KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
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Brother Knights,
FEBRUARY 2016
Monthly Publication of the Ohio State Council
just seemed to carry over into January. Although we were off to a slow start we I need to take moment here to thank rallied quickly in the last 10 days and everyone for their prayers and good continue to do a fantastic job with wishes during my bout with pneumonia in membership intake. We finished January early January. I spent eight days in the with an intake of 169 members for a hospital and a good two weeks 7.51% intake. We placed 1st for the recovering at home. I am finally month in Division 1 edging out Texas by beginning to feel my old self again and 0.32% on the last day of the month. This am gaining strength daily. Prayers work. finish should earn us roughly $800.00 in Thank you to all who took the time to bonus money in the Winter Sports remember me in your prayers. Supreme Council Membership Contest. To date we stand at 57.69% of our Becoming ill never happens at a good Supreme Council membership time and my time in the hospital could not requirements. We rank 16th of the 74 K have come but the worst of times. It did of C Jurisdictions worldwide and we rank though, three days before the start of the 1st among the Division 1 State Councils Ohio Charity Foundation Meeting and the slightly ahead of Texas by 0.13% District Deputy Midyear Meeting. Everyone rose to the occasion and took The great news is that we are growing. I to the task in my absence. Thank you to don’t like to get too far ahead of myself State Secretary Kevin Miller, the State but we are at +204 Net/Net (intake less Officers, Directors and Staff for pitching suspensions, withdraws, deaths, and out in and making it a successful weekend. of state transfers) and we are beginning to show new growth in Ohio. This places A little about membership‌ us 3rd in the Order slightly behind The December membership enthusiasm Louisiana and Mexico Northwest. With
another couple of good recruiting months Ohio could be over the 58,000 member mark. Thank you to everyone who is working to make this happen. Grand Knights and Membership Directors please keep membership the foremost priority in every one of your councils throughout this great state of Ohio. We have begun to show an increase in the number of councils recruiting and bringing in new members. To date about 66% of the Council's around the state are carrying the load in new membership. If the State of Ohio is to improve our membership status and grow as a jurisdiction we need the other 34% or roughly 132 councils to step up and begin recruiting. A new member from each of those councils would make a significant impact on our bottom line today. We are all on the same team and all in the game together. I need a firm commitment from all involved to make this happen. We are again looking for some opportunities again in February. There
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