Yesteryear to today..............................
Meetings were first held at Ruby Thorne’s Restaurant on the first floor. The room was rented from her and the Kinsmen sponsored AA Meetings from that same room.
Eventually they moved and rented the apartment above Al’s Red Lantern at Pennfield Corner. They went on to rent a basement room from what was known as MacKay’s Restaurant until roughly 1983.
The Kinettes were formed around 1978/79 and disbanded approximately in 1982 and to be reinstated as “Kin” members later on.
In 1989 The Tide Calendar Project was founded and chaired by Rodney Rideout. This project is still a large part of many projects still done today.
A few years later the building was purchase for $1.00 by the Club.
During those years many events and project had taken place.
Chaired by Morris Harris and Co-Chaired by Sterling Harris the Christmas Project was born. At that time one family from the area was taken care of. This project continues today.
The Charlotte Fundy Kinsmen held their first Spring Zone titled “Come to the Sea in 93”.
1995 became quite a year. The Kin Club approached Fundy Cable about a community channel. Morris Harris Chaired this project and Paul Hawkins was Co-Chair with the aid of Chris Thompson and Bryce McLaughlin. Realizing that this project would be far to big the Lions Club came on board. The Rotary Club also assisted for a two-year term. In 1997 TV Bingo was introduced on the channel. The two clubs then went in together to purchase and set up a place to house the bingo equipment. This investment landed them an $18,000.00 room. The Charlotte Fundy Kin Club own the bingo machine and board. The TV Bingo room is leased to the two clubs Bingo Team from the Lions Club. This proved to be a very successful ongoing project.
The Club had its second renovation done in 1996 where the upper level was added.
The Charlotte Fundy Kin Club have aided in many National Projects as well. In 1997 Morris Harris went to Manitoba to help with the Red River Flood. In 1998 funds were received from the National Disaster Fund for the replacement of trees in St George and Black’s Harbour due to the Ice Storm that devastated many areas.
To add to the list of firsts, The Charlotte Fundy Kin Club was the first to have a female Chartered President, Natalie Harris, in District 7.
At the 1998 National Convention in Sydney NS they received the Kinette Quill Award.
Chaired by Natalie Harris the Kinette’s held their first Spring Zone titled “Come to the Gate in 98”.
Today Morris Harris is chairing the third renovation of the Club. This project is to be the largest to date. We feel confident that we will continue “SERVING THE COMMUNITY'S GREATEST NEED………"
Morris Harris – First Charter President of the Charlotte Fundy Kinsmen 1982/83, became a Life Member in 1987 while Arden Doake was Deputy Governor, received the Founders Achievement Award in1996, received Kinsmen of the Year award in 1996, and served on the National Membership Board.
Natalie Harris – First Women to be a President of a Kin Club in District 7, received the Founders Achievement Award in 2000, and now sits on the Hal Rogers Endowment Fund Board of Trustees.
Chaired by Davina Cook, the Kin Club hosted"Come to the Shore 2004".
NATIONAL KINVENTION "JIG EAST 2006"
Charlotte Fundy Kin Club hosted the National Convention, "Jig East 2006". Held in Saint John at the Convention Center, it has proven how strong the Club really is. Chaired by Wayne McQuarrie and Natalie Harris, they managed to keep the Committee Members in line and on target. We feel this Kinvention to be very successful and were very proud to be the Hosts.
Kin Natalie Harris and Kin Larry Cook ran and were elected to the Deputy Governors positions for the Zone for the Kin year of 2006-2007. Another proud moment for the Charlotte Fundy Kin Club.