Knights of Columbus's Operation LAMB raises over $7K for local organizations

Dean Hensley, Hendersonville Times-News
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From left to right are Wally Walsworth (outgoing Operation LAMB director), Allen Combs of Vocational Solutions, Caroline Long of St. Gerard House, Natalie Stiles of Special Olympics, Martha Castro of Helping Hand, Jennifer Shelton of Exceptional Children's Program, David Chapman of Mountain Bowlers, Arnie Spadafora (the new Operation LAMB director) and Gene Ray MaGruder (Grand Knight).

The Knights of Columbus's Operation LAMB was once again a big success, according to a recent news release.

On Jan. 27, the Knights of Columbus of Hendersonville presented checks to six organizations from funds raised during the 2022 Operation LAMB ( Least Among My Brethren) campaign. The goal of the program is to provide funds to organizations that help people who are intellectually challenged.

The Knights ended up raising a total of $7,234 and presented checks to  the Exceptional Children's Program for Henderson County Public Schools, Helping Hand Development Center, the St. Gerard House, Vocational Solutions, Mountain Bowlers and the Special Olympics.

The Knights said in the release that they wanted to also thank the Hope Center, an organization that the Knights have donated funds to for many years.

"This past year the Hope Center asked that they not receive any funds from our campaign and instead made a generous donation to help others," Wally Walsworth of the Knights of Columbus, who is the outgoing Operation LAMB director, said in the release.

The Operation LAMB campaign has been a statewide program of the Knights of Columbus since 1974. Over $23 million has been raised statewide since its inception, the release said.

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