A fundraiser was held this morning to support the Boys and Girls club of Ottawa.

CTV Ottawa chief anchor Graham Richardson hosted a panel discussion, which heard from young members of the club speaking about what difference the centre makes in the community.   

The event announced the renaming of the building into the Ron Kolbus Community Centre after a former boys and girls club director and city councillor. “The boys and girls club of Ottawa is proud to honour Ron Kolbus in this manner, for his dedication to insuring that children in youth in our community have a safe and supportive place to go,” said Colleen Mooney , the Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa.

The new facility is hoping to provide greater accommodation to the need and growing demand for resources in the community.