Edward Douglass White Council No. 2473DECEMBER 2013 Number 6

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UPCOMING EVENTSDecember 5 Council Meeting, CCA Meeting (LL) and LUK Meetings 7:30 CH

December 7 Fish Club Christmas party 7PM Council Home

December 12 Officers and Chairmen Meeting CH 7:30

December 13 Knight Life Editorial Deadline

December 15 Breakfast 9-12 Breakfast with Santa MH (See Menu Inside)

December 17 CCA Board Meeting 7pm Council Home Board Room

December 19 Council Meeting and Christmas party 7:30 MH (See Article)

December 25 Christmas

December 31 New years Eve Extravaganza! (See article)

January 1, 2014 New Years Day.

January 2, 2014 Council Meeting followed by the CCA Annual Meeting 7:30 MH

Please remember our daily specials in the Council Home

…And the angel said unto them, “Fear not! For, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, Which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of

David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” - Luke 2:10-12

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NEW YEAR’S EVE AT EDW Have YOU and good friends enjoyed yourselves at a New Year’s Eve

Gala at EDW? You have! Great! We hope you’ll do so again this year. IF YOU havn’t - now’s the time to start contacting some close friends and to get a table (or two) together. Don’t put it off; join the crowd at EDW’s festive and spacious main hall, with it’s large dance floor.

This will be EDW’s 54th New Year’s Eve Gala. Your evening starts with open-bar and hors d’oeuvres at 6:30pm. At 7:30 our Redcoats will begin serving a full 3-course dinner. When you call in your reservation you’ll be asked for your entree selections: succulent beef tenderloin; chicken marsala or broiled tilapia. Dance to the popular Jim Bowie Band from 9pm until (at least) 12:30 am (2014). Beer, wine and soda included all evening (BYOL after the 6:30-7:30pm social period); numerous door prizes; hats, noisemakers, etc.; bottle of champagne on each table at 11:30pm for your New Year’s toasts; ending with a continental breakfast. All this for the same low price as last year: only $100. per couple; $50. single.

Tickets are available in the Columbus Club office. For reservations and tickets call 703-536-9656 ext. 311.

Due to Christmas holiday schedule ALL are urged to make reser-vations by Monday, December 23rd. DEADLINE for reservations, payment and picking up tickets is Friday, December 27th. Any ques-tions - call Bob Muschamp; cell 703-489-2856

SAVARESE GOLF TOURNEY CLOSES When the Jim Savarese Memorial Golf Tournament was established, interest ran high in EDW. As years passed, interest waned. The reasons are understandable. Many of the “older set” in EDW who knew Jim have died or become less active in Council affairs. Younger members, especially those who never knew Jim, have multiple invitations to play golf for worthy causes; for example, tournaments run by their own parishes. Therefore, due to insufficient support, there will be no tournament beginning next year. This announcement should not be seen as a complaint or criticism. The decision to close down the tournament is, simply, “one of those things.” Nobody is to blame. Times change. People change. The chances to contribute to worthy causes are constantly expanding. EDW should take pride in having raised thousands of dollars for the fight against pancreatic cancer - - - and then move on. Scotty Skotek

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CounCil offiCers 2013 - 2014Grand Knight: Steve McTeague ...............703 969 1570Chaplain: Fr. Joseph Giordano ................703 528 3800Dep. Grand Knight: John M. White ..........202 352 7955Chancellor: Christopher Bannon..............703 869 1460Fin. Secretary: Jerry Garren PGK ............202 498 1638Treasurer: Dick Connally .........................571 230 3135Advocate: A.J. ValinoteRecorder: John Kosobucki ......................571 282 4785Warden: Bruce Spahr .............................703 732 4747Guard: Tom Gavin ...................................703 281 1434Guard: John Pfundstein...........................703 455 9112Trustees: Art Gamotis PGK .....................703 448 0332 Thom Galvin IPGK ...................703 532 8498 Bob Dannemiller PGK ..............703 685 3795Fraternal Benefits AdvisorsRobert J. Canter Jr., CSA, FICF, LUTCF 301 952 0180Christopher L. Yurasko PGK 703 919 4069Christopher M. Stio PGK 703 585 4978

