Learning about Indigenous Culture in Carleton Place
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On May 3rd Zion Memorial United Church and the Carleton Place Public Library came together in support of Art for Aid in a fundraising event to celebrate and learn about Indigenous culture. Despite cooler weather, the crowds came and enjoyed this annual celebration. Art for Aid, a program of the Canadian registered charity Soaring Circle, collects and ships art supplies to remote Indigenous schools across Canada from September to May out of their Carleton Place shipping office.
Art for Aid and the Indigenous Cultural Fair Planning Committee would like to thank the generous sponsors and donors that made this event a great success: The Town of Carleton Place, Tim Horton’s, Rental Village, Bean Chevrolet Buick GMC, Earth Fest/Lanark County Transportation Shuttle Service, Staples Carleton Place, The Humm, Hauraney Photography and all the wonderful volunteers who came to help setup, run the event and take it all down at the end of the day.
Next year’s event will be held on Saturday May 23 2026. If you are interested in being part of our dynamic and fun planning committee for this fast-growing event, you can email us at indigenousfair@zion-memorial.ca or at artforaid2013@gmail.com. We begin planning in September. To learn more about Art for Aid visit www.artforaid.ca.
