STATE GROWTH REPORT

Recruiting a New Member into the Order is one of the most important and noteworthy accomplishment that Any Knight can achieve. New members keep our organization and your Councils vibrant and ensure our success in the years ahead. When a Proposer recruits a New Member, he will receive 500 VIP Points from Supreme headquarters to use at Knights Gear. A collection of these points can earn you some nice gift items that are in the catalog at www.knightsgear.com.

Important things to remember for Membership in Fraternal year 20222023

Just about every month throughout the Fraternal year, there will be some great $$ Incentives for the Proposer who brings in New Members. Usually it is $35 for each new member. However that will change in the coming months. Keep watching for the changes.

In order to claim the monthly Incentive, the Proposer needs to email to me mcfreil2019@gmail.com The name and Membership number of the New Member & the Proposer’s home address, so that I can get the check mailed to you. Each month is different. Sometimes we limit it to the First 10 Proposers who sign up a new member, so keep checking the monthly flyer.

Membership Program Award Points

There are about 20 different Councils from throughout the State that have submitted Membership Programs and are seeking Points. Those 20+ need to go back in the program that has been REVIEWED and not awarded, and send back the information requested, and I will reward Your Council with Points. I WANT EVERY COUNCIL TO MAX OUT IN MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM Points. I will give the points, but please supply the information requested by me and resubmit the report AGAIN. I check the website Membership Program every 2 days. I WANT TO GIVE YOU POINTS, just submit the pertinent information.

IF YOU DO NOT ASK MEN TO JOIN, THEY WILL NOT.

Ask men of your Parishes to JOIN US. Have them go to kofc.org, click on the JOIN US gold banner and have them fill out the brief form. Good Luck, I am hoping that every Council in OHIO becomes STAR Council.

Michael Freil, State Membership Director

ORDER GROWTH

As of February 25, 2023

Ohio July 1: 54,710

Ohio Growth: 957 (54.69%)

% Growth: 1.75%

Cleveland July 1: 8,612

Cleveland Growth: 179 (56.11%)

% Growth: 2.08%

% Growth is a measure of the YTD gain compared against the July 1st membership number.

TOP-5 % GROWTH

YTD Gain against the July 1 Membership Total

1. 8320 John Carroll (16.67%)

2. 15056 Holy Family Parma (11.76%)

3. 2726 Windermere (8.74%)

4. 16376 St. Bernadette (8.25%)

5. 16373 Westlake (7.50%)

TOP-5 TOTAL NEW MEMBERS

1. 3410 South Akron (17)

2. 774 Elyria (13)

3. 4847 Brunswick (12)

4. 2726 Windermere (9)

5. 10792 St. Francis of Assisi (9)

TOP-5 DISTRICTS

1. DD #19 Tom Goodheart (26)

2. DD #24 Tom Donovan (25)

3. DD #21 Patrick Gale (22)

4. DD #20 DeWitt Gober (20)

5. DD #33 George Metz (19)