Council Office703 536 9656 x 2

Council Home Mansion703 536 9656 x 3

In case of illness or death of a memberPlease call Jerry Garren PGK

202 498 1638Committee Chairmen: 6-Point Program: Steve McTeague ..........703 360 5209Church Activities: Art Gamotis PGK ........703 448 0332Community Acts.: John Cormany ............703 876 4654Council Activities: Art Gamotis ...............703 448 0332Fraternal Activities:Youth Activities: David DeLoatche...........703 200 3949 Mike Bauer PGK ...........703 204 9189500 Club: Chris Bannon ..........................703 869 1460Advertising: Rick Vranesh PGKBlood Drive: Ray Fioramonti ...................703 524 1804Charity: John Pfundstein .........................703 455 9112Culture of Life: Bill Johnson ....................703 237 0797K.C.I.C.: Jim Holland PGK .......................703 533 1550Knight Life Editor: Chris Bannon .............703 869 1460Kovar: Art Gamotis PGK .........................703 448 0332Ladies U-Knighted: Katie McCarthy ........703 241 2374Membership: Greg Strizek ......................703 346 4387Organ Donor Chairman: Jerry Garren .....202 498 1638Retention: Jim Holland ...........................703 533 1550Special Activities: Norm Marcocci ..........703 263 9771Waiters: Bob Muschamp ........................703 237 8475

Columbus Club of Arlington 2013Board Officers

Grand Knight: Steve McTeague ..........703 969 1570Dep. Grand Knight: John M. White ....202 352 7955President: Owen J. Beirne Jr. .............202 746 2404Vice President: Tim Walthall ..............703 525 6245Secretary: Bill Wester ........................703 841 9609Treasurer: Chris Bannon ....................703 869 1460Asst. Treasurer: Tom Maguire ............703 314 5213

Board DirectorsMike Kearney .....................................703 258 5209Tom Hazzard ......................................703 536 4769Jerry Garren PGK ...............................202 498 1638Bob Dannemiller DD, PGK ..................703 685 3795Bill Sullivan ........................................703 532 5691

Club StaffGeneral Manager Peter Silano ...........703 595 1546Operations Manager Nick Beirne ...703 536 9656 x 310 Manager Jeff Koch .................. 703 536 9656 x 311

events.columbusclub@gmail.comSummer Camp Director Jennifer Spollen

703 536 9656 x 4Pool Phone in Season

703 594 8223

Knight Life is published monthly by the Edward Douglass White Council #2473, Knights of Columbus. 5115 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA 22207-1899. Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Edward Douglass White Council or the Knights of Columbus. Comments should be directed to the Grand Knight.

ANNUAL MEETING PREPARATION BrothersIn years past at the annual meeting some members asked very good questions that required

detailed responses. Unfortunately the board wasn’t able to answer the more detailed questions on the spot. The board would need to consult the club’s staff, the “books” or the records to accurately answer these detailed questions. After the meeting the board would research the answers and try to get them to the brothers who asked it. This would often leave the rest of the members in the dark.

This year we want to help eliminate that situation. We’ve created an email account ccaboard@hotmail.com . If you have questions regarding the budget or any other aspect of the club that you can reasonably assume the board would have to gather the information in advance we would like to ask you to please submit your question(s) to the board by December 23 so that we can provide you and the rest of the brothers a detailed answer to your questions at the meeting. You deserve proper and accurate answers to legitimate questions at the annual meeting. We hope this new feature will enable that goal.

During the debate/Q&A portion of the meeting the board will answer the submitted questions first and then proceed to answer other questions from the floor.

We will need the questions emailed to ccaboard@hotmail.com no later than December 23.RespectfullyThe board

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NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COLUMBUS CLUB OF ARLINGTON, INC.

