (Source: Kin Canada) Last spring, the Palmerston Kinettes sponsored a very successful Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser/awareness dinner. Is there a club in our Zone interested in making this an annual event? Please contact me if your club is interested. [email protected]. Awards & Membership We would like to introduce you to ZB COOL, the District 1 Zone B interclubbing tool. ZB Cool would like to visit all the clubs in the zone. The rules are simple. 1. When ZB arrives at your club, please take a picture of ZB with the traveling clubs members and the president of the new host club. Email the picture to Lori Schnarr Zone award director at [email protected] 2. Please add a bottle of BEVERAGE of your choice, to ZB's belly (ZB likes variety). 3. Make arrangements for members of your club to visit another club within the next month. We ask that ZB not be in your club longer then a month as ZB is very thirsty and would like lots to drnink. We are hoping that ZB can visit several clubs in a month. 4. Lori will keep track of what clubs ZB visits, the club with the most visits at the end, will win ZB COOL and the contents. We are hoping that ZB will make visits again next year. In the event of a tie, we will draw from a hat. 5. ZB COOL is not allowed to visit back and forth between 2 clubs. There must be at least 2 clubs in between a repeat club. Have fun and Happy travelling Please feel free to contact me by email [email protected] or phone (519) 291-6805 Page 8 Issue 1 Volume 3 Kin Blog S e t t i n g Yo u r C l u b P r o j e c t s and Fundraisers Apart When members are sitting at the round table figuring out the game plan for the types of projects, events and fundraisers to do over the next year(s), it's best to conduct a community needs assessment as a starting point. (Kin members can find how to conduct a community needs assessment in the Resource Library under Club Resources). Here, as a team, you can assess what is the most important cause to support or service to perform to best meet your objective: serving the community’s greatest need. Assessing your community will let you know how to best serve your community. This is how you define the product of your club. Here are some tips to help you get from what is important to your club to what projects can you produce to make an impact on your community: Conduct a Community Needs Assessment - Evaluate to ensure what you're doing is still relevant. If not, no one will come knocking on your door. Keeping on top of the trends in your community is one of the best ways to attracting new bodies! Google the demographics of your community - Search online to find out what people in your community do, their family types, age, education, income and gender. This will give you an overall picture of your target market! Conduct a SWOT analysis - See what internal strengths and weaknesses you have, and what external opportunities and threats there are. Once you find the holes you can start to patch it up. Check out your competition - Look up what they’ve been doing and consider both their successes and failures. Now, gather up all your Intel and see if there’s anything missing in your club’s plan. If you see a similar product, event or fundraiser are held by others, doing something similar or the same obviously won’t allow you to stand out. You wouldn’t have a lemonade stand if you know there are 10 stands just down the street, unless you’ve done something different to set yourself apart. Perhaps adding 'sugar free' to your lemonade menu or being as drastic as the sole lemon distributor and sell to those 10 lemonade stand owners would do the trick. Taking this same approach to your club projects through understanding your community and those that affect it will help you set your club apart, and possibly spark some media attention. (Not to mention buzz from your fellow citizens!) Make a bigger impact on your community - take some time to look at your club and community By Bick Trinh Page 9 Issue 1 Volume 3 PREFERRED FUNDRAISING PARTNERS FIRST AID KITS – HELP BUILD A SAFER COMMUNITY The First Aid Kit Program offers your club an opportunity to sell 10 different kits and make a profit of $5 on each. The kits sell for $15 to your supporters. This fundraiser promotes safe communities and is one of Ultimate's most popular new programs. Your club and your supporters will thank you for offering it! WORLD'S FINEST CHOCOLATES These chocolates are made from scratch from the finest ingredients in a peanut-free facility. The bars are either peanut and nut free or peanut free. There is a 50% profit on each