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Revised June /2008 Kinsmen Zone By-Laws
By DG Bill Burtt
ZONE A BYLAWS ARTICLE 1:
ADMINISTRATION
Section 1: Name:
The name of the Zone is "Zone A, Kin Canada Atlantic District 7", hereinafter called "the Zone".
Section 2: Terminology:
In these bylaws, unless the context requires otherwise, "the Association" means The Association of Kin
Canada ; "the District" Kin Canada Atlantic District 7 means of the Association; and "the bylaws" means
the General Operating By-laws of the Association.
Section 3: Boundaries:
The Zone includes all parts of the Province of New Brunswick. Clubs now included in the Zone are:
Bathurst, Edmundston, Florenceville, Fredericton, Miramichi, Nashwaaksis, Charlotte Fundy and
Woodstock, Moncton & Riverview.
Section 4: Authority:
In accordance with the General Operating By-laws I By-laws, the Zone may provide within its By-Laws for
the Zone, such guidelines and regulations that are necessary for the administration of the Zone provided
there are no conflicts with the General Operating By-laws. In the case of a conflict between the Zone ByLaws and those of National or District the latter shall take precedence.
Section 5: Procedures:
Except as herein otherwise provided, in all matters of procedure, the Zone shall be governed by the Rules
of Order and Procedure as set forth of the General operating By-laws.
Section 6: Amendments:
Amendments to these Zone A By-Laws may be made at any Zone A conference on the vote of ¾ of the
accredited delegates in attendance. New By-Laws may be added with a resolution forwarded to all clubs
30 days prior to Spring Zone Conference and accepted by 50%+ 1 of the accredited delegates in
attendance.
Section 7: Updating:
It shall be the responsibility of the Outgoing Deputy Governor each year to ensure that these by-laws are
updated to incorporate any amendments adopted at Spring Zone, and that a copy of the updated by-laws is
sent out to each club in the Zone within 30 days of the conference.
ARTICLE 2: ZONE EXECUTIVE
Section 1: Officers:
The Zone Executive shall consist of the Deputy Governor and officers appointed to perform the following
duties: Co-ordinator, Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter, Membership and Service. The Deputy Governor shall
determine the size of the Zone Executive.
Section 2: Qualifications:
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Each Zone Officer shall be an active or Active Life member in good standing, of a club in Zone A in good
standing as defined in the General Operating B y -Laws. The Deputy Governor shall be elected at the
Kinsmen Spring Zone Conference. The Deputy Governor shall appoint all other officers.
Section 3: Chain of Office:
The Chain of Office is to be worn by the Deputy Governor at all official functions throughout the term in
office. It is to be presented to the Deputy Governor-Elect by a representative of the Kinsmen Club of
Bathurst, who presented the chain in I974-I975, upon election and exchanged at District Convention
during the Governor's Banquet.
Section 4: Duties:
The duties of each officer shall be as follows:
a) Deputy Governor: shall be the presiding officer at all Zone Meetings and Conferences held in
the Zone. Deputy Governor shall be the chief executive officer within the Zone and shall represent the
interests of all Zone A Kinsmen on the District Council.
b) Co-ordinator: shall substitute for the Deputy Governor and perform any such duties specified
by the Deputy Governor. In the event the Deputy Governor is unable to complete the term in office, the
Co-ordinator will assume all the duties of the Deputy Governor until such time as the District Executive
appoints a new Deputy Governor.
c) Secretary: shall be responsible for recording all minutes at all Zone meetings and conferences.
The minutes of these meetings are to be forwarded to the Zone Executive, District Governor, District
Secretary and each club in the Zone within 30 days.
d) Treasurer: shall establish a Zone account and be responsible for receipts and disbursements.
And shall prepare a financial statement to be presented to the incoming Deputy Governor no later than
September 1 s t .
e) Reporter: shall collect information on all activities, events and projects within the Zone and
forward them to the District Reporter.
f) Service: shall be responsible for the promotion of the District and National Service Programs in
the Zone and collect all monies raised for the same and forward to the District Service Chair.