January 2, 2014 EDW Main Ballroom, Immediately after Council Meeting Per our bylaws this article constitutes notice to the membership of the annual meeting of the Columbus Club of Arlington, Inc. We will hold the meeting on January 2, 2014 in the Main Ballroom immediately after that night’s Council meeting. Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend this important meeting. We need to have a quorum to act upon any/all business that may come before the meeting including, but not limited to, acceptance of the minutes of the 2012 meeting, adoption of the 2013 budget and election of officers for 2013. We have five (5) Directors who have terms which expire Dec. 31, 2013. These directors are:

Owen Beirne Jr. Tom Hazzard PGK FS Jerry Garren Mike Kearney Tim Walthall

Nominations are still being accepted or can be made from the floor at the meeting. If you wish to place your name in nomination please contact GK McTeague (smcteague@verizon.net). Or, if you would like to nominate someone whom you think would make a good candidate please pass that along as well so the committee can initiate contact. Thanks and see you at the meeting!

“A BIG THANk YOU FROM THE WWII VETS FROM TYLER TExAS WHO CAME TO OUR MAIN HALL THE PAST OCTOBER 2013”

From Sam Anderson, the Group Leader……. Dear Knights of Columbus, Again thank you for your tremendous help with our veterans last week. It may not be readily apparent, but our veterans love coming there. It is very relaxing and enjoyable. This trip that was especially true. Let me give a quick explanation. On the Friday we came to KOC, we had been to Arlington National Cemetery and had a wonderful experience. We tried to get to Iwo Jima, but it was closed. We were willing to tear down the wooden barricade, but our bus would still have had to go in the grass and the driver was afraid he would get stuck. So we missed that. We then went to WWII where the bottom fell out and our veterans didn’t get to see much. Because of the weather, we then went to Navy and the Newseum. The Newseum was great, but not necessarily what they came to see. So they were slightly discouraged when we arrived at KOC. But their spirits lifted quickly with what you provided: a dry room, excellent hot food, beverages, encouragement, and wonderful entertainment. You can’t imagine what it meant to them. Please share our thanks with all those that helped: the swing dancers, the band, the cloggers, the chefs, the greeters, the waitstaff, the bugler, etc. It was all AWESOME! THANK YOU AGAIN! We did get back to WWII, as well as the Air Force, Vietnam and Korean Memorials the next day in the dry so it ended on a high note as well.

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Columbus Club of Arlington, Inc.

Proposed Budget Fiscal Year 2014

Income Actual 2010 Actual 2011 Actual 2012 Projected Budget Budget 2014Food Sales 379,342 385,712 397,480 359,864 425,000 $400,000Beverage Sales 214,375 218,903 215,181 194,309 224,000 $215,000Facilities Rental 109,323 87,708 113,560 104,797 95,000 $125,000Monthly Dues / K of C Assessments 73,492 64,099 62,896 70,087 66,000 $70,000Pool Membership Fees 328,385 361,265 403,833 455,545 403,000 $475,500Camp 307,393 308,615 367,957 389,064 357,000 $390,000Pool Admissions 27,940 12,166 12,336 18,751 12,000 $19,000Cell Phone Antenna Rental 71,764 71,158 77,932 81,944 77,000 $82,000Event Fee 32,027 447 47,646 31,265 40,000 $37,000Miscellaneous Sales 29,425 69,810 15,081 9,573 20,000 $5,000Parking Income 63,650 48,700 48,250 12,016 48,000 $0Total Income 1,637,116 1,628,583 1,762,152 1,727,215 1,767,000 1,818,500

Cost Of SalesFood 165,285.00 197,532.00 230,034.00 $231,095 235,000 $242,000Beverage 74,553.00 87,284.00 82,785.00 $80,353 92,000 $85,000Other 22,911.00 29,626.00 35,740.00 $36,871 36,000 $36,000Total Cost of Sales $262,749 $314,442 348,559.00 $348,319 363,000 $363,000

Total Gross Profit $1,374,367 $1,314,141 $1,413,593 $1,378,896 1,404,000 $1,455,500

