STATE GROWTH REPORT

The fraternal year concluded on June 30, 2023. The Cleveland Diocese had a great recruitment year across the board finishing a distant second to the Columbus Diocese. Columbus finished at 116% of its growth goal, Cleveland was in second at 93%, followed by Cincinnati (89%), Toledo (75%), Steubenville (60%), and Youngstown (59%). Overall, we welcomed in 290-new brother Knights with 82% of the councils recruiting at least one (1) new member.

Cleveland did lead the way in Exemplifications of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity reported via the state website. A total of 148 members went through an Exemplification at the council level. That was second only to the State Council’s online Exemplification. It is encouraging to see more councils taking the ownership of bringing in new members into their own hands. The State Council’s online Exemplifications will remain weekly till the end of September and then will be cut back. Therefore, the time is now for your council to get into the game and start an CUF Team. If you need help, please feel free to reach out to Mike Incorvati, Teran Taggart, or Jim Maslach. The Diocesan Team continues as well and we are more than willing to come to you. Contact Joe Vallowe at 703-839-3591 or via email at vallowej@gmail.com to schedule.

Supreme Growth Incentives

We are pleased to announce the following membership incentives for the first quarter (July 1thru September 30) of the 2023/2024 Fraternal Year:

Fast Start Council Incentive

The top (10) councils (based on percentage of intake goal) in each jurisdiction that achieve a minimum of 100% of their intake goal by September 30, 2023 will receive a choice of either a personalized Feather flag, tablecloth or roll up retractable banner from Knights Gear. The award can be used at membership drives and other council events.

First Quarter Recruiter Incentive

Every individual recruiter who recruits 5 new members by September 30, 2023 will receive a limited-edition recruiters’ lapel pin to show his pride in growing the membership of the Order.

Additional incentives for the 2023/2024 Fraternal Year will be announced in in the Fraternal Leader Advisory.

ORDER GROWTH

As of June 30, 2023

Ohio July 1: 54,710

Ohio Growth: 1,630 (95.2%)

% Growth: 3.13%

Cleveland July 1: 8,612

Cleveland Growth: 290 (92.9%)

% Growth: 3.62%

% 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 (20.83%)

2. 2726 Windermere (12.62%)

3. 15056 Holy Family Parma (11.76%)

4. 2643 Lakewood (10.67%)

5. 4168 Medina (9.52%)

TOP-5 TOTAL NEW MEMBERS

1. 774 Elyria (20)

2. 3410 South Akron (20)

3. 4168 Medina (16)

4. 310 Gilmour (15)

5. 14551 St. Hilary (15)

6. 4847 Brunswick (15)

TOP-5 DISTRICTS

1. DD #24 Tom Donovan (44)

2. DD #20 DeWitt Gober (36)

3. DD #33 George Metz (33)

4. DD #19 Tom Goodheart (33)

5. DD #25 Cris Drugan (29)