PAGE 12,,WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1982, WHITBY FREE PRESS EDITOR'S NOTE: For the last two months, the Whitby Free Press has been publishing a serles of articles in its "Sainte to Whitby ConÃmunity Organizations." This week; it is our pleasure to feature the Kin- smen Club of Whitby which is currently celebrat- ing its 39th year of service to our community. The purpose of this series bas been to intro- duce our readers to the many and various com- munity organizations that operate in our town. Far too often, the fine work that they do goes unannounced in the public press and they receive little recognition. This is an attempt by this publication to correct this situation. We are pleased to have the Kinsmen Club as part of our presentation. By ROSS FITCHETT Second Vice-President This year, the Kinsmen Club of Whitby is in its 39th year of community service in Whitby. And like the town, the club has grown, pros- pered and changed with the times. The initial names such as Gartshore, Çurtis, Agg, Martin, Hawes and Twist have turned the club over to the Davidson's, Patton's, Hewson's, Stratton's, and Hughes'. In the early years, the members devoted their time and efforts toward National Kinsmen projects to aid the war effort. Many long-term residents of Whitby may recall Whitby Kinsmen collecting magazines of all types which were forwarded to the Merchant Marines. (Over 22 million magazines vere collected by Kinsmen across Canada); soliciting funds for a Kinsmen Dental Clinic which served Allied Forces in Italy; and organizing a contribu- Salute to Whitby Community Organizations... The Kinsmen Club tion to the "Milk for Britain" campaign which, nationally, supplied some 50 million quarts of milk to Great Britain children during the War. Not all efforts were directed external to the community however. In 1943, the club chartered the Kinsmen Club of Ajax. Initial membership in Ajax was 90 which is the largest in Kinsmen history. Today, that club is one of the strongest and most active in Ajax. In the late 1940's, Whitby Kinsmen purchased the site of Perry's Castle and converted it into the Kinsmen Park. In 1950, six Kinsmen person- ally backed a bank note for the purchase of the old Taylor Arena. The club operated the arena for two years and then donated the land and building to the Whitby Arena Board. In the late 1950's and through the '60's and '70's, Kinsinen in Whitby migrated to community participation and activity projects. Fund raising projects such as donkey baseball, Kinsmen Car- nival, rodeos, sports celebrity nights and skate- a-thons attracted large crowds. The thousands of dollars raised was turned right back into the community. For example, playground equipment has been installed in Cen- tennial Park and Peel Park; minor sports have been assisted financially by the Kinsmen; senior citizens have been assisted via bus tours and "Slave For a Day" projects; school crossing guards have been equipped with special jackets; Santa Claus Parade and County Town Carnival participation has been a regular activity; and scholarships which have been presented to deserving students are but a few examples. In more recent years as community service work expanded and additional community needs were identified in Whitby, other fund raising projects were pursued. For example, Kinsmen are active in the weekly bingo nights at Heyden- shore Pavilion with other town service clubs and lawn fertilizer is sold door-to-door each spring to raise money. Without the support and help of the wives of Kinsmen, many of these projects would not have been possible. In fact, by 1959, the wives, feeling there were enough local needs that needed addi- tional and specific attention, formed the Kinette Club of Whitby. Active in many areas, one of their most long standing and important projects is the Christmas food and gift basket which distributes dozens of packages to needy families each year. By 1973, Kinsmen activity and interest grew to the extent that the Whitby Club chartered a strong club in Brooklin. Cystie Fibrosis is the Kinsmen's national project. Through the efforts of the Whitby Kinet- tes and Kinsmen, thousands of dollars have been raised to find a cure for this disease that afflicts children around the world. The generous dona- tions by the citizens of Whitby have certainly played a major part in a most expensive resear- ch program that has been ongoing at Toronto's Sick Children's Hospital over the past decades. "Serving the Community's Greatest Need" is the slogan and objective of Kinsmen and Kinet- tes - the single service association that is Cana- dian only and not international in membership. The generosity and support of the people of Whitby has made Kinsmen and Kinettes in our town healthy and active and has made Whitby a good place to live, work and play. (De Jille. From the Tropics Bananas .6k 3119 1b. Coca Cola or Tab caseof 24 cans 5 .9250 ml limit 3 cases Coca Cola or Tab a 39bottle 750m Plus deposit 12 limit Silverwood Dessert style Yogourt 500 g M7 Strawberry Raspberry Plain We reserve the right to limit quantities. Butter I .99 lb. Canada No. 1 Grade 454gramsorlb. Chateau Ice Cream 2L carton_ 2cartonhlmit 1à 99 2% Milk 11.69 Reg. Price with this coupon Reg. Prccouons pe army 1.99 Produce specials in effect Wednesday to close Sunday Hwy. 12 north of Rossland south of Taunton Polish Sausage 3.29 k/49 Baby Siena Mortadella 1.69 Buy 1 get 1 free Canada No. 1, Product of Mexico Tomatoes Size 5 x5's 1.85k extra large .84Ib. Other specials continue till closing Tuesday. Hours: Mon. - Wed. 9 - 7 Thurs. & Fri. 9 - 9 Sat. & Sun. 9 - 6 and Mrs. Beatrice Phillips, 95; Derreck Alstein and Paul Beisch- lag, 82½; and, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Baker, 82. East and West: Don MacLean and John Titherington, 98½; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Win- ter, 89; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Vrengdenhil, 88; and, Mrs. Ben Harland- er and Mrs. Larry Ruest, 85½h. VDlfïI L Spencer wins speech contest By BETTY DUBOWSKI Whitby Toastmlstress The Whitby Toastmis- tress Club held its an- nual speech contest on Tuesday, March 2, 1982 at the Earl of Durham Restaurant. President Althea Darwen wel- comed members and guests. The evening's pro- gram was presented by Toastmistress Lee Hewitt, who was last year's contest winner. Hewitt set the theme for the evening which was say "I Will" and win. The six contestants and three judges were intro- dùced, instructions for the timing procedures were established, and the contest began. After all the speeches had been made, judges Marjorie Burgess (Whitby Free Press), Janice Williams (Pine Ridge Toastmistress Club) and Sandra Peters.(First Oshawa Toastmistress Club), set about their difficult task of selecting a win- ner - indeed it was a dif- ficult task. Thé tellers then retired to count their ballots. Dinner was served, then the moment of truth arrived. All of the contestants had been very well piepared and polished in their presen- tations, and in fact, they were all winners. However, there ca.h only be one officiai win- ner and tha' honour went to Nancy Spencer, with her speech entitled "Needle in the Sky". Spenéer was presented with the Rose Bowl trophy, which she will keep for one year, and now goes on to represent the club at the council level speech contest to be held on Saturday, April 18,1982 at the Holi- day Inn, Oshawa.. First runner-up was Myrna Picotte with her speech entitled "The Seasons" and second runner up was Audrey Beard with h'er speech entitled "Hope for Suc- cess - my day in court". They were both aw.iar- ded special certificates. Congratulations to all contestants on a job well done. Bridge results The following are the results from last week's play at the Whitby Duplicate Bridge Club. North and South: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wharrie, 99½; Mrs. John Frost