Knights of Columbus Mar Toma

HOPE FOR IRAQI CHRISTIANS RAISES MORE THAN $270,000 FOR REFUGEES

 

Nonprofit, Knights of Columbus Host Fundraiser to Support Victims of Genocide

By Reema Makani Boccia

May 7, 2016 (El Cajon) -- Hope for Iraqi Christians, a nonprofit organization supporting Christian refugees persecuted by ISIS, and the Knights of Columbus Mar Toma Council #10981 raised over $270,000 during a fundraising event on Thursday, May 5th in ElCajon. There were nearly 500 guests in attendance at the invite-only event hosted at the St. Peter’s Cathedral church hall.


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