Kinsmen Club of St. Thomas

04/05/2026

Our next event is our Steak & Craft Beer night, April 25th. $40 tickets available at www.stthomaskinsmen.com or from any St.Thomas Kinsmen.

The St. Thomas Kinsmen & Kinettes are a diverse group of men and women of all ages and backgrounds that come together on a regular basis to "Serve the Community's Greatest Need".

04/04/2026

The Kinsmen would like to thank all of today's sponsors and attendees. 850+lbs of chocolate have been distributed around town via today's Easter Egg hunt, and mother nature co-operated and stopped raining in time for our 10am hunt! Thank you St.Thomas!!

04/03/2026

Come see us tomorrow at Pinafore Park, Rain or Shine!

Come on out tomorrow (Saturday) morning for our free Easter egg hunt a Pinafore Park. Thanks to our great community sponsors when have over 850lbs of chocolate to give away. We also have 500 free hot dogs, and some coffee and Hot Chocolate as well, while it lasts. Remember this is a rain or shine event. So come join us at the dance pavilion Saturday! Be in the park for 9:30, as the hunt starts at 10am and goes fast!!!

04/03/2026

Come on out tomorrow (Saturday) morning for our free Easter egg hunt a Pinafore Park. Thanks to our great community sponsors when have over 850lbs of chocolate to give away. We also have 500 free hot dogs, and some coffee and Hot Chocolate as well, while it lasts. Remember this is a rain or shine event. So come join us at the dance pavilion Saturday! Be in the park for 9:30, as the hunt starts at 10am and goes fast!!!

03/14/2026

Come join us April 4th for our free Easter Egg Hunt. Be in the park by 9:30 to make sure you are ready for the hunt!!

03/11/2026

At their recent meeting, members of the St. Thomas Kinsmen Club presented a cheque for $1,000 to the St. Thomas Music Festival. The funds support 4 scholarships of $250.00 each to Runners Up of the major awards based on the adjudicator's marks from the recently concluded 72nd Festival.

The Music Festival was a great success and a very busy week with 5 full days of piano, 2 days of voice, a day of school bands and choirs, an evening of strings, an evening with community church choirs and another with community bands and brass quintet.

Along with Kinsmen members, shown accepting the cheque is Frank Exley, the Past President of the Music Festival. As a follow-up to the Festival, the Keynotes Concert will be on Friday March 27th, 7:00 pm at Central United Church, 135 Wellington Street, St. Thomas. For more information on the Festival, go to https://www.stthomasmusicfestival.ca.

Money for donations such as this is made possible from revenue generated from bingo and e-gaming at Jackpot Time, 140 Edward Street in St. Thomas.

02/22/2026

Come join the Kinsmen today from 1:15-2:45pm for a free skate at the Joe Thornton Arena!! Celebrating , A Canadian Silver Medal & giving back to our community!!

02/22/2026

We all know of someone, whether it be family, friends, acquaintances, or even personally who have dealt with cancer in one form or another.

At their recent monthly meeting, Members of the Kinsmen Club of St. Thomas were pleased to present Tracey Jones, the Executive Director of Wellspring Cancer Support for London & Region and Stratford, with a cheque for $1,500.00

Wellspring receives no government or United Way funding at this time. All funding is done through fundraisers, family foundations, community grants and donations from individuals, businesses, corporations and service clubs. Staffing is minimal with 4 staff based in London and 1 in Stratford and close to 100 additional volunteers who help with office positions, programs, events and board level committees.

Wellspring offers supports and programs at no cost to patients, caregivers and families including individual and group support, self-development and educational support, exercise and movement programs, financial and workplace strategies, symptom management and therapeutic arts. Currently there are approximately 6,500 people in the London database alone using their services including approximately 110 families in St. Thomas and Elgin County. In the past year, 27 new families from St. Thomas alone registered with Wellspring.

For more information about Wellspring London & Region, call 519-438-7379 or visit their website at www.wellspringlondon.ca

Money for donations such as this are made possible from revenue generated from bingo and e-gaming at Jackpot Time, 140 Edward Street in St. Thomas.

02/20/2026

Today we celebrate 106 years as an organization, and 81 years as a service club in St.Thomas!!

On this day in 1920, a 21-year-old WWI veteran named Hal Rogers gathered a small group in Hamilton, Ontario, to spark something truly special: the first ever Kin Canada Club.

Having deeply missed the camaraderie of service, Hal created a place where young people could forge lasting friendships, strengthen their communities, apply their skills to help others, and grow into impactful community leaders.

106 years later, that original spark has spread nationwide. Today, Kin Canada boasts over 350 clubs and more than 4,500 dedicated volunteer members across the country.

Over the past century+, our volunteers have invested over $1 billion - and countless volunteer hours - into Canadian communities, making a real difference from coast to coast.

Today, we celebrate Founders' Day by honoring our past, celebrating our present, and looking forward to even more impact ahead.

Happy Founders' Day to every Kin who keeps Hal's vision alive! 🇨🇦

What's one way Kin has touched your life or community? Share below - we'd love to hear your stories.



Learn more about us at www.kincanada.ca .

12/11/2025

While the Electronics Draw may be officially sold out, we always raffle off ticket #1 before the draw at our turkey raffle event. Come join us Saturday from 1-5pm at Ollees Point Taken Band playing and multiple turkey raffles at $2 a piece with 2 winners/prizes per draw (1 turkey, 1 gift card) come on out and have a great afternoon with your Kinsmen!

09/08/2025

Today we delivered the cheque we provide each year to Family & Children's Services - St.Thomas and Elgin so they can insure 90 kids returned to school with a new backpack full of school supplies.