Kemptville College Alumni

Reunion Spirit… Have what it takes to WIN?

The Annual Kemptville College Alumni Reunion is set for August 25, 2018.

Registration Forms are now available! Get yours here – deadline to register is August 17, 2018.

Every year, glory is showered upon the honour year that shows the most SPIRIT at Reunion.

We now have a beautiful trophy to recognize the Honour Year with the MOST SPIRIT!!!

Glory AND a Trophy?! Does your class have what it takes to win? Get prepared by looking at the scoresheet below.

Please make sure your year picks up a sheet at the Spirit Award Display table. This is what you will use to record your points. The sheets will be picked up after the auction at the banquet. Only hand in one sheet per honour year. Points will be given to the honour years according to their placement in each category.

1st = 10 points, 2nd = 8 points, 3rd = 6 points, 4th =4 points, 5th 2= points

1. Number of grads attending (just grads not partners) _________

2.Oldest grad attending Year gets 20 points __________

3. Number of Auction Items from your year __________

4. Amount of money raised by the auction items __________

5.Number of grads/partners wearing hats/caps/vests __________

6.Number of attendees from your year at annual meeting ___________ If over 10 people – bonus of 5 points 7.Amount of money your year has donated to the Historical Building ____________

8. Number of people who married another Kemptville grad. ___________

Tie – breaker for the top two teams will be the most original cheer and it will be presented at the banquet.

If your year has won the Spirit Award you must wait 5 years before you can win it again. Accept the Challenge !!!!

Our Kemptville grads are always busy trying something new!

In August of 2014 after closing Classique Bridals, Kim Link ‘69 wanted to try something different. She took some private smocking lessons and she was hooked. The first picture shows one of her latest creations for a special little girl for Easter. Children in Ontario, Western Canada and United States are wearing her original creations. The other picture shows dresses that a lucky set of twins will be wearing this summer. Keep up the great work Kim!

Calling All Canes!

We have been informed that for some years, the Royal Presidents were presented with canes.

Their name and year was engraved on the cane and given to them to thank them for the work accomplished at College Royal week end.

Pictured below is Dwight Karren (left) presenting the Royal President’s cane to Tom Fahey, President of the ‘72 Royal. The next picture shows the cane which is engraved with the name and date.

Do you know someone else that got a cane or did you get a cane yourself? If so please send a picture to the webmaster.

If you have a cane and would like to donate it to the new Alumni Historical Building, we will display it with your name and info.

See you @ the FARM SHOW!

We’ll be there on Wednesday, March 14th from 1pm to 3pm in Meeting Room 3.

Stop by for a refreshment and a chat!

2018 KCA Scholarship Winners Announced

The Kemptville College Alumni Board is pleased to announce the names of the students receiving the scholarships. With the number of applicants and the caliber of the applicants the Alumni decided to hand out four instead of original two. In 2019 they will revert back to the two scholarships – one to a student in their second year agricultural related program and one to a student in their second year of a food related program.

Check out the web www.kcalumni.ca in the summer for the application form for 2019.

The winners are:

Cody Ayotte-Bisson from Ottawa, who is attending Algonquin in Culinary Management

Robert Levac from St Bernardin, who is attending University of Guelph for a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Amy Rodenburg from Alymer, who is attending University of Guelph for a Bachelor of Science in CHAT: Crops, Horticulture and Turf grass management

Natalie Templeton from Kemptville, who is also attending University of Guelph for a Bachelor in Animal Science.

All recipients had to have a relative who had graduated from Kemptville College. The Alumni wants to encourage young people to complete agricultural and food related programs and the $500 scholarship is intended to help out with their career choice.

Thank you to all our applicants and congratulations to the 4 recipients!

Why I Donated to the Alumni Historical Building

When I first came to Canada in ‘63, I was placed at the Willis Farm. That was a God send, especially as a newcomer to this wonderful country. I was immediately absorbed as a family member and Reg, being the same age, quickly became like a brother. A strong family bond was formed and I was never homesick – in fact I didn’t return to my homeland for seventeen years.

In 1965 I decided to go back to school and study agriculture since I had studied in that field for five years in Holland. Reg Willis encouraged me to attend KAS and the next two years were probably the most important years of my life. It was the right decision and with out a doubt, I would do it all over again. My intention was to farm, however to get into farming as an outsider, seemed impossible.
I ended up in the landscaping business, which in my opinion, is the next best career to farming. I am still involved in landscaping , even at my age (75 ). I enjoy every day and have no plans on retiring. Having been blessed with good health and great satisfaction with the work I do, I will continue at a more relaxed pace.

I want to contribute to the Kemptville College Alumni Historical Building in recognition of the positive influence the college had on what transpired with my career after graduation, in memory of a good friend Reg Willis ’63, and I encourage others to contribute to this very worthwhile cause.

Maarten van Hoeckel
A proud Kemptville College Grad

The Alumni encourage you to click on the Fundraising tab for more info.