9th Annual Friday Knights Hunger Bowl
Donations Reach New Heights
Check presentation to SVDP Food Pantry is scheduled for Tuesday, September 30 at 2:00 pm at the SVDP Food Pantry 809 N. Lafayette Ave Evansville IN 47711
The 9th Annual Friday KNIGHTS Hunger Bowl was played on Friday, September 12th at Enlow Field culminating in raising over $37,000 for the St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry. The Friday Knights Hunger Bowl Game featured the Reitz Memorial Tigers and Mater Dei Wildcats football teams. This is the 9th year for the FRIDAY KNIGHTS HUNGER BOWL. Mary Read the SVDP Pantry Director appreciates all the monies from the supporters of Memorial and Mater Dei. Reitz Memorial won the game 28 to 21. Fundraising amounts have grown from $3,151.36 the first year in 2017. For a nine-year total of over $170,000.
The student of Reitz Memorial and Mater Dei Catholic High Schools, students of area Catholic Grade Schools, area Knights of Columbus Councils and the attendees of the game itself were involved in the fund raising. Special thanks to the cheerleaders of both teams for assisting with the halftime collections. Each year we have worked to involve more people, more councils, more schools and more parishes to grow the amount of support we can offer the St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank. Online giving and outside donations has grown.
The Friday Knights Hunger Bowl began nine years ago after John Sandwell, Knight of the Auxillio Knights of Columbus Council 16454 read about a similar activity Florida. The first year resulted in just over $3,000 collected. After the check presentation to then SVDP Food Pantry manager, Sister Donna Marie Herr, OSB, Brother Knight Mark Hackert (St. Benedict Cathedral Council 7544) met for celebratory pizza at Deerhead Pizza across the street. The conversation quickly turned to how to increase donations in the future. The enthusiasm and ideas discussed were instrumental in driving the FRIDAY KNIGHTS HUNGER BOWL forward to unforeseen heights.
