Ripley Reunion 2025 donates $10,000 to BUILDKD-plus campaign

The BUILDKD-plus Campaign, in support of the new Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS) build, has received its first community group donation.

Thanks to the Ripley Reunion 2025 committee for the $10,000 donation toward this campaign.

A local fund-raising committee has launched "1,000 Strong: A March to a Million" to support enhancements to the new senior school, for Grades 7-12, slated to be built at the corner of Millennium Way and Russell Street, Kincardine, by 2028.

The March to a Million calls on 1,000 past, present, and future Knights to contribute $1,000 each — building a collective $1-million investment toward the overall enhancement goal.

The BUILDKD-plus Campaign will raise enhancement funds to support the following:
 

• An OFSAA-standard eight-lane track-and-field facility
• An artificial turf field with lighting
• Enhanced arts and performance spaces
• Industry-ready technological education spaces
• Gymnasium and common area upgrades
• Community-accessible athletic facilities

These enhancements go beyond the base funding provided by the government. The campaign committee’s aim is to create inspiring, future-ready learning and activity spaces for the school and community.

For more information about the campaign, click here.



Members of the Ripley Reunion 2025 committee (in green "Ripley" shirts) present a $10,000 to the BUILDKD-plus Campaign; from left, are Lisa Courtney, Jordan Ball, Michael Yun, Cherie Johnson, Dan Ogilvie, Matt Farrell, and KDSS principal Don Burns, chairman of the campaign committee; photo by Amy Middelkamp