Support for People With Special Needs!
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| VOLUME 40 │ NUMBER 35 │ AUG. 30, 2022 |
| A profound “openness to life” led Joe and Tiffany Ampe to adopt two children with special needs from Ukraine four years ago, a decision which later opened opportunities to help those affected by war. “It was such a blessing to bring these boys home,” says Joe, “and the blessings never stopped pouring out.” |
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| The Ampe family prays the rosary at their home in Marquette, Michigan. |
| ‘Our Only Option Was to Go’Joe and Tiffany Ampe were expecting their eighth child in 2018 when they saw a photo of a Ukrainian baby with special needs on an advocacy website. Before long, they were making their first trip to Ukraine to adopt not one, but two, children with special needs. Since February, they have made three more trips to Ukraine, bringing desperately needed medical supplies collected with help from Joe’s brother Knights. WATCH HERE |
 Welcoming a BrotherWhen Oleksii Bilohorskyi, a Ukrainian Knight with disabilities, fled the Russian bombing of Kyiv, he and his family found a warm welcome in the home of a brother Knight in northern Poland. WATCH HERE |
 Special Olympics SuperfansContinuing the Order’s partnership with Special Olympics, which dates back to 1968, Knights donated $3.7 million and more than 400,000 volunteer hours to Special Olympics last year alone. Here are just a few examples of that service from recent Knights in Action reports. READ MORE |
 Peace of Mind for Families With Special NeedsJoseph Remer first learned how Knights of Columbus Insurance can help his daughter with disabilities when a K of C field agent challenged him to confront the idea that she might outlive him and his wife. His experience inspired Remer to become a field agent himself and share the gift of assurance, peace of mind, and quality of life care with other families.WATCH HERE |
| Tickets on Sale for Mother Teresa: No Greater LoveOn Oct. 3-4, more than 900 theaters across the country will release Mother Teresa: No Greater Love, a feature-length film produced by the Knights of Columbus. All Knights are encouraged to invite friends and family to see the film. Councils are also encouraged to organize group ticket purchases (minimum 25) for their council and parishes. Tickets can be purchased here and more information about the movie can be found at motherteresamovie.com |
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