Community Involvement
Lockside's Fundraising Campaigns
- Peterborough Regional Health centre
2004-6 raised $30,000 for an Oncology Treatment Room in late co-owner Brian Holmes name - Lakefield Primary Healthcare Centre
2007-8 raised $20,000 towards a patient exam room - Lakefield Animal Welfare Society, (L.A.W.S.)
2006-9 provided $5000 for a kitty condo - YWCA Crossroads Womens Shelter
2009 raised $8000 towards the shelter's building campaign - Schizophrenia Society, Peterborough Branch
2010 raised $10200 toward operating expenses
Educational Support
- Yearly scholarship to the top Marketing Student at Lakefield High School
Co-op students from local High Schools and Post Secondary Schools
Lockside Supports The Arts
- Art @ the Locks : Held at Lockside show casing local artists. A percentage of the sales will go towards the Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS) “Best of High School Art Show” helping to celebrate and encourage the Artistic efforts of young people in the community.
- Promoting Canadian Musicians with Live music held at Lockside and selling their CDs in-store
Our Contributions
- Peterborough Festival Of Trees
- Lakefield Animal Welfare Society
- Camp Kawartha
- Peterborough Folk Festival
- Lakefield Literary Festival
- Folk Under the Clock
- 4th Line Theatre, Millbrook
- Young’s Point Public School, (elementary)
- Lakefield District Secondary School
- Imagine the Marsh Lakefield
- Peterborough Canoe Museum
- Lakefield Trail
- Young's Point United Church
- Members of
- Young’s Point Business Association
- Kawartha Lakes Chamber of Commerce, Eastern Region
- Peterborough Chamber of Commerce
- Buckhorn District Tourist Association
- Greater Peterborough Economic Development Agency
- CTGA