{"id":50091,"date":"2026-10-26T07:09:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=50091"},"modified":"2026-10-26T10:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:51:50","slug":"knights-of-columbus-donate-to-the-turkey-drop-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/50091-knights-of-columbus-donate-to-the-turkey-drop-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Knight&#8217;s of Columbus Donate to the Turkey Drop Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The Effingham Knights of Columbus Assembly 214 made a $500 donation to the 6th Annual 2-26 Effingham Turkey Drop. Receiving the donation from Faithful Navigator, Jack Dowling, is Effingham Sunrise Rotary Representative, Becky Brown. Faithful Purser Bob Utz is also at left. The Turkey Drop Program provides a meat gift card and sides for four people to Military Veterans and it is co-sponsored by Effingham Sunrise Rotary and Visiting Angels. Registration for this year is open until noon on November 13th with the pick-up on November 14th at New Hope Church. If you are a veteran or you would like to make a donation, contact the Turkey Drop for Veterans Registration Line, which is 217-821-6662<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Effingham Knights of Columbus Assembly 214 made a $500 donation to the 6th Annual 2-26 Effingham Turkey Drop. 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