Local Councils in Action
- Sun, Apr 19, 2020 7:30 PM
To promote the activities of our local councils around the State, various council programs will be posted here.
Send your stories of worthy council programs along with pics to g.merritt@mikofc.org.
St Pius X Council 14598 Grandville
 | Members of the council worked as servers at a local restaurant for a fundraising event which raised more than $1500.00 for Building Bridges of Hope, a Catholic non-profit serving the Dominican Republic. The funds will help supplement the building of a medical clinic in a remote area of the country. |
John E. Kennedy Council 5460 Clinton Twp.
Msgr. Russel E. Kohler Council 15204 Westland
St. Basil Council 2594 South Haven
St. Casimir Council 9711 Lansing
The council sponsored several lunches for medical professionals at the local hospital. You can see the health care professionals expressing her gratitude to the council. |  |
Dan Kennedy Council 706 Norton Shores
The council is continuing their fish fries after Easter to help their local priest raise money for a nearby baby pantry after the coronavirus forced him to cancel his annual fundraiser.
Each St. Patrick’s Day Father Matt Barnum, with St. Mary’s Catholic Church, bar-tends at a local bar and raises money to help keep the Muskegon Baby Pantry stocked.
However, COVID-19 forced organizers to cancel the celebration this year, so, the Muskegon Knights of Columbus offered to donate $1 from each meal it sold at its Friday Fish Fry and all donations from its customers to Father Barnum’s effort.
“We kind of feel like we’re a community establishment here and we want to give back to our community that is in need right now so it’s kind of why we focused on that,” said Matt Carlton, Grand Knight. Since the effort started two weeks ago, Carlton says they’ve nearly doubled their average number of customers to about 1,000. Friday, the organization helped Barnum meet his $25,000 goal.“They know it’s through the collective efforts of everybody here and Father Matt that you’re going to give $25,000 to [the] struggling baby food pantry,” said Carlton. “I think the cash, and them having that resource, will be a huge impact for them.”
Carlton adds even though they met their goal, the organization will keep donating because it provides mothers with the necessities they need and shows the community they can come together during the pandemic.
“I think it’s good to see, in a community, during these times that there are good things going on and people are continuing to do them during these hard times,” said Carlton.
The Muskegon Knights of Columbus say the fish fries will continue for the foreseeable future. Those interested can pick up a contact free dinner from 4-8 p.m. at 2915 Fairfield St. Norton Shores, MI 49441.
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Father John M. Lynch Council 4188 Clawson
As a Pro-Life program the council sponsored a free screening of the film Unplanned, the story of Abby Johnson, an abortion facility worker who became a pro-life advocate. Before and after the film, the council circulated a petition to ban dismemberment abortion and collected approximately $200 for Mother and Unborn Baby Care, a pregnancy resource center in Southfield.
St. Nicholas Council 7011 Sterling Heights
The annual pro-life poster contest was sponsored by the council with this year’s theme; “Mother/Baby: Love Both of Them.” Three student teams from grades 7-12 submitted posters, and winners in each group received cash prizes at an award ceremony honoring all participants.