05/12/2026
$50,000 BUILDKD+ DONATION ALERT!
We are excited to announce a generous $50,000 donation from Lakeside Chevrolet Buick GMC in Kincardine in support of the BUILDKD+ Campaign. Lakeside has stepped up as our first local Business donation!
We extend our sincere thanks to Joe and Julie Gudelj, and the entire team at Lakeside Chevrolet Buick GMC, for their outstanding commitment to this once-in-a-generation opportunity for Kincardine and our wider community.
Joe and Julie are thrilled to support not only the entire BUILDKD+ project, but specifically the tools and hoists within the auto and manufacturing shops. These enhanced learning spaces will provide students with hands-on opportunities to develop practical skills, explore career pathways. They will also provide spaces for community and industry training in the evenings.
The BUILDKD+ Campaign is about creating learning and activity spaces that go beyond the base school build—spaces that reflect what our students deserve and what our community can make possible together.
On behalf of KDSS, the BUILDKD+ Campaign, and the students who will benefit from these future-ready spaces for decades to come, we offer our heartfelt thanks to Lakeside Chevrolet Buick GMC for helping us BUILDKD+ for generations to come.
If you would like to support the BUILDKD+ campaign through either and individual or corporate donation, please join our March to a Million campaign at https://forms.office.com/r/41TmLhR8qd or reach out to the school at 519-396-9151 ext. 554. Bluewater District School Board Lakeside Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd. BUILDKD+ Campaign Kincardine Chamber Lakeside Downtown Kincardine
Along with Joe and Julie Gudelj are Amy Snobelen (KDSS Teacher), Don Burns (KDSS Principal), Dan Ogilvie (KDSS Teacher), AJ Keene (Director, BWDSB), Andrew Low (BWDSB Superintendent Business Services), Sheryl Elliott (BWDSB Superintendent of Education), Jan Johnstone (Vice-Chair and Trustee, BWDSB)