The Peru Gazette

L-R Knights of Columbus Bob Herforth and Bob Manchester prepare to deliver the 85 pounds of food that bought total deliveries to over 2,000 pounds.  Janice Morse (center), Director of the St. Augustine’s Religious Education Program, presented the Mission of Hope’s $1,000 Food Pantry donation.

By John T. Ryan

Peru – Over the past several weeks St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus (K of C) Council 7273 members Bob Manchester and Bob Herforth have delivered over 1 ton (2,012 pounds) of food/health products to the JECO Peru Food Pantry. St. Augustine’s parishioners and many other community members responded to the Knight’s appeal for help. They brought food and health-related items to St. Augustine’s Church, where Manchester and Herforth sorted it and calculated weights before bringing it to the Food Pantry.  Council Grand Knight Keith Kemp commented, “We asked the people. They responded and we thank them very much.” 

The Knights are also very grateful to the North County Mission of Hope for its $1,000 donation to the Food Pantry.  The Mission of Hope Executive Director Sister Debbie Blow said, “We want to do all we can to help Peru, New York’s people.” The Mission of Hope also sent donations to the Peru Central School Backpack Program and the Plattsburgh Interfaith Food Shelf. 

Knights of Columbus everywhere are committed to helping end hunger through the organization’s Food for Families Program. For every $500 or 1,000 pounds of food donated, the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council awards $100 to the participating council – up to a maximum of $500 per council per fraternal year. The $400 the Peru Council receives this year will be donated to the Peru Food Pantry.