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The Peter T. Campon Council was founded in Binghamton NY in 1897. Once located on Main Street in Binghamton, we are currently located on Park Avenue on Binghamton's South Side, between Binghamton General Hospital and the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park. We represent the parish communities of Binghamton, including St. Patrick's, Saints John and Andrew, St. Cyril & Methodious, Holy Trinity, St. Mary of the Assumption, St. Paul, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Vincent de Paul.

The Peter T. Campon Council spends hundreds of hours each year voluteering in our local community and parishes. Knights of Columbus can be seen at local events such as the Annual Columbus Day parade, and serving as Honor Guard for the Most Rev. Robert Cunningham, Bishop of the Syracuse Diocese at all local Confirmations.

The Peter T. Campon Council hosts many events throughout the year serving our local community and parishes in several ways. In January, we hold our annual "Knights for Life Spaghetti Dinner" with the proceeds going to our local Pro-Life organizations. Also in January, we host the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. Where area youth have the opportunity to shoot basketball foul shots, and the chance to move on to higher levels. In 2009, our council girls 10 year old winner advanced to the Regional competition.Throughout the year, we hold prayer services for deceased members upon request.,donate food and money to the food banks, Contribute money to various church and community requests, assist in the Special Olympics with money and volunteers and occasionally host special fund raisers. We also sponsor City Little League team each summer, grant Seton Catholic HS scholarships to graduating seniors, grant funds to help with seminarians and postulants,Within our council, we help provide bus transportation to the Prayer Rally in Albany hold a dinner for honorary life and life members, hold an appreciation dinner for BINGO volunteers. We also host special events like our annual Mother's Day Breakfast and Father's Day Breakfast, T. Ward Giblin Chicken BBQ each August, Turkey Raffle around Thanksgiving and Light up for Christ children's Christmas party . We also participate (via the 4th degree) in providing color corp to churches, wakes, funerals, parades and other special council functions