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♦ St. Luke Knights of Columbus Supports the following:

• Cub Scouts
Each year the Council provides $250.00 to the Cub Pack to furnish materials for the “Ad Altare Dei” and the “Parvuli Dei” Religious study program.

• Vacation Bible School
Each year St Luke Council #9128 K of C furnishes $250.00 to sponsor ten children for the St Luke Vacation Bible School, who would otherwise not be able to attend due to having insufficient funds.

• Fraternal Activity
Each year the National Organization of the Knights of Columbus donates more than $100 million to charitable and benevolent causes and more than 48 million hours of volunteer community service to aid those less fortunate.  Each year council members list the  number of volunteer hours performed, which, when  added to all the other councils, provides an impressive display of solidarity.

• Altar Servers Fun Trip
Each year, the altar servers are treated to an evening of fun (and a pizza feast) at one of the local fun parks.  The outing is sponsored both by the church and the K of C.  Council #9128, K of C furnishes $1,500.00 to offset the expenses of the party.

• San Antonio Boys Home
The history of Rancho San Antonio dates back to 1933, when the Catholic Big Brothers recognized the need for such an agency where boys with problems might solve them under proper guidance.  Later, facilities were acquired in Griffith Park, but these quarters also became too limited.  The present location at 21000 Plummer Street, in Chatsworth, was purchased by the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and officially opened on June 20, 1938.

In 1953, The Cardinal requested that the Brothers of Holy Cross assume direct supervision of the Rancho.

Since its inception in 1933, Rancho San Antonio has provided a home for over 7000 boys.  These boys at Rancho are admitted only upon the recommendation from recognized social agencies and after personal interviews with the boy.  There are no walls or fences—the boy must be willing to accept his need for placement and be willing to participate.

The several chapters of the Knights of Columbus have adopted the Rancho as one of its charities.  The K of C Rancho fund drive, together with the annual BBQ, has raised an average of $60,000..00 annually to help in maintenance of this facility.

• Free Throw Basketball Competition
The last weekend in January kicks off the annual “Free Throw” basketball competition.  This consists of contests at the council level, district/chapter level, with the finalists competing in the Fresno State event in March.

Boys and girls ages 8 through 14 are invited to this event.  There are five age divisions, boys compete against boys, girls against girls.  The championship follows the standard rules for basketball free throw at all levels of competition.  There are trophy awards, but no cash or savings bonds, since that would violate the amateur rules.

Each contestant receives three warm-up shots.  At the council level, contestants get 15 free throw attempts;  at District, Regional or Jurisdictional level competition, contestants get 25 free throw attempts. St Luke basketball courts have hosted several competitions both for the council, and for the Chapter.

• Order of Alhambra
Many members of the Knights of Columbus also support the Order of Alhambra, a Catholic men's organization dedicated to help the mentally handicapped.

• Free Thanksgiving Dinner for Senior Citizens of St. Luke Church
Each November, the “Senior Citizens” of the parish are feted with a Thanksgiving dinner feast  -  at no charge.  The dinner is livened up with entertainment, and prizes are given out which were donated by the parishioners. 

• Lenten Fish Fry Dinners
The Knights and families get a workout during the six Fridays of Lent, with the well received fish fry dinners.  Proceeds are for the various ministries in the parish, and abroad.  An average of 300 dinners are served each Friday.  Many ministries benefit from proceeds from this event especially.    

• “ID” (Intellectually Disabled) Drive Marian Homes Project
This “I.D.” Drive (known as the “Tootsie Roll Drive”) has helped support the Marian Homes in the San Gabriel Valley for the Physically Handicapped and Developmentally Disabled. The purpose of the Marian Homes is to establish and maintain a place of residence for adult children when their parents can no longer take care of them.  The homes were incorporated in 1986 by a group of Catholic parents who posed just this question  -  they foresaw the need for a home where spiritual and emotional needs would be met  -  where a homelike atmosphere for these residents rather than an institution where there are few opportunities for development.

Knights, and members of their families, wearing the familiar orange vests and a supply of Tootsie Rolls, welcome donations from parishioners during one weekend in October, the proceeds of which go to this Chapter Charities project.