What We Do | Knights of Columbus 13133 | Forney, Texas
From
the
moment
of
our
founding
in
1882,
charity
has
been
the
first
principle
of
the
Knights
of
Columbus.
We
are
Catholic
men
of
faith
and
men
of
charitable
action
2017
was
a
record-setting
year
for
Knights
of
Columbus
charitable
work
with
an
unprecedented
$185.6
million
in
donations
and
75.6
million
hours
of
service
provided
worldwide.
The
monetary
value
of
K
of
C’s
service
hours
is
valued
at
$1.9
billion
based
on
an
estimate
by
Independent
Sector,
a
network
for
nonprofit
foundations
that
values
a
2017
volunteer
hour
at
$24.69.The
K
of
C’s
2017
survey
of
charitable
giving
also
showed
that
monetary
donations
increased
$8
million
from
2016
(+4.5
percent)
and
service
hours
grew
by
527,550
(+0.7
percent). Year-over-year annual growth in both categories has been consistent over the past two decades.
Our
charitable
activities
encompass
an
almost
infinite
variety
of
local,
national
and
international
projects.
Our
own
unique
charities
include
the
Christian
Refugee
Relief
Fund,
Disaster
Relief,
Ultrasound
Initiative,
and
Coats
for
Kids.
We
also
partner
with
international
charities
including
Special
Olympics,
the
Global
Wheelchair
Mission
and
Habitat
for
Humanity.
Through
our
Building
the
Domestic
Church
initiative,
Knights
and
their
families
have
greater
opportunities
to
participate
in
a
variety
of
activities
that
deepen
their
faith,
promote
the
New Evangelization, and strengthen our parishes.
"We
are
answering
Pope
Francis’
call
to
go
to
the
peripheries,”
Supreme
Knight
Carl
Anderson
said.
“We
can
reach
half
way
around
the
globe
to
help
those
in
need
and
we
can
reach
to our neighbor next door. And we do that every day. That makes us witnesses to the faith."
If
you’d
like
to
be
a
part
of
an
international
organization
of
nearly
2
million
Catholic
men
whose
principal
work
involves
helping
others
in
need,
we'd
like
to
meet
you
and
invite
you
to join us.
Knights of Columbus | What We Do
From
the
moment
of
our
founding
in
1882,
charity
has
been
the
first
principle
of
the
Knights
of
Columbus.
We
are
Catholic
men
of
faith
and
men
of
charitable
action
2017
was
a
record-setting
year
for
Knights
of
Columbus
charitable
work
with
an
unprecedented
$185.6
million
in
donations
and
75.6
million
hours
of
service
provided
worldwide.
The
monetary
value
of
K
of
C’s
service
hours
is
valued
at
$1.9
billion
based
on
an
estimate
by
Independent
Sector,
a
network
for
nonprofit
foundations
that
values
a
2017
volunteer
hour
at
$24.69.The
K
of
C’s
2017
survey
of
charitable
giving
also
showed
that
monetary
donations
increased
$8
million
from
2016
(+4.5
percent)
and
service
hours
grew
by
527,550
(+0.7
percent).
Year-over-year
annual
growth
in
both
categories has been consistent over the past two decades.
Our
charitable
activities
encompass
an
almost
infinite
variety
of
local,
national
and
international
projects.
Our
own
unique
charities
include
the
Christian
Refugee
Relief
Fund,
Disaster
Relief,
Ultrasound
Initiative,
and
Coats
for
Kids.
We
also
partner
with
international
charities
including
Special
Olympics,
the
Global
Wheelchair Mission and Habitat for Humanity.
Through
our
Building
the
Domestic
Church
initiative,
Knights
and
their
families
have
greater
opportunities
to
participate
in
a
variety
of
activities
that
deepen
their
faith,
promote
the
New
Evangelization,
and
strengthen
our parishes.
"We
are
answering
Pope
Francis’
call
to
go
to
the
peripheries,”
Supreme
Knight
Carl
Anderson
said.
“We
can
reach
half
way
around
the
globe
to
help
those
in
need
and
we
can
reach
to
our
neighbor
next
door.
And
we
do
that
every
day.
That
makes
us
witnesses
to
the
faith."
If
you’d
like
to
be
a
part
of
an
international
organization
of
nearly
2
million
Catholic
men
whose
principal
work
involves
helping
others
in
need,
we'd
like
to
meet
you
and invite you to join us.
Van Redwine | Grand Knight
Council #13133
District 107 | Assembly 3786
St. Martin of Tours
Forney, Texas