Expenses Salaries 481,614 515,423 614,984 620,000 625,000 640,000Pool Management 63,600 69,083 73,252 84,464 74,000 85,000Pool Mgnt Expenses 12,626 12,518 4,748 2,447 4,000 2,000Camp Processing Fees 16,221 18,683 19,113 19,769 19,000 19,000Contributions & Donations 29,573 12,841 0 15,000Utilities& Trash 98,312 111,443 98,014 98,443 95,000 100,000Depreciation 32,528 40,672 49,844 35,468 44,000 30,000Real Estate & Payroll Taxes/ Insurance 178,119 181,128 197,715 151,282 196,000 212,000Repairs 55,114 104,591 93,913 84,805 52,000 86,000Other (Includes Loan Interest Re-payment) 147,383 184,339 185,979 $167,596 163,900 168,000Professional Fees 30,780 32,802 42,017 31,237 22,500 31,500Total Expenses 1,116,297 1,270,682 1,409,152 1,308,352 1,295,400 1,388,500Income $258,070 $43,459 $4,441 $70,544 108,600 $66,500Less Loan Principal Payments $45,655 $57,685 $46,668 $58,530 45,038 $48,000Less Reserved Parking Income $63,650 $48,700 $48,250 $12,013 48,000 $0Income Net of Loan and Reserved Parking Income $148,765 ($62,926) ($90,477) $1 15,562 $18,500

Camp Fees increase to be determinedPool Fees increase to be determined

2013

Columbus Club of Arlington, Inc.

Proposed Budget Fiscal Year 2012Other Explained

Other Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Actual 2010 Actual 2011 Actual 2012 Projected 2013 Budget 2013 Budget 2014

Loan Repayment (Interest Only) $19,197 13,189$ $10,698 18,001$ 15,575$ 11,399$ 7,554$ 6,200$ $8,199Advertising $11,980 $12,067 $6,436 15,135$ 4,430$ 9,372$ 1,438$ 7,000$ $6,000Bank Charges $490 $2,502 $1,951 2,719$ 640$ 1,496$ 705$ 2,000$ $680Credit Cards (fee of 5% total cc sales) $10,916 $12,274 $10,674 10,328$ 13,754$ 15,869$ 21,815$ 14,000$ $21,815Dues & Subscriptions $686 $230 $0 35$ 305$ 185$ 445$ -$ $445Employee Benefits $19,183 $26,340 $26,830 31,361$ 24,793$ 42,239$ 45,558$ 36,000$ $41,000Equipment Rental $4,091 $9,618 $1,255 1,164$ 866$ 1,274$ 7,942$ 1,000$ $4,100Flowers and Decorations $113 338$ 1,478$ 1,718$ 1,200$ $1,718Miscellaneous $11,772 $12,257 $11,057 13,276$ 17,561$ 27,374$ 20,634$ 13,500$ $20,413Office & Postage Expense $7,488 $9,546 $9,443 8,396$ 4,853$ 6,274$ 5,162$ 6,000$ $5,500Printing $300 $291 85$ 3,842$ 2,378$ 1,439$ 4,000$ 720.00Waiters Expense $2,045 $2,368 $1,271 885$ 2,937$ 1,286$ 1,490$ 3,000$ $1,552Supplies $48,590 $42,774 $32,704 40,945$ 48,338$ 38,525$ 33,505$ 48,000$ $32,712Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance $19,443 $15,482 $14,941 4,953$ 44,405$ 26,830$ 18,191$ 22,000$ $23,146

Total Other $156,294 $158,647 $127,551 $147,283 $182,637 $185,979 $167,596 163,900$ $168,000

Columbus Club of Arlington, Inc.

