Windsor Park schools band together for good cause
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Collège Beliveau and Windsor Park Collegiate recently held a collaborative charity auction in support of United Way Winnipeg. The event encouraged teachers and faculty to place bids on a selection of donated prizes, all of which were gone in a flash. This was the second annual edition of the event, according to Robbie Mager, principal at Windsor Park. Last year’s auction raised $8,000, while this year’s met the lofty goal of $10,000. Teacher Patrick Gagné (pictured) was the auctioneer.
“We’re trying to be as collaborative as possible,” Mager said, of the relationship between the two schools involved. “We hosted the event last year… we thought it would be awesome to reciprocate back (at Collège Beliveau).
“I think it’s amazing. It’s a great cause and true to our hearts. It’s fun to see all the different people who have donated their time, it was a great result,” Mager said.
Photo by Emma Honeybun
“It was a great community event,” said Andrea Kolody, a Collège Beliveau teacher, adding that people “are not shy” to lend a helping hand to those in need.