St. Mary of the Lakes Knights of Columbus Council, Medford, will host its 11th annual charity golf tournament June 11 at Medford Lakes Country Club, 70 Oak Drive, Medford Lakes.
All proceeds will benefit Medford’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Burlington County and 1st Way of Burlington County.
“The Knights of Columbus invite men and women golfers and local business owners to chip in for charity to support these vital organizations that treat every man, woman and child with respect, dignity and kindness,” said J. Mickey Zawatcki, council Grand Knight.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic lay organization that allows women and men to grow together spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Over the past year, the St. Mary of the Lakes conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has helped more than 14,000 men, women and children with food, clothing, financial help for rent and mortgage, auto insurance, utilities, health care and other expenses valued at more than $500,000.
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Burlington County is a non-profit interfaith organization committed to a united outreach by the religious community in Burlington County providing shelter, meals and assistance to homeless families. The program provides help, hope and a safe haven for guests while they seek affordable housing. Since 1998, IHNBC hosted more than 400 families totaling more than 1,300 individuals, including nearly 800 children.
1st Way of Burlington County helps any woman or girl with an unplanned pregnancy find medical, legal or psychological help as well as shelter, education or adoption guidance. 1st Way provides free resources which support life affirming choices.
Golf registration fee is $150 before April 1 and $160 after April 1 and includes greens fee, golf cart, lunch, cocktail hour, dinner. The tournament is a scramble format and begins with a shotgun start at noon. Dinner-only tickets are available for $45.
To serve as a sponsor or to register, visit www.medfordknights.org or contact Don Bouchard at bouchdm@aol.com or 609654-8853 or 609-760-8932.