Brother Knights,
Thank you again for all you have done to make The MR Program a success again this past October.
For those of you who are not sure what the program really is or what it is about, maybe the following will help explain it a little bit.
MR Program stands for "Mental Retardation" which I would like changed to "God's Special Children's Fund". That's just my feeling.
Every year in October we brother Knights stand at different stores and collect money for our special children. All the money we collect goes to the State Director of the MR Program. He then donates half of the money to SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital (which the State of Missouri Knights of Columbus helped to build). The other half of the money is sent back to our Council in what is called "The Turnaround Fund". No money goes to anyone other than the Hospital and the children.
This year our Turnaround Fund helped four deserving groups. They are: Booneslick State School ($908.37), Central Elementary School PTO ($500.00), Willow's Way ($500.00) and also The Special Olympics ($500.00). Our Turnaround Fund was $2,408.00 and it was all dispersed.
Thanks again for all your support.
Bob Sage
MR Chairman
To view photos of Bob's recent check presentation and some of the items our charities were able to purchase with funding given to them by the council over the last few years, click below. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/harvesterknights/album?.dir=/b5b7&.src=ph
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