Again this Lent, Father Allan Hall Knights of Columbus invited St. Charles parishioners to help feed the hungry. Beginning on Ash Wednesday and continuing the 40 days of Lent, canned and dry goods were collected for the North Point Douglas Women’s Centre which is located in Winnipeg’s North End.
North Point Douglas Women’s Centre
When the Lenten season finished, food donations totaled 1,854 lbs with 486 lbs coming from the students, parents, and teachers of St. Charles Catholic School. The $695.00 in cash donations was used for most needed food items at the centre.
Knights of Columbus Grand Knight, Jim Turnbull, wishes to thank everyone for their generous support.
Jim Turnbull Grand Knight of the Father Allan Hall Knights of Columbus at St. Charles Parish
Food Bank Use in Canada
Over 840,000 Canadians seek help from a food bank every month.
Almost two in five are children and youth.
1 in 6 households seeking help are working.
1 in 10 walking through the doors each month are helped for the first time.