Sunday, December 29, 2013

HNM'S KNIGHTS TO SPONSOR 2014 YOUTH FREE THROW CHAMPIONSHIP

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HOLY NAME'S K OF C TO SPONSOR YOUTH FREE THROW CHAMPIONSHIP (UPDATED, SEE THE WINNERS HERE http://bit.ly/1eD22xG)

All Croton boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2014 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition will be held on Friday, January 10, 2014, at 6:00 p.m., at the James R. Moore Gymnasium of Holy Name of Mary Church.

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually with winners progressing through local, district, and state competition. International champions are announced by the K of C international headquarters based on scores from the state-level competitions. All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in respective age divisions. Last year more than 120,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,600 local competitions.

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with more than 1.8 million members in over 14,500 local councils. Last year, Knights donated 70 million volunteer hours and $162 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church councils, communities, culture of life, families and youth.

All contestants on the Croton level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. For entry forms or additional information contact Lewis Montana at 271-2334. 

P.S. A reminder will be posted here at Everything Croton the first week in January.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN SEEING SOME PHOTOS FROM THE 2013 GRACE REYER AWARD CEREMONY FEATURING THE LATE GREAT JIM MOORE. Click on the link  http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2013/06/photos-from-grace-reyer-knights-of.html

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