GPHSF, Your Family Health Team Foundation

12/22/2025

12/18/2025

Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation (GPHSF) is happy to share that earlier this month we donated $34,000 to youth mental health services in the Peterborough area. This donation was made possible through the funds raised at the 2025 Tebey Golf Classic presented by Bell Let’s Talk and KX 105. The Tebey Golf Classic was June 26th at Wildfire Golf Course.

As co-beneficiaries of the Tebey Golf Classic, Peterborough Youth Services and YES Shelter for Youth and Families each received $17,000 to continue their work supporting youth in our community. We thank them for the tireless work that they do and are happy that we can support that work.

This donation could not be possible without the golfers, sponsors and donors who support the event each year. To you we are grateful. We are also grateful to Tebey, his family, and his team for being a face and a voice for youth mental health. Thank you for your dedication and enthusiasm. Since the events inception in 2017 over $280,000 has been raised to support youth mental health in the Peterborough area.

Finally, thank you to our organizing committee who volunteer their time to help put on a great event and generate as much money as they can for youth mental health. The committee is Barry Black, Wendy Hill, Judy Ruttle, Todd Sargent and Brian Young, along with GPHSF staff Susan Owen and Vince Bierworth.

We look forward to a great fundraiser in 2026, which will be the 10th anniversary of the Tebey Golf Classic. More details will be available in the new year. In the meantime, if you would like to support, or find out more please visit www.gphsf.ca/tebeygolfclassic/

12/17/2025

The 5th Annual Darkness To Light is Sunday December 21st, at our new location, the entrance to Del Crary Park off Rink Street (Rink and George). A sunrise ceremony for those impacted by su***de and overdose. We ask that all arrive by 7:30am. Free to attend thanks to Seven Hills Developments. Registration is not required but recommended (so we have an idea of how much coffee we need). Find out more at https://www.gphsf.ca/events/darknesstolight-2/

12/16/2025

Thank you, Portside Spirits, for joining us as a Hospitality Sponsor for the GPHSF Charity Bonspiel in partnership with Imprinted Apparel on February 14th. As a special Valentines Day treat, Portside Spirits will be onsite over lunch at the Peterborough Curling Club offering special valentines samples of their premium Vodka, Rum and Gin.

Just another reason to join us on February 14th. Register your team by visiting https://www.gphsf.ca/events/gphsfcharitybonspiel/

Portside VODKA Imprinted Apparel Store GPHSF Charity Bonspiel in partnership with Imprinted Apparel Store

12/15/2025

Thank you Kawartha Dairy for returning as a sheet sponsor for our Bonspiel with Imprinted Apparel.  We appreciate your support in helping us break down barriers to care and increase access to healthcare in the Peterborough area.

With stores all through the Kawarthas and beyond, you are sure to find Kawartha Dairy products all around the area.  Find out more about this Bobcaygeon based family business at KawarthaDairy.com

Still a few teams available.  Register through www.GPHSF.ca

12/11/2025

The Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation (GPHSF) is happy to announce its 2025 Senior Care Micro Grant recipients. Two grants, each worth up to $5000, were made available to support senior care projects and healthy aging initiatives within the Peterborough area. After much thoughtful consideration, Curve Lake First Nation’s Home and Community Care and Mental Health Project, and City Peterborough’s Nutritional Support for At-Risk Seniors Project, were selected as this years recipients.

“It was a difficult process to narrow down the applications. Our recipients this year address both mental and physical health concerns, as well as nutritional concerns with some of the most vulnerable in our community.” said Vince Bierworth, Executive Director for the Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation. “Our committee, which was made up of healthcare professionals and community members, were very impressed with the quality and variety of projects submitted. After much deliberation, they settled upon two projects that will have both an immediate and lasting impact for seniors and elders in our community.”

In their application, Curve Lake First Nation states that the Home and Community Care and Mental Health Project “is addressing a critical gap in Elder care by providing culturally relevant mental health and wellness supports that are not currently available in our community. There are limited opportunities for Elders to engage in programming that integrates mental, emotional, spiritual, and cultural well being. Elders often face isolation, challenges with life transitions, and limited access to traditional knowledge and healing practices. By offering biweekly gatherings that combine cultural teachings, land-based activities, art therapy, addictions awareness and connections to community partners, this project fills an unmet need and ensures our elders are supported in a holistic and culturally safe way.”

