100 Men Kawartha Lakes has kicked off 2026 by donating over $17,000 to three charities in the Kawarthas Lakes region.
At its first quarterly meeting of the year last Thursday (March 5), the collective philanthropy group gathered at the Lindsay Golf and Country Club to hear presentations from the Kawartha Lakes Haliburton 4-H Association, Kawartha Land Trust, and Kawartha Art Gallery.
As happens before each of the group’s quarterly meetings, three nominated organizations are drawn at random and a representative from each organization attends the meeting to make a brief presentation on their organization’s work and how the group would spend and benefit from a donation. Members then vote on which charity should receive the group’s largest donation.
Following Thursday’s vote, the group selected the Kawartha Lakes Haliburton 4-H Association as the primary recipient of the collective donation, which will exceed $10,000 once all member donations are collected.
4-H is a non-profit youth development organization that spans 10 provinces across Canada and 70 countries across the world. Supporting communities in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton including Lindsay, Omemee, Fenelon Falls, and Minden, the Kawartha Lakes Haliburton 4-H Association creates welcoming spaces for youth ages six to 21 to explore everything from agriculture to STEM, cooking, crafts, and community service.
Kawartha Land Trust and and Kawartha Art Gallery did not walk away from the meeting empty-handed, with each organization also receiving a $2,500 donation from 100 Men Kawartha Lakes.
100 Men Kawartha Lakes meets four times a year to pool their resources and, since its founding in 2018, has donated over $310,000 to registered charities within the Kawartha Lakes region. The group has partnered with the Kawartha Lakes Community Foundation to make the donation process simple and efficient.
“We are incredibly proud of the impact our members continue to make,” says 100 Men Kawartha Lakes member Brad Campkin in a media release. “We are on track to hit 200 members this year. All we need is a few more good men to join us and help amplify our reach even further.”
For more information about 100 Men Kawartha Lakes and to join, visit 100menkawarthalakes.ca.
