North Country Kids Need Winter Coats
L-R Peru Primary School Nurse Kathy Bedard, Grand Knight Keith Kemp, School Nurse Regan Finlaw
By John T. Ryan
Earlier this week St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 Grand Knight Keith Kemp presented 24 boys and girls jackets to the Peru Primary School. School Nurses Kathy Bedard and Regan Finlaw accepted the jackets. Kathy Bedard said, “We have several students in need who come in without jackets. The families are very appreciative especially in the winter months.” Regan Finlaw remarked,” “I know a student who needs one of these right now.”
Council 7273 has participated in the Knights of Columbus Coats For Kids program for several years. In winter 2017 alone, Knights of Columbus councils distributed 105,192 coats in 1,600 communities throughout the U.S. and Canada, including events at military bases, in Native American communities, at inner-city neighborhoods and through partnerships with local police and fire departments.
Posted: November 9th, 2018 under Education News, Peru News, Peru School News.