The Deputy Governor determines the number of members on the executive and shall assign the above
duties to members of the executive, as deems appropriate for the efficient handling of Zone Business.
Section 5: Terms of Office:
Each Zone Officer shall assume office on the first day of July following his election or appointment and
shall hold office until his successor assumes office following District Convention.
Section 6: Vacancies in Office:
In the event of a vacancy in any of the Zone offices, other than Deputy Governor, the Deputy Governor
shall appoint a replacement who possesses the qualifications outlined in Article 2; Section 4.
ARTICLE 3: ZONE CONFERENCE
Section I : Date of Conference:
The Deputy Governor shall call a Zone Conference between March I 51 and April 30'1 • The Deputy
Governor shall obtain the District Governor's approval for the date of such conference.
Section 2: Location of Zone Conference:
Clubs wishing to host the Spring Zone Conference shall present their bids at the Spring Zone one year prior
to the one they are bidding to host. Clubs in attendance shall then vote to determine the winning bid. In
the case of a tie the Deputy Governor shall vote a second time for the deciding vote.
In the event that no clubs submit a bid, the Deputy Governor shall accept proposals up until the last day of
November and the Zone Executive will vote on the proposals and decide the location.
Section 3 Official Call:
At least 30 days prior to Zone Conference, the Deputy Governor shall forward to each club in the Zone a
call to the conference along with a copy of the agenda and any resolutions received.
Section 4 President's Reports:
Each club President shall forward to the Deputy Governor, not less than 14 days prior to the Zone
Conference, a typewritten report of his clubs activities for the Kin year to date.
Section 5 Chairman:
The Zone Conference, shall be chaired by the Deputy Governor or, in absence, the Zone Co-ordinator.
Section 6 Memorial Gong & Gavel:
Prior to the start of business of the Zone Conference the Chairman will accept, from a representative of the
Kinsmen Club of Nashwaaksis, the Memorial Gong & Gavel.
Section 7 Minutes:
Minutes of the proceedings of the Zone Conference shall be kept by the Zone Secretary and shall be
forwarded, within 30 days of the Zone Conference, to the District Governor and each club in the Zone.
Section 8 Deputy Governor's Expenses:
The host club shall pay the registration fee, accommodations and travel expenses of the Deputy Governor.
Section 9 Damage:
Any member causing damage at a Zone A Conference shall be held personally responsible for such
damage. In the event that the member fails to pay for any such damage for any such damage, the club of
which he is a member shall be responsible for such payment.
Section 10 Non-Smoking:
The business portion at Zone Conference shall be non-smoking.
Section 11 Resolutions:
A Zone Conference may propose, discuss and adopt resolutions for submission to the District Convention
and shall also consider and act upon matters submitted to it by the Association and generally discuss
matters of interest to clubs within the Zone as may be brought before it by any delegate at the Conference.
Section 12 Voting Procedure:
(a) The number of delegates for Zone Conference shall be determined by the clubs official
membership as of the February 28 1h census.
(b) Voting shall be restricted to accredited delegates in the Zone and accredited delegates at large.
(c) The number of delegates for each club in the Zone is as follows:
Clubs
One vote/club member
Delegates at large
1 vote
(d) The following shall be delegates at large at Spring Zone conference subject to being an Active or
Life Member of a Club in Zone A.
i)
The Present Deputy Governor
ii)
The Present Governor
iii)
Each Past Deputy Governor
iv)
Each Past District Governor
v)
Each Past National President
vi)
The National President
Delegates at Large are not entitled to proxy their votes.
(e) A quorum shall comprise 50%+ 1 of the accredited delegates at the Conference representing 50%
of the clubs in the Zone.
(f) All questions put to the Zone Conference shall be decided by a show of hands unless, before the
next item of business is preceded with, and notwithstanding the taking of a vote by show of
hands, a poll or ballot is requested by:
i)
The Deputy Governor or Meeting Chairman
ii)
At least two club Presidents
iii)
At least 10 accredited delegates or delegates at large
(g) A delegate or delegate at large shall be an accredited delegate if he has presented himself for
conference registration and paid the delegate registration fee.
