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RECRUITMENT IN OCTOBER At the beginning of this month, councils shouldalready be in full preparation mode for running theirCharitable Service Outreach Week (October 6th -14th). Invite family members, neighbors, co-workers,and community members to participate in aworthwhile charitable service program. After they witness the good the Knights can do,remind them of the council’s upcoming ChurchRecruitment Drive(s). Held during the weekends ofOctober 13-14 and 20-21, these drives shouldexplain the benefits of joining the Knights ofColumbus. After the drive, remember the follow-up phase.Assign prospect names to recruiting teams forpersonal follow-up visits. Within 48 hours, eachprospect who completed a Membership Document(#100) or expressed interest in joining should havehad a personal follow-up from a Knight.

For completeinformation on how toconduct a successfulchurch drive, consultthe MembershipRecruitment andRetention Manual(#10237) or visitkofc.org/drive.

IMPORTANT REMINDERSK N I G H T S O F C O L U M B U S - 1 C O L U M B U S P L A Z A , N E W H A V E N , C O N N E C T I C U T

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If councils in your district have a newsletter or•website, have you contributed an article?Have each of the councils in the district held at•least one First Degree exemplification so far thisfraternal year?Are the councils in your district current with•Supreme Council assessments? Failure to payassessments prior to October 10th will result inthe suspension of a council.Have you scheduled a strategy session with•each of the councils in your district?Have you already set the date for your district’s•Mid-Year Membership Meeting? Start planningnow.If you have any questions during your term,•please send an e-mail to dd@kofc.org.

CAMPAIGN FOR PEOPLE WITHINTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

One of the most popular and successful programsconducted by local councils benefits people withintellectual disabilities by collecting funds outsidestores and on street corners. In appreciation, thedonor is offered a piece of candy, often a TootsieRoll®. The high visibility of this program has led tothe campaign being referred to as the “Tootsie Roll®Drive.” While the nickname is understandable, it ismisleading since the Knights of Columbus has noofficial tie to Tootsie Rolls or their manufacturer.Many councils participate in the same fundraisingdrive, but distribute other items. References to thisprogram should highlight the positive aspects of thefundraising and not advertise candy. If councils inyour district conduct this program, it isrecommended that it be promoted as the“Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities.”

NEXT WEBINARThe next webinar on “Recruiting Younger Members”will take place on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at8:30 p.m. Eastern. Visit kofc.org/webinar to register today or keep aneye out for an invitation in your inbox. Encourageall of the fraternal leaders in your area to attend thiswebinar!

DISTRICT DEPUTY RESOURCESPlease visit www.kofc.org/en/members/resources/state-deputy-district-deputy-resources.html to viewresources to help you perform in your role as DistrictDeputy.

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NEW COUNCILS INSTITUTED LAST MONTH District DD Name Jurisdiction Council # LocationA09 Oscar L. Lovedioro Luzon South 17093 Pililla, RizalV89 Bernardo T. Sildo Visayas 17094 Brgy. Basud, Calbayog City151 Armando V. Fullon Visayas 17095 San Roque, Pandoc, Pavia, Iloilo West Virginia 17096 Huntington125 Nicholas Ewell California 17097 UplandP08 Orlando M. Daño Mindanao 17098 New Cebu Pres., Roxas, CotabatoQ18 Roel Layog Mindanao 17099 Labangel, General Santos CityT39 Rogelio M. Tongol Luzon North 17100 Sta. Cruz, Tarlac CityS07 Cerilo H. Masalig Mindanao 17101 P-8 Sta. Lucia, Banza Butuan CityJ58 Joseph I. Montejo Mindanao 17102 Tambagan, Medina, Misamis OrientalS16 Jaime Socrates Gerong Mindanao 17103 La Union, Cabadbaran CityL58 Joseph R. Pino Luzon South 17104 Candelaria, Quezon 87 Lewis Nordin Sr. Pennsylvania 17105 McKean32 Anthony Battles Missouri 17106 St. Charles113 Vicente Salinas Relota Visayas 17107 Brgy. Taloc, Propoer Bago CityV66 Francisco L. Camoying Visayas 17108 VSU-Tolosa College, Tolosa, Leyte3 Kim P. McCann Military Overseas 17109 Sasebo, Japan

