Third-year student David Groves presents the cheque to Dr. Keith Cassidy, President, and Maria Reilander, Senior Development OfficerOur Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy extends its heartfelt thanks to the Knights of Columbus Council 5793 of Collingwood, ON, for their recent gift in support of our mission. Third-year student David Groves presented the donation of $2,000 to Dr. Cassidy on behalf of his home-town Knights of Columbus Council.

The gift came in response to an appeal made through various Knights of Columbus contacts, highlighting the K of C Ontario State Board’s May 2010 motion to encourage councils to support Catholic institutions such as Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy. The motion had also been reiterated this year in the March 2011 issue of the K of C Ontario State Bulletin (read about it here). David Groves’ father, a brother Knight, had presented the request to his council, which was impressed with the work of the OLSWA. In a letter to the Academy, Grand Knight Michael Dynes expressed his amazement at the “dedication and devotion of [the] students,” and his conviction that if Catholic values are to be preserved in our society, “we need to support this type of education.”