Sponsorship connects your business with the local community in a meaningful way. Your logo and brand will be featured across event materials and communications, including our social media accounts with 5000+ followers and 26.4k monthly views. Increasing your visibility with an established non profit.
Align your business with a mission supporting mental health, domestic violence prevention, homelessness services, and other critical local needs. Sponsorship demonstrates your Corporate Social Responsibility, strengthens your reputation, and shows real investment in your community.
Businesses that engage in community impact often see higher employee pride, engagement, and retention, making this an internal and external benefit.
Our work connects us with local agencies, community leaders, and decision makers. Sponsorship provides opportunities to build relationships, attend events, and engage with key community stakeholders beyond traditional marketing channels.
Our Day of Caring event brings the community together while demonstrating the power of volunteering. Local businesses partner with United Way Peterborough & District to assist in completing projects at United Way funded agencies.
Projects can include construction, restoration, community special events or agency work. By providing a team of volunteers, companies help member agencies complete important tasks. This unique event allows businesses to get directly involved in their own community while promoting team building, boosting morale, and increasing your company’s community profile.
United Way Peterborough & District’s Annual General Meeting brings together donors, volunteers, and community partners to reflect on our collective impact and look toward the coming year.
The event features key organizational updates, including impact reports from partner agencies, leadership developments, and recognition of outstanding contributors. Attendees will also hear directly from Neighbourhood Grant recipients, showcasing the meaningful work made possible through this community investment.
Backpacks for Success is an annual initiative that ensures students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 have the essential school supplies they require to start the year prepared and confident.
Locally, it’s estimated that approximately 2,875 children under the age of 17 are living in poverty. Your sponsorship directly supports the purchasing of needed supplies, determined by our partners within local school boards and agencies.
Campaign Launch is United Way Peterborough’s official kick off event to the campaign season. Every September, we get together with partner agencies, volunteers, workplaces, and engaged donors to showcase our plans for the year and invite our community to join us in making a difference.
This celebratory event offers an excellent sponsorship opportunity to join the excitement of another engaging campaign season and help us spread the word that we’re here to make a meaningful impact, together.
The Ultimate Burger Battle is a month-long celebration of local flavours and community spirit. Local restaurants create signature ultimate burgers, and they donate a portion of each sale to us, supporting our initiatives across Peterborough and District.
Your sponsorship helps bring the event to life by supporting promotion, driving engagement, and getting the community out enjoying (and voting for) their favourite burgers.
Join us in making our first-ever Winter Wishes initiative a success! The holiday season can be a difficult time for seniors, newcomers, and families in our community. Financial struggles and loneliness are common for many of our friends and neighbours, but we can help make the season a little brighter with your help.
This year, we’re surveying our partner agencies to see what is on their clients’ winter wish lists. Whether it’s a senior’s favourite chocolate, a toy for a child, or a sweater for someone new to Canada, we want to help. When you join us as a sponsor, you can make someone’s dreams a reality and show them we’re a community who cares.
Peterborough Performs is one of our largest fundraisers, raising awareness and support for homelessness initiatives in our community. In 2026, over 300 attendees gathered at the Showplace Performance Centre to enjoy 14 local artists and raise more than $36,000 for local programs.
Your sponsorship helps make this event possible while creating a meaningful and lasting impact for individuals across Peterborough and the County.
Period products are a basic necessity, yet for 1 in 4 Canadians struggling financially, they are not always accessible.
Period poverty can force difficult choices between essentials like food and these vital hygiene products. Your sponsorship helps remove this barrier, ensuring more people in our region have access to the products they need.
This means fewer missed days of work or school, less isolation, and more opportunities for people in our community to fully participate in daily life.
No matter the results, every campaign deserves to be celebrated! It is only through the combined efforts of our volunteers, workplaces, donors, and team members that we’re able to lift up our Peterborough community. This event recognizes their hard work and shows our appreciation for our key supporters.
As a Campaign Celebration sponsor, you play a key role in bringing this recognition to life, helping every attendee feel valued and connected to the impact they’ve made.
