In March of 1945, the Yorkton Kinsmen club--"Saskatchewan's newest Kinsmen Club"--held its charter night banquet in the spacious dining room of the Yorkton Hotel.

Sponsored by the Regina Kinsmen Club, 29 local Kinsmen were welcomed into the new club.

J.S. Clare Thacker of Regina, past national president, presented the charter to President Bill Johnson, who was the manager of the local movie theater.

Installation of officers was conducted by W.M. Wheatley, past president of the Regina club.

Officers of the new club were President Bill Johnson; vice presidents G.A.Haddow and Jack McKechnie; secretary Jack Waldman; treasurer J.H.Parker and directors Allan Anderson, T.R. Gibney, and J.E. Wilson.

Greetings were extended by Charles A Peaker, mayor of the city of Yorton; W.H. Morrison, president of the Yorkton Rotary Club; A.A. May, president of the Yorkton Board of Trade; S. Saper, president of the Civic Service Club; Robert Priestly, secretary of the Royal Canadian Legion; J.T. Healy, superintendent of the C.N.R. from Regina and Sam Wynn of the Yorkton Enterprise Publishing Company.

Other guests were Wing Commander B. Miller , commanding officer of #23 E.F.T.S., and Inspector G.Curleigh, commanding officer of the Yorkton RCMP.

With the motto "Serving the Community's Greatest Need", the Yorkton Kinsmen have, over the past 55 years, provided.assistance to many organizations and individuals.

One of the longest continous projects of the Yorkton Kinsman Club has been its involvement in the development of York Lake and especially Kin Point.

It has made substantial contributions to such projects as the York Lake Slo-Pitch complex and the Kinsman Arena, and continues to assist with the upkeep of the building.

The club assisted in providing seating in the Parkland Agriplex arena; provided money for neighborhood playgrounds, and equipment for playgrounds in the various schools. The club made a major contribution to the Regional High School Marching Band to assist in the trip to the Rose Bowl Parade. Each year the club presents scholarships at the city high schools.

When the Infant Care Centre was established at the Regional High School, the Kinsmen Club assisted in its creation.

The club has supported Minor Sports over the years, and members of the Yorkton Club were the spark plugs behind the organization of Sno-Show, at one time one of the province's leading winter festivals.

The medical facilities of the city have benefited from the efforts of the Yorkton Kinsmen. Contributions were made for the construction of the Yorkton Union Hospital (now the Yorkton Regional Health Centre) and the Yorkton and District Nursing Home. Money was also donated for equipment for the two facilities.

When a recycling center was being discussed, the Kinsmen Club came up in spades and assisted the Parkland Ability Centre in creating the former Kinsmen Recycling Centre and the recently opened new facility on Ball Road.

Most recently, they committed $100,000 for the Gloria Hayden Community Centre in Weinmaster Park, in recognition of which the walking track in the facility has been named The Kinsmen Walking Track.

The local Kinsmen take an active part in the Kinsmen Telemiracle by providing manpower and collecting money from community projects sponsored by the club and by the community.

According to the club's records, nearly $2.5 million has been returned to the Yorkton community over the years by this hard working group of young men. Young, because after members reach the age of 40, they move up to the K-40 club.