In August, Supreme Council announced that the Knights of Columbus would be donating $500,000 to aid Christians suffering persecution and death in Iraq. It was further announced that Supreme would match additional donations made by the public, up to a maximum of an additional $500,000.

At the September Business Meeting, Council 953 answered the call and agreed to write a check for $100 to the relief effort. In addition, a cash collection taken up that evening generated an additional $221 for a total donation of $321 from Council 953. With the match from Supreme, this constitutes $642 for our suffering Christian brethren.