A message from our Volunteer Grand Knight  - President / General Manager: 

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How we ended up here today...

 

The Columbus Club of Hamilton was established in 1956. We are operated by the Knight of Columbus Hamilton Council 1454 (est in 1909) Executive board of directors (all volunteer members). Knights of Columbus volunteer fraternal organization info can be found here at https://www.kofc.org 

 

The Knights of Columbus Hamilton Council 1454 operates at 222 Queenston Road in Hamilton, Ontario. Our facility is owned by The Columbus Club of Hamilton and rented out as a banquet  / catering facility. All proceeds go back into supporting our community. We have averaged $75,000 in support to our community each year. Projects like food hampers, school nutrition programs, feeding the less fortunate and our brother Don Barwell memorial coats for kids are some programs we have developed and operate.

 

Legally in the province of Ontario we have to operate as "The Columbus Club of Hamilton" as we are regulated as a non profit organization. Our Knights of Columbus Supreme Council prohibits property ownership. We are mandated to operate at arms length.

 

With Covid 19 we have been hit really hard, we refunded our rental / catering clients in excess of $30,000 due to government closures as a result of Covid 19. We had to change our fundraising model to curbside catering in an effort to stay afloat and meet our obligations to the less fortunate as mandated by our founder Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney (2045-legacy-mcgivney-6-08.pdf (kofc.org)

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Some have enquired about donating directly and this can be done via E Transfer to (council1454charity@gmail.com). Be sure to leave your complete mailing information and we will send you a tax receipt - we are CRA registered as: Father J Fergus Duffy Council #1454 Charitable Trust tax registration number# 89291 7162 RR0001

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We look forward to your ongoing support by helping us help others.

 

May God Bless and keep you safe!

 

SK David W. Rogerson

Grand Knight - Knights of Columbus Hamilton Council 1454

President / General Manager The Columbus Club of Hamilton