Knigths of columbus raise money for special nneds

IRMO​ ​KNIGHTS​ ​OF​ ​COLUMBUS​ ​COUNCIL​ ​TO​ ​HOLD​ ​ANNUAL​ ​FUNDRAISER​ ​TO ​ ​BENEFIT​ ​LOCAL​ ​CHARITIES​ ​ASSISTING​ THOSE WITH INTELLECTUAL ​DISABILITIES​ - FOR​ ​IMMEDIATE​ ​RELEASE IRMO

Knights of Columbus Council 6892, at Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church, will hold it’s annual “Columbus HOPE” fundraising campaign for Intellectually Disabled citizens, during the months of September, October and November 2017.

The fundraiser will consist of Knights of Columbus members handing out Tootsie rolls and collecting donations, while standing in front of various stores in the Irmo and Columbia area.

“Columbus HOPE” is an annual national campaign raising funds for people with Intellectual Disabilities, which is put on by the Knights of Columbus.  The funds raised by the council at Our Lady of the Hills Catholic church will benefit the following organizations: South Carolina Special Olympics, Camp Talk (for Autistic youth), and the Pendergrass-Fairwold School in Richland County School District One.

The Knights of Columbus are also holding a fundraising pancake breakfast on September 30, from 7:30am - 10:30am, at Fatz Cafe’, located at 7492 Broad River Road, in Irmo.  Tickets to the breakfast are $7.00 per adult and $5 for those 5-12 years old. Children under five years of age eat free. Tickets may be purchased in advance, or at the door.  All proceeds from the breakfast will go to the above named organizations.

Donations may also be mailed to the Knights of Columbus, ℅ Doug Mader, Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church, 120 Marydale Lane, Columbia, South Carolina, 29210. Persons interested in more information on this or any other “Columbus HOPE” fund raising program may contact Doug Mader at (dmader@sc.rr.com), or Mr. Keith Seymour at keithhseymour@bellsouth.net. They may also go to the Knights of Columbus website at www.kofc6892.0rg.

Area church invites Columbia community to Holiday and Christmas festival weekend

AREA CHURCH INVITES COLUMBIA COMMUNITY YO HOLIDAY FESTIVAL WEEKEND

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 30, 2012

Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church, located at 120 Marydale Lane, invites the Columbia Community to its Second Annual Community Christmas and Holiday Celebration. The community and family oriented celebration will be held at the church Family Life Center, over the weekend of December 1^st and 2^nd, 2012.

The fun filled weekend will consist of games, holiday foods, cultural activities, a silent auction, entertainment, and other family oriented events, Tickets for the Saturday, December first event, that will take place between 11:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., , will be $3.00 per person. This day of events will be followed by a dinner, that will be held in the gym of the Family Life Center. Tickets for the dinner are $7.00 per person, and must be purchased either at the parish office, at 120 Marydale Lane, located off Bush River Rd.

Tickets for the “Breakfast with St. Nicholas” are $5.00 per person, and may be purchased at the church office during the month of November, or on the day of the event, following the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. church services However, advance tickets are encouraged, so as to make sure that as many people as possible within the community may participate in the event

The Our Lady of the Hills Festival Committee all of their fellow community members, regardless of faith or religious belief to take part in those events, which are meant to help people within the community to get to know their neighbors.

For more information on this weekend festival please contact Christina Murphy at 803-772-7400

knights of columbus help mentally challenged children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 11,2012

IRMO- Our Lady of the Hills Knights of Columbus Council 6892 will hold a community fundrasier breakfast for the mentally challenged and handicapped on September 29m 2012. The event will be held from 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m., at Fatz Cafe, located at 7420 Broad River Rd, in Irmo.

Tickets for the Fundraiser Breakfast, which will benefit South Carolina Special Olympics, and the Pendergrass-Fairwold School, here in Columbia, are $7.00. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the Fatz Cafe, on the day of the event.

