Kinship4Kids
2017 Past Events
An enormous yard sale
to clear out all inventory that was being held in
four storage lockers was held in May
2017. The yard sale was successful once again
in raising funds for our organization. This was the final yard sale fundraiser
for our organization.
Kinship4Kids
2016 Past Events
St Andrews Catholic Church in
Colchester erected a Christmas Giving Tree and hung
cards with the name of a gift requested by some of
our young children. Parishioners voluntarily
selected cards they were able to fulfill and
purchased the gifts and left them under or near the
tree. Kinship4Kids is very grateful to all in
St. Andrews parish who participated in this giving
program. Kinship4Kids is also grateful for the
volunteers who helped organize all related
activities. It was a huge success
Waterford Speedbowl held their annual
Christmas Party and presented Kinship4Kids a wonderful
gift. All Speedbowl participants and staff were
asked to bring in a boy or girl gift. These gifts
were donated to Kinship4Kids and with the assistance of
the Norwich Department of Children and Family (DCF) were
ultimately given to needy foster children. These
gifts were unexpected and helped to give more
underprivileged children a wonderful Christmas.
Visual Expressions, 775 Silver Ln,
East Hartford, CT 06118 conducted a fund
raiser for Kinship4Kids during the 2016 Holiday
season. Through a raffle of a $500 tattoo,
Visual Expressions was able to collect a large
number of toys. The entry fee for each chance
was a toy (i.e., one toy equals one entry into the
raffle.
Two huge fundraising yard sales
were conducted, one in the spring and the second in
the fall. Thank you to all who donated and who
purchased our items.
The
7th
Annual Kinship4kids Charity
Fundraiser & Poker Run was
held in October 2016. The run started from
the Montville American
Legion Post 112, 89 Pink Row, Uncasville,
CT. The poker run benefits foster children in
southeastern CT and was another huge success due mostly to
the efforts of our organizer, Cynthia Cote..
Motorcyclists arrive at Eagles Landing State Park to
draw their cards. Photo taken during the 2015
poker run.
Kinship4Kids
2015 Past Events
A "Fun Night Out" sponsored by
Visual Expressions LLC at 775 Silver Lane in East
Hartford CT was held 19 December 2015 from 5 to
11PM. The fun included a buffet, DJ, raffles
and more.
The event was intended to raise funds for
disabled veterans, their families and
Kinship4Kids. Entry fee was $10 per
person, $15 per couple including one toy to be
used as a gift for disadvantaged kids. A
large amount of gifts were collected. Some
were applied to 2015 holiday and the remainder
were stored to be used in 2016.
The 6th
Annual Kinship4kids Charity
Fundraiser & Poker Run was
held October 10, 2015. The run started from
the Montville American
Legion Post 112, 89 Pink Row, Uncasville,
CT. The poker run benefits foster children in
southeastern CT and was a huge success.
Finally, Spare Time and Waterford Speedbowl
were generous enough to offer Kinship4Kids an
opportunity to place a contribution box or jar at their
places of business. For the Speedbowl, the box
was located at the information booth during every
race. At Spare Time, the jar was located at the
counter. Contributions were greatly appreciated.
Kinship4Kids
2014 Past Events
Fundraising
Poker Run
The 5th Annual
Kinship4Kids Fundraising Poker Run was held on Saturday,
October 18, 2014. The event was hosted by American
Legion Post 112. The event was highly successful.
Two massive yard sales were conducted,
one in early May and the second in late September.
They were both hugely successful and we thank all of you
who either donated or visited to purchase many of the
wonderful items we had on sale. Kinship4Kids also
extends their thanks to the volunteers who helped make
the event, including but not limited to the primary
movers who delivered and returned items to the storage
units, Paul Cote and Mark Cote, sales people Fern Gile,
Linda Cote, Cyndie Gauthier, Christina Harmon, Tracy
Slocumb and Colleen Boomgarden, and finally, Deborah
Harmon who prepared the wonderful meals to help nourish
the worker bees. Please look forward to our next
yard sale to be conducted in the spring. Details
will be provided at a later date. Below you will
find some pictures of typical sale items (most of which are sold).
Waterford Speedbowl held their annual
Christmas Party and presented Kinship4Kids a wonderful
gift. All Speedbowl participants and staff were
asked to bring in a boy or girl gift. These gifts
were donated to Kinship4Kids and with the assistance of
the Norwich Department of Children and Family (DCF) were
ultimately given to needy foster children. These
gifts were unexpected and helped to give more
underprivileged children a wonderful Christmas.
Kinship4Kids
2013 Past Events
Thanks to
everyone who contributed to the very successful yard
sales that were held in April and September. Some
of you contributed goods for sale but most of you
contributed by attending and purchasing items we had to
offer. Please know
you are all so precious to Kinship4Kids. All of you
helped give 320 foster children a memorable Holiday
season in 2013.
Kinship4Kids
2012 Events
The first
Fall Fundraising Yard Sale was held in October and was
also a huge success. Many thanks to all who have
donated items for this and for those who purchased
items.
The 3rd Annual
Kinship4Kids Fundraising Poker Run was held on Saturday,
October 13, 2012. The event was hosted by American
Legion Post 112. Motorcyclists met at the Post on
112 Pink Row in Montville CT, paid their admission
(another contribution to aid Kinship4kids), were given
basic instructions and Poker Run rules and departed in a
roar of engines to go to their first of three
checkpoints. Each biker had received two playing
cards to start their poker hand. They supplemented
their card hand by visiting the all checkpoints and
picking up one card at each stop. At the end of
the run, the biker with the best poker hand is declared
the winner. The fall poker run provided an
excellent opportunity for bikers to enjoy the cool crisp
air and to take in the fall foliage. At the
conclusion, all bikers and any additional riders ended
up back at Post 112 to enjoy a buffet meal of items
donated my bikers or their spouses. :Prizes were
awarded for various categories. A disk jockey
played records for background entertainment and bikers
commiserated with their friends who also participated.
It was glorious fun for all who attended.
Kinship4Kids appreciates the loyalty shown by American
Legion Post 112 for their continuing annual support and
particularly appreciates the efforts of Cyndie Cote who
came up with the idea of this fundraiser and has been an
enthusiastic organizer of the event and all of its
nuances over the past three years. Finally,
Kinship4Kids wishes to express their thanks to all who
participated. Without the riders, this event would
not have been successful.
The fourth
annual Fundraising Yard Sale was held the
in April 2012 and was a huge
success.
Many thanks to all who have donated items for this and
for those who purchased items. This is one
of our more important fund raising activities every
year.
Holiday Bowl Bowling Event
On March 25, 2012, Holiday Bowl in Groton CT hosted a
fund raising bowling tournament that raised funds for
our cause. Kinship4Kids is grateful for this
businesses continuing support over the years.
Kinship4Kids
2011 Events
Kinship4Kids Helps Celebrate a 16th Birthday
Rebecca Harmon of
Lebanon celebrated her 16th birthday at the Lebanon Volunteer Fire
Safety Complex. Each of the eighty-five young people that
attended the teen party and dance was asked to bring an
unwrapped gift donation that will go to needy foster
children during the 2011 holiday season. The party was a
wonderful time for all who enjoyed DJ music, dancing and
great food supplied by Rebecca’s parents and friends.
Kinship4Kids is grateful to Rebecca and all who attended
for sharing her birthday celebration with the eighty-five
young children who will receive the gifts in 2011.
