Knights of Columbus Council an important supporter of local community

Mother Seton Council #15540 of the Knights of Columbus recently donated $500 to Quilts for Kids. The Council has supported this nonprofit for a decade. Quilts For Kids uses a nationwide network of volunteer quilters. The quilts are distributed to children suffering from trauma, abuse, serious illness or disasters.  Children in the pediatric units of Central New Jersey hospitals have received these comforting gifts.

The Council also made a recent donation of $500 to Elijah’s Promise. This is the latest in a string of such donations over the years.  Elijah’s Promise is a nonprofit which is centered in New Brunswick. This organization addresses the needs of the homeless, hungry and poor through a multifaceted approach. It runs a soup kitchen which serves over 30,000 meals per month coupled with a mobile delivery system which provides another 2,500 meals per month to those unable to get to the kitchen.  

To help the unemployed, their Promise Culinary School is a New Jersey State Certified vocational school and job-training provider whose mission is to empower students and graduates with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in the culinary field.

Partnering with local health care providers, Elijah’s Promise provides vaccines and some health screenings to those in need. Additionally, Elijah’s Promise provides other social services and counseling to its clients including nutrition and healthy eating education to children and adults in the community.  It also has a community garden. Finally, they also help with the clothing needs of the impoverished members of the community.  

Mother Seton Council, a nonprofit fraternal organization, works throughout the year to raise funds for various nonprofit organizations in keeping with one of the three basic tenets of the Knights of Columbus, which is charity. The other tenets are fraternity and unity. The Council is open to new members are who are practicing Catholic men, and routinely meets at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Three Bridges.

To learn more about Quilts for Kids visit www.quiltsforkids.org. To learn more about Elijah’s Promise visit www.elijahspromise.org. To learn more about Mother Seton Council #15540 visit http://www.kofc15540.org.

Contributed by Ron Foster, director, public relations, Mother Seton Council #15540 KofC.