Philanthropy

Canton Music Friends purchases new instruments for band students.

"On this shrunken globe, neighbors can no longer live as strangers." ~Adlai E. Stevenson

Owning a small business is something to be proud of; it takes hard work, perseverance, and the belief that one can make a difference.

Living in a community is no different.

This is why the Blackbird's owners, Ken and Katrina Hebb, choose to support the following organizations and non-profit groups for the work they do in making our community a better place to live:

• Canton Canoe Weekend
• Canton Music Friends
• Canton Free Library
• Canton Pee Wee Soccer
• Canton-Postdam Hospital Guild
• Canton Senior Citizens' Club
• Edwards-Knox Central School High Peaks Challenge
• Edwards-Knox Central School After Grad Party
• Gardenshare
• Helping Hands for Hannah LaBarge  (a local 11-year old girl with brain tumors)
• Little River Community School Annual Auction
• North Country Public Radio
• North Country Grown Co-Op
• NYSARC 
• Pee Wee Soccer
• Planned Parenthood of Northern New York
• Potsdam Humane Society
• Renewal House
• St. Lawrence County Health Initiative
• St. Mary's School Annual Auction
• Steps for Savannah Annual 5K Walk/Run
• Sustainable Living Project
• TAUNY; Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
• United Helpers
• Women of Grace Widow's Fund
• Zonta Club Scholarship Fundraiser
• Numerous Fundraisers for Individuals with Emergency Needs, including Bill Dihrberg who underwent open-heart surgery without health insurance

Pee Wee Soccer's "Blackbird Cafe" Team. Go Whites!