This year, the Hanover Knights of Columbus will sponsor our 32nd Annual Apple Daiquiri Stand to benefit charities on Saturday October 10th and Sunday October 11th at St. Joseph Church, 5055 Grandview Road, Hanover. Bring a mask and a flask and walk up or drive thru for our famous non-alchoholic Apple Daiquiris and Apple Toddies to warm your bodies!. Other items on the menu include chicken corn soup, hot cocoa delights, hot dogs, breakfast sandwiches, specialty coffee drinks, cinnamon buns, etc. served to go.
See you at the drive thru Sat. Oct. 10th from 12 - 6 PM and Sun., Oct. 11th from 9 AM - 2 PM. Cash or credit accepted. Thank you for your support! The Hanover Knights of Columbus have been busy with their "Memorial Evergreen" project at St. Joseph Cemetery on South High Street in Hanover. Currently, 29 of the 50 trees designed to beautify the perimeter near the entrance have been planted. Emerald Green Arborvitae trees which include a memorial brick are still available for $75 each. Thank you to all who have contributed to this project! A dedication is planned for May 9 at the cemetery. If interested in sponsoring a tree for yourself or a loved one.
Thanks to all the Knights and their families and friends along with students from Delone and South Western High Schools who helped in the Apple Harvest Apple Daiquiri Stand this year. Special thanks to Pam McMaster who provided assistance at SJ kitchen! With over 500 hours from nearly 100 volunteers involved in the preparation, set-up, sales, teardown, and clean-up, our unselfish efforts produced a net proceeds of about $5500 to be used for our various charitable donations! THANK YOU!!! - Dave Zinn
Becky Biter, President, Undefeated Courage Harrisburg and York, reports her group has raised around $9,000 of the $12,500 needed to purchase an ultrasound machine. K of C Supreme Council will match the $12,500 which will be the amount required to purchase the unit. The mobile unit will travel around South Central PA providing pregnancy testing and other services to women seeking health care. At present the plan is to have the van operational by mid 2020. PLEASE SEE DAN MLINEK FOR MORE INFO.
Many Knights from Hanover Council 871 have been busy this past year cleaning up the St. Joseph Picnic Grove woods and pavilion. Some of the accomplishments so far include tree trimming, landscaping, removing scrap, routing, sanding and painting picnic tables, replacing wiring and lights, replacing the siding and K of C emblem, painting the roof, power washing the concrete, posting signs. In the photo above is project chairman Will Smith, right, stands with electrician Wayne Groft while Chris Balanesi on the ladder helps Marc Heppding (hiding up on the roof) apply a final coat of paint. Will Smith would like to thank all those involved!
Hanover Council 871 had a good time at their annual family and awards picnic enjoying good eats and drinks while honoring those who have provided outstanding service to our council church and community. Some of the awards presented included: • Knight of the Year - David Keating III • Family of the Year - Dave and Rosy Keating • Past Grand Knight - Rick Harmer • Honorary Member - Rob Sheaffer • Honorary Life Members - David Keating, Jr., Frank Sanders and Greg Small • 50 Year Members - Steve Laughman & Mike Smith
Allen and Amy are members of St. Joseph's parish in Hanover where they attend mass on a weekly basis. The Smith Family is active in parish functions, Allen served on the parish Finance committee at St. Joseph's and Amy served as an Organizer in the Discovering Christ Program offered at the parish.The Smith's are dedicated to the Catholic school system as their children Justin and Makenzie attended both St. Joseph's School and Delone Catholic High School.
Allen and Amy have supported our council by volunteering their time with fundraising activities, including the numerous Council breakfasts held each year after Sunday masses. Allen and Amy also help support our largest fund raising event each October, the Annual Apple Harvest Festival Stand as part of a team volunteering 5-hour shifts during the two weekends. Their volunteering efforts are felt in the community as well. Allen serves on the Delone Catholic High School Board of Directors, chairs the Delone Catholic High School Academic Committee and serves on Delone Catholic High School Facilities and Grounds Committee. Amy Volunteers with the Tender Care Pregnancy Center a Pro-life facility that our council proudly supports. Council #871 congratulates Allen and Amy Smith and Family, June Family of the Month, a fine example for our Council and Parish, and most deserving of this award. The Undefeated Courage Mobile Ultrasound unit which Council #871 has contributed to for the last two years is currently in Pennsylvania
being prepared for operation. The van will have a graphic “wrap” applied on the outside of the van during the last two weeks of June. The ultrasound has been installed in the van as well as 3 monitors for viewing the ultrasound. Becky Biter, coordinator for the project, plans to have the van fully operational and traveling around South Central Pennsylvania during July. At the Council 871 meeting held April 9, 2019, Dan Mlinek presented a check for $2500 to Becky and Shawn Biter, Directors of Undefeated Courage,
South-Central Pennsylvania. The donation will help fund a mobile ultrasound unit that will travel among the Planned Parenthood facility locations in South-Central Pennsylvania. Women who board the mobile unit will receive prayerful support, counseling, abortion pill reversal information, free pregnancy testing, and limited ultrasounds. The women will leave with an action plan connecting them with a pregnancy resource center or medical facility to continue their care. The target date to have the mobile unit on the road is summer of 2019. |
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