“Curve Lake Home and Community Care in partnership with Mental Health Services is sincerely grateful and deeply appreciative to the GPHSF for awarding us the Seniors Care Micro Grant.” Said Nicole Capalbo, Home & Community Care Manager at Curve Lake Health Centre. “Our Elders are a vital part of our community, and this funding will be put to great use in enhancing culturally grounded mental health and wellness supports. This investment strengthens our ability to care for our Elders in meaningful ways that honor their dignity, identity, and overall well-being.”

In their application, One City Peterborough states that the Nutritional Support for At-Risk Seniors Project supports “Seniors who make up 35% of the individuals accessing drop-in services on a regular basis, many of whom also have complex nutritional needs due to chronic illness, diabetes, exposure related injuries, chronic malnutrition, and severe dental decay, among other factors. This project will identify marginalized seniors with high nutritional needs that are not being met and provide interventions to offset their risk of associated health burdens.”

“One City Peterborough is very grateful that we will be able to use this grant to do just a little bit more to help those folks who face elevated health risks when they are unable to meet their nutritional needs.” Said Danita Gilbert, Nurse Care Coordinator with One City Peterborough. “In addition to direct nutritional interventions, this pilot project will allow us to gather valuable data about the impact of nutrition on health for the most marginalized seniors in our community. We hope that this data can provide a foundation for development of a longer-term, targeted nutrition program.”

Congratulations to both organizations and thank you to all who submitted applications. The GPHSF Senior Care Micro Grant program will be a yearly program with the next request for applications opening in August 2026.

If you would like to make a donation to support the GPHSF’s Senior Care Fund, or find out more about the program and our history with senior care funding, visit https://www.gphsf.ca/seniorcaremicrogrant/ or call 705 740 8074.

Curve Lake Health Centre Curve Lake First Nation One City PTBO

12/10/2025

The 5th Annual Darkness To Light, for community members impacted by su***de and overdose, this Sunday December 21st. The ceremony has a new location, the entrance to Del Crary Park off Rink Street. Darkness to Light is an outdoor sunrise gathering, marking brighter days ahead after the solstice, which is the day with the smallest amount of daylight. Julie Brown, who has led the event each year, will return to lead the group with a message of support and moment of silence as the sun rises over Little Lake. The event will be rain, snow or shine and is free to attend thanks to the support of Seven Hills Developments. Those wishing to attend can show up the morning of the event, but are encouraged to register HERE. Organizers are asking guests to arrive by 7:30 am as sunrise is expected at 7:45 am that morning.

New this year, Hospice Grief Listeners will be at the event. Grief listeners are specially trained volunteers who lend a sympathetic ear and sit with people in their grief.

While the event is being offered free of charge, donations can be made and will be directed to support the Su***de Bereavement work at Hospice Peterborough. Please follow this link to donate https://www.gphsf.ca/events/darknesstolight-2/

12/04/2025

December is the busiest month. The same can be said for Delta Bingo and Gaming. All money raised through charitable gaming stays in our community by supporting over 70 local charities and non-profits like GPHSF.

12/03/2025

Thank you, Johnston Wealth Management Partners of RBC Dominion Securities, for supporting the GPHSF Charity Bonspiel with Imprinted Apparel Store. You’ve been with us since the first year and we appreciate it.

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If you would like to register a team for the Bonspiel, or sponsor the event, go to www.GPHSF.ca

12/01/2025

The 5th annual Darkness To Light is Sunday December 21st, with the purpose of supporting those impacted by su***de and overdose. It is a sunrise gathering on the shortest day of the year symbolizing brighter days ahead. Julie Brown is returning once again to lead the ceremony. The event has a new location this year. Please join us at the entrance to Del Crary Park at Rink and George Streets.

The Darkness to Light is free to attend thanks to the generosity of Seven Hills Developments. Donations are encouraged if you are able. All money raised will support Hospice Peterborough Su***de and Overdose bereavement programming.
Registration is not required, but it is encouraged. Donations can be made and registration completed through www.gphsf.ca/events/darknesstolight-2/