sale. If you are looking for a proven fundraiser, this is the program for you. COFFEE AND BEVERAGE FUNDRAISER This is a perfect program for the holidays and any time of year. The Fairly Traded 100% Organic Coffee and Beverage fundraiser is a perfect way to raise funds for your club while providing a quality product to your supporters. Coffee is provided in 1lb bags, in 13 different flavors and in 5 different styles – whole bean, fine grind, filter, percolator or espresso. There is a $5 profit per coffee bag and $1 on tea and hot chocolate sales. Run this program as a one-time or ongoing RainBarrel.ca Kin Canada is a proud partner of RainBarrel.ca. Kin Clubs can easily set up a rain barrel sale, a fundraiser program designed to give a good return on your fundraising initiative. WHAT IS A RAIN BARREL? RainBarrel.ca’s eco-friendly, recycled food grade plastic barrels have been repurposed to collect rainwater from homeowners’ roofs in order to use it on dry days to water gardens, wash cars, clean up outdoor messes and more. HOW DOES A RAIN BARREL SALE WORK? Your group begins to promote a rain barrel sale event now to be held about five weeks later. The actual distribution requires a 3 to 4 hour window of time when customers pick up barrels at a volunteer-run event. We provide all training materials to run an effective sale and we use our experience with over a hundred non-profit groups to help you succeed. Rainbarrel.ca will design a webpage for your organization linked to our homepage. This is where your customers will be able to pre-order their rain barrels. Your primary responsibility is to advertise the sale and the website link. Our experienced professionals can help to tailor a message about your event that will suit your needs. We will also assist you in promoting your sale with flyer templates, handouts, on social media such as Facebook, and in placing ads on popular websites, such as Kijiji and Craigslist. RainBarrel.ca’s “how-to” manual guides you through these and other activities to make your event a success. People who visit your webpage are introduced to your organization, learn why you are fundraising, obtain information about the rain barrels and learn about rain barrel pick up instructions. They click on a button to register either a cash order (to be paid for at your event) or a prepaid order (paid online at time of ordering, using a credit card, debit card or PayPal account). GET STARTED TODAY! For more information about cost to your club, potential profit, what happens on the day of your rain barrel sale and how to set up a rain barrel sale, contact Leah at [email protected] or call 905-545-5577. Page 10 Issue 1 Volume 3 ARTICLE 13 - ZONE CONFERENCES Section 1 - Timing of Zone Conference Each Deputy Governor shall call a zone conference to be held in his/her zone between February 15th and March 31st of each year. Approval of the requested date must be given by the Governor(s) of the day. Section 2 - Place The place of the Zone Conference shall be determined as follows: 1. Sixty (60) days prior to the Zone Conference each Deputy Governor shall write to the President of each club in the zone enclosing an invitation blank asking for invitations for the site of the Zone Conference for the following year. 2. Invitations shall be submitted on the forms provided by the Deputy Governor thirty (30) days prior to the Zone Conference at which the invitations will be presented. 3. At the Zone Conference the location of the next Zone Conference shall be voted upon from the invitations received by secret ballot with a simple majority deciding the election. 4. In the event no invitations have been received for the next Zone Conference, the location of the next Zone Conference shall be left to the discretion of the Deputy Governor - Elect. Section 3 – Registration Fee The Host Club for any Zone Conference shall establish, with the approval of the Deputy Governor, a uniform registration fee to be paid by all persons attending the Conference. Section 5 – Attendance Each Conference shall be open to attendance by all members in good standing, provided notification is given 10 days prior to the number attending. Section 6 – Resolutions Every resolution to be presented to a Zone Conference shall be submitted to the Deputy Governor at least sixty (60) days in advance by the club sponsoring the same. The Deputy Governor will circulate the resolutions to each Club in the Zone, thirty (30) days prior to the conference. Section 7 – Voting Each District One Club, having paid its annual dues, will be entitled to votes as per the Kin Canada General Operating By-Law No. 1, Section V National Administration, 5.02 (h) Voting Rights and Proxies. Page 11 Issue 1 Volume 3 ZONE B KIN JOINT HOUSE RULES 1.Members of Zone B Kin will adopt the current National General Operating By-Laws and the District One House Rules as our governing force. 