Neepawa Kin Club collecting coins for Cystic Fibrosis
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- Published on Tuesday, May 24, 2016
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Neepawa Kin Club
The Neepawa Kin Club will again be aiding in the fight against Cystic Fibrosis this year, through a fundraiser called “Coins for Cystic Fibrosis” on Saturday, May 28. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common, fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults. This is no cure for cystic fibrosis. CF is a multi-organ disease, primarily affecting the lungs and digestive system.
Kin Canada has been a major partner in the fight against Cystic Fibrosis. Since 1964, Kin members have raised more than $42 million for cystic fibrosis research and patient care. When Kinsmen and Kinettes first joined the fight against CF in 1964, children with the disease were not expected to live past the age of four. But today, children and young adults with cystic fibrosis are often living into their 30s and beyond. An extra year of life for a CF child has been earned for almost every year of Kin support. Cystic Fibrosis Canada could never have come so far, so fast, without the continued support of Kin.
The Neepawa Kin Club’s “Coins for Cystic Fibrosis” is a three hour coin drive blitz at the end of the local fast food drive-thru, where our members (with their red Kin shirts) collect any loose change donations, after customers have made their purchases. Kin members will be collecting donations at the drive thrus from 12pm to 2pm on Saturday, May 28. The Kin Club will also be setting up a table to collect donations at the Neepawa Fair after 2pm.
Kin Canada is the nation’s largest all-Canadian service organization. More than 500 Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin Clubs across the country work to better their communities, enhance the well-being of Canadians and improve the environment. Since its founding in 1920, Kin Canada clubs have donated more than $1 billion to Canadian causes and communities. The Neepawa Kin Club supports local, regional and national charities, organizations and people through countless hours of volunteering and through financial support.
For more information on this event, or the Neepawa Kin Club, please feel free to contact Amanda Naughton-Gale at (204)212-2560.
