As a kid, what I like about the Knights of Columbus
Kidsday reporter Maeve Carey and her dad, Jerry, are active in the Knights of Columbus and their charitable events. Credit: Kathleen Carey
The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic organization my dad belongs to. He has been a Knight since he was 18. The Knights of Columbus raise money for all different charities, not just Catholic ones.
What I like about it is our whole family gets to be a part of a lot of the events. The Knights support the Life Center of Long Island and organized their first Walk-A-Thon. My sister Maggie and I were a part of the Walk-A-Thon. The Knights also held a baby shower for the Life Center. My mom helped to organize this and the whole family participated. There were many donations of baby clothes, diapers and car seats.
In December the Knights of Columbus and their family members go Christmas caroling at local nursing homes. I have been doing this since I was 5, and it’s fun to see how happy this makes many of the people.
Another event my sister and I help out at are the local food drives the Knights have at supermarkets. We help collect food for our parish and some of the surrounding churches in Seaford and Farmingdale.
It’s fun to be able to help out at these events. You get to meet lots of people and donate food for the community at the same time.
Sue Casey, Debbie Dombrowski, Heather Mason and Kerstin Murphy’s seventh- and eighth-grade students, Jonas E. Salk Middle School, Levittown
