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As well, the Association of Kin can boast that with adoption of Cystic Fibrosis as a national project, that we are entering the new millennium with nearly $30 million dollars raised to aid the fight against Cystic Fibrosis. The Association has as its other major national project Multiple Sclerosis where the fight continues to find a cure for this horrible disease. The Kinsmen organization continues to grow and expand. Kinsmen may have started out as a young man's service organization but it has over the years become a great deal more. It includes young women called Kinettes and older Kinsmen and Kinettes called K-40 and K-ettes respectively who have their own meetings; but still have the option of staying in Kinsmen or Kinettes. In some areas you may also encounter a "Kin club" which are clubs in the association comprised of both Kinsmen and Kinettes in one club. HISTORY OF THE KINSMEN CLUB OF NASHWAAKSISThe Kinsmen Club of Nashwaaksis was chartered by the Kinsmen Club of Fredericton on November 21, 1960. The charter president was Wendell Ferris. Nashwaaksis Kinsmen have been involved in numerous projects such as gas-o-ramas, selling ice cream, candy sales, radio day, suit of the month and a mustang draw. The money raised was directed to many projects, the largest being the Royal Road Park which opened in 1962. In 1964, a wading pool was added to the park and a large pool was built 1968-1969 under then President Charlie Rafuse. The official opening and BBQ was held July 1, 1970. In 1970, a minor football league came to the City of Fredericton which was organized and outfitted by the Nashwaaksis Kinsmen. The first Kinsmen Pace was held at the exhibition grounds in 1965. The Nashwaaksis Kinsmen built the Doug King Memorial Tennis Court behind the Nashwaaksis Memorial School. Doug King was president of the K-20 Club of Nashwaaksis which is one of two in New Brunswick. Over the years, the Kinsmen Club of Nashwaaksis have had four visits from the Founder of Kinsmen, Hal Rogers, the last visit being in October 1990 on our 30th anniversary. Two past presidents Charlie Rafuse and Hector DiPersio have held the office of Governor and eleven other members have held the office of Deputy Governor, being Jim Wilson, John Sears, Joe Curry, Arden Doak, Wilson Donovan, Charlie Rafuse, Stephane Vaillencourt, Stu Rogers, Ray White, Kevin Brown and George Bunting. Nashwaaksis Kinsmen have chartered the Kinsmen Club of Edmundston in 1968, the Kinsmen Club of Woodstock and the Kinsmen Club of Chipman in 1977 and the K-40 Club of Nashwaaksis. Over the years, the Kinsmen Club of Nashwaaksis has hosted three District Conventions and three Spring Zones. Since being chartered, the Kinsmen Club of Nashwaaksis has donated in excess of 4 million dollars to the Fredericton area. Some of these donations include:
Nashwaaksis Kinsmen purchased their centre at 141 School Street in 1980 and
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