The Club hosted its first July 1st Picnic on the lawn adjacent to the City Hall in 1968, a tradition that continued at Aggie Park for a number of years.
1969 the members constructed Dogwood Manor for Senior Citizens.
1972 - 73, the PoCo Kin Club joined other clubs in the lower mainland zone to staff an information booth on Kinsmen at the annual P.N.E., and their major expenditure that year was their contribution to the Zone project the Neurological Research Centre at UBC.
1974 - 75 saw the construction of a portable stage donated to the City of Port Coquitlam, and Stew Qualley built the Red and White May Day Parade Coach.
1976 - 77, along with the other clubs in the lower mainland zone, Port Coquitlam chaired the famous Kampus 76 National Convention. And in April '77 the First Participark was opened in Port Coquitlam.
1980 - 82, Dogwood Manor was restored. The first Terry Fox Run in PoCo had 10000 runners and raised $30,000; the sod was turned on the Kinsmen Building.
On July 1, 1983, the Mayor officially opened the Kinsmen Building as part of the July 1st celebrations.
1984 - 87 saw many projects take place including the Grey Cup National Parade Float, The Pacific Rim Suite-stakes, license re-cycling, The Canadiana Section of the PoCo Library and participation in the Man In Motion World Tour.
1987 - 88 saw on of the largest projects completed the popular Kids Water Park.
LATE 1980'S
-PLAYGROUND BUILT FOR FOR PRESCHOOLERS AT CEDAR ELEMENTARY
EARLY 1990'S
-DONATION OF HAWTHORNE LODGE BUS WITH ASSISTANCE OF THE KINETTE
CLUB
-DONATION OF ELECTRONIC MAGNIFIER FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO A PORT
COQUITLAM RECIPIENT
-CONSTRUCTION OF WHEELCHAIR RAMP FOR LOCAL PRESCHOOL AT JAMES PARK ELEMENTARY
MID/LATE 1990'S
-CONTINUED SUPPORT OF MINOR SPORTS
-CONTINUED SUPPORT OF KINSMEN FOUNDATION AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS
-DONATION OF TRAILER AND CAMPING EQUIPMENT TO LOCAL BOY SCOUTS
-DONATION OF BENCHES WITH COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES OF PAST KIN TO
HAWTHORNE LODGE
-CONTINUED REPRESENTATION ON HAWTHORNE LODGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
-CONTINUED SPONSORING OF FAMILIES WITH SHARE SOCIETY AT CHRISTMAS
1998/2000
-UNDERTAKING OF NEW PROJECT TO UPGRADE ALZHEIMER'S' WARD AT
HAWTHORNE LODGE
-INCREASED INVOLVEMENT WITH BIA WITH DONATION TOWARDS MURALS AT
VARIOUS SITES IN PORT COQUITLAM AND WITH THE FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL
-CONTINUED SUPPORT OF MAY DAYS WITH INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN THE PARADE AND WITH CONCESSIONS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
-DONATIONS TO RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL TOWARDS SPORTS UNIFORMS AND SPONSORSHIP WITH CHEER TEAM
-SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN FOR THE DISABLED OLYMPICS WITH THE RCMP
-SUPPORT OF LOCAL RCMP PROGRAMS SUCH AS VICTIMS ASSISTANCE AND
COMMUNITY POLICING
-MEMBERSHIP WITH PORT COQUITLAM HERITAGE SOCIETY
-SPONSORSHIP OF KIDS ON THE BLOCK PROGRAM WITH KINSMEN FOUNDATION
-USE OF THE BUILDING FOR THE COQUITLAM KINETTES SOUP KITCHEN ON
TUESDAYS
THE SAGA CONTINUES..........................