Moose Jaw is a remarkable city in many ways. Taking a look at the different clubs and organizations in Moose Jaw, they offer citizens a number of ways to give back to the community, as well as building a network of like-minded to do good and benefit the needs within the city in many different ways.
Kudos to Moose Jaw’s Kinsmen Club for the great work they do here. Attending their annual Sports Celebrity Banquet a few years now and the current one held this past weekend, it’s apparent that the organization does an absolutely seamless job of putting on one of the most coveted and attended events held in Moose Jaw. Every aspect of the evening was thought through like a well-oiled machine from the floor layout of the tables customized to accommodate numbers of attendees from businesses to the innovative fundraising that was held to secure tens of thousands of dollars for the charities and organizations they support. Every member of the club was visible doing their part to make the event a success, and as the saying goes, ‘many hands make light work.’ The space was held to capacity of well over 400 guests and the sports’ celebrities were all very supportive of the work the local Kinsmen do here, as well as being very gracious in demeanor and signing autographs for whomever asked. Sportsnet sportscaster Jamie Campbell was again the emcee for the fifth consecutive year; that speaks a lot to the organization, the fundraising event and about the community as he says he just loves to come back to Moose Jaw each year for this.
On another vein, it was the Moose Jaw Express’ pleasure again this year to participate in the Moose Jaw Wakamow Rotary Spelling Bee and Beeyond fundraiser for children’s literacy projects in Moose Jaw. It really isn’t a platform to show how brilliant individuals are in spelling, although those that could spell shone bright, but rather a very light-hearted and fun way to participate in making sure that kids’ literacy is top of mind. This year’s event brought out more teams, as well as a much larger crowd to encourage their participants, well-noted when the crowd was made to applaud their choice indicating the winner of a particular contest. Again, Glenn Hagel emceed the event in good-humour and of particular note were the costumes some teams wore to inspire light-hearted banter throughout.
And of note is the Moose Jaw Optimist Club that will be hosting a number of upcoming Pancake Breakfasts throughout select schools across the city. As the Optimists have been doing this annually, the schools often say the breakfasts are a great benefit to students as it not only provides a healthy meal, but it also teaches the students to give back. The Optimist club is “dedicated to bringing out the best in kids, doing their part through building friendship and teamwork through community service projects.”
As these are just a few, it’s in all of you that invest your time and effort into becoming members of a club or organization that many others are blessed because of it.
Thank you for your service.
