Disaster Relief

Kin Canada’s Disaster Relief Fund provides support for disaster recovery efforts in Canadian communities.

Thanks to the generosity of our clubs, members, and the public, Kin Canada has donated over $360,000 to Canadian communities in times of crisis.

Donate to the Fund

Donations are accepted via cheque, VISA, or Mastercard.

Charitable tax receipts are not available.

Apply for Disaster Relief Funding

Experiencing a natural disaster in your Canadian community? Ask us how our Disaster Relief Fund can help local recovery efforts.

Find A Club

With hundreds of Kin Canada clubs and thousands of members across Canada, nearby clubs may be able to offer helping hands.

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Disaster Relief Fund Impacts

1994 – 1998

1994 Penticton, BC Fire – $10,000
1995 Medicine Hat, AB Flood - $10,000
1996 Chateauguay, QC Flood - $7,500
1996 Timmins, ON Flood - $7,500
1996 Saguenay-Lac St. Jean, QC Flood -$5,000
1996 Arthur, ON Tornado - $5,000
1997 Durham, ON Flood - $4,000
1997 Red River Valley, MB Flood - $10,000
1997 Fort McMurray, AB Flood - $5,000
1997 Peace River, AB Flood - $5,000
1998 Quebec, Ontario, & New Brunswick Ice Storms - $10,000

1999 – 2004

2000 Walkerton, ON E-Coli Water Tragedy - $5,000
2002 Say Hay Western Provinces Hay Project - $20,000
2003 Peterborough ON Flood - $3,500
2003 Badger, NL Flood - $5,000
2003 BBQ Canada - $10,000
2003 Alberta Fire Relief - $10,000
2003 British Columbia Fire Relief - $10,000
2004 Peterborough ON 2nd Flood - $5,000

2005 - 2010

2005 Stephenville, NL Flood - $10,000
2006 Canadian Red Cross Hurricane Katrina - $20,297
2006 Canadian Red Cross South Asian Relief - $2,600
2009 North Island, BC Flood - $10,000
2010 Haiti Relief Efforts - $10,000
2010 Canadian Red Cross - $1,000
2010 Salvation Army Relief, Hurricane Igor - $5,000
2010 Eastern Charlotte Flood - $11,000.00
2010 Yorkton Kinsmen, SK Flood - $5,000

2011 - 2022

2011 Kinsmen Club of Goderich, ON Tornado - $10,000
2012 Kinette Club of Slave Lake, AB Fires - $43,322.58
2014 Philippines Flood Relief - $6,675
2017 Kinsmen Club of Fort McMurray, AB Fires - $35,000
2018 Kinsmen Club of Brandon, MB - $750
2022 Hurricane Fiona Relief - $45,845