Knights of Columbus present $50,000 to Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital

Representatives of the Knights of Columbus presented a cheque to Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation representative Meghan Boychuk after Sunday Mass Nov. 24 at the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon. Funds were raised at this year's annual Knights of Columbus Celebrity Dinner. (Photo by Bob Barkman)

Posted By: Kiply Lukan Yaworski November 25, 2019

By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News

Knights of Columbus Celebrity Dinner committee chair Garry Maier and other representatives of the Knights of Columbus presented a cheque for $50,000 to Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation after Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon Nov. 24.

Meghan Boychuk accepted the ceremonial cheque on behalf of the Foundation.

The funds were raised through an annual Celebrity Dinner held Nov. 2 at the Cathedral of the Holy Family.

Through previous celebrity dinners, the Knights of Columbus raised some $325,000 for furnishing a maternal care area.

This year’s event raised another $50,000, including a $10,000 donation from event sponsors Les and Irene Dubé, long-time supporters of the children’s hospital and other health initiatives in the province. A $17,757.55 donation from the Knights of Columbus council at St. Peter parish in Unity, SK also contributed to the total raised this year for a comfort care room at the new hospital.

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