Operation Slugger II

The Knights of Columbus and the Chicago Fire Department

The Knights of Columbus and the Chicago Fire Department have teamed up with USA Cares a 501c3 charity to send our troops new and gently used athletic equipment. Their goal is to send our troops 20 tons of sports equipment. The drive is called “OPERATION SLUGGER II” start date of May 21, 2007 and end in July 2007.

Some of the items the troops have requested are: softball gloves, softballs, footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, rugby balls, Frisbees, hackie sac/nerf items, hand air pumps, badminton sets, volleyball sets, baseball caps (new) and team bags.

They will also accept cash donations to buy new equipment or to defray shipping costs. Please make checks payable to St Florian Council 12911 (Patron Saint of Firemen and Paramedics and indicate that donation is for “Operation Slugger”.

As you are aware, shipping cost are high. In order to reduce these costs, we would ask that you wait until your Council has collected most, if not all of the sports equipment that is to be donated before you begin shipping. DHL has agreed to donate $ 5,000.00 of shipping costs and will give us a reduced rate after the $ 5,000.00 is used up.

To make arrangements for shipping, please call Grand Knight of St Florian Council 12911 at 630-553-6301 (home) or cell phone 630-235-3652 or e-mail at mckaton@att.net; or call Kim Moorman, USA Cares at 800-773-0387, e-mail at kmoorman@usacares.us.

Let the Knights of Columbus show that we support our troops who are preserving our freedom. Your generous contribution will be greatly appreciated by our men and women in our Armed Forces.

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