KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS | 1 COLUMBUS PLAZA, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT

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For more information visit www.kofc.org or call (203) 752-4473

The Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity (#1728) measureseach council’s success throughout the calendar year. The

2013 survey is due Jan. 31, 2014, and submitting it is arequirement for the Star Council Award. Please ensure eachcouncil’s officers are keeping track of the great work done onbehalf of the Order. Last year the Knights of Columbus set anew record for charitable donations and service hours with$167 million and 70 million hours donated to charity.

FRATERNAL ACTIVITY SURVEY DUEJANUARY 31, 2014

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2014 MARCH FOR LIFE IS NEXTMONTH

The 41st annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., will beheld Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 and the Walk for Life -

West Coast will be held in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 25.

Pease encourage each of your councils to participate,whether separately or in concert with other councils. One wayto assist is to subsidize transportation to either event. Thosewho cannot make it to Washington or San Francisco canparticipate in state or local pro-life events. In addition tomembers and their families, consider inviting and offeringtransportation to other parishioners, including squires, highschool and/or college students, seminarians, religious sistersand brothers, clergy, and even non-Catholics who wish toattend. What better way to evangelize than supporting thisvaluable cause?

Councils may order “Defend Life” signs from the SupremeCouncil office for their Culture of Life event by calling 203-752-4403 or emailing william.obrien@kofc.org. Specify name,address, telephone number, council number, and the numberof “Defend Life” signs needed.

The March for Life is a featured program which allows acouncil to meet all of the requirements for the Culture of Lifecategory for the Columbian Award.

PROGRAM OF THE MONTH: FREETHROW CHAMPIONSHIP

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship hasbeen providing a safe, positive environment for kids of all

faiths for more than 40 years. And the program is nowexpanding to include nine-year-olds.

The contest is easy to conduct, requiring just a couple ofbrother Knights, access to a hoop, and some minorpaperwork. A free throw kit is available at kofc.org/forms,which has materials for 75 participants. (Those withoutinternet access can call 203-752-4016 to place the order.)

Use the posters included to advertise the contest beforehand.Try to register contestants prior to the event to get an idea ofhow many will participate. Local winners can move up theladder to district, regional and state level contests, with thehighest scoring state winner receiving a trophy.

CATCH UP! – NEW INCENTIVEPROGRAM

If any of your councils fell short of the One Member perCouncil per Month goal earlier this year (i.e. they had lessthan four new members by the end of October), they will havethe opportunity to earn VIP points by catching up betweenNovember and January. If by Jan. 31 a council has recruitedat least seven new members, it is awarded 2,000 points foreach member recruited between November and January. Andfor each additional member above seven recruited during thisperiod, the council receives 4,000 points. Please encourageyour councils to take advantage of this opportunity to grow,and reward the most active recruiters by sharing VIP pointsamong them. Contact Georges Haddad atgeorges.haddad@kofc.org or (203) 752-4250 for moreinformation or with any questions.

FALL HARVEST - THANK YOU

Thanks to everyone who helped make the Fall Harvest incentive program a great success.

For more information visit www.kofc.org or call (203) 752-4473

District DD Name Jurisdiction Council # Location90 William Stewart New York 15833 Pittsford5 Anthony Lechtenberg Oklahoma 15834 Tulsa16 Angel F. Arriola-Juarez Mexico NW 15835 Ciudad Juarez1 Murphy Green Florida 15836 Pensacola10 William E. Corbitt Tennessee 15837 Lafayette1 Thomas Williams Washington 15838 SeattleZ09 Victor Montero Mindanao 15839 Calarian, Zamboanga City5 Domingo Trinidad Ontario 15840 Toronto11 Michael Kuchenbrod Kentucky 15841 LouisvilleA15 Teodulo C. Sandoval Luzon 15842 Boso-boso, Antipolo City9 Peter Bourque Ontario 15843 LondonM15 Jaime M. Escalderon Mindanao 15844 Lumbo, Valencia City, Bukidnon55 Michael Lewis Michigan 9802 Muskegon1 John M. Hahn Alabama 15845 AlbertvilleV131 Antonio S. Micabel Visayas 15846 Linoan, Cauayan79 Daniel Todaro Florida 15847 Hialeah10 Leo F. Rick Weber III Georgia 15848 Atlanta22 José Lebrón Puerto Rico 15849 Las Piedras32 Richard Kobylski Missouri 15851 Lindenwood University (St. Charles)81 David Carr Texas 15852 Southern Methodist University (Dallas) District DD Name Jurisdiction Circle # LocationOO7 CDR Arthur E. White Jr South Carolina 1056 ColumbiaM28 Enrico C. Capule Luzon 5694 Malolos MalolosM25 Ireneo A. Romano Luzon 5695 Baliwag MalolosA11 Nicanor C. Felix Luzon 5696 Cainta RizalM13 Rodolfo E. Partosa Mindanao 3474 Malaybalay BukO14 Brian J. Taglang California 90 VallejoO05 Stanley J. Fortich Mindanao 5697 Aloran Misamis OccD06 None Mindanao 5698 Nha Matina Aplaya

NEW COUNCILS AND CIRCLES INSTITUTED LAST MONTH

STAR COUNCIL AWARD REQUIREMENTS