Chesaning Knights Donate 150 Coats to Local Elementary Schools

By: Matt Hoxsie - Sat, Oct 24, 2026 8:28 PM

Chesaning Council 2943 donated 150 coats for kids on Thursday, October 22, 2026. The coats were shared equally among three local schools, with 50 going to Chesaning Elementary, 50 to St Charles Elementary and 50 to New Lothrop Elementary.

 

The donation is part of the Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids program, which provides new winter coats to children in need. Thanks to the generosity of Knights and their supporters, 150 children in the Chesaning area will have a warm coat as the weather turns colder.

 

Two men with boxes and a bag of donated coats inside a school entrance A man and a woman holding a donated teal winter coat in a school hallway
Two men holding donated coats in front of St Charles Elementary School

 

Jerry Birchmeier shared the news with the council's Facebook group. Thank you to the brother Knights of Chesaning Council 2943 and everyone who helped make this donation possible.