Also, on the weekend of September 14-16, the Knights of Columbus will be handing out free Tootsie Rolls, and accepting donations at the following grocery stores: Wal-Mart Stores at 418 Bush River Road, 1180 Dutch Fork Road, 360 Harbison Blvd., and Kroger's Grocery Store at 7467 Woodrow Street in Irmo. The Irmo Knights of Columbus will also be at the Sam's Club on Harbison Blvd., on the

weekend of September 21-23.

This fundraiser , called Operation H.O.P.E (Helping Other People Everyday), is a nationwide Knights of Columbus Event. The purpose of Operation H.O.P.E is to benefit charities that work to assist and enhance the lives mentally challenged citizens within their individual communities.

Please join the Knights of Columbus in supporting these children with special needs, and making life easier for them.

For more information on Operation H.O.P.E or to make a donation, persons may contact Doug Mader at 803-240-4733. They may also call volunteer public relations director, Keith H. Seymour, at 803-960-8785

Irmo Knights of Columbus have another fundraiser to benefit mentally challenged

IRMO- Our Lady of the Hills' Knights of Columbus Council 6892 will hold another  community wide Operation H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everyday)  breakfast for its Council's 2010-2011 Operation H.O.P.E. fund raising efforts, on Saturday October  29, 2011.   The family and community oriented fund raising breakfast will be held at Fatz Cafe,located at 7420 Broad River Road in Irmo,and will be from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.   Operation H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everyday) is a nation wide Knights of Columbus campaign, that benefits various charities that work to assist and enhance the lives of physically and mentally Challenged citizens, and 85 percent of all proceeds stay within the community in which they are raised.  All of the proceeds for Operation H.O.P.E fund raisers put on by Irmo Council 6892, at Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church, go to support Special Olympics and Pendergrass Fairwold School in Columbia.   Over the past several years, Knights of Columbus 6892 Council has actively assisted, and continues to assist  these organizations, and their clients.  The entire public's participation in raising funds for the essential and heart warming services that benefit participants  at the South Carolina Special Olympics, and the students at Pendergrass Fairwold School provide would be greatly appreciated.  Tickets are $7.00, and may be purchased in advance or at the Broad River Rd. Fatz Cafe, on the day of the event.  For more information on this October 29th Community fund raising event sponsored by the Irmo Knights of Columbus Council, or to make a donation,  interested persons may contact Doug Mader, Operation Hope Chairman, at 803-240-4733. They may also contact Keith H. Seymour, Knights of Columbus 6892 Volunteer Community and Public Relations person at 803-960-8785 

Knights of Columbus in Irmo has Fund raiser to benefit disabled at local cici's pizza

IRMO- Our Lady of the Hills' Knights of Columbus Council 6892 will hold a community wide Operation H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everyday) Dinner for  for its Council's 2011-201 Operation H.O.P.E. fund raising efforts, on Wednesday, August 24, 2011.   The family and community oriented fund raising breakfast will be held at CiCi's Pizza located at 1620 St. Andrews Road located near Irmo,and will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM.   Operation H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everyday) is a nation wide Knights of Columbus campaign, that benefits various charities that work to assist and enhance the lives of physically and mentally Challenged citizens, and 85 percent of all proceeds stay within the community in which they are raised.  All of the proceeds for Operation H.O.P.E fund raisers put on by Irmo Council 6892, at Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church, go to support South Carolina Special Olympics and Pendergrass Fairwold School in Columbia.   Our Lady of the Hills' Irmo Knights of Columbus Council has received such a wonderful response from its last two annual Saturday breakfast at Fatz Cafe in Irmo, that they decided to have an evening fund raising event at a local restaurant, so more of the public and their families may get involved in this worthy project,  Over the past several years, Knights of Columbus 6892 Council has actively assisted, and continues to assist  these organizations, and their clients.  The entire public's participation in raising funds for the essential and heart warming services that the Special Olympics and Pendergrass Fairwold School provide would be greatly appreciated.  For more information on this important August 24th Community fund raising event sponsored by the Irmo Knights of Columbus Council, or to send donations to the Operation H.O.P.E foundation interested persons may contact Doug Mader, Operation Hope Chairman, at 803-240-4733. 

