{"id":13170,"date":"2018-08-02T03:35:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T07:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=13170"},"modified":"2018-08-02T03:35:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T07:35:46","slug":"brick-knights-of-columbus-make-summer-program-special-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2018\/08\/brick-knights-of-columbus-make-summer-program-special-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Knights of Columbus Make Summer Program Special for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Members of Knights of Columbus Council #8160 at the pizza party they sponsored for special needs students in Brick, Aug. 1, 2018. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s a Brick Township summer tradition that has been taking place for 32 years, and Wednesday\u2019s activities at Brick Township High School were no exception.<\/p>\n

For more than three decades, volunteers with Knights of Columbus Council #8160 have raised thousands of dollars each year, relying on fundraisers and community donations, to provide some extra summer fun for special needs students in the Brick school district\u2019s Base Camp summer program.<\/p>\n

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Brick Township council member Paul Mummolo helps award medals after the Knights of Columbus Field Day event, July 2018. (Photo: Chris Chace\/Brick Twp.)<\/p><\/div>\n

On Wednesday morning, students were treated to a pizza party to wrap up the season, but over the course of the summer, the Knights have provided bowling days at Ocean Lanes, a Special Olympics-like field day and trophies and awards for the kids, given out by the mayor and local officials. They also provided snacks and juice for the entire length of the program and sponsored a performance by a live band who members were all part of the special needs program when they were growing up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThirty year ago, the program was called Camp Beadleston, and we thought we should get involved with the community to see how we could help,\u201d said John Crosio, a Herbertsville resident who has run the volunteer effort for the Knights for years. \u201cThese are the kinds of things we love to, we\u2019re supposed to do, and we really enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Knights of Columbus, in years past, were easily recognizable each spring collecting donations outside of supermarkets around town. But with the closure of Pathmark and A&P, as well as policies from some stores that eliminated the practice, money has gotten tight in recent years \u2013 just as the program expanded. Crosio said Walmart has continued to allow collections, and the council has started an annual golf tournament and last year created a GoFundMe page to crowd-fund donations from the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur members Joe Landicino and Frank Dooley did 99 percent of the work on the tournament, and without it, we\u2019d be in the hole,\u201d said Crosio.<\/p>\n

This year the Knights of Columbus council, based at Epiphany Catholic church on Thiele Road, served over 350 children throughout the summer.<\/p>\n

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