HLG in the Community

Butterfly Run 2025

The Peterborough Butterfly is an annual spring event, that supports families and individuals who have experienced pregnancy loss, child loss or infertility.  This event is organized by the Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation in partnership with the Partners in Pregnancy Clinic and a dedicated executive committee. During our time volunteering we were preparing the race kits for the participants in the run. Funds raised during event go to support the purchase of bereavement kits.  Since 2018, over 800 kits have been distributed - containing comfort items, memorial items, and grief resources.  These kits are then distributed via healthcare providers to families who have experienced a loss.  

Campbellford Food Share - Bottles for Bounty

On June 27th, 2025 along with our friends from RBC Royal Bank we collected, sorted and returned empties to collect funds to purchase items in need at the food bank in Campbellford. We collected $116 in empties which accompanied our $1500 contribution from our Communities Together Fund nicely for a total contribution of $1616!   Did you know... 1 in 4 households in Canada have experienced food insecurity in that past year!  That is approximately 8.7 million people, including over 2 million children!  So many are struggling as we are trying to do our part to help ease the demand. 

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A Walk to Make Cystic Fibrosis History

On Sunday May 25th, 2025 the Harris-Lowe Group had the pleasure of participating and volunteering in a Walk to Make Cystic Fibrosis History at Nicolas Oval Park, in Peterborough!  Paul Harris-Lowe's wife Maureen and daughter Kathryn co-chaired a very successful event sponsored by 101.5 The Wolf, 100.5 Fresh Radio & Global News Peterborough.  Through our Communities Together Fund we were able to contribute $1500 to help support families in need, within Peterborough that have been affect by Cystic Fibrosis. 

Asphodel-Norwood Food Bank

The need is great, there is no end in sight for many of these families and the time to support is now!  The Harris-Lowe Group, along with our amazing colleagues from Team RBC once again joined forced to support a community need.  If you had to guess how many people in the community had the need for assistance from the local food bank, how many would you say? Your mind might just be blown! An astonishing 200+ people are in need just in the little village of Nowrood alone! On June 25th, 2025  we helped stock and organize the shelves to prepare for their arrival!  We are grateful for the support of our Communities Together Fund as $1500 will go along way to help combat food insecurity in the village of Norwood! 

Kawartha Food Share

Did you know ... approximately 20% of households in our area are struggling to put healthy for food on the table.  June 19th, 2025, the Harris-Lowe Group and Team RBC paired up to combat food insecurity by volunteering our time at Kawartha Food Share.  Our volunteerism was complimented nicely with a $1500 contribution to the Kawartha Food Share from our Communities Together Fund to purchase more food to help those in need within Peterborough.

1 Million Lunches Peterborough - Kids Against Hunger

With food insecurity at an all time high, I could not think of a better way to spend my Saturday! "Together, we'll transform hungry and starving children's lives here in Canada and around the world!"  We were also able to contribute $1500 to the cause through our Communities Together Funds.  The funds raised go to toward to purchase of food for those in need within the Peterborough community!

Par for Progress - Campbellford Memorial Hospital Auxiliary

The Harris-Lowe Group were out in the community once again supporting the CMH Auxiliary at their first annual golf tournament.  Our time volunteering was multi-faceted from helping with the planning leading up to the tournament, hand crafting Minion golf club covers to sell at the event, helping with event set up and flow the day of, to participating in the tournament as golfers!  We were thrilled to be able to further support this cause with a $1500 contribution from our  RBC Communities Together Fund.  Funds raised will go toward the purchase of new medical equipment for our hospital to provide better support patient care.

Polar Plunge - Campbellford Memorial Hospital!

I am absolutely thrill that RBC Communities Together Funds were able to support the 33rd Annual Polar Plunge for CMH with a $1500 contribution.  The funds raised at this event will go toward to the purchase of much needed, life saving, medical equipment to support the community!