The Ascension Council’s participation in the ASAP Program (Assistance and Support After Pregnancy) concludes soon, after we present contributions totaling $23,000 to our four designated charities: Thrive, Coalition for Life, Our Lady’s Inn and Good Shepherd Children and Family Services. Knights will vote on these funds at the brief July meeting taking place as the July 25 barbecue kicks off.
Planning and execution of this program took five months with 2,000 baby bottles distributed through the parish and school starting on Mothers Day. 45 Knights and others helped wrap these with our special label and pass them out at Masses and elsewhere. Of the 2,000, more than 1,200 came back, with over $10,000.
Special thanks go to our ASAP committee, which included John Brugger, Tim Lewis, Bill Lukas, Bill Klein, Ron Meier, and Jon Gebhauer. In addition, our charity partners Thrive and Coalition Life attended eight Masses, distributing information to parishioners, and attended our Council’s “High on Life” kite event.
Learn more about our charities:
Coalition Life
Our Lady’s Inn
Good Shepherd Children and Family Services
Thrive
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What it’s all about: Assistance and Support After Pregnancy describes the Knights of Columbus’ efforts to support pregnant women, mothers and their new children by serving pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes. These pro-life, non-profits are lifelines to women and babies in need and offer essential services that make the difference between a baby being aborted and a baby being born in a supportive environment. Pregnancy resource centers provide assistance to nearly 2 million clients each year. In 2021, Knights donated $4.6 million and 469,000 volunteer hours to support these centers and the women and children they serve through cash donations and community service activities such as baby and maternity item drives.
These life-saving organizations would not be able to provide the level of assistance women and children need without support from our Order and collaborating parish communities. Through the ASAP initiative, councils can now contribute even more support.
For every $500 a council donates to a qualifying pregnancy resource center or maternity home (up to $2,000), the Supreme Council will donate $100 more. Visit kofc.org/asap for more information.
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