Knights of Columbus Donate $106 Million
The Knights of Columbus, the Roman Catholic fraternal organization, set records in 1996 in hours volunteered and financial contributions given to the church.
According to the group’s annual survey of fraternal activity, the Knights:
* Put in more than 48 million volunteer hours, including 5 million visits to the sick and bereaved.
* Gave nearly $106 million in charitable contributions, much of it raised by local and state units for use in their areas.
* Included more than 300,000 blood donors.
The record achievement “places a value on volunteerism that inspires many others to get involved,” said Knights head Virgil C. Dechant.
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