Deborah Hospital
Crohn's and Colitis
Foundation
Autism Speaks
The Lymphoma & Leukemia Society
Alzheimer's Association of Northern Jersey
The Alliance for Lupus Research
The Juvenile Diabetes Association
Mended Hearts Chapter #140 Bergen/Passaic
Arthritis Foundation
Jersey Cares
Camp Sunshine
Local Emergency Services
Hand of Friendship Video
Since its inception, the Foundation has distributed thousands of dollars to many worthy organizations: Deborah Hospital, Cystic Fibrosis Children's Center at St. Barnabas Hospital, American Cancer Society, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Mended Hearts, American Diabetes Association, Alliance for Lupus Research, Lymphoma & Leukemia Society, Alzheimer's Association, Habitat for Humanity, and local emergency services throughout the state.
In May, the Foundation sponsors, a "Hand of Friendship Day," which provides games, prizes, music, and food for special needs adults. A "Circus" performance takes place in June where complimentary tickets are provided. Children and adults with special needs throughout New Jersey are invited to attend. Pythians also sponsor local programs for regular and special needs children in conjunction with the local recreation departments in many towns.
Our Bike-a-thon/Walk-a-thon was introduced to generate funds for charitable distribution. We have donated over $200,000.00 to a wide variety of charities and local emergency organizations.
The NJKoP Charity Foundation actively supports, and participates in charity
programs sponsored and run by our ten Pythian Lodges throughout
the state.
View Charities Foundation video
EVENT HAPPENINGS
Bike-A-thon Presentation Feb. 15, 2012
Cystic Fibrosis Tag Days May 5&6, 2012
Hand of Friendship
May 20, 2012
Cystic Fibrosis Breakfast June
3, 2012
Relay for Life
June 9&10, 2012
Circus
June 24, 2012
Bike-A-Thon/Walk-A-Thon Sept. 9, 2012
Deborah Hosp. Presentation Oct. 21, 2012
Coat Drive
Nov. 1, 2012
2008 Bike-A-thon Presentation Videos
Opening
Statement
Proclamation
Mended Hearts
Officers
Camp Sunshine
Closing Statement
The 2011 "Coats for Kids" Program collected over 750 used wearable coats
for people in shelters, homeless, at-risk, etc. Thanks to Jersey Cares of Newark for
running this program. In the years of the Knights of Pythias involvement,
we have collected over 12,750 coats.
2010 collected 2000 coats
2009 collected 2350 coats
2008 collected 1000 coats
2007 collected 800 coats
PGC Allen Kornfeld and PGC Marty Birnbaum started this program many years
ago under Grand Chancellor SIG Sir Joel Fierstein.
