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Greater Dayton Chapter

Minutes of Meeting – August 17, 2011

Call to Order

August Meeting called to Order at 7:30 PM.  The meeting was opened with prayer and reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America

Attendance

Chapter Officers

District Deputies

State Officers / VIPS

Chapter Delegates

Chapter President’s Report

ñ     Final Chapter President Report!

ñ     Thanks to everyone who helped support

ñ     Best of luck to all new officers

ñ     Please pay dues by the September meeting

ñ     Update the chapter roster

ñ     Throwing name in the hat for the Supreme Convention on behalf of the Dayton Area

Chapter Chaplain’s Report

ñ     No Report

Chapter Treasurer’s Report

See printed report for full detail

Monthly Expenses: $50.00

Monthly Income: $398.24

Checkbook Balance: $4,530.03

Bills and Receipts

ñ     Bill: Print of Raffle Ticket from Springfield Engraving

?      Motioned and Seconded

?      Motioned carried

Committee Reports

Serra Club / K of C Youth Ministry Awards – Hank Borchers

ñ      Remember to budget $150

Paul Gruhler Award – Edward Ponder

ñ     No Report

Rosary Rally – Don Coty/Robert Luppino

ñ     Only received 4 checks from councils and assemblies

?      Please get money into the Rosary Rally

ñ     Have 8.5x11 fliers and prayer cards

ñ     Aug 22 – Committee Meeting 7:30 PM at St. Charles, 4500 Ackerman Blvd, Kettering

ñ     Would like to see 50 Knights in full regalia

ñ     Preparing a short announcement to be read at local churches

ñ     Check your local church bulletin

?      If not in church bulletins let Don or Robert know

?      Another reminder to be sent out on Sep 9

ñ     Also, looking for First communicants

ñ     Remember rules for displaying banner

?      3+ Knights helping

VA Chairman’s Report – Randal O’Connell

ñ     Sunday was the Magic show

?      Schedule 2 events on the same day

?      Hank Borchers did his magic at the cookout

?      Money for Chips and Pop, Furnished by Gerald Hatcher, was returned to Bob Weaver

?      16 Oct – Fall bingo

?      1:00 – 2:30 PM Bldg 305

ñ     All events are open to 4^th Degree, Auxiliary and children

Shrine / K of C Golf Stag – Jim Deime

ñ     No Report

Columbian Classic – Jim Deime

ñ     Oct 11 – Golf and dinner for Priests

ñ     See Jim if you golfed last year and didn't receive an invitation

ñ     Holes can be sponsored for $175

?      Motion made and carried

ñ     Last year had over 100 golfers, including 14 priests

ñ     Shotgun start at 11

District Deputy Coordinator – Walt Amrein

ñ     Our Lady of Guadalupe Medallion on rotation and coming to Dayton

ñ     Been nominated as golf chairman for this coming years convention

ñ     Please sponsor a hole

?      Checks payable to Cincinnati Convention

ñ     More Details to come.

ñ     Oct 22 – The regional soccer challenge

State Training Coordinator – Terry Cooney

ñ     No Report

District Deputy Director – Steve Mangan

ñ     Get with Directors and plan this year!

ñ     Reporting is easy and District Deputies can show you if you don't know

ñ     Pins on back table from Supreme Convention

?      Look but don't take!

State Membership Report – Bill Wirtz

ñ     No Report

State Ceremonial Director – Ed Ponder

ñ     To receive Star Council, must participate in 4 First Degrees

?      District Deputies need to send in form to Supreme Council

?      New Form: 450c can be filled out by Grand Knight of Financial Secretary

?      Not Rating degree, but to get credit

?      Can be found on Supreme Website

ñ     Councils starting new First Degree Teams should know this

?      Supreme is working with Lynch and Kelly and The English Company to put together packages

?      Range 200+

?      Dark Suits and Sash OR Robes required; Sashes are about $20

ñ     3^rd Degrees coming on a bit slower than expected

?      Kent State 3^rd Degree in October

?      Columbus after District Deputy Meeting

Insurance Agent’s Report – Gerald Hatcher

ñ     S&P Downgraded the US Government to AA+

?      This affected us and dropped the Knights AA+

?      We received our AAA two months ago

?      NOTHING HAS CHANGED NOTHING

?      AM BEST has not downgraded us

?      Still have highest rating

?      Canada still rates the Knights as AAA

ñ     Bringing on two new agents in the Cincinnati

ñ     Could use a new Field Agent in the Dayton Area

 New Squires Circle Director – Paul Ault

ñ     No Report

Report on Upcoming Degrees

http://home.catholicweb.com/KofCDaytonChapter/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=235090&From=Home

ñ     AUGUST 18, 2011 –  FIRST DEGREE - THURSDAY

ñ     Location: Council 12912 @ St. Christopher Parish, Vandalia, OH

ñ     Time: Candidate Call 6:30 PM Degree at 7:00 PM.

