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O'Boyle Council Raises $2,500 in Coats for Kids Drive
As winter slowly works its way toward Washington, DC, the Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle Council #11302 of the Knights of Columbus on Capitol Hill has been actively raising funds to help keep school children warm this winter.
Through the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council's "Coats for Kids" program, subordinate Councils are able to purchase brand new winter coats in children's sizes for $15 per coat. The program provides an immense extension of the value of the dollar for Councils seeking to maximize the number of children they wish to help stay warm and get to school.
"With each winter, area schools see a significant drop in attendance when the temperature hits a certain level, as children without a proper coat are kept home by family members wishing to spare them from the cold," said O'Boyle Council Grand Knight Otto Heck. "A child without a proper coat, therefore, not only misses out on their education, often they are missing out on the only two healthy meals they receive in a day through the school's meal voucher system."
The council held several fundraising drives and second collections at the parishes of St. Dominic, St. Peter on Capitol Hill and St. Joseph on Capitol Hill, the Knights were able to raise $2,500 for brand new coats to clothe area children this winter.
Coats have already been distributed to needy children in Southwest and Southeast Washington, DC through the ministries of St. Dominic Parish and St. Vincent de Paul parish. Distribution to St. Peter School, and near Northeast and near Southeast children are currently underway.
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