Congratulations to our Four Grant Recipients of 2022!

CONGRATULATIONS to The SPCA Renfrew County Animal Centre on receiving $5000.00 this year from our Annual Grants. The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society’s 38-foot SPCA Mobile Animal Wellness Services unit previously rolled into Renfrew County in July to host a much-needed spay/neuter clinic for cats from underserved pet families. The SPCA Mobile Animal Wellness Services unit provided spay/neuter surgeries for a total of 75 cats from July 11-13 at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 517 in Petawawa. This hugely successful Mobile event was made possible thanks to the generosity of Pembroke Petawawa District Community Foundation and Pet Valu Petawawa, who sponsored the event. We are grateful to our sponsors for making this clinic possible, to our local Legion for hosting, and to the pet families who registered their cats for this important service, which helps control pet overpopulation.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Robbie Dean Counselling Centre on receiving $1200.00 this year from our Annual Grants. The Robbie Dean Centre team would like to thank the Foundation for their continued support. This donation will be applied to our grief and loss program which supports individuals struggling after a loss, helping them begin the journey to their "new normal".

CONGRATULATIONS to St. Francis Valley Mental Health on receiving $1470.00 this year from our Annual Grants. With the generosity of the Petawawa, Pembroke District Community Foundation, St. Francis Valley Mental Health will be using the grant money to pay for the operation a medical loan cupboard for one (1) year. Madawaska Valley Hospice Palliative Care offers a loan cupboard of medical equipment to the community, free of charge. Anyone who requires post-surgery or injury support, assistance in the home or palliative care support can borrow items like wheelchairs, walkers, electric beds, crutches and canes and much more.

CONGRATULATIONS to Valley Mental Health on receiving $5000.00 this year from our Annual Grants. Valley Mental Health will use the grant money received to conduct a research project in partnership with KMK Judo, Pembroke. Together we will be offering a new somatic (body-oriented) therapy program that brings together the foundations of the art of Judo with the principles of somatic therapy to teach self-regulation strategies to children, youth and adults.