June 2011 Newsletter

Please submit your newsletter articles to Tim Carroll by the 24th of each month for the following month’s newsletter.

Calendar of Event

First Friday Of Every Month  – First Friday Mass at Immaculate Conception 7:00 AM Breakfast to follow at Altoona Family Restaurant.  Knights and their ladies invited.

Gordy’s Brat Stand June 9, 10, 11 – The workers schedule is posted in the newsletter.

Tuesday June 14, 2011 – Election of officers, chicken and rib dinner and regular business meeting. The social will begin at 5:30 PM, election of officers and business meeting will begin at 6:00 PM and dinner will follow. The menu will be chicken & ribs, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, rolls and desert. The cost for dinner will be $10. This is a stag event.

June 22-26, 2011 – We will be working at Country Fest in Cadott doing arm bands to help benefit our charity efforts. A schedule of workers and details will be in this newsletter.

Tuesday June 28, 2011 – Installation of officers and bring your own steak fry. Bring your own steak to grill and the council will provide the rest. Free will offering will be accepted to offset the cost of trimmings and cash bar. Significant others and families welcome.

July 4, 2011 – We will need some volunteers to help work at the Festival Foods food stand in Carson Park during the Fourth of July celebration. We will be looking for about 14 people to cover 3 hour shifts from noon till about 6PM or possibly as late as 8PM.  Please contact Jay Fay 514-2434 fip@mindspring.com if you are interested in helping out.

July 21-23, 2011 – As in past years we will be working at Country Jam in Eau Claire helping with parking. Volunteers will be needed to fill up those shifts. Please contact Jay Fay 514-2434 fip@mindspring.com if you are interested in helping out. All proceeds that we earn from this event will go to our charity efforts.

GRAND KNIGHT’S COMMENTS

Greetings Brother Knights,

There is a time for all seasons.  This is the final month of my two years as your Grand Knight.  It has been an honor and a privilege to have served you.  What I have received far exceeds what I have given in leading this great Council. 

The rewards include the deepening in my Catholic Faith.  The Knights of Columbus have so many opportunities to pray together.  Every business and social meeting and first degree exemplification we have group prayers.  We pray for our sick Knights and family members.  At our annual Mass for Deceased Knights we pray with their widows and families.  Each month we pray for the sanctity of life from the moment of conception to natural death.  At our annual Marian Hour Rosary we pray while inspired by the images of our Blessed Virgin Mary as commemorated by our Supreme Council. 

The rewards also include the many new friendships I have developed with you, my brother Knights.  You who have been officers, directors and trustees have enriched my life.  The fellowships we enjoy make all our efforts endearing.  Working together with you, Catholic men and your ladies, in a common cause brings joy to all of us.

Joining you in giving of our time and treasures to worthy Charities is such a great reward.  It is so true that it is better to give than to receive.  The intellectual disability organizations and Right to Life charities have become very dear to me.
My Patriotic fervor was deepened on Veterans Day at Immaculate Conception when I addressed the children, veterans, staff and families.  They learned that it was the Knights of Columbus that persuaded Congress in 1954 to add “under God” into the “Pledge of Allegiance”.  It was a proud occasion when our Honor Guard led the procession in and out of the gymnasium.

As I leave my term as Grand Knight I am so proud of the team of great officers and directors who have developed new projects, experiences and leadership skills to carry on our exciting work.

Vivat Jesus!
Jerry Hamill, Grand Knight

Financial Report / Mark Aebly

We made the first bonus tier which gives us an extra $100!!!  We sold a total of 916 tickets which we get $2 for each and add the bonus we will get a total of $1932.  Thanks to all those who sold raffle tickets this years.  The five Knights that turned in the most money this year were:  Jerry Beck $480, Raphael Ballweg $255, Arnie Pichler $250, Scott Lewis $240 and Bob Sieben $220.  Special thanks goes out to them and the people that may have helped them.

We are working on the last 18 members who haven't paid their dues this year.  What makes it even harder is in a lot of cases we don't have a current telephone number to contact a member so we can talk to them to see if they have financial problems or other things going on that we could help them with.  We don't want to add to your problems by continuing to ask for dues.  If you don't communicate with us, we can’t help you.  To help us out and bring our records up to date, PLEASE, if you have changed your telephone number, got a cell phone or deleted your land line and use only your cell phone in the past 5 years call me, email me or send a letter and tell me your new number.  Thank you

For those members who wish to suspend their membership for any reason, the Knight needs to send me a note stating that.  We have received notes from wives or members of the family and some messages on the answering machine stating this, but we have to have it in writing signed by the Knight.  We can't take action any other way.

