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Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Kindess Club (N.B.)
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Description area
Dates of existence
Founded in 1959
History
The Kindness Club, a non-profit, international humane organization for children, was founded in 1959 by Mrs. Aida Flemming of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Based upon Dr. Albert Schweitzer's philosophy of reverence for life, the club's primary objectives are to educate children to be kind to animals and people and to respect the environment. In 1963 the Kindness Club Foundation Inc. was incorporated by letters patent to oversee the work of the Kindness Club. Both children and adults are eligible to join the Kindness Club, either as individual members or as part of a branch club or a Kindness Club class. Branch clubs are formed at animal shelters, libraries, or community centres and are located throughout Canada, in the United States, and in India, England, the West Indies, Belize, Ireland, Australia, Korea, Japan, and elsewhere.
The Kindness Club is affiliated with many Humane Societies and Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCAs) across Canada and in the United States, and is a member of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, the World Societies for the Protection of Animals, the Canadian Nature Federation, and Zoocheck Canada. Supported financially by donations, the Kindness Club sponsors an annual essay contest in New Brunswick schools; organizes nature walks and education classes to teach kindness to animals and pet care; and produces a newsletter. In 2001 its main office is located at 66 Brunswick Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Source: The Kindness Club Web site: www.smythe.nbcc.ca/kindness