District 18 Knights manned a Knights of Columbus booth at the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg. The booth sought to recruit new members, collect money for the district’s annual fund drive, and celebrate the Order’s 125th anniversary. Knights collected more than $2,000 over eight days for people with intellectual disabilities.

Members of Regina Coeli Council 2275 in Easton grill for Habitat for Humanity youth volunteers who were visiting Maryland's eastern shore. Thirty-eight teens from the Diocese of Wilmington, Del., were there to work on multiple construction projects.

Members of St. John Francis Regis Council 7914 in Hollywood mount a whiteboard in one of three classrooms at the Msgr. Martin P. Harris Parish Center. The center, located at St. John Francis Regis Church, serves as a religious education center for adult catechumens.

St. John Francis Regis Council 7914 in Hollywood treated former council chaplain Father Martin Flum and seminarian Vincent DeRosa to a vocations breakfast. DeRosa is being financially supported by the council during his studies in Rome.

Members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Council 12127 in Gaithersburg unload equipment while preparing for their parish festival. Knights set up, volunteered and cleaned during the event.

Sacred Heart Council 5337 in Willingboro held a baby bottle drive that raised $4,600 for Way of Burlington County.

Presentation Council 6033 in Upper Saddle River held its annual golf outing to benefit its scholarship fund and a Haitian medical mission. Since the event began, Knights have raised more than $100,000 for charity.

South Plainfield Council 6203 held an ice cream social for members and their families. More than 50 people attended the event.

South Plainfield Council 6203 held a live concert benefit at its council hall. The event, which featured recording artists Billy and Rose Falcon, raised $500 for the council’s charitable fund.

St. James of the Marches Council 6574 in Totowa donated several adjustable tables to the Department of Children and Families Regional School. Since many of the school’s students use wheelchairs, having adjustable tables that can be raised and lower was essential.

Father James A. Russell Council 11409 in Warren awarded its annual Pope John Paul II Award to Daniel Johnson, a high school graduate attending Manhattan College. The award was established by former council chaplain Msgr. William Benwell and includes a $500 stipend to pursue a higher education.

Mary Immaculate Council 12769 in Secaucus donated $500 each to seminarians Julius Lucero and Edinson Ramirez through the Order’s Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP). The council also donated $1,157 — proceeds from a spring raffle — to Father James Tucker for use at Immaculate Conception Church.

Mary Immaculate Council 12769 in Secaucus held a fundraiser to benefit the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Fairview. The sisters have been trying to open a community development center and asked the Knights for aid. Council 12769 raffled signed New York Giants memorabilia and raised $2,500.

Mary Immaculate Council 12769 in Secaucus escorted seven children with physical disabilities to Medieval Times in Lyndhurst. Attendees enjoyed dinner and a show.

Knights from Berkshire County, Mass., and Columbia County marched in the annual Pittsfield Independence Day parade. Knights rode on a float that celebrated the Order’s 125th anniversary.

A color corps from Rome Assembly marched in the annual Rome Honors America parade last July 28.

Port Jervis Council 471 provided lunch for campers and counselors at the Port Jervis Youth Summer Program. Knights served lunch to nearly 50 people.

Volunteers from Monroe Council 2079 joined members of American Legion Post 488 to prepare and serve a barbecue lunch for the patients, families and staff of the Castle Point VA Hospital.

Brasher Falls Council 2176 runs a Pennies From Heaven collection at its parish each month to support a local seminarian. Most recently, the council donated $500 to Nicholas Newtown, who is studying for the priesthood.

Alfred E. Smith Council 3005 in Elmont made a donation to Good Counsel Homes, a pro-life shelter for homeless mothers. Good Counsel Homes is a Catholic agency that works closely with the Sisters of Life, who also run Villa Maria Guadalupe, the Order’s retreat house in Stamford, Conn. For more information about Villa Maria Guadalupe, click here.

When a statue of the Virgin Mary was vandalized at St. Martha’s Church, members of Robert W. Powell Council 3488 in Uniondale made plans to properly retire the statue. Knights dug a hole on parish property where the statue was buried.

First-time donor Linda Reich prepares to have blood drawn while Albert Conlin of Sunrise Council 6607 in Bohemia looks on. Knights hosted a blood drive at St. John Nepomuceme Church that netted 69 pints of blood for the Long Island Blood Services.

Niskayuna Council 8121 celebrated its 25th anniversary with a banquet and donation to local CYO sports director, Father Bob Longobucco. The council donated more than $1,600 for the purchase of a new scoreboard. Father Longobucco serves as sports director for St. Helen’s Church and Our Lady of Fatima Church.

St. Rita’s Council 14219 in Brooklyn raised $1,000 for its parish youth group. The money was collected during a parish raffle and will help fund new athletic equipment for the youth group.

Cardinal Justin F. Rigali of Philadelphia accepts checks totaling $300,000 from Pennsylvania State Deputy and Supreme Director Michael J. O’Connor, left, and Former Supreme Knight Virgil C. Dechant, while Father Paul Gaggawalla, state chaplain, looks on. Cardinal Rigali accepted the funds on behalf of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, which he chairs, for its efforts to enact a marriage protection amendment there. Half of the funds were raised by Pennsylvania Knights, and the Supreme Council matched their contribution.

Pittsburgh Knights provided an honor guard for Father Matthew Talarico during his first Mass at St. Boniface Church. Woodlawn Council 2161 in Aliquippa provided Father Talarico with financial assistance during his studies at the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Florence, Italy. The institute is a pontifical religious order that trains priests to celebrate the traditional Latin Mass.

Rev. Raymond F. Dugan Council 935 in Reynoldsville held a baby bottle drive at St. Mary’s Church and St. Joseph Church. Knights collected nearly $3,000, which was distributed to Citizens Concerned for Human Life.

Sarto Council 1322 in Ashland renovated and painted the St. Joseph’s Chapel at St. Joseph’s Convent in Ashland. The convent is home to the Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who teach at the local elementary school.

Grand Knight Jack Cacozza of Father John J. O’Leary Council 8224 in Dallas presents a $2,500 check to John P. Moses, CEO of the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC). ALSAC serves as the exclusive fund-raising organization of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which the funds will benefit. Also pictured are Jerry Schmid and Frank Smaka.

Mary, Gate of Heaven Council 10194 in Myerstown held a kite-flying event for children at its parish. Thirteen children participated, and all were able to get their kites in the air with instruction from council members.

Mary, Gate of Heaven Council 10194 in Myerstown made several donations to its parish and the surrounding community. The council ran a money wheel at the annual parish fair that raised $500 for the church. The council also donated $500 for the purchase of a new freezer at its parish hall. Finally, Knights presented Quest Inc. with a check for $100 in memory of deceased Knight Raymond McNellis.

Mary, Gate of Heaven Council 10194 in Myerstown held its annual summer picnic at its parish. Knights and their families enjoyed a meal of steak, baked potatoes, corn on the cob and pasta salad.

Members of the St. Michael the Archangel Round Table at the Bagram Air Force Base in Parvan, Afghanistan, stand with their outgoing chaplain, Father Sean O’Brien, prior to his leaving Afghanistan. The Knights also have on display the banner that was donated to them by councils in Arizona District 27. The St. Michael the Archangel Round Table, sponsored by Msgr. Robert D. Goodill and St. Luke Council 11229 in Erie, is the only K of C unit in Afghanistan.

Sts. Simon and Jude Council 11563 in West Chester raised $15,000 for its parish during the council’s annual golf outing. The money will fund much-needed road improvements on the parish grounds and the construction of a new parking lot.