Front view of Haldimand Community Memorial Arena building with beige metal siding, a gabled roof, and signage indicating the main entrance and accessibility.

Donate to the Haldimand Community Memorial
Arena Fundraising Campaign

The Haldimand Community Memorial Arena Fundraising Campaign is about keeping a valued community centre space, usable, and open and operating for years to come - nothing more, nothing less.

Learn more about this campaign, including current and future projects, why we’re investing in this facility, donation vision and impact, fundraising strategy and activities, sponsorship and donation details, FAQs, and more

Text showing '$342,000 Raised' in bold green letters

DONATE
TODAY!

How to Donate and Donation Details

Cash and cheque donations can be made at the following times and locations:
- In-person at Grafton Municipal Office
  - 10836 County Rd #2, Grafton
  - Monday-Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
- Drop Box at Grafton Municipal Office
  - 10836 County Rd #2, Grafton
  - Anytime
- Any Fundraising Committee Event
  - Please see our Calendar of Events for upcoming opportunities.
Debit donations can be made at the following times and locations:
- In-person at Grafton Municipal Office
  - 10836 County Rd #2, Grafton
  - Monday-Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
Visit the Township’s online donation portal to create an account to donate.
Accounts are required for record-keeping and receipt issuing purposes.
For donations of $10,000 or more, please contact Township staff directly.
Official Tax Receipts for income tax purposes are available for donations of $25 or more. To request your charitable tax receipt, please email Township staff directly.
Thinking on making a donation?
Check out our Donation Levels and Recognitions Criteria to see how your contribution will be honoured and remembered by future Arena users!
A very special ‘Thanks!’ to local residents, businesses and community partners for their generosity! Through their efforts and donations, we’ve raised close to $330,000 as of the end of September 2026!
A quick recap of donations so far include:
- $250,000: A generous donor kicked things off with a $250,000 contribution and has pledged to match the next $125,000 dollar-for-dollar.
- $40,000: donated by the Grafton Minor Hockey Association
- $10,000: anonymous donor
- ~$7,000: Raised through a breakfast that was sponsored by the Men’s Breakfast Club at St, George’s Anglican Church
- ~$9,000: Raised through the Summer Mini Market hosted by Alnwick-Haldimand Ratepayers' Association
- $13,174: Additional community and business donations.

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A fundraising advertisement with the message 'Stay in the Game' and a yellow golf ball showing the pledge amount of $1. It encourages matching donations to double the impact. The ad features a pink piggy bank and mentions a campaign to match anonymous donors' pledges to reach a $125,000 goal for the Haldimand Memorial Arena & Recreational Complex.

Donation Matching Campaign

Thanks to the incredible generosity of an anonymous donor, our campaign just got a powerful boost — and now it's OUR turn to rise to the challenge!

This generous donor has already contributed $250,000 and pledged to match the next $125,000 raised by our community, dollar for dollar. That means every gift you give right now works twice as hard.

Did you know? As of September 2026, if we raise another $45,900, the matching campaign sponsored by an incredible anonymous donor will be un-locked and release an additional $125,000 towards our fundraising efforts?!? This will bring us to $500,000 in contributions toward the arena project!