Section 13 Host Club Responsibilities:
The host club of Spring Zone shall:
(a) Establish a convention committee and appoint a chairman.
(b) Provide a budget outlining estimate of revenue anticipated together with proposed expenditures
and cost of registration. The budget is to be forwarded to the Deputy Governor 30 days prior to
Zone Conference.
(c) Submit to the Deputy Governor 30 days following the Zone Conference a statement of receipts
and disbursements for the meetings.
(d) Provide sufficient personnel to work the registration desk as required for the orderly registration of
delegates.
(e) Provide all necessary registration forms.
(f) Ensure that all hotel, motel, or places of accommodation agree in writing to rates to be charged to
the delegates well in advance of registration.
(g) Arrange for rooms for meetings, banquets, entertainment, etc....
(h) Prepare all necessary news releases both to the members attending and the news media. Keep the
members informed in advance of the Zone Conference so as to stimulate good attendance.
(i) Work closely with the Deputy Governor in working out his requirements for an efficient Zone
meeting.
(j) Arrange for the provision of commemorative crest, pins or mugs as a memento of the event.
These shall, when possible, be purchased from Kin Sales.
(k) Deputy Governor's and the District Representatives expenses are to be covered in the Host club's
budget for Spring Zone Conference. Where possible, to minimize expense, the Deputy Governor
and District Representative shall stay in the same room and travel together.
(I) Must arrange for a Zone event, to be held in conjunction with Spring Zone, if facilities are
available. If not an alternative recreational activity shall be arranged.
(m) Other fellowship events may be planned upon approval of the Zone Executive and Host
Committee.
ARTICLE 4: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Section I : Installations:
The clubs within the Zone shall be responsible for the expenses incurred by the Deputy Governor or
alternate in connection with installation night.
Section 2: Official Visits:
The Deputy Governor will make at least one 'Official Visit' to each club in the Zone. The expenses
incurred will be the responsibility of the District Executive Council.
Section 3: Special Events:
If a club within Zone A requests the Deputy Governor or representative to attend a club event, then all
reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the visit, i.e. transportation, meals, drinks and
accommodations (if required), are the responsibility of the club requesting the visit.
Section 4: Payment:
All clubs shall pay all monies due under Article 4; Sections 1 & 3 to the Deputy Governor or his
alternate during the event.
Section 5: Travel:
Reimbursement of the Deputy Governor's or alternate shall be prevailed at the District rate.
Section 6: Zone Levy:
Each Kinsmen and Kin Club in Zone A will pay a levy, to the Zone 6 Executive, based on the
September 301 h Census. This levy is $2.00 per Active and/or Active Life member in your club. The
levy can only be changed at the business portion of Spring Zone Conference and is due by October 31
in each Kin year. Failure by a club to pay the levy will mean the loss of voting privileges at Zone
meetings and being placed not in good standing at the Zone level i.e. not being able to run a candidate
or bid for Zone Conference.
ARTICLE 5: ZONE EVENTS
Section 1: Sale of Tickets:
There shall be no sale of tickets among Kinsmen at any Zone event on behalf of any club fundraising
project. However, it shall be in order for the host club to sell tickets on a prize to be drawn at the
function to assist in financing that function only. However, tickets may be sold for a Zone donation if
approved by the Zone Executive.
Section 2: Zone Seminar:
The Deputy Governor shall hold an executive seminar between June 15th and September 30th of each
year. The purpose of the seminar shall be of an educational and instructive nature with particular
emphasis on the duties and obligations of each club executive position.
ARTICLE A: ZONE AWARDS
Zone A awards are as follows, with criteria for each in the appendices:
(a) Junior/Senior Bulletin Awards (Appendix 1)
(b) History Book Award
(c) John Sears Zone Service Award (Appendix 2)
(d) Zone A Traveling Kin Award (Appendix 3)
Zone a Individual awards are as follows, with criteria for each in the appendices:
(a) Speak-Off Award (Appendix 4)
(b) Sports
(c) Zone A Kinsmen of the Year (Appendix 5)
(d) Zone A Kin Doug E. Anthony Fellowship Award
*For the Traveling Kin Award, travel will be based from Spring Zone to Spring Zone
APPENDIX 1
THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR ZONE BULLETIN AWARD
The rules governing this award shall be as follows:
a)
b)
c)
d)
A Banner Crest shall be presented to each Zone winner both Junior and Senior at their Spring Zone
Conference.