Irmo St, Vincent De paul society holds fund raiser for the needy

Irmo St. Vincent De Paul Society to Hold Fund Raising Breakfast fir the Needy

Irmo- The Irmo Chapter of the St. Vincent De Paul Society, at Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church,

will hold a fundraising breakfast on March 19, 2011.

The event, which will be held at the Fatz Cafe', located at 7420 Broad River Rd, Irmo, South

Carolina, will be held from 7:30-10:30 A.M.

Tickets are $7.00, and may be purchased in advance or at the door, and all proceeds will go to

the Sr. Vincent De Paul Society to help assist with the financial needs of those in the Columbia-

Irmo communities.

The St. Vincent De Paul Society is a Catholic lay organization, whose mission is to assist with

the financial needs of the needy in the community

For more information on this event, the Our Lady of the Hills St. Vincent De Paul Society, its

events or programs, interested parties may contact Ms. Roseann Helms at 803- 798-4265.

Knights of Columbus donates three thousand dollars worth of labor and supplies to repair church property

Irmo Knights of Columbus Donates Labor and Supplies to Replace Roof on Church Picnic Shelter

IRMO- Father Frederick Suggs Knights of Columbus Council 6892, in Irmo, donated supplies and two

days of labor to repair the roof on the parish picnic shelter, which had been severely destroyed

through years of water damage and age.

The project in which twenty one of the council's knights participated, was led by recently

exemplified 4^th degree Knight, Jose' Rodriquez, a professional contractor, and council Grand

Knight Gerald Cotoure.

According to Council Grand Knight, Sir Knight, Gerard Cotoure. Donation of labor and supplies

by the council saved the church approximately three thousand dollars.

For more information on Irmo Knights of Columbus, and its various programs and projects,

interested parties may contact Gerard Cotoure at 803-760-8015

Irmo knights of columbus raise more than $6,000 for special needs children

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 27 2011           Irmo  Knights of Columbus Raises and Donates More Than $6,000 to           Organizations Assisting Mentally Disabled and special Needs Students.  IRMO- Our Lady of the Hills' Knights of Columbus Council 6892 recently held its          annual luncheon and presentation to benefit its sponsored organizations,        assisting mentally disabled children an children with special needs.        The Irmo Knights of Columbus Council, which made one hundred and five percent        of its fund raising goal for this year, held the  February 19,2011 event at        the church;s family life center, Located at 120 Marydale Lane.        The Irmo Knights of Columbus Council, which made one hundred and five percent        of this year's fund raising goal, made presentations of $3,085.17 each to the        Fairwold Pendergrass School for mentally challenged students, located in        Columbia, and the South Carolina Special Olympics.       The presentations were made by council grand knight, Sir Knight Gerald       Couture, and Father, David Whitman of Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church.       Father Whitman who recently became parochial vicar of Our Lady of the Hills       Church, is also a member of the Knights of Columbus Organizations.       The Irmo council would like to thank the community and the following local       businesses for their continuing support of the Operation H.O.P.E       fundraisers,that helped raise the more than $6,000 that was raised to benefit       Fairworld Pendergrass School and South Carolina Special Olympics. Irmo Fatz       Cafe' at 7420 Broad River Road, that sponsored the kickoff breakfast, this       past August; Kroger Grocery store in Irmo, Sams Club Store in Harbison, and       Wal-Mart on Bush River Rd.       Operation H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everyday) is a nation wide Knights of       Columbus campaign, that benefits various charities that work to assist and       enhance the lives of physically and mentally Challenged citizens, and 85       percent of all proceeds stay within the community in which they are raised.       For more information on the Irmo Knights of Columbus Council's Operation       H.O.P.E fund raising programs to benefit the mentally disadvantaged citizens       interested persons may contact Jim Sansonetti, Operation Hope Chairman, at      803-361-1801.