#BuildSFA Update December 2020

As we have all been celebrating the season of Advent and preparing for a different celebration of Christmas this year, we have also been progressing our school development plans.

We are incredibly happy to announce that we just received a further $50,000 from the Rina Biden Foundation towards the Capital Campaign. We are grateful for the support of this foundation who also contributed $50,00 last year towards the campaign. This generous donation along with the money that we raised at the family dance, plus weekly contributions from the parish and the Knights of Columbus bring our total raise in 2020 for the School Building Fund to $95,000 which is remarkable given this most unusual year. This brings our total current Building Fund to $385,000 which will allow us to continue with the Building Development process while we await the sale of the convent site and the Capital Campaign.

We have now held two workshops with SFA staff to begin to hone a new schematic design for the school.  We are awaiting initial feedback from the City of Vancouver and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver and hope to be able to share the design concept with you in the early new year which proposes that we retain and upgrade our existing school building and build a new wing to house a gymnasium, classroom, and flexible learning space.

And lastly, if you are looking for ways to connect with the Campaign or are looking for more information, we have just updated the website so please check it out here.

Wishing you a most blessed and joyful Christmas,

Father Eugenio Aloisio
Pastor

Mrs. Anne Yam
Principal