ñ     SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 – FIRST DEGREE – WEDNESDAY

ñ     Location: 4293 Powell Road

ñ     Tim: Candidate Call 6:00 PM Degree 6:30 PM

ñ     OCTOBER 27, 2011 – FIRST & SECOND DEGREE - SATURDAY

ñ     Location: Council 14995 @ St. Charles School 4600 Ackerman Blvd, Kettering

ñ     Time: Candidate Call 6:30 PM Degree at 7:00 PM

Unfinished Business

ñ     NONE

New Business

ñ     Installation of Officers by the State Deputy Dave Helmstetter

ñ     Introduction of the Grand Knight of Council 15330

ñ     40 Days for Life

?      Praying twice a year for 40 years outside the Abortion Clinic for 7 Years

?      Over 3000 babies from the prayers

?      Most important times from 0800 to Noon

?      One clinic in Kettering and Sharonville

?      Have signs available for 40 Days

?      Mark Calendars

?      Sunday Oct 16 – Rosary Rally for Life

?      Auxiliary Bishop coming to Kettering

ñ     Support Steve Mouser to speak in Dayton in October

?      Internationally Recognized and Published Author

?      Was invited to China and witness the One Child Abortions

?      Converted him to a Pro-Life Catholic

?      PRI's mission is to debunk the myths about overpopulation

?      ENLC is supporting this effort

?      Cost is $500 to bring him to Dayton

?      If each council could donate a minimum of $25 to bring him here

?      Motion made for $500 dollars

?      Motion seconded

?      Motion carried

ñ     Keep Christ in Christmas Card Sale

?      Council Order Forms and Samples provided

ñ     Greater Dayton Chapter Directory Update 2011-2012

?      Email the attached council sheet to michaeldthomas@aol.com

ñ     Need someone from the Chapter to take over as organized of Shrine/KofC Stag

