Monies raised at the Knight’s of Columbus annual BBQ dinner will support West Hartford residents through the Town That Cares Fund.

From left: Grand Knight Kevin Walsh; Joe Whittel, Event Chairman ; Suzanne Oslander, West Hartford Community Partnerships Manager; Reverend Robert Kwiatkowski, Pastor, St. Peter Claver Church. Submitted photo

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The St. Peter Claver Knights of Columbus, Council 10817, have donated $1,750 to “The Town That Cares” raised from their annual BBQ dinner held Nov. 5, 2016.

Joe Whittel, “The Pit Master” for the BBQ dinner said, “Once again we had a tremendous response from the community in support of “The Town That Cares” food bank fund raiser.” Whittel has been a member of several competitive BBQ teams and provided an outstanding dinner for all.

Craig Stalk and Ginny Worrel of the musical group “Stringing You Along” again donated their musical talents for the evening’s entertainment.

Over the years the Knights have raised over $8,700 in support of The Town That Cares Fund.

Suzanne Oslander, community partnerships manager for The Town That Cares Fund said, “The community response during the holiday season for The Town That Cares is always amazing. To say West Hartford is truly a town that cares is an understatement because of the support we experience throughout the year. Once again we are very appreciative of the effort and dedication shown by the St. Peter Claver Knights of Columbus.”

The Knights of Columbus was founded as a fraternal benefit society at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven in 1882. The organization counts more than 1.8 million members worldwide and last year Knights donated more than $167 million and 70 million hours to charitable causes. St. Peter Claver Council 10817 has been chartered since the early 1990’s, and supports many charitable and service projects for the church and community in addition to their support of The Town That Cares Fund.