Peru Knights Say “Thank You!”
L-R John Ryan, Bob Manchester, Bob Herforth
During the 40 days of Lent, St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 conducted a 40 Cans For Lent Program at St. Augustine’s Church. The Knights asked parishioners to bring food to church each week to benefit the Peru JCEO Food Shelf. A 1,000-pound goal was set.
Thanks to generous parishioners, this past Monday Council 7273 delivered the 1,234th pound of food to the Food Shelf. In addition, because the 1,000-pound goal was achieved, the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council in New Haven, Connecticut will award the Peru Council $100 which the Council will donate to the Food Shelf.
Since 2012, the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council and local councils have collected and donated over $8.5 million and 14.7 million pounds of food for local food pantries, community food banks and soup kitchens.
Posted: April 5th, 2018 under Faces of Peru, Peru News, Religious News.