OLEAN, N.Y. — Archbishop Walsh Academy announced that its Funda Nos In Pace recognition dinner and All Alumni Reunion events have been postponed.

The Funda Nos In Pace recognition dinner honoring Father Gregorgy Dobson and Father Barry Allaire for their contributions to the school will be held May 15, 2021. This change will return the Funda Nos In Pace recognition dinner to its usual place in the school calendar.

Next year’s all alumni reunion in August 2021 will honor both the classes who have their anniversary year in 2020 and the classes who have their anniversary year in 2021.

When organizers chose to move the Funda Nos In Pace recognition dinner from May to August and combine it with the reunion, they had hoped the delay would give the COVID pandemic time to wane. They also hoped that by August, they would be able to have the reunion in some limited form to allow former students to gather and enjoy the anniversary of their graduation from Walsh.

However, the current resurgence in cases around the country have led organizers to conclude that holding an event of this type is not safe at this time — especially for those who are vulnerable to COVID-19.