june 2003 newsletter


OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF COUNCIL ST. THERESE COUNCIL 7406 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Saint Therese Council Newsletter
June 2003

K of C June 2003 Newsletter

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My Brothers All:

As I start the new Columbian year as your Grand Knight, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of you for your confidence in me and the newly elected officers and trustees.

We must all take time to thank our outgoing Grand Knight, Dave Smith, for all the time and efforts he has expended to make our council what it is today.

During the upcoming year you will see several changes especially in the area of fund raising. We as a Council, will be doing all the cooking at a spaghetti dinner in October, the New Years Eve dinner on December 31st, and at the St. Patrick’s dinner in March. In addition we are going to undertake a Grand 50/50 project with a limited amount of tickets. This one event has the potential of raising $5,000.00 for the Council. As with any fund raising event, participation is a must.

Please take time to read and give your input to the new proposed budget. You will see that our giving to the parish and other charities has increased. Charity is the first principle of our Order. It is one of the primary reasons we exist. There are many worthwhile projects within the parish that we as a council should lend our support too.

I would also like to thank Jim Richart, Frank Schaffer, and Ted Benell, for the time they spent making repairs at the Rectory. There will be additional work needed, and your time and talents would certainly be appreciated.

With every dollar we raise, a portion currently is put aside for a future council home. A committee has been formed to look into all the pros and cons regarding this endeavor. This committee will give its recommendations at the November business meeting. Every member of the council should be in attendance to render his thoughts.

ABOUT THE RACE more to follow in our next newsletter. The suspense mounts.

Do you have e-mail? If so, please forward it to webmaster@sainttherese.net, so that you will receive the newsletter through e-mail. It will really save the Council money. Thanks!

In closing, our Council lost two special people during the month of June. Brother Joe Callahan and Betty Butler, wife of Brother Harold Butler passed away. In addition to several members attending the funeral masses, the Council sent fruit baskets to the families. The Council will have masses said for the repose of their souls in the future. —Ed Kane, Grand Knight

You've got Mail, or do you?

The newsletter is always available via E-mail and/or our council website. Feel free to contact Tim Vogel, at his email address: webmaster@sainttherese.net with your email addresses so we can send out the news letters electronically. It saves time and a lot of postage money.

When was the last time you attended our meetings? Attend a meeting. Get involved and support your council so we can support our charities!

The Council Website is a great place to find out the latest news and upcoming events. It includes photos (when available), newsletter downloads, forms and publications from Supreme, audio and video clips from the Supreme and the council database.

The Council website address can be accessed via links from the Saint Therese website or by going to: http://knights.sainttherese.net.

Note that there is NO www in this address. If you have any questions about the website call Tim at 704-660-3931.

The new username and password for this quarter: Username: 7406knights and the Password: 07012003

Operation Lamb

This is the 29th year for the Lamb program. 3 new councils started a Lamb program. 83 % of the money received comes from candy and 16 % comes from Corporations.

Roanoke Rapids gained 197 % of their goal. For the best efficiency. The largest corporation collector was Jacksonville with $3700

We will spend 1500 now for awards and 2900 next year.

Donations collected per member…

	Lenoir had $ 274 per member. A gross of $15,000 and Goldsboro had $22,000.
	Raleigh has collected $ 700,000 cumulative.
	Little Washington collected $ 15,000 for $ 221 per member and is # 3 in the state.
	Belmont was 208 % of their goal. Huntersville was $246 per member.
	Clemmons was $ 15,000 and $ 6,000 corporate.
	Hope Mills was 211% of budget collecting $22,000
	New Bern collected $ 22,000 with $9,500 Corporate and other means. They put a Lamb on the bar and collected LOTS. They were # 2 in the state.
	Greensboro was # 1 with $41,783 plus $ 8,675 Corporately…They have a cumulative of $600,000.
	Southern Pines was $ 34, 500 $12,100 Corp and $ 2,100 by new means They were $ 173 per member. $ 600,000 cumulative.
	Lamb Hero Award goes to the person who developed the software package to make everyone's life easier.

Awards

	Scrapbook Awards: Kill Devil Hills, Newton Grove, Wilson and Charlotte 10852.
	Newsletter Award: Elizabeth City
	Best Web Site: Charlotte 10852, Henderson and Elizabeth City.
	Membership Awards: Wrightsville Beach, Huntersville, Goldsboro and Charlotte 10852.
	Per Cent Membership Award: Williamston, Huntersville, Swansboro,and Raleigh.
	Honor Council Award: Albemarle, Mocksville, Roanoke Rapids, Brevard, Salisbury, Henderson, Newton Grove, Denver, Wilmington, Mint Hill, Burlington, Greenville, Hendersonville, Hope Mills, New Bern, Cary Charlotte, Clemmons, Charlotte, Raleigh, Charlotte, Pinehurst.
	Distinguished Awards: Apex, Charlotte, Edenton, Fayetteville, Wrightsville Beach, Swannanoa, Morehead City, Belmont, Garner, Raleigh, Durham, Goldsboro, Havelock, Swansboro, Elizabeth City, Kernersville, and Fayetteville.
	Grand Knight Award: Edenton, Havelock, Elizabeth City, Fayetteville.
	State Knight of the Year: Pasquale Wojokowski
	Family of the Year: Knight and Son. Joe, Lilian, Kevin and George Goldmen
	Knight of the Year: Roland McHeffy from Wilson.
	Best Council Special Award: St. Thomas Aquinas, Swansboro, Apex and Havelock.
	Supreme Service Award: Brevard, Elizabeth City, Jacksonville, Havelock.
	The State Raffle Winner: T. Panam from Shelby, Joe Thomas from Indian Trail won second place. $200 each to McNabb, Camp Lejune, Van Stowe, Fayettevlle, Susan Pheur and Buchanan from Clinton.
	50 / 50 winner: Tom Smith.
	Little Known fact….K of C owned Yankee Stadium Had to sell in 1960’s?. Got $5 million.

Adventure Coupon Books are back!

We had 146 Adventure coupon books left over. At the last business meeting we voted to sell them for $10.00 per book. The entire proceeds of all sales goes to our Council. We could realize $1460.00 profit. We need to get these books sold as soon as possible, they expire on Dec. 31st. There is $700 worth of dinning values in these books. Buy one or two for your own family. Contact Ed Kane at 704-799-9575 for your book.

Saint Therese Council Newsletter June 2003

K of C June 2003 Newsletter

My Brothers All:

You've got Mail, or do you?

Operation Lamb

Donations collected per member…

Awards

Adventure Coupon Books are back!

Saint Therese Council Newsletter
June 2003