Proposed Budget Fiscal Year 2012Real Estate, Payroll Taxes and Insurance Explained

Other Actual 2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Actual 2010 Actual 2011 Actual 2012 projected 2013 2013 Budget Budget 2014

Real Estate Taxes $62,544 $75,525 $78,150 $74,934 $75,269 $77,389 $80,426 $75,000 $80,500Payroll Taxes $37,806 $44,561 $40,655 $41,294 $48,732 $60,028 $57,126 $55,000 $58,000Insurance Expense $45,108 $46,137 $49,582 $46,720 $46,131 $47,800 $41 $49,000 $60,000Other Taxes and Licenses $14,390 $12,537 $9,810 $15,172 $17,241 $12,498 $13,689 $17,000 $13,500Total $159,848 $178,760 $178,197 $178,120 $187,373 $197,715 $151,282 $196,000 $212,000

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Greetings! Thanksgiving is upon us and before long, it will be Christ-mas! Time sure flies when you are having fun. That’s what we like to do here at LUK – have fun!!!

Speaking of fun . . . I hope you found time to stop by the Tenth Annual Halloween Party. The Old Council Home was decorated spectacularly and the costumes, as always, were fantastic. Everyone seemed to have fun, seeing old friends, checking out costumes, and dancing to MS Project. Overall, I consider this another successful event. At midnight, we had the judging of the best Halloween costumes. Please check out the photo of the winners in this issue of the Knight Life.

I want to thank everyone that helped to make this party a success by decorating, setting up, cooking food, bartending, dressing up, and clean-ing up. Thanks to the Knights that moved all of the decorations down from and back to the attic. Special thanks to PGK Art Gamotis, aka “the Webmaster,” who went out of his way arranging his schedule to create magic with webbing. Because he had to work the night we planned to decorate, he volunteered to decorate the front hall ceilings and stairs on his own. Art is LUK’s Knight of the Month! As I always say, many hands make light work. We, once again, proved that LUK, the EDW K of C, and the Columbus Club make a great team.

LUK is sponsoring the annual EDW Christmas Tree Decorating event on Saturday, November 30 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Everyone, young and old, are invited. Please stop by and bring the kids to turn the Old Council Home into a Christmas wonderland. Please bring a new Christmas ornament to spruce up the tree. If you are looking to downsize your old decorations and trying to find a new home for them, please contact Katie McCarthy. This is a traditional family event, so please grab the kids and stop by.

Snacks will be served! LUK is having its annual Christmas party meeting on Thursday,

December 5. All LUK members (past and present), friends of LUK, and potential new members are welcome to attend. Everyone who wants to participate in the Christmas gift exchange is asked to bring a wrapped gift worth $20. This is a great meeting for potential members to attend.

Please join Ladies U-Knighted in wishing a very happy birthday to . . . me, your LUK Vice President, Jo Wood (Dec 24). I would like to take this time to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving and a Blessed Christmas. Please take some time out of your busy schedules to reflect on the reason for all of these special holidays. Be safe and have fun.

LADIES U-kNIGHTED NEWS

Jo Balsamo Wood

Halloween at EDW

GRAND kNIGHT’S REPORT My Brother Knights, Family Members and Members of the

EDW Community,May the blessings of this Holy Advent and Christmas season

be upon all of you. Remember that the infant of Bethlehem is the reason for the season. The angels told the shepherds “do not be afraid.” Our faith journey is never-ending. We must not be afraid to explore our faith further. Each of our parishes offers classes or talks about one aspect of the church or another. Let us not be afraid to avail ourselves of these opportunities in 2014.

We have a number of Christmas events on campus this month. You will find more detailed information on these events elsewhere in this edition of Knight Life. The highlights are the Breakfast with Santa on the 15th, the Council Christmas Party on the 19th and the New Years’ Eve party on the 31st.

Our annual Thanksgiving Charity dinner was another tremendous success. I want to thank IPGK Thom Galvin and Marijo and all those who volunteered and donated to make this event a success. We partner with various businesses and other community organiza-tions to help pull this event off.

I want to thank Father Joe for presiding, PGKs Vince Long and Art Gamotis for assisting and all those who attended our Memorial mass on November 8. In his homily Fr. Joe told us that while we are somber when we think of our deceased brothers we must also view the Memorial mass as “a celebration of hope.” It is the hope that we will share in the resurrection and in the kingdom of heaven.

After mass we had a nice Supper Club dinner. Thanks to Gary, Maria and the staff that night. Those of you who missed that special evening should plan to attend next year.

