The Knights of Columbus of State Andrew’s Council will conduct their annual fundraising drive to support individuals with intellectual disabilities this weekend.
Members of the Knights will give away Tootsie Rolls and, at the same time, accept donations.
The Knights will distribute Tootsie Rolls beginning Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in Moore. The market is located at the intersection of SE 4th Street and Eastern Avenue.
On Saturday, the Knights will be at the Moore Wal-Mart on SW 19th Street from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
A Catholic family fraternal service organization, the Knights of Columbus raised more than $143 million for various charities in 2007.
In Oklahoma, the group supports the enter of Family Love in Okarche. The center provide vocation training, assisted living and full-time care for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Knights also donate time and money to the state Special Olympics and, locally, the St. Andrews Council supports Meadowbrook Acres, a group home for adults.
For more information call Conrad Reich at 794-7942.
Local News
Knight's fundraiser set this weekend
- Local News
-
-
County Commissioner won’t seek re-election
Longtime Cleveland County Commissioner George Skinner will not seek re-election to a sixth term, it was announced this past week.
-
Filmmakers recreate Moore’s Old School for documentary
“If these walls could talk” is a phrase that conjures memories married to location, making it an apt title for the new documentary
-
Postage prices to make price jump Sunday
Mailing a letter will cost an extra penny beginning Sunday. A first-class letter will now cost 45 cents at the Post Office. Forever stamps can be used for whatever cost the stamps are at the time of mailing.
-
Resident challenges switch to voter postcards
Cleveland County Election Board Secretary Jim Williams figured he could save 15 cents every time he notified a new voter by postcard rather than sealed letter.
-
Eagle Scout candidate works to protect children and schools
Richard Hansen, 15, is a third-generation Boy Scout. His father, Tim, is an Eagle Scout and is Scoutmaster of Troop 287. Tim Hanse
-
Moore Chamber of Commerce member graduates from IOM
Washington D.C. —Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is pl
-
God’s children are birds of a feather
The weather has been wonderful and we have enjoyed feeding the birds and watching their antics as they nibble on the bounty we toss out several times a day.
-
Organize Your Life helps local residents
Adult Services of the Moore Public Library helped residents learn to get organized Saturday.
-
Pioneer Library System announces PLS Big Read contest
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is this year’s featured novel for Pioneer Library System’s Big Read.
-
Residents tour newly opened jail
Though the county’s new F. DeWayne Beggs Detention Center offers beds for up to 542 prisoners, the facility won’t soon be experiencing overcrowding.
- More Local News Headlines
-
County Commissioner won’t seek re-election