2.The Clubs of Zone B will consist of the following: Kinsmen Kinette Belgrave Listowel Drayton Lucknow & District Fergus & District Palmerston & District Harriston Centre Wellington Listowel Lucknow & District Monkton & District Mount Forest and any clubs which may be chartered within the boundaries of Zone B. 3.Membership is as per Article #4 of the current District One House Rules. 4.ZONE OFFICERS 4a. Zone Deputy Governor shall be elected at the annual Zone Conference of Zone B. The elected Zone Deputy governor will perform the duties as outlined in article # 9 of District One House Rules. 4b. The Deputy Governor will make two (2) visitations to all clubs, not including the installation of club executive, official or social functions. 4c. The elected Deputy Governor shall appoint an executive team to a maximum of four (4) additional members to cover the positions of: Secretary, Treasurer, C.F./Service, Bulletin, and Membership, from clubs within the Zone and shall include both Kinsmen and Kinette members when possible. 4d. The Deputy Governor and the Zone Treasurer will set up a bank account for all Zone funds, NOT in any PERSONAL account held by a Zone Officer. All disbursements to be paid by cheque and all cheques to have 2 different Zone officer's signatures affixed. 4e. The Zone treasurer shall provide the incoming Deputy Governor with a $200 start up fund to finance Zone expenses incurred before June 30th of the current year. These monies to be paid 30 days after Zone Conference OR the filling of the Deputy Governor position should no one be elected at Zone Conference. This start up fund will be forwarded to all incoming Deputy Governors. 4f. The Deputy Governor is required to inform all clubs in writing, at least 30 days in advance, of any Zone meetings. failure to do so shall relieve clubs of the financial responsibilities for a missed meeting. A copy of this notification must be sent to the District One Governor. 4g. Zone meetings, shall occur at the location determined by the Deputy Governor and shall be held as outlined in Article #9 Section 4, of the current Page 12 Issue 1 Volume 3 District One House Rules. Recommended time frame is: President Round Table –October President Midterm –January Zone Conference – March 5.HOST CLUBS - Host clubs will pay for the meals/expenses of the Deputy Governor at all visitations and official functions attended. The meals for the Zone Officers will be covered by the host club for visitations and offici functions to which they have been invited. The Zone Officers will be responsible for payment of meals ordered but not used. 6.PROPERTY - All Deputy Governor and Zone Executive Officers' personal and Zone property shall remain intact and in their possession when on “official Zone business”. LIKEWISE, all club property shall receive the same respect from the Zone Officers. 7.INTERCLUBS - Zone Interclubs as per Article # 16 (Section 2) of the current District One House Rules. 8a. ZONE FINANCES All Clubs in Zone B will pay to the Zone Treasurer, Zone Dues of $7.00/member, based on the May census, and these shall be paid by August 30th of the current year, to finance the expenses of the Zone operations and programs. Any surplus shall be turned over to the incoming Zone Executive. 8b. All Clubs shall pay to the Zone Treasurer, a $50.00 bond to cover Zone meetings. These meetings include; President's Roundtable, President's Mid Term, Zone Conference, Fall Leadership Conference and District Convention. Repayment of this bond to the club, will be made by June 30th of each year if the President and/or one club member has attended ALL of the aforementioned meetings. Any Club failing to have attendance at these meetings shall forfeit the $50.00 bond to the Zone account, to be used for Zone expenses. This Bond to be paid by August 30th of each year. 8c. All Clubs shall pay to the Zone Treasurer a $50.00 bond to cover attendance by the club at Zone Conference. Clubs will be reimbursed the $50.00 bond in June of each year if the President and/or one member is in attendance at Zone Conference. Any Club not in attendance at Zone Conference shall forfeit the $50.00 bond to the Zone Conference host club to cover expenses. This Bond to be paid to the Zone Treasurer by August 30th of each year. 8d. There will be kept in the Zone a Surplus Fund, not to exceed $300.00, which will be turn over to the incoming Zone Executive. 