The Fonthill and District Kinsmen hosted their 54th annual Seniors Dinner at Old Town Hall last week, much to the delight of all those who attended.
It was an evening of good food and good laughs that provided a hot meal and live musical entertainment, all at no cost to the patrons. Santa himself even made an appearance to hand out presents to attendees, kindly donated by the South Niagara Hearing Clinic.
Councillor John Durley, who was present as a representative of the town, had no shortage of praise for the Kinsmen: “It’s just fantastic and we are pleased to death to have a group like the Kinsmen who can put on such an amazing function to honor so many seniors.”
More than 100 seniors attended the event, and Durley noted that a number of people had to be turned down due to the size of the facility. “I understand that they had some calls for more people, but there is not enough space.”
Kin Kevin Twomey confirmed that some folks had to be left off the list and that a bigger space would be beneficial, but was quick to applaud the Town’s involvement and generosity in Kinsmen activities to date: “We’re very grateful to the Town,” he said. “It’s an excellent facility, we’ve just outgrown it.”
Durley hopes that the potential new community centre will solve this and similar issues in the future. “We want to have meeting rooms like this, where if we have to we can go bigger or smaller,” he said. “We use the term ‘cradle to grave’. We want to have young folks being able to take part, middle aged folks, folks that are young at heart- we want everyone to have a place to go, and we’re moving forward to accomplish this goal.”
The Seniors Dinner is made possible through the various fundraising endeavors undertaken by the Kinsmen throughout the year.
