Welcome to Father Champlin's Guardian Angel Society

Background

The Guardian Angel Society began in 1997 to raise funds which provided Cathedral

School's students with tuition assistance, enhanced its technology, and supported

graduates in continuing education on the junior and senior high school levels. Since its

inception, its has raised $1.1 million.

Today

With the consolidation of two schools to form the Cathedral Academy at Pompei (CAP),

the Guardian Angel Society, now a separate operating entity, will continue, but expand

its efforts to support this larger body of students.

Its funds will help those from below poverty level homes (70%) to attend CAP. For the

2006-2007 academic year, about 125 of the 152 students will be receiving some

Guardian Angel financial assistance. We estimate the total cost of this assistance to the

Society will be $160,000.

The Society will continue to support Cathedral School graduates in junior and senior

high schools. For the 2005-2006 academic year, twenty-two are receiving such Guardian

Angel scholarships with the total cost to the Society at $15,000.

These funds will be available for the June 2007 graduates of CAP who meet the

necessary criteria.

SUCCESS

More than a dozen years ago, many of Cathedral School graduates never finished high

school. Today, about two dozen, with Guardian Angel help, are at local junior and

senior high schools, Bishop Grimes, Bishop Ludden as well as Christian Brothers

Academy. Moreover, three are now in their junior year at Georgetown, Notre Dame and

Syracuse University and three have begun their first year at Brockport, Clarkson, and Pittsburgh.

MENTORS

Each week over three dozen adult mentors come to the school and work for 30-60 minutes

with our students for an entire year. These encounters have had a very positive impact upon

our boys and girls.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

In addition to specific memorials, grants and donations, the Guardian Angel Society sponsors

five major fundraisers: Sweet Cabaret in February, Camillus Memorial Day Race, August

Golf Tournament, Update and Lecture Luncheon in the Fall, and Christmas Cards. All of

which you can find information about on different sections of this site.