The club had constructed bus shelters for children around the community, and Mr. Hatcher used them like all the other children on rainy days. As a teenager, he found summer jobs working with the group.
Now 40 years later, Mr. Hatcher is on his way to taking one of the highest positions in the club.
This month he will take over as vice-governor of the Atlantic District. He will be second in command over 981 kinsmen members in 77 Atlantic clubs.
As vice-governor, he will assist the governor with her duties. He will automatically take over as governor in July 2011 for one year. The only position in Canada above governor is that of the national president, who oversees the 8 Canadian districts.
Although originally from Rose Blanche, Mr. Hatcher never served as a member of that community’s Kinsmen club. It wasn’t until he settled in Corner Brook that he joined.
“I wanted to put something back into the community.” - - Dwight Hatcher
“I wanted to put something back into the community,” he said. After checking around with different service organizations, he decided to join the Kinsmen.
That was 13 years ago. Since then he has won numerous awards from the Corner Brook chapter. He started out on the right foot, winning rookie of the year. In 2000 he was named Kinsmen of the Year for the Corner Brook club. He followed that award up with the Founders Award of Achievement, which takes three years to win.
