100 Men of Scugog ring in a new year of giving back

by Shawn Lackie

SCUGOG: The 100 Men of Scugog kicked off the 2026 campaign in fine fashion, on a blustery Wednesday night. Hey, more snow. What a novel concept. The group met at the Port Perry Legion, on January 21st.

The Legion, with a huge help from Doug Babcock, has been an amazing partner in facilitating these meetings, and the group is more than grateful for their ongoing help.

Presentations were made by Big Brothers/Big Sisters North Durham, Safe Hope Home and Community Care Durham. It was a tough decision, as all three are more than worthy candidates, but in the end Maggie Beattie and the Safe Hope Home was the group chosen to receive the award of $5,500.

The 100 Men group is growing but could use more members. This is an incredible assembly of people who donate their time and, more importantly, their dollars to charity organizations which serve the fine people of Scugog.

2025 saw the 10th anniversary of the group and to date 100 Men of Scugog has raised almost one quarter of a million dollars to donate. Impressive numbers, indeed. Tyler Renaud and Nick Semeniuk are to be commended for leading the charge with this great group. If you want to get involved, you are more than welcome. Find out more, at https://100men.ca/how-100-men-works/forms/

The next meeting will be Wednesday, April 15th, at the Legion, in Port Perry. Registration is at 6:30 p.m. Stay tuned for more information.