In 1952, one paid worker supervised the carpentry work of a group of volunteers as they built the 30'x60' Hazelridge Legion Hall. Within time, Legion members wanted to build an addition onto it. The dozen members were unable to raise the funds necessary for expansion, and as it was privately owned, government grants were not made available. So, in 1969, the Legion Hall was sold to the Hazelridge community for the princely sum of $1.00. That same year, with grants and hard work, community volunteers erected the 42'x80' addition to the newly named Hazelridge Hall.
The Carman Dufferin Recreation Commission is governed by a board of directors representing local citizens, municipal and town officials. The Town of Carman and the rural municiality of Dufferin along with the Dufferin Agricultural Society work together to provide recreational facilities and programs for the area.
The Carman Area Foundation is a community foundation established by an Act of Incorporation in 1998. The Foundation invests the contributions it receives in a perpetuity endowment fund and uses the income earned tomake grants to a wide range of charitable groups – grants that benefit our local communities.