ESTEVAN - Members of the Estevan Kinsmen and Kinettes Clubs showed their support for people of all ages in the community during the annual Kin Kindness Day on Saturday.
Several members met up at the Tim Hortons on King Street and then fanned out to locations throughout the community. Some delivered toques and blankets to the maternity ward at St. Joseph’s Hospital, while others were at Creighton Lodge to play card games with the residents. A few members shovelled around the fire hydrants to make them easier to access.
They filled goody bags for children that included Estevan Bruins tickets; placed coins in vending machines to help people with a purchase; and delivered pizza to the young people at the Estevan Public Youth Centre (EPYC).
And they gave away coffee at the Estevan A&W, Slurpees at 7-11, reusable bags at Sobey’s and gift cards for the Southern Plains Co-op.
The card games, the shovelling around fire hydrants, the giveaways were new for this year, said Estevan Kinette Club president Krissy Wallman.
“We tried to do some new things this year to spread the kindness to different areas of the community,” said Wallman.
They try to have something at the hospital each year, and this year they selected the maternity ward to benefit.
Kin Kindness Day is part of a national initiative for Kin Canada. The local members view it as something great to do for the community. It’s also a great way to lead up to Telemiracle, which will be on Feb. 25 and 26 in Saskatoon this year.
People are very appreciative of the gifts and gestures they receive during the day.
“This year I tried to focus on the different demographics, with everywhere from babies to children to the teenagers at EPYC to the adults who are receiving gift cards. And then we have the seniors here. It’s just a fun thing. I think this will be exciting at Creighton Lodge, because to interact with seniors and to play cards, I think is going to be a fun thing.”
She noted that with this being a long weekend, a lot of the Kin members were out of town with their families, but the Kin members who could participate were very eager.
She noted the Kin club members are also doing a Facebook draw in which people can submit great reviews for different businesses in the community. They are asked to put them on their individual Facebook page and then share the posts as a screenshot on the Kinettes Facebook page to enter a draw.
