Host to National Kinvention:
1960 Sept. 8, 9, 10 Appleland Convention

Host to District 5 Kinvention:
1951 June 2, 3, 4, 5 In the Heart of The Sunny Okanagan
1965 May 13, 14, 15 Blossom Time Kinvention
1973 May 18, 19, 20 Aquanagan ‘73
1979 May 18, 19, 20 Fantasy ‘79
1993 May 18, 19, 20 Pirates in Paradise

Past National President:
1950-51 Jim Watson

Past D5 Governors:
1950-51 Art Jackson
1957-58 Ken Harding
1965-66 Bob Koenig
1972-73 Percy Tinker
2001-02 Ken Watson

Past D5 Okanagan Zone Deputy Governors:
1948-49 Art Jackson
1955-56 Ken Harding
1962-63 Bob Koenig
1967-68 Monty Demara
1971-72 Percy Tinker
1980-81 Ken Lamb
1994-95 Harold Wright
1995-96 Ian Lenius
1997-98 Al Galarneau
1998-99 Dean Kennedy

Past D5 Southern Interior Zone Deputy Governors:
2007-08 Paul Lenz
2008-09 Paul Lenz
2009-10 Paul Lenz

DISTRICT 5 RECOGNITION AWARDS:

Club of the Year Award:
1993-94 Brad Beagle, President
2006-07 Wade Bachelder, President

Governor’s Senior Service Shield Award:
1993-94 Brad Beagle, President - Mission Sportsfields Softball Complex
1994-95 Mark Lunnin, President - KVR Trestle #11 restoration
2005-06 Wade Bachelder, President - Pub Putt for CF 20th Anniversary

Barry Fondrick Mothers March Award:
1976-77, 1984-85

Cystic Fibrosis Service Award:
2006-07 Pub Putt for CF – 20th Anniv.
2008-09 Pub Putt for CF

Gordon Anderson Zone Award – Outstanding Deputy Governor:
1980-81 Ken Lamb
1993-94 Harold Wright
1998-99 Dean Kennedy
2007-08 Paul Lenz

Kinsmen Club of Vancouver Public Speaking Award:
1976-77 Pete Olinger
1998-99 Scott McKinnon
2008-09 Scott McKinnon

Fred Dean Golf Award:
1969-70 P. Bulatovich
1972-73 H. McNeill
1973-74 P. Bulatovich

Kinsmen Club of Mission City Curling Award:
1972-73, 1982-83

Kin Quill Award:
1999-2000 Dean Kennedy

Bill Ingram Historian Award:
1968-69, 1979-80

Al Anderson Public Relations Award:
1980-81

Jack Welsh Senior Bulletin Award:
1974-75
1991-92 Scott McKinnon, Bulletin Editor
1993-94 Carl Debruin, Bulletin Editor
1998-99 Scott McKinnon, Bulletin Editor

Alex Thorpe Junior Bulletin Award:
1998-99 Scott McKinnon, Bulletin Editor
1999-2000 D. Kennedy, Bulletin Editor
2001-02 D. Kennedy & R. Wiebe, B. Eds

Senior Attendance Award:
1993-94 Brad Beagle, President
1994-95 Mark Lunnin, President

Burl & Ian Galligan Memorial Award - “Spirit of Kinvention”:
2005-06 Fire Brigade
2008-09 Keystone Cops

Stan McDonald Costume Award:
1974-75
1979-80
1980-81
2006-07 Fire Brigade
2008-09 Keystone Cops

Langley District Convention Parade Entry Award:
1979-80, 2006-07

Art Poyntz Skit Trophy:
1970-71, 1973-74, 1979-80
1980-81

NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDS:

Bill Skelly Award – Outstanding Kin CF event:
1998-99 Miracle Grand Prix
2005-06 Pub Putt for CF – 20th Anniv.

Kinsmen Ritchie Junior Bulletin Award:
2001-02 D. Kennedy & R. Wiebe, Bulletin Editors

Kin Quill Award:
1999-2000 Scott McKinnon

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