The Dripping Springs Knights of Columbus have as soon as once more stepped as much as help the Brown Santa Program of Hays County, a charitable initiative that gives meals and toys to households in want in the course of the vacation season.
Knights of Columbus member Jimmy Winkler lately delivered pallets of canned inexperienced beans and corn to the Hays County Precinct four workplace in Dripping Springs. These donations will assist present Thanksgiving meals to households taking part within the Brown Santa program.
“That is our seventh annual 12 months of contributing to Brown Santa,” Winkler mentioned. “It's an outreach to individuals who need assistance…Throughout the holidays, households come collectively, which is essential whether or not it's Thanksgiving or Christmas. This enables us to assist those that are already struggling get by means of the season with out going into additional debt. We would like them to take pleasure in Thanksgiving too. “It’s a great way to get entangled in our personal neighborhood and provides again.”
The Hays County Brown Santa Program, run by volunteers from the Hays County Sheriff's Workplace, the Hays County Residents Sheriff's Academy Alumni Affiliation and others all through the neighborhood, supplies meals and toys to a whole bunch of households annually. Final 12 months, this system supported greater than 650 households all through Hays County.
Meals collected by the Knights of Columbus, together with different donations, is transported to the sheriff's workplace in San Marcos, the place it’s distributed to households taking part in this system. Every household receives a meals bundle that features canned inexperienced beans, corn, ham and turkey, plus a toy for every youngster. The toys are age-appropriate and curated for kids from toddlers to teenagers.
The Knights of Columbus additionally encourages neighborhood members to get entangled.
For extra details about the Hays County Brown Santa program, go to hayscountybrownsanta. org. For extra details about the Dripping Springs Knights of Columbus, go to dskofc.org.
