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After an exhaustive search, the Board of Directors of the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Foundation is pleased to introduce Deb Aben as our new Executive Director.  Deb is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and has had extensive experience working for both not-for profit organizations and registered charities including ...

This is what over 80 backpacks look like (and there are more coming!!!!). Thank you so much to Bell Canada for donating the backpacks, and Kathryn Johnson for her coordination of all the great stuff inside. Employees from Bell, Expertech and their friends and families have filled over 100 ...

Once again Salad Days was a Smashing Success.  Leo and Catherine have gathered quite a following at their Lettuce Stand in Peterborough.  Fresh local lettuce was being sold $3 a head and beautifully arranged bouquets of local flowers by Wild Imagination (aka Louise Warner), were available for only $10 ...

Participants from Peterborough and the Kawartha’s descended on Camp Kawartha on May 28th for the 7th annual “Be a Kid for a Day”. It was a day of team work and laughter and we are happy to announce that the recipients of the coveted “BAKFAD Cup” was team Pete. ...

Once again we are so proud of our graduates – 6 grade 8, 4 grade 12 and 4 College students who graduated this May. We now have 19 former Crown Wards attending post-secondary institutions receiving $1,000 per semester towards their tuition and books through the Margaret Davies Bursary. Thank ...

The Kawartha- Haliburton Children’s Foundation Board of Directors expresses their sincere appreciation to Donna Barry on her retirement as the Foundation’s Fundraising Coordinator. Ms. Barry has served the K-H Children’s Foundation, an independent children’s charity raising much needed funds for the children, who receive services from the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s ...

The 21st annual Dream Ball was a very successful fundraising event for children receiving services from the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society. The theme was an “Evening in Paris” and the Victoria Park Armoury was decked out in Parisian charm where 272 guests enjoyed great food and danced to the ...

Be a Kid for a Day was a great success! We were blessed with a beautiful day and lots of enthusiastic participants who helped raise funds to send kids to camp this summer! They climbed the wall, dangled a maze, tossed a rubber chicken on Clatter Bridge, they made ...

The Foundation was pleased to take part in the “Youth In Care” celebration on May 13th followed by our Graduation Celebration. It was such a joy to see the smiles on all the student’s faces! We awarded each graduate with a personalized framed certificate and a monitory gift. This ...

Be a Kid for a Day a great success! May 26, 2014 Blue sky and sun, 9 great teams, a super Foundation Board and amazing volunteers made for a fantastic fundraiser for our summer camp fund! They gathered, they were challenged with heights,, canoeing, climbing, creating, making fires, tossing, ...