Fredericton Sports Investment
Our mission
As a non-profit organization, Fredericton Sports Investment Inc. (FSI) provides financial assistance to local youth in sport in the Fredericton area through community fundraising.
Objectives
- To host and provide support to participating teams in the annual dinner/auction
- To provide financial support (grants) to teams and individuals to compete at Atlantic and National events
- To provide funds to allow less fortunate athletes to participate in sports
- To provide scholarships for first year University students in the Fredericton area
- To administer the Fredericton Sports Wall of Fame
FSI supports two special endowment funds – The Timmy Munn Memorial
Scholarship Fund and the Brendon Oreto Foundation Fund. The former provides
financial support for first year university students, while the latter, via the Brendon Oreto
Foundation, provides funds for kids who can not afford to play their sport. The first fund
is in memory of deceased hockey player Timmy Munn, and was established from the
sales of a series of limited-edition hockey prints donated to FSI by Tim’s mother,
celebrated artist Catherine Karnes Munn. The second fund memorializes Brendon Oreto,
another talented player, who tragically died in a car accident before his 20th year.
Another initiative of FSI is the Fredericton Sports Wall of Fame, inaugurated in
1992, which can be viewed in its renovated display at the Delta Hotel. Every May
(except Covid stricken 2020 and 2021), a reception and dinner are held to honour and
induct the successful nominees, who now total 94 Athletes, 69 Builders and 25
Teams. At that event we also recognize Fredericton’s Athlete of the Year with the Myer
and Jack Budovitch Trophy, and long-time sports volunteers, with the Bill MacGillivary
Volunteer Award.
FSI has a volunteer Board of 29 local business, professional and retired
individuals who give of their time to support the youth of this community.
For more information go to our website at ![]()
www.fsinb.ca
February 2026
Fredericton Sports Investment
History
Fredericton Sports Investment started as a group of local hockey supporters who
banded together to operate the Fredericton Jr. Red Wings in the New Brunswick Jr. B
Hockey League in 1981. The major fundraising initiative was an auction at which the
public could bid on various items donated by local merchants. After only two years the
league folded, but FSI continued its annual fundraising activities, with the proceeds
going to support “minor hockey and other young athletes and teams”.
The format was changed to a Dinner/Auction in 1990, and, for several years, featured
a “name” guest speaker. Gross revenues steadily increased from about $10,000 in that
first year, to $45,000 in 1991, $105,000 in 2001, $230,000 in 2011, and in excess of
$290,000 in 2019. In 2020 and 2021, because of the Covid pandemic, FSI had to shift to
an online format, which significantly reduced total revenues to about $100,000. In 2022
– 2025, FSI successfully presented a hybrid event (live and on-line), which brought
revenues closer to the “golden years”.
FSI has, from the 45 auctions, returned almost $5.4 million to this community.
While most of the funds are distributed to hockey players and teams, FSI has, during the
last decade, also made over 500 grants in 45 sports other than hockey.
Directors & Executives
| EXECUTIVE | |
|---|---|
|
President |
John Jardine |
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Secretary |
Cindy Riley |
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Past President |
Shawn Lean |
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Senior Executive |
Richard Clark |
| EXECUTIVE | |
|---|---|
|
Vice President |
Heather Zilbert |
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Treasurer |
Kenny Kyle |
|
Senior Executive |
Tim Gillies |
| DIRECTORS | |||||
| Mike Gillingham | Peter MacWilliam | Dave Barr | |||
| Blair Sissons | Kelsey Tucker | Andrew Philips | |||
| Rob Gillies | Frank Jardine | Brett Wilson | |||
| Bob Hatheway | Andy Lepage | Jon Lister | |||
| Andy Jeffrey | Matt Williams | Matt Fleming | |||
| Scott MacKenzie | Sonny Phillips | Ken Allen | |||
| Jeff MacTavish | Doug Cain | Vicki McCoy | |||
| Kirk Shean | |||||
Fredericton Sports Investment
Honorary Directors
Honorary Directors are those who served on the FSI Board of Director for 10 years or more.
| Kevin Agar | Murph Allen | Peter Allison | Gordie Boldon |
| Byron Brown | Murph Cain | Andy Clark | Tony Currie |
| Ray Dolan | Wendell Ferris | Wayne Gamble | Danny Grant |
| Tony Grant | Wayne Hallihan | Buster Harvey | Scott Harvey |
| Bruce Jack | Jim Jeffrey | Fred Lewis | Bob Mabie |
| Chris Mabie | Bill MacGillivary | Tim MacTavish | Tabby McQuade |
| Brian Miles | Dave Morell | Jim Poore | Scott Walker |
| Garth Williams | Carol Yerxa | Lorrie Yerxa | Bill White |
| Leroy Washburn | Cathy Belmore | Jim Chessie | Laurie MacNeil |
| Allison Whitehead | Andy Williams | Kristian Dewar | Fred Rowan |
| Joel Walker | Eric Peabody | Brent Grant | Mike Eagles |
DELIVERING POSITIVE CHANGE
We want to serve as a beacon of empowerment for the youth of Fredericton, guiding them through the world of sports as a shining example of positivity and determination.
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