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Espiritu Santo Assembly in Safety Harbor conducted a book, CD and movie drive for patients at the Bay Pines VA Hospital. Knights collected items valued at approximately $350 for veterans at the hospital.


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Father Michael A. Burke Council 14488 in Kathleen hosted a fund drive at St. Patrick Church to raise money for the Frontline Faith Project, which supplies MP3 players loaded with religious content to U.S. soldiers. A member of the council who served overseas spoke to parishioners about his deployment and how important the player was to him when he didn't have access to a chaplain. The drive raised $2,000, which is enough to purchase approximately 80 players.


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Members of St. Bartholomew Council 9127 in Hampstead and their families organized a fraternal trip to the Gettysburg National Military Park. The day started with Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church, which served as a hospital during the Civil War. Knights then visited sites and museums throughout the park, paying special homage to a statue of Father William E. Corby, a chaplain who ministered to the wounded and dying regardless of religious affiliation.


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James P. Federline of Father Emil J. Kapaun Council 11987 at the Sembach Air Base in Germany hands a prize soccer ball to a participant in the council's Easter egg hunt. Knights hosted the event for 100 needy children from the city of Grafenwoehr. Participants cleared the field of approximately 600 eggs in seven minutes.


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Buffalo Assembly hosted a spaghetti dinner that raised $1,000 for the Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court, a hybrid drug and mental health court that serves veterans who are struggling with addiction and/or mental illness by keeping those who are non-violent offenders out of jail.

Corpus Christi Council 10869 in Round Lake donated $3,500 to the adaptive sports program at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center. The program is designed to assist veterans with rehabilitation through athletic competition, and the funds will be used for the transportation and lodging of adaptive sports athletes who compete in national competitions.



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