Knights of Columbus – Council 3205

We had a great turn-out to the corn cook dinner and got to reward some great Knights with awards. (thank you Laura J. Hlavinka and Ray Thomas for the photos)

Russ Kellen - Knight of the Year 2010

The winner of the Knight of the Year award goes to Russ Kellen.  He did a wonderful job as Grand Knight. Thank you Russ for all you do.

Leonard Muesse (and Lily)- Family of the Year

The Family of the Year award goes to Leonard and Lily Muesse. You will often find Lily and Leonard cooking and volunteering at just about every Knights function. Thank you Lily and Leonard for all you do!

C.J. Romero - Bob Boler Award 2010

The “Bob Boler” award for service and charity goes to C.J. Romero. C.J. and the Knights help raise money for local veterans and our 4th Degree Assembly fund. Thank you C.J. for volunteering and charity work.

John Paul Whiteacre - Columbian Squire of the Year 2010

Finally, our very own Squire circle, the Squire of the Year goes to John Paul Whiteacre. John Paul continues to volunteer his time to help others and you can always find him at pancake breakfasts hosted at our St. Thomas Aquinas on the first Sunday of every month (starting at 7:30am). Thank you John Paul for everything you do!

Brothers,

Jason Godin, a brother Knight from our very own Council 3205, will be
featured this month in a series entitled “Husband & Wife” on the
KofC’s “Fathers for Good” website.

The “Fathers for Good” initiative will be running four weekly column
articles of Jason’s during the month of June on their website. The
first article, “Mass with Children”, posted today.

Be sure to check it out.

www.fathersforgood.org

-Ray Thomas

Knights of Columbus Sets New records for Charitable Contributions

6/4/2010
Knights Donate $151 Million and 68 Million Service Hours

The Knights of Columbus announced that it set new all-time records for charitable donations and volunteer service hours in 2009.

Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson released the results of the Catholic fraternal organization’s annual survey in a presentation to its board of directors and state leaders, meeting at its international headquarters.

The results of the Knights’ annual Survey of Fraternal Activity for the year ending December 31, 2009, indicate that total charitable contributions reached $151,105,867 – exceeding the previous year’s total by more than $1 million.

The figure includes $34,627,530 donated by the Supreme Council, and $116,477,971 in contributions from the organization’s state and local affiliates.

The survey also indicated that the quantity of volunteer service hours to charitable causes by Knights grew to 68,783,653 – an increase of 468,291 hours compared to the 2008 total. There were more than 413,000 Knights of Columbus blood donations during the year and, among the most common service programs, Habitat for Humanity received 227,900 K of C volunteer hours.

Cumulative figures show that during the past decade, the Knights of Columbus has donated more than $1.367 billion to charity, and provided nearly 640 million hours of volunteer service in support of charitable initiatives.

Brothers

The first issue to be discussed at our planning meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 9, @ 6 pm in the Father McGivney Room at St. Thomas Aquinas is our annual budget.
Please contact me for a draft copy of the budget for you to review prior to the meeting on June 9 (if you have not already received one via e-mail).

Ron Gay, FSD
Grand Knight-elect