Our Lady of Beauraing Council #1412, Knights of Columbus helped to recognize a student at Monsignor Uyen Catholic School for his winning design for the 2024-2025 V.I.P. t-shirt artistic design contest.
The plaque and winning design t-shirt were presented to Noah Ross today by Special Constable Hakr and Mr. Lazzarin. Noah’s t-shirt design will be worn by the grade 5 V.I.P. graduates in the St. Clair District Catholic School Board in Chatham and St. Joseph Catholic School in Tilbury.
The V.I.P. program has been very effective in establishing positive community-police relationships over the years. Students meet with their V.I.P. Officer on six different occasions and build a positive rapport that can last a lifetime. Lessons taught to students include authority and authority figures, youth and the law (theft/mischief), bike and helmet safety, bullying and making good choices (drugs). The lessons are preventive in nature and allow students to evaluate the consequences of making poor choices. 
