Cardinal Stritch Council #4620 to Sponsor Youth Free Throw Championship

All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local competition for the 2015 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The Cardinal Stritch Council #4620 competition will be held on Saturday, January 17th at Jerry Ross Elementary School, 11319 Randolph Street, Crown Point, IN from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district, and state competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C international headquarters based on scores from the state-level competitions. All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions. Last year more than 120,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,600 local competitions.

All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. For entry forms or additional information contact Youth Committee Director Dave Stephenson at 219-718-4818.

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with over 1.8 million members in 15,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated over 70 million volunteer hours and $167.5 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, culture of life, families and youth.