Zone Bulletins to be judged by the Kinsmen Deputy Governor and the Zone Reporter.
The scoring system for the District 7 Bulletin Award shall be used.
Zone Winners are to be entered in the district Competition for the George Gamburg Bulletin Award.
THE GEORGE GAMBURG SENIOR & JUNIOR BULLETIN AWARD
The mles governing this award, which has as its object the stimulating of interest in the improvement
of club bulletins to publish them, shall be as follows:
ELIGIBILITY:
a) To be eligible for the Senior Award, a club shall have a membership of20 or more. While clubs with
membership of less than 20 shall qualify for the Junior Award. Membership shall be determined as of
October 3 1'1 census date of the Kin year in which it is judged and must have won the corresponding
Zone Bulletin Award.
b) A personalized plaque shall be awarded each year at the District Convention to the Bulletin Editor of
the club whose bulletin aggregates the highest number of points awarded under paragraph (c) and the
club of which the Bulletin Editor is a member shall be awarded a Banner Crest.
REQUIREMENTS:
c) Not less than 5 bulletins (3 copies of each) shall be submitted tot he District Reporter and the zone
Reporter, on a regular basis during the year to which the award related provided that in addition to the
regular submissions of bulletins any club may submit tot he District Reporter the 5 bulletins (3 copies
of each) which the club itself considers its best but in this event such bulletins shall be submitted not
later than I 5 days prior to the opening date of the District Convention.
JUDGES:
d) The judges of this award shall be three members of the District Executive Committee appointed by the
District Governor of whom one should be the District Reporter.
SCORING:
The scoring system shall be the same as that used in the Ritchie Bulletin Trophies as outlined in National
Awards Program.
Purpose:
To provide a guideline for clubs to follow to produce an effective means of club communication, and to
recognize the effort of the bulletin editor and club for an outstanding publication.
Division of Awards:
•
Kinsmen Ritchie Senior - clubs of 15 and more members
•
Kinsmen Ritchie Junior- clubs of 14 and less members
•
Dawn Freeland Kinette Senior Bulletin Award-clubs of 15 and more members
•
Kaye Turner Junior Bulletin Award-clubs of 14 and less members
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Membership taken as of October 31 of the Kin year they are judged and that it be based on the "official"
membership in the club as defined in Article 17 of the National By-Laws.
Note: Upon the creation of 50 Kin or Kinsmen & Kinette clubs (25 senior and 25 junior, using Kinsmen sizes)
a new category of competition would be created. Until such time, Kin or Kinsmen & Kinette clubs will
compete in the Kinsmen competition.
Submission of Entries:
1.
Entries shall only be the winning bulletins for each division from each district in the Association for that
year.
2.
All entries shall be submitted to the Executive Director within 10 days of the close of the spring district
convention or by June 30th, whichever comes first.
3.
Entries must contain three sets of five issues. Each set must contain the same issues.
4.
All entries shall become the property of the Association.
5.
Electronic version in printed format.
Judging:
1.
Entries shall be judged by a national committee of judges named by the national executive committee.
2.
Entries shall be judged according to material and appearance. The mandatory requirements and
maximum allowable points for the various items to be considered shall be as outlined below.
3.
All entrants shall receive a written critique within 60 days of National Convention.
4.
The committees shall determine a winner and a runner-up for each award.
Judging Criteria:
A.
Mandatory Requirements (each issue)
1.
Outside front cover, inside front cover or first immediate page following.
a)
Club name, zone and district
b)
Names, addresses and phone numbers of
club president and bulletin editor
8.
c)
Date, time and place of meeting
d)
Issue number of bulletin
2.
Minutes of last general meeting
3.
