Sydenham Group Raise $1,000 for the SF Food Bank

Jeff Green | Jul 06, 2022

Adult Fraternity - First of its kind in Canada – Delta Gould Delta.

With a history rooted in some of the university traditions that have been challenged over the decades, such as hazing rituals and discriminatory practices, college fraternities have generally fallen out of favour.

However, Goud Lake resident David Lahey has fond memories of a fraternity he was part of, back in the day. He moved to Gould Lake 4 years ago, with his wife Patty, where he continues to work virtually with the company that he founded, Predictive Success Corporation, based in Whitby, while enjoying the good life in South Frontenac. A serious bout with cancer, which happened during COVID, has also changed some of his perspective on life, so with some of his neighbours on Gould Lake, he began to consider setting up what they are calling an “adult fraternity”, Delta Goud Delta, dedicated to fellowship and fundraising for worthy causes.

“We operated something like the Kinsman Club, or other service clubs, working together to make a difference” he said, in a phone interview this week.

The first event that the founding chapter of the fraternity decided to put on was a Canada Day concert with Back Swing, featuring Jim Patterson, Rick Storms (former of Jim Patterson Band) , Laura Anderson-Brick, and drummer Ron Reedy.

And true to the goal of the fraternity, not only was the event a lot of fun for the 55 people who came out to see Back Swing on the day before they headlined at the Gan Ribfest on July 2nd, it raised $1,000 for the South Frontenac Food Bank.

Ellen Mortfield , the Family Services Coordinator from Southern Frontenac Community Services, was on hand to accept the cheque.

In addition to his wife Patty, Gould Lake neighbours Scott and MJ Gordon, and Debbie and Jeff Blackstock are founding members of the Delta Gould Delta, which takes its roots as a Sydenham based fraternal organisations as seriously as its core commitment to being free of any gender or cultural bias and being dedicated to diversity and inclusion.

“We started this in Sydenham but I can see it going much farther than here, with chapters in other towns and cities across the country,” said Lahey. “Delta means difference, which is what we are all about.”

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