Our 50/50 Raffle raises community funds to support our partner agencies and ongoing initiatives in Peterborough. Win or lose impact is guaranteed.
As a seed sponsor, you help kickstart momentum, attract ticket sales, and maximize funds raised, all while showcasing your commitment to our city.
Phone: 705-742-8839 x 32 Cell: 705-772-6681
Email: ebelsey@uwpeterborough.ca
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Email: amurphy@uwpeterborough.ca
What a fun day at @gmfinancial Peterborough centre yesterday celebrating their United Way Campaign!
Did you know the GM Financial has been supporting United Way Peterborough and District since 2002⁉️
Over the years their team has gotten very creative when it comes to fundraising activities ➡️ swipe to see some of this years shenanigans. The “Cookie Face Challenge” was a part of a minute to win it style face off between team leads and members of the senior leadership team!
Thank you so much to the team at @gmfinancial for your ongoing support. Your contributions go a long way in supporting our neighbours ❤️.
We are so happy to be back at our Stewart St. office after a couple of weeks working remotely due to aforementioned “unforeseen circumstances”! Come by and say hello! The team has missed you.
The United Way Ultimate Burger Battle returns this November, and we couldn’t be more excited after all the fun we had last year🍔✨!
Let us know your FAVOURITE burger in Peterborough and County in the comments below ⬇️ tell us your go to spot and we’ll see if they have what it takes!
You’re not seeing double, your generosity can go twice as far!
For 85 years, neighbours have been coming together to build a stronger, more caring Peterborough community. This year, there’s an extra reason to celebrate: eligible donations will be matched dollar for dollar!
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, new donations of $85 or more, as well as any increase to an existing gift, will be matched 100% through our 2026 Community Campaign.
This is the third and final year of this incredible matching gift, making it a special opportunity to double your impact and help support the network of 20 local agencies working to strengthen our community.
Whether you’re making your first gift or increasing your support, your generosity makes a difference.
85 years united. Double the impact. Stronger together.
Learn more at the link in our bio!
A little extra reason to be thankful this long weekend! ❤️
A big thank you to @cityptbo for organizing a Thanksgiving food drive as part of their United Way workplace campaign! These generous donations will support two of our community partners, @yesshelterptbo and @ywca.peterborough.haliburton
It’s a great reminder that workplace campaigns are about so much more than fundraising. They’re about finding meaningful ways to show up for our community and make a difference together.
Wishing everyone a safe, happy, and restful Thanksgiving long weekend!
Want to get involved? Whether it’s organizing a food drive, starting a workplace campaign, or finding another way to give back, there are so many ways to be a Certified Neighbour.
Get in touch with United Way Peterborough & District to find out how you can make a difference locally!
We’re #hiring @unitedwayptbo is looking for three community-minded people to join our team.
Swipe ➡️ to learn more!
Learn more about each role and how to apply through the link in our bio.
We’re looking for a relationship-builder who loves connecting people, building partnerships, and turning community connections into meaningful impact.
As our Campaign Officer, you’ll work with workplaces, businesses, donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners to help grow our annual campaign across Peterborough and County.
If you’re energized by people, fundraising, and making things happen in the community, we’d love to hear from you.
📍 Peterborough, Ontario
💼 Full-time | $55,000–$60,000 + benefits
Learn more and apply through the link in our bio.
We’re looking for an organized, people-focused team player to help keep things running smoothly behind the scenes at United Way Peterborough & District.
As our Office & Administrative Coordinator, you’ll support day-to-day office operations while working with donors, volunteers, community partners, and our team.
If you’re detail-oriented, dependable, and enjoy being the person who keeps everything on track, we’d love to hear from you.
📍 Peterborough, Ontario
💼 Full-time | $55,000–$60,000 + benefits
Learn more and apply through the link in our bio.
Are you a creative storyteller who knows how to turn ideas and impact into content people want to engage with?
We’re looking for a Communications Officer to help tell the United Way story through social media, digital content, campaigns, media relations, visual communications, and more.
If you’re a strong writer, creative thinker, and community-minded communicator, this could be the role for you.