President's report
4.
Calendar of events
5.
Current member roster
Content .....................................................................points
1.
Club Activities
a)
Activities of club members, birthdays, etc.......... 5
b)
Reports on social events................................... 5 c)
Reports/Updates on service projects .................5
2.
a)
Articles submitted by club members (other than bulletin editor)
b)
Kin profiles/Kin Kid section................................5
Editorials
(5 points each to a maximum of 10)
a)
Must be original and be labeled as editorials
b)
Can be submitted from anyone in the club
or community
5
3.
Kin Education.......................................................... 15
4.
Association News
a)
Zone news ....................................................... 10
b)
District news .................................................... 10
c)
National news .................................................... 5
d)
A Kin Sales ad be placed in the club bulletin ..... 5
Total Section 8....................................................................... 80
C.
Presentation
1.
Layout and quality of production.............................10
2.
Quality of content; readers interest, humour and
good taste................................................................15
Total Section C ......................................................................25
GRAND TOTAL 105
APPENDIX2
KIN JOHN SEARS SERVICE AWARD
Kin John Sears joined this Association in March of 1968 by becoming a member ofthe
Kinsmen Club of Nashwaaksis. He soon became involved on the executive, holding the
office of Bulletin Editor in the 68-69 Kin year. The next year (69-70) he held the office
of Vice President and was the International Relations chair at the District level. He was
then elected club President for the 1970-71 Kin year.
In May of 1971 Kin John moved to Newfoundland, where he joined the Kinsmen Club of
Cornerbrook. After being diagnosed with MS, Kin John moved back to Fredericton and
rejoined the Nashwaaksis Kinsmen in May 1973. He was elected Zone 6 Deputy
Governor for the 1974-75 Kin year. In 1978 the Kinsmen Club ofNashwaaksis honoured
Kin John with the highest award in our Association, his Life Membership.
Not only was Kin John active with the Kinsmen, he also joined the MS Society in
January of 1975. In his initial year as a member, Kin John was elected to the Board of
Directors and in 1977 he was elected the President of the MS Society, Atlantic Division.
At the Fall Council meeting in 1977 Kin John moved that the Kinsmen and Kinettes of
District 7 accepted the MS Society as a recipient of our assistance, of course this motion
was carried. He was elected President of the Fredericton MS Chapter of the MS Society
in 1976-77 and again in 1979-80. To no surprise Kin John served on the National Board
of the MS Society from 1976-82.
In 1978 Kin John was elected to the NB Board of the Canadian Rehabilitation Council
(CRCD), which he served as President for the years 1986-88 then again form 1988-90.
He was instrumental in involving the NB Snowmobile Association with CRCD in 1986
and the NB Golf Association in 1989. He was also Atlantic Vice-President for the CRCD
from 1988-90 and was elected and served on the National Board from 1986-1992.
In sports Kin John excelled as well. He was named the top golfer for the first 50 years of
the NB Golf Association. In 1984 he was inducted into the NB Sports Hall ofFame for
his accomplishments in golf, and was inducted to the Fredericton Sport Wall of Fame in
1992.
ZONE A JOHN SEARS SERVICE AWARD
CLUB NAME: ------------PRESIDENT:
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MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
A
DONATE TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
B
DONATE TO CYSTIC FIBROSIS
C
SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 1
D
PROJECTS ARE TO BE DONE FROM SPRING ZONE TIL DEADLINE
BONUS POINTS:
A
SUBMIT WRITTEN MS REPORT (UPTO 25 POINTS)
_
B
SUBMIT WRITTEN CF REPORT (UPTO 25 POINTS)
_
C
DONATE TO HREF BURSARY
_
D
DONATE TO CHILDREN'S TRUST (UPTO 5 POINTS)
E
SUBMIT A WRITTEN SERVICE PROJECT REPORT (UPTO 10 POINTS)
F
MS DONATION PER CAPITA (UPTO 5 POINTS)
_
G
CF DONATION PER CAPITA (UPTO 5 POINTS)
_
DATE:
(UPTO 5 POINTS)
SUBMITTED BY:
PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT ALL INFORMATION
APPENDIX3
ROAD RUNNER AWARD
AWARD
_
_
3.
