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Knights of Columbus Donates $90k To Local Christian Women’s Health Clinic
The Knights of Columbus at their
Annual Combined Gilroy and Mor-
gan Hill Council Installation on July
10 presented Informed Choices with
a check for $90,000.
Since December of 2017, Morgan
Hill Council # 8265 with the As-
sistance of Gilroy Council #2469
has spearheaded a Fund Raising
Campaign conducted as part of the
Supreme Council’s Ultra Sound Ini-
tiative that provides matching funds.
As of this date Morgan Hill has
helped raise nearly $90,000 to pro-
vide Informed Choices, a Diocesan
certified, Gospel based Christian
Pregnancy and Sexual Health Medi-
cal Clinic located in Gilroy California.
Christine Vatuone, director of In-
formed Choices, reached out to the
Chairman of the Northern California
State Ultra Sound Initiative Com-
mittee, Oscar Martinez, who then
arranged a meeting with the Morgan
Hill Council Financial Secretary,
James Realini. At that meeting, with
the approval of the Grand Knight,
From left, Father Sergio Ovando, Pastor Saint Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church; James
Realini, Financial Secretary, Morgan Hill Knights of Columbus; Mike Stewart, Chairmen Informed
Choices; Christine Vatuone, CEO Informed Choices; Dan Villalobos, Grand Knight Gilroy Knights
of Columbus; Tim Nondorf, Grand Knight Morgan Hill Knights of Columbus; Eugene Okafor, Dis-
trict Deputy Knights of Columbus and Michael Egbujor, Past Grand Knight, Morgan Hill Knights
of Columbus.
Michael Egbujor, Realini committed
to raising the funds necessary to re-
place their aging ultrasound machine
and help resource a mobile Medical
Clinic, both of which are important
to retaining their Medical License to
off er Pregnancy and Sexual Health
care in California.
Bishop Patrick J. McGrath reviewed
the application for matching funds
submitted by Morgan Hill and rec-
ommended Informed Choices for
the Supreme Ultra Sound Initiative.
Including over 20 Christian Churches
in South Santa Clara County in the
Outreach for fund raising, the cam-
paign began in February and a very
generous donor responded at the fi rst
event by donating the funds ($30,000)
to replace the failing Ultra Sound
machine.
When Realini and Vatuone met
to rejoice over this magnanimous
event, they decided to continue the
campaign and build a Mobile Medical
Clinic complete with an Ultra Sound
Machine and additional equipment
to provide full Pregnancy and Sexual
Health Care to a large region south of
Gilroy. Using a collection campaign af-
ter Church Services, employing plastic
Baby Bottles you could put coins, cash,
or checks into and then return to your
church. The Fund Raising Campaign
met the requirements for matching
funds from the Supreme (National)
Council of the Knights of Columbus.
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