‘Circle of Fun’ food service wins statewide award
Knights of Columbus win award for service at Putnam parish carnival
PUTNAM, CONN. – With September just four months away, planning has already started on the award-winning food concession at this fall’s upcoming St. Mary’s Circle of Fun, at the church grounds on Providence Street. Operated by the parish’s Knights of Columbus council, Cargill Council 64, in 2016 the Knights served approximately 2,000 meals and raised a net total of approximately $4,000 for the parish.
“We’re hoping to do even better this year,” said Circle of Fun Food Concession Chairman and Cargill Council Deputy Grand Knight Douglas W. Bergstrom, of Eastford. “We’re recruiting volunteers and planning the event right now. We’ll keep working through the summer, so we’ll be all set to go in September.”
The food concession crew is also taking time out to celebrate, because the Connecticut State Council of the Knights of Columbus recently named last year’s Cargill Council Circle of Fun Food Concession to be the best K of C Church Service Program in the state over the last year, from among the 193 local councils and more than 24,000 Knights in Connecticut.
State Council Program Director Dennis F. Lisee, of Waterford, said food service at the parish’s annual fund raiser is just one of Cargill Council’s positive activities.
“Cargill Council is out there all year long doing good things in their community,” he said. “It’s great to see them working to raise money for their parish in September, but they’re out there all the time.”