May 9, 2016 TO: All Kinsmen, Kinettes, and Kin of District 7, Kin

May 9, 2016
TO: All Kinsmen, Kinettes, and Kin of District 7, Kin Canada Atlantic
RE: Official Call to District Convention (AGM) Conference
This is your Official Call to District Convention, “Country Keen 2016”. The conference, hosted by the Kin Club of Florenceville,
will be held June 9-12, 2016 at the Best Western Plus in Woodstock, NB.
The Kin Club of Florenceville, together with your DEC, have been very busy planning for District Convention. The weekend will be
packed with collaboration, celebration, and a lot of fun. We hope that you will put this on your busy schedules and plan to attend.
The registration form, included with this official call, has been previously circulated to the District via a variety of mechanisms and is
also located on the Kin Canada Atlantic District 7 Website. The early registration deadline date is May 21st, at a cost of $185.00
per person, after which it will increase to $210.00.
A variety of resolutions are being brought forward for District Convention 2016 and have been included with this Official Call. As
such, it is extremely important that all clubs have their accredited delegate form completed and submitted to our Credentials Chair for
District Convention, Gerard MacKenzie. As per Kin Canada’s Policies & Procedures, the completed forms must be submitted no later
than 7 days prior to District Convention and can be sent electronically via email to mackenzieg@ns.sympatico.ca or via mail to 25
Penstock Crt, Middle Sackville, NS, B4E 2L6. Should individuals have any questions on the resolutions being brought forward, they
can contact District Secretary / Coordinator, Mario LeBlanc, via email at coordinator@district7kin.ca.
For clubs submitting for awards, please review the deadlines to ensure you meet the requirements. The deadlines are listed in the
Awards booklet which can be found on the Kin Canada Atlantic District 7 Website. Also, as a reminder, all service dollars must be
submitted to the District Treasurer before May 31st to be included in this year’s Service totals featured at District Convention. Clubs
are also reminded to ensure they have completed their online service reporting for all club projects to date, so they can be included in
our National totals. As a reminder, the link to complete online service reporting is: http://www.kincanada.ca/service-reporting-form.
Opening ceremonies will take place Thursday evening, our business meeting starts Friday morning, with our Speak Off competition
scheduled for Friday afternoon and the First Timers’ Reception Friday evening before the Service Banquet. We will continue with the
business meeting Saturday, followed by the Governor’s Banquet Saturday evening. A detailed agenda will be forwarded to all Club
Presidents in the near future.
I look forward to seeing all of you in Woodstock, NB from June 9-12, 2016.
Yours in Kin,
Lee Burry
Governor
District 7 – Kin Canada Atlantic