2019 MARCH FOR LIFE/WALK FOR LIFE EVENTSThe annual March for Life will be held on Friday,January 18, 2019 in Washington, D.C. The event willbe held in observance of the 46th anniversary of theU.S. Supreme Court’s infamous Roe v. Wadeabortion decision. Knights from throughout thenation are encouraged to participate in the marchalong with their families, brother Knights and otherparishioners. History was made at the March for Life inWashington last year as the President, VicePresident, and Speaker of the House all contributedto the event. The March for Life continues to growand Knights are needed now more than ever tocapitalize on this positive momentum. For March forLife information, call 202-234-3300 or visitmarchforlife.org. For information about the Knights'involvement, please visit kofc.org/marchforlife. Fordetailed program information, please visitwww.kofc.org/en/programs/life/marches-for-life.htmlKnights on the West Coast can join pro-life events inLos Angeles at OneLife LA (onelifela.org) and theWalk for Life San Diego (sandiegowalkforlife.org),both on Saturday, January 19th, and in SanFrancisco at the 15th annual Walk for Life-WestCoast (walkforlifewc.com) on Saturday, January 26th.Check the March for Life website for information ondozens of other regional, state and local marchesbeing held throughout the country. If there isn’t onenear you, perhaps your council could start one!Philippine Knights hold Marches for Life in variouslocations throughout the country. These events areheld in late February and early March. Check withstate or local councils for march for life dates andlocations.

In Canada, the National March for Life in Ottawa willbe held on Thursday, May 9, 2019. For informationon the National March, as well as times andlocations of provincial marches, go towww.campaignlifecoalition.com. Council participation in, or sponsorship of, aqualifying March for Life or Walk for Life event fulfillstwo of the four Life activities requirements on theColumbian Award application (#SP-7). In order toqualify, councils must involve a minimum of 50Knights/family members.Councils needing “Choose Life” signs (#9341,available in English, French or Spanish) for theircontingent may order them through Supplies Online,the supply ordering portal available on Officers Online.As one of the most visible regional and nationalevents of the year for the Knights, Marches for Lifeare a wonderful way to help our Order grow. Invitefellow Catholic men who participate in the March forLife to join the Knights at kofc.org/joinus.

Jurisdiction, District # District Deputy Star / All Star

Alabama - 15 Donald M Rhodes Star DistrictArizona - 2 Luis L Leyva Star DistrictArizona - 9 Kenneth A White Star DistrictArizona - 25 Frank F Atherton Star DistrictArizona - 27 Roger A Molieri Star DistrictBritish Columbia - 7 Michael M Guterres Star DistrictCalifornia - 2 David J Mulqueeney Star DistrictCalifornia - 10 Ricardo L Saldana Star DistrictCalifornia - 47 Ronald M Ytem Star DistrictCalifornia - 48 David A Reynolds Star DistrictCalifornia - 79 David P Waage Star DistrictCalifornia - 83 Richard F Kohnke Star DistrictCalifornia - 120 Leonard J Castillo Star DistrictCalifornia - 126 Nicholas A Ewell Star DistrictCalifornia - 141 Vincent M Perez Star DistrictColorado - 13 Don C Zaleski Star DistrictFlorida - 4 Kris Elliott Star DistrictFlorida - 23 John L Hailey Star DistrictFlorida - 30 Vincent P Modeen Star DistrictFlorida - 33 Vincent J De Maio Star DistrictFlorida - 50 John C Wojtyna Star DistrictFlorida - 68 Charles J Dolce Star DistrictGeorgia - 8 Jerry M Poirier All Star DistrictGeorgia - 11 Michael B MacDonald Star DistrictGeorgia - 16 John J Friedline Star DistrictGeorgia - 17 Paul J Zock Star DistrictGeorgia - 21 Michael T Basak Star DistrictGeorgia - 23 Walter J Marcis Star DistrictHawaii - 1 Patrick T Maher Star DistrictHawaii - 4 Patrick F Mulcahy Star DistrictHawaii - 5 Brendan N Takahashi Star DistrictHawaii - 10 Alex G Ty Star DistrictIdaho - 5 Paul M Petro Star DistrictIllinois - 29 Albert R Treado Star DistrictIllinois - 31 Bruce A Kleckler Star DistrictIndiana - 14 Andrew R Seibert Star DistrictIowa - 24 Dave A Ayers Star DistrictIowa - 30 Bernard R Nie All Star DistrictKansas - 13 Heath M Ohl Star DistrictKansas - 23 Steve E Prockish Star DistrictKansas - 30 Allan M Smeltzer Star DistrictKentucky - 14 Richard J Burns Jr Star DistrictLouisiana - 2 Robert E Michiels Star DistrictLouisiana - 4 Morgan G Stewart Star DistrictLouisiana - 7 George J Becnel Star DistrictLouisiana - 39 John M Fruge Star DistrictMaryland - 9 Stephen J Bayliff Star DistrictMaryland - 32 Richard E Callender Jr Star DistrictMichigan - 41 James R Highfield Star District

