The PDCF is partnering with Indspire, a national Indigenous registered charity that invests in the education of Indigenous youth, to create the annual PDCF Indigenous Youth Award for an Indigenous student enrolled in an accredited post-secondary program. The PDCF’s $2k will be matched by the federal government bringing the value of the Award to [...]
Thank You and Farewell Lynn McIntyre It is with mixed emotions that I announce that Lynn McIntyre has decided it’s time to relinquish the helm as Executive Director of the PDCF. Over the past seven years, Lynn has given his heart and soul to the PDCF and the results speak for themselves. Under Lynn’s [...]
The CARR is Rolling Again The CARR (Community Alliance for Refugee Resettlement) is rolling again to sponsor two young families of four from Afghanistan. Thanks to the generosity of our community they have raised sufficient funds to cover travel expenses and support costs for a year for the first family and seek your support [...]
The significant lack of affordable housing for people with low incomes in Perth and Lanark County has been well documented. Last September, 58 people were identified as absolutely homeless, a number that indicates the crisis is growing. The waitlist for affordable housing in the County is many times this figure. Even with financial assistance [...]
The generosity of donors plus the energy & ideas of people & community organizations was clearly evident is 2021, &, from all accounts, will be again this year. For example, PDCF grants to charities was at an all-time high of $270k. *Some charities choose to establish their own endowment fund under the umbrella of [...]
Contribute to your community by sharing your time and talents, while making some new friends. Are you looking for a way to give back to your community? Are you excited to create change? Do you have knowledge to share? Come join us on the PDCF Board of Directors! We are dedicated to building a Board [...]
Many hands volunteer to help grow and harvest this wet-hopped pale ale brewed annually in collaboration with our local hop farm to support the PDCF. Many thanks to Lynn McIntyre, Lynne Underhill, and Bill St. Arnaud who grew and donated the hops, to the many hands who harvested 200 pounds of this year’s crop, [...]
Free resources to those working with children in Eastern Ontario This Fall, Iris the Dragon is offering interested agencies or schools in Eastern Ontario packages of 50 books addressing the impact of pandemic living on children’s mental health. The book, ideal for ages 6 to 12, Project: Kids, Let's be Superheroes addresses the mental health impact of COVID-19 [...]
The PDCF recognizes that far too many youth in our community are experiencing mental health problems as a result of COVID-19. In response, we gave a special grant to the Youth Action Kommittee (YAK) to offer the mental health first aid course to 11 youth workers at the Lanark Highlands Youth Centre and YAK [...]
Concave Gallery Presents FOUNDATION Original works by Bryce Bell Bryce Bell an artist from Perth, ON with extensive experience in painting, sculpting, installation art, and designing and building architectural habitats. He has been featured in the Oeno Gallery, the Cube Gallery, Gallery Perth, and Guerrilla magazine. “When I begin to paint every instructor I [...]
