Now is the time to show your local love…Peterborough Performs 2.0 provides the perfect opportunity to get back to live entertainment!

Presented by RBC, this incredible afternoon features an all-star lineup of 17 artists and musical groups who have all come together to raise awareness to homelessness issues and funds for the vital supports and services offered locally. Purchase your tickets before March 8th to be entered into an earlybird draw…you might just win a fabulous local prize while supporting this charity initiative!
It’s time to support your community in person, join us Sunday, March 20th, 2022 at Showplace Performance Centre for the return of Peterborough Performs, an afternoon of live performance, made possible by Presenting Sponsor RBC. Emceed by the incomparable Jordan Mercier, Peterborough Performs will feature an amazing array of talent across all genres of music including:
The Weber Brothers Band
The Austin Carson Band
Rick and Gailie’s Peterborough All-Star Band
The Elyse Saunders Band
Sarah-Jane Riley
Michael Bell
Irish Millie
Wiley Harold
The Verandah Society (Megan Murphy/Kate Suhr)
Washboard Hank
Tami J Wilde
Benj Rowland
Phil Stephenson and Glen Caradus
Jacques Graveline
Tom Eastland
Nick Ferrio
Nathan Miller

These musicians are all coming together to raise both awareness to the issues surrounding homelessness, as well as funds to aid local vital services and supports.

We are so grateful for the generous support of both RBC and these incredible artists…join us at Showplace Performance Centre so they feel your energy!

Now is the perfect time to get back to live performance, and, we want our guests to feel safe as we all begin to venture back out. To help with the transition of beginning to attend live events, we are choosing to limit the venue’s capacity to 50% so that we all have a bit of extra space and masks will be mandatory.

Be sure secure your spot today! Tickets are only $50 and can be purchased online at Showplace 

Even if you are unable to attend the event, you can still support the Musicians United to End Homelessness initiative….Peterborough Performs 2.0 Virtual Auction is now LIVE! Check it out HERE.

For information on how to become an event sponsor check out the opportunities Peterborough Performs 2.0 Sponsorship

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This Labour Day, we honour the courage of union members, advocates, and everyday workers who continue that fight today. ❤️
 
United Way Peterborough & District stands proudly alongside Labour.

Together, we build communities where everyone has what they need to thrive. 

 #LabourDay2026
🚚 Moving thousands of school supplies to fill more than 400 backpacks for local students is made easy thanks to the help of our wonderful friends @autoconnectsales 

✏️Thank you to Cheryl, Martin and the whole team for your support our of Backpacks for Success program. Your generosity makes a real difference in our community!
🎉 PTBO & COUNTY, SAVE THE DATE! 🎉

We’re kicking off something special. 85 years of United Way Peterborough & District and we want you to be there! 

Join us for our 2026 Campaign Launch, presented by Miskin Law [@miskinlaw] as we officially launch this year’s campaign and celebrate the incredible community that has carried the work of United Way forward for 85 years. ❤️

We’re especially excited to welcome 2026 Campaign Chair Tiffany Arcari [@_thetiffanyshow] whose leadership will help guide this year’s campaign, alongside Jason Seguya, our new CEO, as he joins our community for his first Campaign Launch in his new role. Let’s make it a special one😁📣!

📅 September 17, 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 1:30 [doors open at 11:30]
📍 Healthy Planet Arena

More details — including tickets — at the link🔗 in our bio!

85 years united. One community. A campaign to remember.
✨ Half the world is under 30. In Canada, that’s 35% of us.

Young people aren’t just the future, they’re changemakers right now. 💪

On #InternationalYouthDay, United Way Peterborouh & District celebrates their leadership, their courage, and their vision for a better world. 🌟💛
🎒🚗 What a day! We filled the Fords and our hearts @autoconnectsales

A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out to Fill the Fords on Saturday, donated supplies, volunteered, sponsored the event, grabbed a BBQ lunch courtesy of @kingstmarket, enjoyed some ice cream from @central_smith, and helped us celebrate the incredible generosity of our community.

We’re so grateful to Auto Connect Sales, our sponsors, community partners, volunteers, media friends, and every single person who helped make this day possible. Your support will help local students start the school year feeling prepared, confident, and ready to learn.

But we’re not done yet! 🎒

There’s still time to help. If you haven’t had a chance to donate, we’re collecting new backpacks and school supplies at the United Way Peterborough & District office and at participating community collection locations until THIS FRIDAY, August 14!

Every backpack, every box of crayons, every notebook and every donation helps us get closer to ensuring local students have the tools they need to succeed.

✨Comment “BACK TO SCHOOL” and we’ll send you the full list of participating businesses running supply drives.
Exciting News! 💫 The Reaching Home deadline has been extended!

Applicants now have until Wednesday, August 19 to submit your proposals.

Please keep in mind: 
👉 Applications will be reviewed based on alignment to the following community priorities:
• Creating, preserving, and enabling equitable access to housing
• Eviction prevention
• Outreach
👉 Funding covers the period October 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028
👉 New application deadline August 19, 2026

ℹ️ What is Reaching Home? It's a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness across Canada. This program provides funding to communities to help them address their local homelessness needs.

Apply today at uwpeterborough.ca
We 💙 GM Financial!

A huge thank you to our friends at GM Financial for dropping off our first Backpacks for Success donations of the season! We’re so grateful for partnerships like these in our community. 

💡 As part of their workplace drive, employees received a work from home day in exchange for making a donation. What a creative way to encourage workplace giving!

Our Backpacks for Success supply drives wrap up on August 14, but there is still time to help! Join us on August 8 at Auto Connect Sales for our Fill the Fords event. We’ll be there from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. collecting school supplies, so stop by, say hello, and help us fill the Fords! 👋🎒
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