The Peru Gazette

Guidance Counselor Sue Rabideau and Grand Knight Anthony Andrews

By John T. Ryan

Since 2009, Knights of Columbus Councils in the United States and Canada have distributed more than 115,000 new winter jackets to needy children through the organization’s Coats for Kids Program. On November 6^th, St. Augustine’s Council 7273 Grand Knight Anthony Andrews presented twenty-four jackets to Peru Elementary School Guidance Counselor Susan Rabideau who accepted the jackets on behalf of the Peru Elementary School and the Peru Association of Teachers,which organizes the school’s coat distribution program. Some of the Coats for Kids jackets were to be distributed during teacher conference week and others will be available as the need arises. One jacket was given to a student less than 15-minutes after the presentation.