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Service clubsAfter the teachers stopped organizing the May Days, service clubs played a big role in the continuing success of the event.
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KinsmenThe Kinsmen were a service club in Port Moody, who played a large role in the organization of the May Day celebrations. When May Day was no longer organized by the teachers, the Kinsmen assumed the responsibility of creating the festival.
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Kinsmen float1962
Port Moody
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J.U.G.S.J.U.G.S. was a service club founded by the women of Ioco, a community across the inlet from Port Moody in 1947. J.U.G.S. is an acronym for Just Us GirlS. The club entered a number of floats in the parade over the years as well as many donations.
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JUGS bunny1963
Port Moody
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JUGS bunny1963
Port Moody
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JUGS beaver1967
Port Moody
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JUGS float in the rain1964
Port Moody
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A J.U.G.S. poem"Twas just before May Day
And with coffee and bun
Team one was a meeting
To cook up some fun
Carnations were piling up
Over our heads
Entertainment for banquet? No.
Let's take to our beds
Just think how we've slaved
For Elsie this year
We're too pooped to play
More kleenex here
The goose will look great
All covered in white
Joe certainly worked
With all of his might
How many flowers
Do you think we have made
The float is real glamorous
With the gold aig"
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JUGS goose1962
Port Moody
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KiwanisKiwanis was an active service club in Port Moody. They not only entered floats in the parade, but they supplied much more. Some years they held a concession stand which sold hot dogs and coffee. Other years they sponsored the May Queen and supplied her car and driver. Members of Kiwanis served as judges for the parade. They also supplied clowns to march in the parade.
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Kiwanis1967
Port Moody
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May Day clowns1967
Port Moody
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big wheel clown1967
Port Moody
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