📍 Peterborough, Ontario
💼 Full-time | $55,000–$60,000 + benefits
Learn more and apply through the link in our bio.
Certified Neighbours spotted in the wild 👀❤️
A big shoutout to the team at @cf_peterborough for rocking their Certified Neighbour gear and showing us what it looks like to put community first!
Want to join them? 👀 The Certified Neighbour Collection is officially live, with tees, hoodies and more!
🛍️ Shop the collection and support United Way Peterborough & District’s Community Campaign at the link in our bio! Local pickup available @ricartpromo
Looking good. Doing good. Being a Certified Neighbour. ❤️
🧡 Today we wear orange. In honour of every child who was taken. Every family that was broken. Every survivor who carried the weight of what should never have happened.
Reconciliation is not a moment; it’s a responsibility we carry every day.
United Way Peterborough & District walks alongside Indigenous communities, today and always. #OrangeShirtDay #TruthandReconciliation
A discussion with the mayoral candidates focused on social issues in a changing Peterborough.
FREE BBQ GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY E.P. LIONS CLUB: 5:00PM - 5:45PM
ALL MAYORAL CANDIDATES MEETING: 6:00PM - 8:30PM
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Active transportation is encouraged, and bike racks will be provided. Use of strong bike locks is recommended.
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FORMAT:
- All 7 mayoral candidates will provide brief opening statements;
- Candidates will take turns discussing their platforms and approaches with the moderator, in a style similar to a job interview;
- Audience members will have a chance to ask their own questions, both in the room and online;
- Candidates will provide brief closing remarks.
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WATCH THE LIVESTREAM: twitch.tv/newcanadianscentre
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YMCA`s FAMILY DROP-IN:
Families with children are invited to watch the livestream at YMCA’s Development Centre (123 Aylmer Street South) on October 7, from 6:00PM - 8:30PM.
Family Drop-In Features:
- Free participation for all families
- Livestream of the mayoral event
- Toys and activity mats for young children
- Supervised drop-in programming for children ages 4-12
Children ages 4-12 may be signed into the YMCA`s supervised drop-in program. Parents and caregivers of children ages 4-12 are welcome to remain in the YMCA Development Centre to watch the livestream or attend the discussion in-person at the New Canadians Centre.
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EVENT ORGANIZED BY:
- United Way Peterborough & District
- New Canadians Centre
- Trent’s Research for Social Change Lab
- One City Peterborough
- Peterborough Community Health Centre
- Basic Income Peterborough Network
- Community Resilience Action Network
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ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?
peterborough.voterservices.ca
Shop the Certified Neighbour Collection online now at the link in our bio.
A portion of the proceeds directly support your United Way Community Campaign.
Local pickup in Peterborough available @ricartpromo or shipping options with Canada Post and Purolator!
One week ago, we launched our 2026 Community Campaign! 🎉
Thanks to Campaign Cabinet member, Trista Greer and @ftlom.inc we have the perfect little recap to relive it. ❤️
There are so many ways to be a Certified Neighbour.
Want to get involved? Whether you’re a business or an individual there’s a role you can play in supporting our community!
⬇️ Comment “CERTIFIED” and we’ll send you a DM and share the different ways you can support the Campaign!
#85YearsUnited and we’re just getting started.
The Certified Neighbour Collection is officially here!
You saw it at our Campaign Launch. You asked about it. And now… you can officially get your own Certified Neighbour swag!
Our first drop is live with many ways to rep your neighbourhood, including:
❤️ the 2-Tone Hat
❤️ the Crewneck Fleece
❤️ the Tote
Check out the online store for yourself to see what else is available.
The best part? Proceeds from every purchase go directly to supporting United Way Peterborough & District’s Community Campaign. The people, programs and organizations that are working to build a stronger community, together.
🛍️ Shop the colllection through the link in our bio
📤 Local pickup at @ricartpromo or shipping options available via Canada Post & Purolator!
Tag your Certified Neighbours in the comments. Share this post. Show us how you’re sporting yours. And let’s see just how far the Certified Neighbour crew can go!