Place of competition: at the National Conventi on i m m e d i a t e l y following t h e district competition a t which
the district winners are determined
4.
Coordinator: the coordinator of the competition will be the national director in charge of awards, whose duties will
include hosting a speaker’s reception, chairing the competition and providing a written critique to all participants
following the competition
Judging:
1.
The national presidents shall appoint two panels of three judges, one panel to judge Kinette presentations and
one to judge Kinsmen presentations.
2.
At least one member of each panel will have no affiliation with the Association.
3.
Each panel will select a chair who will oversee the tabulation of results and advise the coordinator of same.
4.
Each panel shall determine a winner and a runner-up.
Criteria for Judging:
The marking system below will be a guide for both speakers and judges alike:
PART 1- Material (40 points)
A)
Treatment of Topic
Introduction ............................................................................... 3
Knowledge of subject................................................................ 4
Idea content ............................................................................... 3
Organization of material ............................................................ 3
Development of material........................................................... 3
Recapitulation a nd conclusion................................................... 4
B)
Language
Choice of words ......................................................................... 5
Sentence structure ...................................................................... 5
Grammatical us a ge..................................................................... 5
Originality and inventiveness..................................................... 5
PART 2- Delivery (60 points)
A)
General Effectiveness
Audience attention ..................................................................... 4
Audience reaction ...................................................................... 5
Achievement of purpose............................................................. 5
Challenge to thought .................................................................. 5
Sincerity and conviction ............................................................. 8
Methods to impress audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
B)
Appearance and Voice
Approach .................................................................................... 3
The "Road Runner Award" will be presented at each District Seven Fall Leadership Conference to
the Kinsmen Club that had made the most visits (combination of kilometers and members) to other
Clubs in the District.
ELIGIBILITY DATES:
The period of judging this award shall be the Kin year (July
1st
to June 30 1h).
JUDGES:
The outgoing District Co-ordinator.
CRITERIA:
Submissions for the award must be sent to the outgoing District Co-ordinator no later than
September lO'h.
All visitations including club visits, Founders Night celebrations, interclubs, zone and district
events, shall be considered as long as at least three eligible Kinsmen from the same club attend.
Spring Zone, Fall Leadership, District, National and other conventions shall not be considered as a
visitation.
Points shall be determined by multiplying the return mileage (in kilometers) by the number of
eligible Kinsmen who attended the visit.
Candidates for Deputy Governor, Vice Governor, etc., along with their immediate proposed team
are ineligible, if they are on a campaign visit.
District Officers visiting as a District Officer (Official function) are ineligible.
Visitations will not be considered unless they are properly submitted to the District Co-ordinator
on time, with the proper form.
The Club that has the most points will win the award.
ROAD RUNNER AWARD
This is to certify that the Kinsmen Club of
_
made a visitation to the Kinsmen Club of __________________________________
On the
day of
and that
, 200_, for _______
(Specify Event)
eligible members of our Club were in attendance and that
the return mileage in kilometers is
(*Eligible members x return kilometers)
Club President:
_
for a total of
points*.
Club Secretary:
_
APPENDIX4
THE RUPERT KETHRO MEMORIAL PUBLIC SPEAKING TROPHY
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
The rules governing this award shall be as follows:
A representative of the Kinsmen Club of Miramichi shall award a trophy to the winner of the public
speaking contest at District Convention.
Contestants must be winners of Zone speaking contests held in Spring Zone Meetings preceding
District Convention.
Judges to be chosen by the District Executive Committee
Speaking rules shall be the same as the National "Founding Members Speaking Trophy" outlined in
the Constitution and By-Laws.
The winner of this award shall be the District 7's entry in the competition for the "Founding Members
Speaking Trophy".
A plaque will also be presented to the winners of their Zone Speak-off at their Spring Zone
Conference.
g)
The District Speak-off shall be held in conjunction with the President's Luncheon where possible and
practical.