Star District and All Star District are the highest awards that a district deputy canaspire to during a fraternal year. In order to win Star District, a district deputy’s districtmust meet its membership and insurance quotas that appear at the bottom of theDistrict Deputy Report, and in addition, at least one of his councils must attain oneof the levels of Star Council. For the All Star District Award, the same requirementsapply for Star District with the exception that all active councils as of July 1st, mustattain at least one or more levels of Star Council, with a minimum of three councils.Here are the winners for insurance territories for the 2017-2018 fraternal year:

Star District

AwardJurisdiction, District # District Deputy Star / All Star

Minnesota - 2 Jesse O Kosloski All Star DistrictMissouri - 50 Donald M Mihalevich Sr Star DistrictMissouri - 53 Michael L Calliotte Star DistrictMissouri - 54 Gerard W Lamoureux Star DistrictNebraska - 6 Craig S Vavak Star DistrictNebraska - 9 Mark L Kistler Star DistrictNebraska - 15 Kenneth F Prokop Star DistrictNebraska - 35 Glen R Kampschneider Star DistrictNew Jersey - 48 Albert E Karwowski Star DistrictNevada - 2 George A Minter Star DistrictNevada - 7 Meynard A Infantado Star DistrictNew Mexico -13 Kerry J Morley Star DistrictNew York - 4 Shawn R Sexton Star DistrictNew York - 11 Paul J Diorio Star DistrictNew York - 12 Michael J Medugno Star DistrictNorth Carolina - 10 Timothy F Hall Sr Star DistrictNorth Carolina - 17 Timothy G Kelley Star DistrictNorth Carolina - 20 Robert E Hall Star DistrictNorth Carolina - 27 Anthony D Palozzolo Star DistrictNorth Dakota - 17 Brian J Kingsley Star DistrictOhio - 35 George D Metz Star DistrictOklahoma - 6 Mark T West Star DistrictOklahoma - 9 Steven E Rose Star DistrictPennsylvania - 64 David E Kern Star DistrictPuerto Rico - 13 Luis A Mercado-Pacheco Star DistrictPuerto Rico - 16 Marcos Haddock-Colon Star DistrictSouth Dakota - 2 Daniel L Johnson All Star DistrictSouth Dakota - 3 Donne D Munson Star DistrictSouth Dakota - 4 Doug M Bierschbach Star DistrictTennessee - 10 Mark V Holmes Star DistrictTexas - 3 Arthur Aguirre Sr Star DistrictTexas - 17 Jerry Austin Jr Star DistrictTexas - 29 William J Mechura Star DistrictTexas - 37 Ruben R Elizondo Star DistrictTexas - 59 Butch J Rodriguez Star DistrictTexas - 76 Ronald J Frerich Star DistrictTexas - 101 Edward J Diaz Star DistrictTexas - 103 Mike J Courtney Star DistrictTexas - 104 Reed A Fontenot III Star DistrictTexas - 111 Edward J Stankunas Star DistrictTexas - 132 Christopher W Dux Star DistrictTexas - 152 Steven G Thaman Star DistrictUtah - 2 Raymond A Salazar Star DistrictVermont - 3 William B Lacroix Star DistrictVirginia - 19 Craig A Radcliff Star DistrictVirginia - 29 Thomas J Galvin Star DistrictWashington - 15 Stephen G Schweyen Star DistrictWisconsin - 47 Robert F Christianson Star DistrictWisconsin - 73 Brian L Daniel Star District