Fostering the Next Generation of Leaders
Walking into an assembly at Father Patrick Mercredi High School in Fort McMurray, you get the sense that our future is in great hands.
In 2017, CP invested $10,000 towards the purchase of t-shirts for every Father Merc student.
How do t-shirts help?
“After the 2016 wildfire,” explains a Merc student, “the staff wanted to find a way to bring students together to make them stronger than ever. To do this, they created a house system. The students are divided into 3 houses – each a different colour – and the houses compete for points awarded for school spirit, academics, and charity challenges. On house assembly days, we wear the special shirts provided by CP. The shirts not only identify us – they unify us!”
Since the house system was implemented, the students have raised over $20,000 for charitable causes, including Spread the Net (a campaign to provide nets to countries under the threat of malaria), We Rise Above, Red Cross, Santas Annonymous, and the Canadian Cancer Society. The school raised so much money for the Spread the Net campaign that they garnered a slot on the Rick Mercer Report.
CP is honoured to align with groups that embody our own values of leadership, volunteerism, creating a strong family-oriented community, and philanthropy. That’s why we’re champions of Father Patrick Mercredi High School: by supporting their endeavours to make a difference in the world, we are fostering the next generation of leaders. Our investment gave Merc students the ability to make a tremendous contribution back into the community.
The students of Father Patrick Mercredi High School are as generous and compassionate as their namesake, Father Pat himself. Turns out, the kids are all right.
