Intellectual Disabilities Fund Drive – K of C Tootsie Roll Days

The most popular and successful program conducted by Knights of Columbus Fr. McCormick Council 3880 at St. Thomas the Apostle, Crystal Lake, is their annual benefit drive for people with intellectual disabilities..

During this annual fund-raiser, Friday September 20th and Saturday September 21st, Council 3880, and Knights of Columbus councils throughout the area, collect donations outside local retail stores.

In appreciation, the donor is offered a Tootsie Roll. The high visibility of this program has led to the campaign being referred to as the "Tootsie Roll Drive."

Over the past 48 years, local Knights of Columbus Councils have raised and donated more than $432 million to programs for people with intellectual and physical disabilities.

Among the larger gifts of time and money the Order makes annually is to Special Olympics and other programs for people with intellectual and/or physical disabilities. The Knights' commitment to Special Olympics and to hundreds of grassroots programs for people with intellectual and physical disabilities is an expression of its belief in the intrinsic worth of every human being.

The next time you see a Knight in a yellow vest asking for donations outside a retail store, and you receive a Tootsie Roll, remember it’s more than a “Tootsie Roll Drive.” It’s your opportunity to provide people with intellectual and physical disabilities more resources to live a happy life.

Volunteers are welcome. http://kofc3880.org/ 815-455-5400

Please be generous when you see a Knight of Columbus representative at dozens of Crystal Lake locations from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20th and Saturday, Sept. 21st.