The notice of the Annual Meeting of the Columbus Club is elsewhere in this edition. I would just like to point out that there will be at least one (1) Columbus Club meeting in December (on the 5th). The second is scheduled for the 24th. Please check the website (www.vakofcedw2473.org) to see if we reschedule that one as campus will be closed Christmas Eve.

Thank you brother knights for your support this year of our council and its many varied activities. God Bless all of you and Merry Christmas!

Stephen J. McTeagueGrand Knight

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NARRATIVE FOR THE PROPOSED 2014 BUDGET FOR THE COLUMBUS

CLUB OF ARLINGTON INC. Christopher Bannon Treasurer Enclosed in this December Knight Life is the Columbus Club, Inc., proposed 2014 Budget for the review of Council members pursuant to the By-Laws, Article V, Section 7. This budget will be presented at the annual meeting of the Corporation, which will be held on January 2nd, 2014 for membership approval. The following table presents a 3 -year portrait of corporate income and expense compared with our proposed 2013 budget to give you as members our financial history. If we used baseball terms, 2013 has been a rebuilding year. The Co-lumbus Club Board, early this year, spent considerable time and work looking at income from facilities rental. We re-thought our pricing and rental policy, but increased income from the new pricing has been lagging. The new pricing except, for a few events, will be fully implemented in 2014. Financially, we also have not been immune to inflation in the cost of food and beverage. In 2013 we have experienced continued revenue growth from the pool and camps. As always, with the 2014 budget, we have adopted a conservative approach to budgeting. The board did a line by line analysis of the 2014 budget. The 2014 Budget is based on our projection of income and expenses for 2014. Total income from all sources is budgeted at $1,455,500 compared with projected costs of 1,388,500.There are slight increases budgeted for real estate taxes, employee benefits and several other expense items. The 2nd table breaks down some of the expenses that we incur on a day-to-day basis that are ag-gregated under “other”. The 3rd table “Real Estate, Payroll Taxes, and Insurance Explained” portrays the cost / budget of four major overhead expense areas. The one variable is parking revenue, which we were expecting in 2013, only $12,000 of the expected $52,000 paid. Negotiations between Hess Construction and our legal advisors are ongoing. We expect that income will be paid in 2014. This is not shown in the budget. The contact runs through May 0f 2014. Regarding the Parking Reserve account. There is an ongoing practice of borrowing from the parking account in the leaner revenue months of September through the end of the year. The borrowed money is re-paid over the following year after income from the pool and camp and member’s dues start coming in. There has been serious consideration on the board on how to deal with this. After the projected income of $18,500, you see the principle payment of $48,000 repaying the outstanding loan. This loan is scheduled to be paid off on or before 11-01-2016.

kENNY’S kWOTES A month of anticipation is upon us, We celebrate that Jesus is

still among us, His birth is the hope we have for redemption, Fol-lowing his words will give us salvation, Let His light shine forth this Christmas season. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas.

ON THE HOOk The Fish Club Christmas Party will be Dec. 7, 2013 in the Old

Council Home. Dues are due: $15.00. Please bring an appetizer or desert.

Honor Flight Function

MANAGER’S CORNER PETER SILANO

We have successfully made it through another year, and would like to take this opportunity to thank the Columbus Club Staff, Operations Manager, Nick Beirne, Manager, Jeff Koch, Bookkeeper, Ruth Haubert, Night Manager, Gary Kennedy, Chef, Maria Diaz, Chef’s Assistant, Claudia Giron, Maintenance Team, Rene Ventura, Jose Cruz and Manuel Lezama, Dish Staff, Tim Nkojo, Jose Giron, Francisco Zelaya, Carla Castro, Council Home Bar Staff, Manager John O’Neill Jr., Bartenders, Nanette O’Neill, Kenny Goss, Aussie Steve Booth, Kevin McKeon, Scotty Skotek, Bob Muschamp and the infamous Redcoats, Special Thanks to our Grand Knight, Steve McTeague, Mike Bauer, Dave DeLoatche for the Children’s Halloween Party, a job well done and the many, many volunteer’s who have assisted throughout the year.