FOUNDING MEMBERS AWARD AND
KINETTE PUBLIC SPEAKING AWARD
Purpose:
To stimulate self-development in Kin by means of public speaking.
Eligibility:
I.
A contestant at the national level will have been a winner in his/her club, zone, and district competitions all in the
same year. In the event of illness or other inability to attend National Convention, the district runner-up shall be
deemed to qualify.
2.
Present and incoming members of the national board of directors are not eligible to compete in the current
competition.
3.
The competitors of a national public speaking competition will be considered ineligible to compete at any level the
following two Kin years.
Note: All male members of the Association shall participate in the Kinsmen Founding Members competition, and all
female members of the Association shall participate in the Kinette Public Speaking competition.
General Criteria for Speeches and Competitions:
I.
Topic: preferably, but not necessarily, on some phase of Kin
2.
Length: speeches shorter than five minutes and longer than ten minutes will be disqualified
3.
Timing: a speaker's light shall be used in the following manner:
a)
first light - 5 minutes
b)
second light - 9 minutes
c)
third light- 10 minutes
4.
Continuity: speeches will be materially the same as presented at District Convention
5.
Authenticity: speeches must be authored by the speaker
National Competition:
I.
Notification procedure: immediately following the determination of the district winner, each winner should
immediately notify the national executive via the Executive Director of his/her name, address, phone number(s),
fax number (if any), email address and preferred travel arrangements to the National Convention
2.
Participant's expenses: the following will be provideda)
One single return air fare (lowest available rate) between the closest major cities. (Participants are not to
purchase their own tickets). Air tickets will be forwarded or alternate travel arrangements made.
b)
Single convention registration.
c)
Four nights shared accommodation.
Stance ......................................................................................... 3
Voice and tone quality ............................................................... 6
Platform manners and gestures................................................... 5
Fluency of speech....................................................................... 7
Composure ................................................................................. 4
TOTAL .......................................................................................... 100
APPENDIX5
ZONE A Kenny MacDonald Kin of The Year A ward
The Zone A Kinsmen of the Year must work diligently and unselfishly in the
improvement of their clubs and communities and all clubs recognize that certain
members make special contributions or demonstrate outstanding efforts for these causes.
The award consists of a Dinner Badge and plaque indicating 'Zone A Kenny MacDonald
Kinsmen of the Year' and the winning members name.
The Zone A Executive will pay the cost of these and the Zone Levy will reflect the cost
for the award.
The Charlotte Fundy Kin Club will donate a trophy that will be presented to the Winner
and it will be stay at the winners club until the next Spring Zone Conference. At that time
the winner will present the trophy to the next winner. If the winner is not present a
member of his club will make the Presentation, or if there is no one present from his club
the presentation will be made by the Deputy Governor. The Deputy Governor will be part
of the presentation in any case.
The Home club of the winner will be responsible for the cost of the shield and will ensure
that shield is on the trophy and that the trophy is returned to Spring Zone.
ZONE A Kenny MacDonald KINSMEN OF THE YEAR APPLICATION
Note: Please print or type all information.
Applicants Name:
________________________________
Home Club:
____________________________
Address:
_______________________________
Mandatory Requirements:
1.
2.
3.
Submission made by Club President (maximum 1 per club)
The Deputy Governor must receive submission before M arch 1.
Criteria to be achieved from Spring Zone to Spring Zone.
4.
5.
Applicant must be a member in Good Standing.
Applicant's Home Club must be in Good Standing.
Optional Points:
1.
Sponsor new member(s)
5 Points/Member
2. Chaired or Co-Chaired club Service Projects
5 Points/Project
3.
Chaired or Co-Chaired club Social events or projects
5 Points/Project
4.
Has Perfect Attendance at time of submission
10 Points
5.
Attends inter-club visitations
5 Points/Visit
6.
Has made outstanding contribution to Club and/or Association.
(Please attach a full description of accomplishments)
Up to 60 points
7.
Has made outstanding contribution to his Community.
(Please attach a full description of accomplishments)
Up to 60 points
Date: :
Submitted by: