Grand Knights Message Ourselves to Serve Others” “Recommitting Members and Officers Challenge Tom Robinson, Grand Knight Brother’s, as we enter the Additionally the Food Bank the Program and is the key New Year I am challenging provides complete holiday component of the Program. each of you to recruit one dinners. member before our first In late 2008 a small cash degree on Monday, February In April 2006 the KOC started donation box was added to 16th. There are several new the Food Collection program the Collection container at membership rewards given at Safeway and have; as of Safeway which averages close by the state and supreme. The December, 2014, collected to $100 per month. The cash Knight in Shining Armor Pin 50,000 food items (which helps the Food Bank purchase is an example from the state. relates to approximately holiday meals ($15-$25 Gentlemen the time is yours 49,000 pounds of food) and provides a complete holiday to make a difference. over $7,000 in cash donations. meal for a family) and other Safeway customers can needed items such as paper You conveniently products, soaps, etc. ‘Shop-n-Drop’ control the destiny of our their donations in the food Council. chart located at the front of This holiday season Safeway Our council through a the store by the check-out has pre- package food in little hard effort and stations. a brown bag which customers determination can make it. I can purchase as they check know it. Since the Middletown Food out for $10 a bag. Think outside the box, be Bank is only opened for 2 for anything, and no hours on Wednesdays and 3 The presence of the matter what make it personal. hours on Saturdays, the permanent collection Everyone joins for a reason; permanent collection container at the local Safeway We just need to find theirs. container at Safeway provides has expanded beyond just a convenient way for people Safeway customers, with Vivat Jesus to help needed families in the other local citizens dropping Middletown area. Safeway off contributions purchased at has been very supportive of other stores or provided directly from their pantry.
Grand Knights Message “Recommitting Ourselves to Serve Others” Members and Officers Challenge Tom Robinson, Grand Knight Brother’s, as we enter the New Year I am challenging each of you to recruit one member before our first degree on Monday, February 16th. There are several new membership rewards given by the state and supreme. The Knight in Shining Armor Pin is an example from the state. Gentlemen the time is yours to make a difference. You control the destiny of our Council. Our council through a little hard effort and determination can make it. I know it. Think outside the box, be for anything, and no matter what make it personal. Everyone joins for a reason; We just need to find theirs. Vivat Jesus Additionally the Food Bank provides complete holiday dinners. In April 2006 the KOC started the Food Collection program at Safeway and have; as of December, 2014, collected 50,000 food items (which relates to approximately 49,000 pounds of food) and over $7,000 in cash donations. Safeway customers can conveniently ‘Shop-n-Drop’ their donations in the food chart located at the front of the store by the check-out stations. Since the Middletown Food Bank is only opened for 2 hours on Wednesdays and 3 hours on Saturdays, the permanent collection container at Safeway provides a convenient way for people to help needed families in the Middletown area. Safeway has been very supportive of the Program and is the key component of the Program. In late 2008 a small cash donation box was added to the Collection container at Safeway which averages close to $100 per month. The cash helps the Food Bank purchase holiday meals ($15-$25 provides a complete holiday meal for a family) and other needed items such as paper products, soaps, etc. This holiday season Safeway has pre- package food in a brown bag which customers can purchase as they check out for $10 a bag. The presence of the permanent collection container at the local Safeway has expanded beyond just Safeway customers, with other local citizens dropping off contributions purchased at other stores or provided directly from their pantry.
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