Kudos to PGK Thom Galvin & Marijo Galvin, for making our won-derful Thanksgiving Dinner event possible year after year, thanks to John Pfundstein, David & Shannon Nassar, the cast of hundreds including the Carving Crew and 4:00AM Crew without whom none of this would be possible. Thank you, Thank you, and Thank you.

The Supper Club for December will be on winter break due to all the Holiday activities but will return on January 24, 2014. Thanks to all the Supper Club regulars who have managed to keep the Supper Club going strong this year, we have averaged sixty guests per dinner which has doubled from last year. If anyone has any menu suggestions or theme suggestions that you would like added, please feel free to contact me at 703 536-9656 x 312 or email me at petersilano@comcast.net.

We look forward to seeing everyone at our Traditional Family Breakfast with Santa, Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 9:00am in the Main Ballroom. We at the Columbus Club wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

kNIGHT OF THE MONTH Our Knight of the Month for December, 2013 is David De-

Loatche. David is a second-generation member of EDW. He has been on our Youth Activities chairman for a number of years. David does a very good job with the Easter Egg Hunt each year. He also worked with PGK Mike Bauer on this year’s Kids Hal-loween party. This party was great fun for all involved.

As Grand Knight I enjoy talking with him about the council, what is going right and where things can be improved. He is a devoted Knight and Columbus Club member.

Please join me in congratulating David DeLoatche, Knight of the Month for December, 2013.

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Knights of Columbus Breakfast with Santa

December 15, 20139:00AM

Omelets Cooked to OrderBelgium Waffle Station

Scrambled EggsSausage Links

Sausage PattiesBacon

Corned Beef HashHam

ScrappleSausage GravyChipped Beef

Home Style BiscuitsSeasoned Home Fries

Cheesy Potato CasseroleFrench toast Sticks

Regular or Cheesy GritsFried Apples

Fresh Fruit SaladAssorted Breakfast Breads & Pastries

Fruit CobblerAssorted Juices

Coffee, Tea or Milk

This is an all you can eat Buffet

$10.00 – Adults$5.00 – Children 10 and underFree - Children 3 and under

Tax and tip included in price

December Supper ClubOn Winter Breakand will return onJanuary 24, 2014

Please sign up TODAY for the EDW email system by visiting this website:

bit.ly/edwesignupIt will take you 60 seconds to fill out the form and

allow you to receive up-to-date information on the council. You’ll also be able to receive the Knight Life quicker by email.

EDW’S COUNCIL CHRISTMAS PARTY DECEMBER 19, 7:45pm

All members and their spouses are invited

There will be FOOD and an OPEN BAR

In honor of Pope Francis:

We’ll have the traditional Argentinian Christmas item, Ninos En-vueltos, which is a stuffed beef rollup.

As well as a carving station, crabcakes, shrimp, etc.

Door prizes and 50/50 raffle

This is an annual gift of appreciation to all our brothers and

their wives who have donated their time and finances throughout

the year to allow our Knights of Columbus council to fulfill our

mission. As such, of course, there is

NO CHARGE for this evening.

We do kindly ask, however, for you to bring a canned or other

nonperishable food item or a cash donation that EDW can donate

to AFAC – Arlington Food Assistance Center.

Thank you for all you’ve done this year for our Church, our

parishes, Arlington, the Knights of Columbus and EDW!

At Nov. 2nd dinner-dance for EDW Redcoats and wives/guests four long-serving “senior” Redcoats were recognized: L to R - Fred Carmichael, Al Wilson, Owen Beirne, Jack Halpin, Walter Burnett. All four gentlemen have been EDW Redcoats for 45-50 years; all are between 86-91 years old (all still active Redcoats); and all four are WWII veterans. Thank You! Fred, Al, Jack and Walter!

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"Serving Northern Virginia Since 1967"

438 Mill St. NEVienna, VA 22180

703-242-0341

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS5115 Little Falls RoadArlington, Virginia 22207-1899

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