We are excited to announce the success of our second annual Wine Tasting Dinner Fundraiser on September 17, 2016. Once again, the event was held at the Courthouse Grille Restaurant in Plymouth, Michigan.  Thank you so much to Sam Messina, owner of the Courthouse Grille, and his fabulous staff for making this an amazing evening!   The event was a great success with 53 attendees, many of whom attended last year.  A portion of the ticket cost was

Friends of JPSS is so thankful for your generosity!  We realize there are many worthy causes you can and do support, and we are grateful for every penny we receive to further the education of our students.  Below are a few tips to help you maximize your giving. Corporate Matching Gift Programs – Companies big, small, and everything in between, match gifts. doublethedonation.com provides a list of the top companies with matching programs. Even if

In 2007, Paul and Nancy Berrigan of Farmington Hills, Michigan began building a school in Chelekura, Uganda.  It was their dream then, as it is today, to help provide educational opportunities for children living in that disconnected part of the world.  When John Paul Secondary School first opened its doors nine years ago, 14 students were registered for classes.  Today, enrollment for both boys and girls is over 200. Since project inception, the Berrigans have

John Paul Secondary School in Chelekura Uganda is in desperate need of teacher housing! Due to the lack of on campus housing, teachers must travel long distances to-and-from school daily. During the long rainy season roads frequently become impassable and the teachers cannot get to the school. If there are no teachers, the students suffer and fall behind in their studies. Also, teacher housing will help us to attract the best teachers from a much wider

We are so very excited to announce that solar panels have been installed and there is now power to the Daryl D Wittich Science and Learning Center! Thanks to Tim Blackwell and his great team at One World Sustainable, the students will now be able to use the classrooms during the darker hours and there is power for the soon-to-be-purchased computers in the Computer Center. The solar system is able to power the entire Science

We hosted our first Wine Tasting Dinner Fundraiser on September 12, 2015. The event took place in Plymouth, MI at the Courthouse Grille Restaurant. The wines were donated by Thurston Wolfe Wines. Everyone who attended enjoyed a great meal, tasted delicious wines, and had a very enjoyable and fun evening.               Our event sold out and we had 80 attend the Wine Tasting Dinner. A portion of the ticket

This year’s trip to the John Paul Secondary School was attended by Paul & Nancy Berrigan, Eoin, Liz, Sam and Nate Comerford. This was a special trip for all of us because the Comerford family has been an integral part of the fundraising projects that take place throughout the year, and this was the first time we were taking American high school students to meet their counterparts in Uganda.   Sam and his dad, Eoin, ran a 10K in the April

Local Brothers chip in to help JPSS: When Nate and Sam Comerford saw that kids in Africa attended “school” under a tree − the only shade to be found in the hot, barren landscape − they were inspired to do something to help. The Farmington Hills brothers, ages 10 and 11, heard about Paul and Nancy Berrigan of Farmington Hills, fellow parishioners at St. Fabian Catholic Church in Farmington Hills, who built a school in