?      Need someone before January

District Deputies Reports

District Deputy #5

ñ     No Report

District Deputy #6

ñ     Sep 10 – Pro Life Technology Conference at the Dayton Engineer's Club

?      9am – 4pm

?      Cosponsors include Councils 3724 and 6144

District Deputy #7

ñ     All installations done and audits in

ñ     Two councils wanting to start Squires Circles

District Deputy #8

ñ     Aug 20 - 4^th Degree Exemplification

?      65+ Candidates

?      220 Members attending Dinner

?      Start at 11; Degree at 2pm followed by Photo Session

?      5PM mass and dinner to follow

District Deputy #17

ñ     Attended 50^th Ordination of Priests - Franciscan

?      At Saint Clemens in Cincinnati

?      Father Bruce was there and is a current Knight

District Deputy #18

ñ     All councils have been installed

Council Reports

500 Dayton

ñ     Sept 9^th – Jimmy Buffet Cheeseburger Dinner – 6pm

ñ     Sept 16^th – PGK Reverse Raffle – 6pm

?      Have tickets

1610 John Paul II

ñ     Aug 21 – Pancake Breakfast for Meg Eckhart

ñ     Sep 11 – Patriots Day Mass

ñ     Sep 11 – Blue Coat Mass & Dinner

1801 Fr. Schumacher

ñ     No Report

3698 Eaton

ñ     No Report

3724 Fairborn

ñ     Oct 8^th - Celebration of Life Dinner @ 6pm

3730 Fr. William O’Conner

ñ     Excited about Squires Circle started

3754 Marian

ñ     Friday Night Dinners Start

?      Sept 2^nd following Rosary

ñ     Sept 24^th – 1/2 Way to Saint Patrick's Day

?      Opens at 5:30pm until 10:30; Music by Dulahan

3873 Fr. William Howard

ñ     No Report

4022 Maria Joseph

ñ     Aug 27  – Soccer Challenge @ St. Albert Field, 5:30-8:00 PM

ñ     Sept 17 – Family Parish Picnic @ St. Albert, 5:30-9:00PM

4424 Our Lady of Peace

ñ     Sept 16^th – Fish Fray

4587 St. Joseph

ñ     No Report

5129 St. John

ñ     No Report

6144 A.J. Schulte

ñ     No Report

7981 Rev. J. Daniel Schuh

ñ     No Report

10215 St. Leonard

ñ     Entertainment Books

?      Willing to Broker for other Councils

?      Sep 2-4 Selling at Centerville Kroger

ñ     Sep 24 – St. Vincent de Paul/Friends of the Poor Walk @ The Job Center

?      1133 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd, Dayton

ñ     Chapter Delegates

?      GK Frank Rand

?      SK Ed Ponder

?      SK Alex Seguin

12912 Fr. Aufderheide

ñ     Sept 9-12 - October Fest in Vandalia

13874 St. Paul

ñ     No Report

14400 Charles E. Menthrup

ñ     No Report

14504 St. Francis of Assisi

ñ     Aug 21^st – Bishop saying mass followed by reception

14482 Father Gilligan

ñ     Thanks to all who participated in the Ride for Life

?      Can be used for Pro-Life event

14891 Our Lady of the Light

ñ     No Report

14995 Msgr. Lawrence Breslin

ñ     First and Second Degree Thursday, Oct 27

ñ     Selling Entertainment Books to benefit the grade school

ñ     working on hosting first annual RibFest this fall

15330 Holy Name of Jesus

ñ     No Report

4th Degree Assembly Reports

815 Fr. Kulhman

ñ     Sept 16 – Annual Picnic; 2pm until close

ñ     9/11 Remembers at Ascension

822 Msgr. Buckley

ñ     No Report

1776 Archbishop Karl J. Alter

ñ     Aug 20 – 3 Candidates will be at the 4^th Degree Exemplification

2299 Msgr. McNary

ñ     Jul 31 – Pool Part – 40 SK and Ladies attended

ñ     Sep 11 – Will participate with Council 1610, Patriots Day, Blue Coat Mass

ñ     Sep 17 – Will visit the Santa Maria in Columbus and then have dinner at Schmidt’s

2892 Bishop Ford

ñ     Sept 11 – Memorial Ceremony in Beavercreek, OH

?      New memorial structure to be unveiled

ñ     Provincial Meeting Sept 30 – Oct 2 in Sterling Heights, MI

3056 Joseph Cardinal Bernardin

ñ     Sept 11 - Flag Retirement Ceremony at Bellbrook Park at 2pm

3188 Fr. Schneider

ñ     Sending Candidates to Exemplification

ñ     Sept 18^th – Recruitment event

ñ     Received Dayton Entertainment Books

ñ     Received By-Laws after 18 Months

ñ     Responders and Family of Victims not invited to Memorial at Towers

3273 Father Pilliod

ñ     Attending Exemplification

?      Father Scott Wright to be exemplified

Master District #2 – Richard Tabler

ñ     No Report

State Deputy Report – Dave Helmstetter

ñ     Knows all about Supreme Paperwork

?      Received call from new Grand Knight

?      Address was mixed up and mail was going to the wrong address

ñ     Our Lady of Guadalupe Icon blessed at end of Wednesday mass

?      Renewed Emphasis

?      Goal for this year is to have a hour of prayer in the LA Arena

?      Let's make it a special event

ñ     Congratulations on new Grand Knight of 15330

ñ     Don't lose sight of recruiting for more established councils

?      Need to organize with recruiting and degrees

?      Helpful section in the state program book

?      We need to grow the order

?      This is an opportunity and should look at the CD.

?      Get excited about doing 1^st Degrees; eventually a team will form

?      Alarms me that only 2 Degrees are scheduled so far

?      We need more Degrees in September

?      Maybe do an Ice Cream Social

?      Need to start somewhere to re-energize councils

?      Need to do activities

?      Need more good Catholic Men

Pennies for Heaven

$34.01 collected this evening and presented to the Worthy Chapter President.

Good of the Order

ñ     Past DGK a nerve was damage; Elton Bornhurst

ñ     Trainer

ñ     Appreciation for Outgoing Chapter President

ñ     PFN of Kulman has dire health problems

ñ     Frank Rizotti

ñ     Jean Hickey

ñ     Jack Glaser's wife going in for Brest Cancer

ñ     Father Stretch has been having throat issues

ñ     Pat Flynn's father who is in Rehab

ñ     Gary Mcinze on his way to Afghanistan and wife is pregnant

50/50

$31/$63

Steve Duckro

Raffle Tickets

$30 – N/A

$20 – N/A

$10 – N/A

Closing Prayer

August Meeting was closed with prayer

Adjournment

August Meeting adjourned after prayer.

Respectfully Submitted,

John J. Hoffman
Secretary, Greater Dayton Chapter

GREATER DAYTON CHAPTER DIRECTORY UPDATE

2011-2012

EMAIL TO: michaeldthomas@aold.com

COUNCIL NUMBER – COUNCIL NAME

LOCATION

MEETING DAY

Grand Knight Name

Grand Knight Email

Grand Knight Telephone Number

Delegate 2 Name

Delegate 2 Email

Delegate 2 Telephone Number

Delegate 3 Name

Delegate 3 Email

Delegate 3 Telephone Number