About The Coquitlam Kinsmen
Kin Canada, founded in 1920, is an all-Canadian service organization made up of active community volunteers.
Kin Club History & Facts
The Kinsmen Club of Coquitlam has a 73+ year legacy in the community of Coquitlam. Some of our projects include:
Towne Centre Park Accessible Playground
- Kin Water Spray Park at Blue Mountain
- Kids Playground and Wharfs at Como Lake
- Tennis Courts at Mackie Park
- Kinsmen Affordable Housing Project
- Kinsmen Club of Coquitlam Community Bus
- Search and Rescue Trailer and EquipmentFirst Ambulance in Coquitlam
- Founding partner and Member of the Festival Coquitlam Society
- Yearly Pancake Breakfast at Como Lake Fishing Derby
We raised funds for:
- Coquitlam First Ambulance (1952)
- Coquitlam First Swimming Pool
- The Dogwood Pavilion
- Eagle Ridge Hospital
- B.C. Childrens Hospital
- Big Brothers
- Coquitlam SNR (Search & Rescue)
- The Share Society
- Coquitlam Library
- Cystic Fibrosis research
- The Kinsmen Foundation
- Coquitlam Scouts
- And more…
You can be a member of one of the most dynamic Kinsmen Clubs in Canada. Just send an email to info@coquitlamkinsmen.com
Kinsmen History & Facts
Who We Are
Kin Canada, founded in 1920 by Hal Rogers, is an all-Canadian service organization made up of active community volunteers.
Working together, Kin Clubs, Kinsmen and Kinettes are enhancing the quality of life in their communities by promoting service, fellowship, positive values and national pride by serving the communities greatest needs.
Kin clubs support cysticfibrosis (CF) research and fund local projects across the country. District 5 BC/Yukon Clubs also support The Kinsmen Foundation of B.C.&Yukon which assists physically challenged people.
“Serving the Community’s Greatest Need”
Kin Canada consists of 8 Districts which are divided into zones and individual clubs.The Kinsmen Club of Coquitlam is in the Lower Mainland Zone and one of the 60 Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs which make up District 5 B.C./Yukon.
History
Over the years Kin Canada has had an impressive array of members, from Prime Minister John Diefenbaker to Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn and more. Members can probably name several people who have used what they have learned in Kin to become community leaders. The dream of Founder Hal Rogers started with an idea that spread to an organization with members from coast to coast. Since 1920, literally hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been touched by the spirit of Kin when asked to join our great Association. This year will be no exception.
Celebrating the Vision
Fun, leadership, personal development, pride in one’s community, importance of family, service work… caring about the world in which we live. These could be words taken from sociologists describing the shift in attitudes of the “me” generation to a more socially conscious society of the new millennium. These words, though, are the cornerstones, the aims and objectives of Kin Canada (Kinsmen & Kinettes clubs), phrases developed in 1920 and becoming relevant again 85 years later as the Association celebrates its 85th anniversary.
The combination of fun, service work and personal development has created a winning formula that has attracted thousands of young men and women who, today, comprise Kin clubs coast to coast.