Program Director's Report / Jerry Olsen

Rick Wanke and myself as concession stand managers will be attending a final meeting on Wednesday, June 2nd to get final details on the stand's operation (meeting is 6:30 p.m. at airports maintenence shed). Here's what we know for now for sure: Be ready to be ON THE JOB at 8:00 a.m.-food should be ready to serve when gates open at 8:30. Bring NO food, drink or coolers-all will be provided. Be prepared to work to 5:00 p.m.-again, split shifts AREN'T allowed. You will be checked in AND out to verify our time served-therefore your gate pass is numbered.

It's my intention to personally provide you with volunteer workers' t-shirts and gate passes on Thursday or Friday before the shows. Rick or I will be in touch-call RICK at 834-5151 or BILL at 830-9371 (we'll know more after Wednesday night) Most importantly, be sure to show up-if an emergrency arises please call one of us ASAP. Thee only thing worse than never volunteering is doing so and not showing-this puts everyone in a bind.

Therefore on SATURDAY, we are COU NTING ON Carol Porn, Dick Porn, Arnie Pichler, Jane Stark, Paul Stark, Paul Sheehan, Mike Theisen, Mary Lonsdale, Joe Lonsdale, Tom Hankes, Tony Pistilli, Dan Schulner, Rodger Bangen, Rick and I, Tim Carroll alternate.

Sunday's Crew-Sandy Beck, Jerry Beck, Paul Sheehan, Greg Martin, Jerry Whalen, Mike Theisen, Joe Kozuch, Terry Kovacevich, Carol Chrostowski, Roger Flaskrud, Barb Aebly, Mark Aebly, Ron Dalton, Rick and I.

We are cooking chicken and riblets. I'm assured we'll all get enough breaks and nobody will be overworked-Let's have some fun!

Friday June 10        9AM-1PM Shift
Hubert Fischer 834-1815
Mark Schmidt 828-7007
Mike Theisen 579-2948
Tom Kempen 379-1706_______________
Jake Jochimsen 835-9958   1PM-5PM Shift
Jerry Olson 834-1320
Mike Theisen 579-2948
Tom Hagenbucher 830-0691

Saturday June 11      9AM-1PM Shift
Jon Blaeser 832-1131
Scott Lewis 523-1725
Jerry Hamill 834-3318
Matt Blaeser 520-2176
Paul Sheehan 456-4594________________
Roger Flaskrud         1PM-5PM Shift
Wally Swoboda 834-5664
Paul Okoroji 828-8182
Mahlon Peterson 835-9908

Country Fest Work Festival / Jack Fay

We will be working at the main gate south campground doing arm bands. Those working late in the week can get a free day pass earlier in the week if they wish, by going to the volunteer tent the day they want to enter. All volunteers must be on site ready to work a minimum of 15 minutes before shift starts for a brief training and check in. No exceptions!!!

Wednesday June 22nd 8PM -12AM
Chris O’Brien 828-4498 and Terry Polus 839-9313

Thursday June 23rd 3PM-8PM
Jim Muszynski 879-5467, Sean Branick 833-7094, Darrin Opsal 835-1567, Roger Bangen 832-1487, Marlys Bangen 832-1487, Pat Branick 833-7094

Thursday June 23rd 8PM-12AM
Jeff Weix 839-0240, Rick Wanke 834-5151, Ron Daulton 824-5151, Darrin Opsal 835-1567, Doyal Laudal 830-0470, Michael Polus 835-2740

Saturday June 25th 2PM-8PM
Joe Dosher 456-4656, Vicki Dosher 456-4656, John Delestry 835-1992, Monica Delestry 835-1992

Saturday June 25th 6PM-12AM
Michael Hedrington 835-7003, Tom Hankes 514-1748

Sunday June 26th 12PM-6PM
Renay Poirier 834-8469, Jim Muszynski 879-5467, Mike Theisen 579-2448, Desiree Lesniewski 579-2448

Odds and Ends

Our Knight of the Month is Brent Blaeser. Brent chaired the Tootsie Roll Drive for the intellectually disabled this year. We would like to thank Brent for his hard work and continuing commitment to this long standing program.

Our May Family of the Month is the George and Mary Jo Walter family.

Our June Family of the Month is the Al and Dori Weix family.

Please remember all Brother Knights who are in distress.