8e.If the surplus is in excess of $300.00 the additional monies will be reimbursed to the clubs in the form of a dues reduction per member based on the September census. 8i. Reimbursement from surplus funds will only be made to Clubs that are in Good Standing at all levels of the Association. (Article #4, Section 5, of current District One House Rules) Page 13 Issue 1 Volume 3 8f.The $50.00 bond outlined in Sections 8b and 8c are payable in addition to the dues assesment outlined in Section 8a. 8g.The Zone Treasurer will pay One (1) early Bird Registration to District Spring Convention for the Deputy Governor Elect. No payment for this if the Deputy Governor elect's expenses are already covered by district or National. 8h.The Deputy Governor, or his designate, shall upon being notified, that a Kinsmen, Kinette or an immediate family member's passing, shall send a card to the Funeral home on behalf of the Zone. 8i.The outgoing Deputy Governor and Zone Treasurer shall provide, to all clubs, an audited report of finances which shall be circulated on or before the first President's meeting of the following Kin year. All surplus funds shall be dispersed at this time to the Clubs in Good Standing as per House Rule 8e. 8j.The auditor(s) of the Zone finances shall not be a member of the Zone Officers or of their home club. 9.ZONE CONFERENCE 9 a.A Zone Conference shall be held each year according to Article 13 of the current District One House Rules. 9b.The host club will pay the expenses of Zone Conference, with the exception of the Zone Award expenses, from the Conference fee and the un-claimed club bonds. 9c.The expenses of Zone Awards will be covered by the Zone treasury. Zone Awards see appendix A to these House Rules. 10 .ZONE HOUSE RULES 10 a.The updated Zone B House Rules shall be published each year by the incoming Zone Executive and a copy of these House Rules shall be mailed or delivered to each Club President prior to District One Fall Leadership Conference. 10.bThese House Rules shall only be amended at Zone Conference by the Clubs in attendance. All proposed amendments shall be circulated to all Zone B Clubs a minimum of 30 days prior to Zone Conference. Page 14 Issue 1 Volume 3 Proposed Rule Changes; 4e The Zone treasurer shall provide the incoming Deputy Governor with a $200 start up fund to finance Zone expenses incurred before June 30th of the current year. Would like to change to $300. 8a All Clubs in Zone B will pay to the Zone Treasurer, Zone Dues of $7.00/member, based on the May census, and these shall be paid by August 30th of the current year, to finance the expenses of the Zone operations and programs. Change date to September 30th 4D The Deputy Governor and the Zone Treasurer will set up a bank account for zone funds Should also include - and a third member of the Zone team There are others dates in the house rules that will need to be changed to be fluent and consistent with changes if accepted. Proposal to revert to Dual Deputy Governor System within Zone B 1 male for kinsmen 1 female for kinettes Reasons Possible 1 new kinette club charter bringing total clubs to 13 (5 kinette, 6 kinsmen & 1 Kin) District requires 1 install and 2 club visits for a total of 39 visits Quality of service Less of a time commitment may encourage new blood Same financial impact as current system (travel) with the exception of spring convention and presidents round tables (travel) ( these topics were sent to clubs to mull over till mid meeting in January) Page 15 From DRM: Terri Iredale Fellow Kin: With the holiday season quickly upon us, now is the time for Celebrations; whether it be that work Christmas party, a house party, a Club party and/or a project work party, celebration after a great event, or simply that " spiked " punch at your Christmas Club meeting. Please Please plan ahead this holiday season, do NOT drink and drive, park the car and walk, hitch a ride with a fellow member, call a friend, take a cab or bus, pack an overnight bag and stay the night. Please Be Safe this holiday season !! In The B Zone Page 16 Issue 1 Volume 3 December 2013 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Mt.Forest Palmerston x-mass parade X-mass parade 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Merry Christmas Zone B 29 30 31` Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie Page 17 For pick-up of your used discs, please contact a Collingwood Kinette: [email protected] or call Katie at 705-441-5086 In The B Zone
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