THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!
The Lake Current - December 12, 2017
December Meeting is Tomorrow!

Members, join us for our final membership meeting of the year this Wednesday evening (12/13). We'll be serving some good food around 6:30 p.m., and our meeting will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity to find out what's going on, let your voice be heard on issues of concern, and get involved with our very active council.
Christmas Party & Food Drive - Friday, 12/15
Our annual tradition continues with our adult Christmas Party for members of our Council and Ladies Auxiliary on Friday, December 15th at 7 p.m. , jointly hosted with Mother Cabrini Assembly. We'll have a complimentary, informal, but very tasty hot buffet dinner with a cash bar. All we ask is that each person bring a gift for the less fortunate in our community, to brighten their Christmas season by helping them put good meals on the table for their families.

This year we are once again collecting donations for the St. James the Apostle Church Food Pantry. The pantry is stocked with canned goods and other non-perishables, but what they need for the holidays is supermarket gift cards so families can buy perishable items like milk, meats, and frozen foods, which the pantry cannot stock. So, please bring $10, $20 or $25 ShopRite or Tops gift cards to our party, and we will present them to St. James on behalf of the Knights and our families.
The "J.O." Men's Beefsteak Parish Fundraiser - Sat. 1/13

Join us for our 3rd Annual James "J.O." O'Neill Memorial Men's Beefsteak Dinner on Saturday, January 13th!

We'll continue the tradition started by J.O. and gather at our Council to enjoy great food, watch the NFL Playoffs on our BIG screen TVs, and have lots of fun while we raise funds to benefit St. James the Apostle Parish!

Doors open at 3 p.m. for the afternoon playoff game and cash bar. Dinner at 5 p.m. includes gourmet filet mignon, fries, draft beer or wine, dessert and coffee. Then we'll raffle and auction off some great items. Stay after dinner and watch the evening playoff game with us.
$50 if prepaid by Jan. 6
$60 after Jan. 7.

SEATING IS LIMITED – RESERVE TODAY!

We expect this event to sell-out, so don't wait to reserve! Make reservations today with GK Rob Firriolo or mail your check and list of guests to KofC Council 6318, 10 Fair Street, Carmel NY 10512.

NOTE: We are looking for d onations of items for our raffle table and auction , including sporting event tickets, theater tickets, gift cards for local restaurants and other businesses, stays in vacation homes, and items for gift baskets. Please contact GK Rob about any donations you may be interested in making or soliciting for us.
Fourth Degree Officers Meeting
Thursday 12/21
 
There will be no regular meeting of Mother Cabrini Assembly this December. However, the officers (and any willing volunteers) will meet at our council on Thursday, Dec. 21st, at 7:15 p.m. to get out the 2018 dues mailing.
Rosary Hill Home Holiday Collection Drive Under Way

Please help our Ladies Auxiliary collect much needed items for Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne, which provides loving, one-on-one palliative care to those suffering from terminal cancer. Since 1901, the Dominican Sisters and staff there have striven to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and recreational needs of their patients.

Here is the donation "Wish List":
Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Soap, Shampoo, Body Wash, Bath towels, Wash Cloths, Twin-size blankets, Men’s slippers sizes 12-13, Men’s electric razors, Men’s after shave, Hair trimmers, Irons, Toaster Oven, Microwave Oven (.7 or .9 cu ft), Blenders, and a Sunbeam hot water dispenser.

Monetary gifts are also most welcome.

Donations may be dropped off at our council on Friday evenings up until 12/16, or contact Gail Silke to make alternate arrangements. Please give generously!
A Great Time at Holiday on the Lake

Thanks to everybody who made Holiday on the Lake at our Council on December 2nd another great success!
There were boy scouts selling wreaths out front in the morning, and then in the afternoon, we opened our doors to the community for kids' crafts (and free hot cocoa and cookies for all!). We then held our Children's Christmas Party with a great pot-luck dinner and a visit from Santa!
After that, we marched in the Carmel Parade of Lights with our own float (with Mrs. Claus & McGruff!), handing out several thousand glow necklaces to the crowd along the way. A great time was had by all!

Thanks to all of our hard-working volunteers and to our participants for turning out in-force. A very special thanks to our event chairman, Anthony Falco , for once again orchestrating such a wonderful event for the kids and their parents.
  • Our home corporation is once again giving preference for our families who may wish to reserve our hall for a First Holy Communion or Confirmation party this coming spring. We are holding open rental reservations for council members only until January 15, 2018. After then, the hall will be rented on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact our Rentals Chairman to book your party ASAP, as these dates go very quickly.

  • If you've been at the council lately, doubtless you've seen the beautiful new landscaping in our driveway. Our crew of volunteers replaced and upgraded all of the railroad ties along the side, installed nice plantings and a border where the oil tank used to be, and replaced the evergreen tree at the front corner (which serves annually as our Christmas tree). We are very grateful for all of our volunteers who work with our home corporation to keep making our Council home a better and nicer place!

  • Great big congratulations to our Ladies Auxiliary for another tremendously successful Penny Social on December 3rd, and for wrapping up their fall Second Sundays Bingo nights with a packed house last Sunday! Our ladies have raised an impressive amount of money for charity and -- as usual -- had loads of fun and involved our community in the effort. (Their efforts have not gone unnoticed by the media, with great write-ups recently in Putnam Daily Voice, the Putnam Examiner, and the Putnam Press/Times.) We also would like to thank them for the beautiful new shades in our council hall, which make the room look great! Join us in a shout-out: "Thanks and well done, Ladies!"

  • Holiday Blood Drive on Friday, Dec. 29th - Details will be posted, but please save the date and plan to donate at the Daniel O'Brien VFW Hall in Carmel from 2-8 p.m. During the Christmas and New Years holidays, the supply of blood is low, but the demand is high.

  • Midnight Bowling on Saturday, Jan. 20th - We're planning a fun night of bowling at Spins Bowl in Carmel from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Proceeds will benefit our council's scholarship fund. We will only have a limited number of lanes available, so contact Chancellor Ralph Fleischman for more info and to save a spot.
Remember, a full calendar of events can always be found on our website: carmelknights.org under the Upcoming Events tab, and check out our Breaking News page . And don't forget to "like" our Facebook page for up-to-the minute announcements, photos, event listings, and items of interest.