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February 2014 - Thank You Brothers

2/10/2014

2014 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship

Thank you to the sixteen brothers and their spouses that volunteered to help make the Free Throw Championship a huge success. The event took place on February 9th in the Guardian Angels School Gymnasium. We would also like to extend a special thanks to Betty Czaplicki and John Craig for their assisstance with making the facility available to us on short notice.

Eight local champions emerged from our council competition and will compete on February 22nd at Shrine High School.

September 2013 - Help Needed

8/27/2013

Repairing Sister Judy's Back Porch

Dave Donnellon is looking for brothers willing help fix the porch at sister's house on September 13, 14, and 15 . If any one is available to help, please contact Dave. This is the only weekend he has available until October. We, as a Council, are supporting this worthwhile project and I would like to see as many brothers as possible show up and help.

June 2013 - Knight of the Month

6/11/2013

Congratulations to Bernie Oginski on being selected as Knight of the Month for June 2013. Bernie received this award for his outstanding work every Tuesday at Bingo.

May 2013 - Knight of the Month

5/28/2013

Congratulations to Phil North on being selected as Knight of the Month for May 2013. Phil was selected to receive this award for his outstanding volunteer work as a council Bingo worker, his help on hall clean-up day, help with painting the club room and also for volunteering to work at the Special Olympics.

April 2013 - Knight of the Month

5/13/2013

Congratulations to Greg Nadlicki on being selected as Knight of the Month for April 2013. Greg received this award for his outstanding work in the creation and maintenance of the council website and for his help with the Bingo Lottery.

Charity Spotlight - St. Vincent de Paul

5/13/2013

The Charity Spotlight will contain a brief description of some of the various charitable organizations that our council supports. The information for our first highlighted charity was provided by Deputy Grand Knight, Tom Boucher.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is an international organization of Catholic lay dedicated to the help of the needy and the poor. We typically help out with rent, utilities, food, furniture, clothing and prescriptions, but are not limited to these. The funds we use are obtained from donations given by the parishioners, not part of the weekly collections. We are not financially tied to the Church. Our individual “conferences” are usually located in a Church at the invitation of the Pastor. It is not a requirement to be Catholic to obtain help. We assist anyone regardless of their religious or non-religious preferences. Our only stipulation is that the client is sincere and honest about their needs. Our members make home visits to verify that a need truly exists. We then meet in committee to decide how we can help, and then we take action. We work for those within our parish boundaries. If a client calls from outside our boundaries, we refer them to the SVDP conference where they live. SVDP truly helps all those in our local communities with the help of other National, State, and local organizations to improve the lives of those in need as our Lord, Jesus Christ asked us to do.

March 2013 - Knight of the Month

4/25/2013

Congratulations to Don Rogowski on being selected as Knight of the Month for March 2013. Don received this award for his service to the council by stepping in and taking over as Treasurer of the weekly Bingo.

Major Degree

4/18/2013

Brother Knights,
I want to thank everyone who came out to support the Major Degree held on Sunday, April 7, 2013. The day was a huge success, from set up, to tear down. I could not be more proud of our members for all their hard work.

Congratulations to Randy Maddock, Dale Pape, and Tom Reed, on receiving all 3 Degrees, and to Russ Ortisi, Seth Paul, and Paul Walby, on receiving their 2nd and 3rd Degrees. There were a total of 35 candidates who received their 2nd and 3rd degrees, and of those, 13 were new members, receiving all 3 Degrees. Congratulations to all.

This is truly what being a Knight is all about. Unity and friendship working hand in hand to have a successful event.

Thank you, again, to everyone who shared in this wonderful day.

John Reeser
Grand Knight

Thank You - MI Drive Volunteers

4/2/2013

Brothers,

I want to thank everyone who came out to help with the MI Drive. We raised a little over $4,000, which will be donated to various charities. The following Brothers are to be commended for their wonderful efforts and commitment toward making this event a huge success:

Friday (March 22)
Joe Golden, John Napolitano, Jim Dyer, Kelly Tomsick, Jerry Caperier, Rich Zielinski, and Jerry Echenswiller

Saturday (March 23)
Joe Golden, Theresa Knight, John Reeser, Don Dressig, Mike Poteracki, John Napolitano, Stephen Miller, Dave Parker, Jerry Eckenswiller, Don Rogowski, Ray Debold, Jim Dyer, Mark Conger, Joe Naspany, Paul & Mary Adesko, Seth Paul, and Bob Lount.

Sunday (March 24)
Jim Dyer, Theresa Knight, Joe Golden, Rick Tanghe, Steve Miller, Seth Paul, Bob Lount, Mike Ryan, Kelly Tomsick, Ray Debold, George Cooney, Jerry Eckenswiller.

I would also like to give special thanks to Nancy Conger for the Chili she made, and to Joe and Rick, for their efforts at the hall collecting and counting all the money. Also, a big thank you to Dave Donnellon who coordinated the MI Drive and then got sick and could not see his hard work pay off.

Please consider giving an hour or two of your time to help with these wonderful events our council sponsors.

Please come out and support our council on Sunday, April 7, 2013, for the Major Degrees being held at our hall.

Thank you,
John Reeser
Grand Knight

Update Your Email

3/30/2013

Brothers,

In an effort to improve communication and relay information to our members in a timely manner, we are in the process of updating our email list. Please be sure to submit your current e-mail address to Rich Zielinski: rrzielin@gmail.com as soon as possible.

We will continue to mail a paper copy of Our Council Log newsletter every two months; however, our e-mail members will typically receive the newsletter a week earlier. Copies of the newsletter will continue to be available in the Council Clubroom Bar.

This new website will provide you with the most current news and information regarding our council, our members, and the Knights of Columbus organization. Check back often to see what’s happening, and encourage other members to do the same.

We invite you to stop in the Council Clubroom Bar on Friday evenings between 7:00pm – 10:00pm to visit with your fellow Brothers.

Vivat Jesus,

Rich Zielinski & Greg Nadlicki

Your Council Communication Team

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