July 13, 2005

Called the meeting to order and opened with prayer.

1.     We welcomed a guest speaker and fellow Knight, Nick Michels. Nick spoke on seminary life and thanked the Council for the $500 scholarship he received. Nick stated that letters both from home and kids in school mean a great deal to the morale of the seminarians.

2.     Golf Outing – We have a greater number of sponsors this year. John Schreurs will continue to seek sponsorship as well as golfers for the event on July 23^rd at Northern Links Golf Course.

3.     KC Bingo – At the Sioux Empire Fair on August 9^th. Steve Hoffman will try to fill all of our shifts on Sunday and Thursday. A training session will take place for the workers on Monday, August 8^th at 7:00 p.m. at the KC Hall.

4.     Coaches Roast – Set for Tuesday, August 23rd. Council voted to serve brats and picnic style meal. The cost of the meal will remain at $6.00 with a cash bar. The money will be collected at the door, instead of at the food preparation area.

5.     Membership Information – Membership renewal forms were sent in June. We are still waiting for all the members to return their forms and fees. The deadline is the end of July. The membership form requires a Social Security number for the purposes of death benefits from the Supreme Council. We have 90 new members in 2005. We have 175 new members within the State of South Dakota.

      The Sudanese population has started their own Knights of      Columbus Member Council. They have enough members to support another Council. 

      The Hispanic Roundtable will also continue at our Lady of Guadalupe parish.

 6.     Financial Information – Gerry Dvorak presented the financial statement which was approved by majority vote. It was voted and approved to send Dan Zerfas a $50 gift certificate for his efforts and costs in producing the invitation for the Recognition Dinner and Installation of Officers meeting. 

       In order to better track accounting records, it was voted and approved to pay the Building Fund $700 from the Council Fund for each of the first two quarters of 2005. From July 1, 2005 on, the Building Fund will collect $10 per active member per year. Food will be purchased for the Council at cost so no additional fees will be charged for food for the various events at the KC Hall. The Building Fund will keep all proceeds from the cash bar.  

7.     Other Business – Bishop’s Burse for the assistance of seminarians is to be distributed at a later date. Due to the fact we do not have a Bishop in place at this time; it may be elected to distribute the funds through the KC Council. A letter to request funds for the Bishop’s Burse will be sent so that we can continue this program. 

        The Adopt-A-Seminarian program was also discussed. We will check with Mark Finnegan to continue this program. For every $500 scholarship, the Council receives a $100 rebate in return.  

        A parish pancake breakfast fundraiser was discussed to also assist seminarians from our parishes in the Marquette Council. Jamie Rounds will check into developing this program. We have 25 seminarians from our diocese. South Dakota is blessed with many seminarians and we would like to continue to support their education. 

        Family of the Month program was discussed. John Schreurs will obtain the nomination information and nominate a family for the upcoming month. The Council Family Director will also assist in these efforts. 

        Broomtree Retreat is also in need of donations. We will consider using some of the golf tournament proceeds to help fund this program. 

        Msgr. Andrasko underwent heart surgery and is doing well. The Council will send a get-well card. Msgr. requests cards only; no donations. We will also send cards for two deceased members, Ed Wolanski and Lyle Denevan (unsure of name spelling). 

        The KC is also developing a soccer challenge, much like the free throw contest. Youth participate in kicking the soccer ball for points in different areas of the soccer goal. We will send for the kit that details the program and set up a date for this fall. 

         Discussion also took place about replacing the bingo cards after this session at the Sioux Empire Fair. 

         A summer picnic was discussed, but no decision was made on a date due to the crowded schedule. 

         A Knights of Columbus and Shrine mixer was also discussed. It was decided to hold off on this event for now.

        There will also be a new Editor for the Crusader. He is a former Grand Knight from Chamberlain.  

       Seeing no further business, meeting was adjourned. 

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