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On May 16, 2023, the Knights of Columbus St. Johns River Council 10850 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church donated a new commercial freezer to the Mandarin Food Bank. The freezer is severely needed, especially during Thanksgiving when each family receives a frozen turkey. More than 400 turkeys were provided during the 2022 holiday season.
The food bank’s mission is to provide emergency food and clothing to those in need in the Mandarin community. Volunteers operate the entire ministry through their time, skills, and donations. Each Thanksgiving and Christmas, it provides a box of food for a complete holiday meal and serves about 400 families at each event.
Council 10850 in Jacksonville, Florida is one of 17,000 Knights of Columbus Councils that make up the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in 1882 to assist working-class and immigrant Catholics in the United States, today the approximately 2 million members of the Knights put their faith into action through a broad range of charitable causes locally, nationally and internationally with financial contributions and hands-on service. Based on the founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity, the Order remains committed to strengthening Catholic families and parishes and to practicing faith in action through service to all in need.
Catholic gentlemen can join the Knights of Columbus now for free; visit kofc.org/join for more information.
Photo courtesy James Griffith
Two brother Knights with the new walk-in commercial freezer at the Mandarin Food Bank.
