Spring into Action: Event held to raise funds for the Caledon Agricultural Society Community Centre

May 29, 2025 · 0 Comments

By Riley Murphy

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Although The Caledon Agricultural Society and The Caledon Village Association didn’t plan to hold their Spring into Caledon Event during the coldest May in over 50 years, they didn’t let it rain on their parade.

The event featured a bonfire, karaoke, multiple food vendors, and more.

The spring affair was held at The Caledon Village Fairgrounds last week to raise funds for the Agricultural Society Community Centre.

They are hoping to reach their goal of three million dollars.

Glenda Simeone from the Caledon Agricultural Society spoke about the centre’s progress.

Before starting, they have to raise a certain amount of funds to obtain permits and run studies.

Simeone shared that so far, they have one commitment from TPC Toronto at Osprey and the Humeniuk family for $250,000 over the next three years, and that they are very much looking forward to partnering with them.

“We’re looking forward to getting this building built because we really believe that this ward in particular, and this whole side of the Town of Caledon needs more facilities. We want to partner with the Town, we want to partner with the community. We’re working really hard at trying to raise the funds to get started,” Simeone said.

The centre will be quite large and in keeping with the agricultural nature of the society, and also of the area.

They hope to add a full commercial kitchen, a banquet room, and accessible washrooms.

“We want to have things like display space, art gallery space, sports equipment and all kinds of things for the community to use. We want to do it at a cost that the community can actually afford to pay. We want our seniors to not have to travel out of their neighborhood in order to get a little exercise in the winter, when they can’t walk on the roads because of the ice and snow,” said Simeone.

They also hope to use the space as an educational centre for agriculture, keeping with one of their central mandates.

To help raise funds, the Caledon Agricultural Society sold pre-made smores kits to toast at the bonfire.

“This community centre isn’t for us. We want to do something for the community. It’s part of our mandate. The Caledon Agricultural Society looked around and we said, what do we need? And we think that this is something that our community needs,” said Simeone.

Although it is not the only way to donate, those looking to support to the Caledon Agricultural Society can do so through Canada Helps. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/104180.