Author: Ascension Knights Council 11139

Although we had a gorgeous day, we got off to a slow start with no wind. It
didn’t take the kids long to figure out running power would overcome that
problem and, with the help of some energetic parents and grandparents,
we were up and running/flying. The wind arrived at midmorning, along with
the rest of the kite flyers and spectators. We saw many more spectators
this year than in the past, which helps get the message of the event out:
How great the gift of life and family are, and our support for both.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

Click here for photos from the event.

Did you stop by to visit with the Easter Bunny April 6 at Ascension? Just hop on over to this link to find your picture. We’ve got over 100!

Congratulations to our squad of Monday Night Football pool winners. Watch for our next season later this year!

Jan. 9: Super Bowl: Sara Stiefferman, Norman Constable
Jan. 26: NFC Championship: Ron Meier, Todd Wilson, Mark Czajkowski
Jan. 26: AFC Championship: Don Walther, Ted Naegel 
Dec. 30: Sarah Chitwood, Kevin McKenna
Dec. 23: Matt Catinna, Bill Klein
Dec. 16: Ron Meier, Todd Wilson, Mark Czajkowski
Dec. 9: Bob Kalinich, Gerard Marshall, Bernie Schmidt
Dec 2: Val Wilkinson, Bill Boughner, Henry Hagenhoff
Nov. 25: Joe McHugh, Tina Fenili
Nov. 18: Don Walther, Ted Naegel
Nov. 11: Don Walther, Ted Naegel
Nov. 4: Ron Casey, Harry Bussmann
Oct. 28: Tom Arett, Aleta Marshall, Gwen Muzik
Oct. 21: Ron Meier, Todd Wilson, Mark Czajkowski
Oct. 14: Dan Fenili, Ron George, Michael Reib
Oct. 7: Andy Dyszlewski, Michelle Wilson
Sept. 30: David Copeland, Kathy Walters, Tony Newell
Sept. 23: Al Tornabeni, Steve Fultz
Sept. 16: John Avery, Lyle Gilbertson
Sept. 9: Brian Fenili, Joe Gallagher, Evert Cecil

Thank you for supporting our charities!

Two Knights of the Month were honored at the January Council meeting. Dave Zink was awarded for the Sunday with Santa event and Bill Klein for running the Monday Night Football pool fundraiser.

Thanks to the Knights’ support of October’s Developmental Disability (Tootsie Roll) Drive, Council leaders recently presented a check for $4,291.52 to Manchester-based Lafayette Industries, a sheltered workshop founded in 1976 to provide employment for adults with developmental disabilities.

Our “Santa Sunday” celebration was an outstanding event. It was a magical experience to see the joy of the children’s faces meeting with Santa and the happiness of the parents and grandparents. Santa’s helpers really had a workout to keep up with the crowd.  Thank you to Dave Zink, our Family Program Director, and all of our Knights, Ladies, and Santa’s helpers (more than 20 altogether!) who helped manage the crowds. This is one of our annual events that never gets old where we can witness firsthand the joy of our children and our parish family. Santa was very busy, as there were 165 children who visited him. Each child received a coloring book, crayons, a small bag of candy, and a toy. A small band played and sang Christmas music for an hour and a half. Click here for the photos that were taken of the children and families with Santa—Many thanks to our photographer this year, Kevin Hennessey!