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Its a far cry from the Cafe General from now few Kinsmen wilt have the opportunity to forget their humble beginnings or the man who founded their club On Feb the Kinsmen club planned to open the Ha Rogers National Headquarters Building in Cambridge The threestorey contemporary building set into the side of a hill on a prime piece of the city a parkland will be dedicated to Rogers three days and GO years after he founded the club in Hamilton It a far cry from a small gathering in a Hamilton cafe in when Rogers and other young men met to set the wheels in motion Nor would Rogers know at the time that the small bend of men would grow to strong In more than clubs across Canada When Kinsmen administrators first started talking about a new headquarters they anticipate the swell of support from members across Canada At first we thought of buying a building in Toronto and leasing office space to companies to help with the coots Executive Director Peter says In 10 years we had moved five or six times and we felt it was time to get a building that would meet our future expansion needs We would rent the space we need until we were ready to expand When it was raised with Kinsmen at a national con the response was overwhelming Soon after money started flowing from various clubs said At that point we realized we had the capability to build our own building he said As word spread Kinsmen clubs started talking with heir municipalities about sites Seven were suggested including Chilhwack Winnipeg Saskatoon Mississauga Guelph and Cambridge Cambridge was the best site for a number of reasons says First the site available to us was in a park on a hill with a commanding view of Highway The land was available for one dollar a for years and finally the City of Cambridge was cooperative Hanly says the new headquarters is a dream come true for thousands of Kinsmen He says It a testament to the strength and quality of the organization and the people both men and women who are members in the family of Kin numbering nearly from coast to coast The square foot building houses the adminis offices work and supply areas seminar and board rooms Reception rooms a lunch room and a kitchen are also part of the facility The most dramatic characteristic of the building according to is the Founder Wall which runs the height of the three structure Here silver coated bricks identify supporting clubs A bust of Hal Rogers is set in the area and the club archives are found here The cost of the building at is substantially more than the the club first expected to raise Clubs are not required to donate anything at all to the new building but already GOO has been raised Contributions are totally voluntary and you consider that Kinsmen clubs contributed million to service work fist year we are doing well says The executivedirector says the organ in Hon will not have to mortgage any part of the building because be Is confident the money will be raised The organization did consider cutting cods at one time We removed the elevator for use by the handicapped from the plans but members protested loudly and pledged more contributions to keep It said Opening ceremonies are planned at the site on Feb The Prime expected to be present for the fesiivit In addition Kinsmen representation from every province in Canada will be attending Cystic fibrosis emerges as major Kin concern To say he Canadian Cystic Fibrosis relief on the Kinsmen association would be a serious understatement The foundation receives somewhere in the ne bourhood of one third its budget from Kinsmen and Kinettes Last year the August edition of Kin magazine indi had been raised by Kinsmen and for CF research during the year Since 1964 it has been estimated the Kinsmen Kin contribution in direct donations has been worth million Kinsmen involvement with cystic fibrosis research began in 1963 when Bill of the Kinsmen Club of North York Ont asked Dr Douglas to speak to his club Dr works in the cystic clinic at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto When he explained the genetic to the North York club word was spread through neighbouring dubs proceeds of a 1964 tag day were donated to CF research The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was asked make a formal presentation to Kinsmen and in June 1964 cystic fibrosis was adopted as a major Kinsmen project In addition to raising funds Kinsmen and Kinettes actively promote public awareness of the disease and the value of research through information booths at fairs trade shows and schools throughout Canada Club members also support a month long Hummer camp in Ontario or older cystic fibrosis patients Six of the eight Kinsmen districts support cystic fibrosis work in addition to several other heavy financial commitments in several districts Peter executive director the Association of Kinsmen Clubs says CF continues to draw an commitment from Kinsmen districts CONGRATULATIONS KINSMEN FROM SMITHSTONE 2 GLEN ROAD GEORGETOWN ONTARIO WINNERS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR 1979