TRYON — The Knights of Columbus Council 9492, St. John the Baptist Parish in Tryon, recently presented $1,000 to the Charles Lea Center of Landrum, S.C., from money the Knights raised locally as part of the L.A.M.B. Foundation. The center uses these funds to give the residents a Christmas party each year.
The L.A.M.B. (Least Among My Brethren) Foundation is a state wide non-profit run by the Knights of Columbus, to aid adults and children with intellectual disabilities.
The Charles Lea Center provides innovative services coupled with the latest in technology to help people with intellectual disabilities or chronic medical conditions. Services are based on the principles of a person-centered thinking and uses each individual’s skills to promote greater independence.
Pictured are (from left): Cyndi Beacham, Peter Crandall and Suzan Mason.
— Ann Crandall