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District Deputy ReminderFebruary 2013
Forty cans for Lent
Food drives are common at Thanksgiving andChristmas, but in this economy many people are hun-gry all year. Why not bring a new idea to your coun-cil? Try “40 Cans for Lent.” The idea is simple;council members commit to donating 40 cans of food(one can per day) during Lent and it is most certainlyin keeping with the spirit of Lenten sacrifice.
It can work even better if the pastor of the parishyour council serves will allow your council to promotethe idea to parishioners.
And remember, “40 Cans for Lent” counts as aFood for Families program. A council fills all require-ments for the Family category on the ColumbianAward Application Form (#SP7) if it collects and dis-tributes a minimum of 1,000 pounds of food and con-tributes 100 man-hours of service to the program.
As an added bonus, the Supreme Council offers fi-nancial rebates to councils that donate food ormoney. Retroactive to July 1, 2012 (the first day ofthe fraternal year), the Supreme Council will refund$100 for every $500, or for every 500 pounds of foodthat a council contributes to a parish food pantry,community food bank, or soup kitchen, up to a maxi-mum refund of $500 per council per fraternal year.Indicated contributions of food and/or money should
be cumulative for thefraternal year; there isno need to send in arefund request everytime a contribution ismade, nor does everycontribution have tobe for at least $500 or500 pounds of food. For more information,
contact Jason Porrello at (203) 752- 4571 [email protected].
Happy birthday to us
Celebrate the Order’s birthday with new members.Founder’s Day, March 29, 2013, is the 131st anniver-sary of the Order. On that date in 1882 the Knights ofColumbus was chartered by the State of Connecticut.What better way to celebrate than with new mem-bers?
Urge your councils to schedule a First Degree anda Founder’s Day Mass in honor of Father McGivneyin March to celebrate Founder’s Day.
The Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity (#1728) was due Jan. 31.Make sure your councils have filed their surveys.
Year of Faith MaterialsThe price structure for Year of Faith materi-
als has been modified.There is no charge for the Year of Faith
pamphlet. The first 100 Year of Faith PrayerCards (#10086) and Year of Faith PrayerBooklets (#10083) ordered by councils will beprovided at no charge.
Requests for additional prayer cards orprayer booklets should be in batches of 100.For these orders the Supreme Council will askfor payment of $3.00 for every 100 prayercards or booklets requested to help defrayshipping costs.
Council orders for Year of Faith materialsshould be on a Requisition Form 1 and sentto: K of C Supply Department, PO Box 1670,New Haven CT 06504-0901 (fax: 800-266-6340) or Year of Faith, Department of Frater-nal Services, 1 Columbus Plaza, New HavenCT 06510, e-mailed [email protected] or faxed to 203-752-4108.
For more information visit kofc.org/yearo-faith, or contact Richard McMunn at 203-752-4686 or [email protected].
February 2013Constitution Day (Mexico)
St. Valentine’s Day
Semi-Annual Audit Report (1295) due
Presidents’ Day (USA)
Ash Wednesday
Independence Day (Dominican Republic)
As district deputy be sure to file Form #450 or Form#450C (filed by the host GK or FS) after each degreein your district.
Make certain the councils have permission fromtheir pastor to recruit at the parish before Founder’sDay (March 29), or a weekend that is more agreeableto the parish’s schedule. Bear in mind that March 29is also Good Friday and March 31 is Easter Sun-day. Recruiting drive schedules and First Degrees willhave to be adjusted accordingly.
Free Throw Championship
District free throw championship competitionsshould take place in February. Participating councilsshould complete and submit the Free Throw Partici-pation Report Form (FT-1) found at kofc.org/formsand in the Council Report Forms Booklet (#1436).The entry form/score sheet (#1598) and proof of ageare required to accompany each champion as he orshe progresses through each level of competition.(Note: District medals were sent to each jurisdictionfor distribution at its mid-year meeting. If you did notreceive the medals for your district at the mid-yearmeeting contact your state free throw chairman or EdWezenski at 203-752-4703 [email protected]).
Day of the Unborn Child
On Thursday, March 25, the Order will observe theKnights of Columbus Day of the unborn Child.
Knights and their families are asked to pray, fastand work to restore respect and protection for unbornchildren. Councils should use the Day of the UnbornChild prayer card (#4665), available in English,French and Spanish from the Supply Department. Formore information, visit the “For Officers” section atwww.kofc.org.
Star Council
We’ve passed the halfway point of the fraternalyear. How are you progressing toward your goalof becoming a Star District?
The answer to that question may well lie in how wellyour assigned councils are doing towards their goalof achieving the Star Council Award. When councilsare Star Councils everyone wins. Catholic men andtheir families win because they get to experience thebenefits of membership in the Knights of Columbus,including the opportunity for financial protectionthrough our top-rated insurance program. Parishesand communities win because they benefit from anactive, growing, engaged group of Catholic men and
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their families looking to make things better. And dis-trict deputies win because Star Councils equal StarDistricts.
So – if you want to become a Star District – helpyour councils to become Star Councils. There is nobetter way!
Special Olympics
The Special Olympics mission is “to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a va-riety of Olympic-type sports for children and adultswith intellectual disabilities, giving them continuingopportunities to develop physical fitness, demon-strate courage, experience joy and participate in asharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their fami-lies, other Special Olympics athletes and the commu-nity.”
For 40 years K of C councils have helped carry thismission forward with contributions of $385 million andcountless hours of volunteer work and moral supportto athletes and the games. In 2011 alone local andstate councils provided 288,756 volunteer hours andjust over $3.2 million to Special Olympics.
As an organization the Knights of Columbus isuniquely positioned to provide support to SpecialOlympics. Councils can raise funds through driveslike the Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabil-ities popularly known as the “Tootsie Roll Drive” orother events. And K of C members represent a largeforce of volunteers who make a big difference in or-ganizing and running Special Olympics events.
Councils contributing at least 200 man-hours insupport of local, regional or state Special Olympicsactivities and raising at least $2,000 for SpecialOlympics fill all requirements for the Council Activitiescategory on the Columbian Award Application form(#SP-7). The form may be found in the Council Re-port Forms booklet (#1436) along with the Partner-ship Profile Report with Special Olympics (#4584).The forms can also be found at kofc.org/forms. Fordetails on how your councils can get involved withSpecial Olympics contact your State SpecialOlympics Chairman.
District DD Name Jurisdiction Council Location C17 Leoncio Elopre Luzon 15623 Calabanga, Camarines Sur28 Charles Marinelli, Jr. Florida 15624 Citrus Springs California 15625 Travis Air Force BaseM01 Rodolfo Alvaran Mindanao 15626 Crossing KalubihanB88 Edwin A. Dincog Luzon 15627 Asipulo, IfugaoM25 Ireneo A. Romano Luzon 15628 Concepcion,Baliuag, BulacanB62 Joselito T. Bacani Luzon 15629 Ponggo,Nagtipunan, QuirinoC48 Reynaldo B. Sabellano Mindanao 15630 Carmen, Cagaayn de Oro2 Jan Malik Poland 15631 Pionki55 Kenneth Rose California 15632 MercedC43 Godofredo C. Tubera Mindanao 15633 Pangasihan, Gingoog CityC19 Francisco B. Fajardo Luzon 15634 Tabgon, Caramoan, Camarines SurV142 Benje U. De Los Santos Visayas 15635 Badu, Calinog, IloiloS72 Manuel R. Deyto Luzon 15636 Sorsogon CityI11 Domingo T. Bacus Luzon 15637 Sta. Maria, Isabela92 William Stewart New York 15638 RochesterM22 Zacarias C. Candelaria Luzon 15639 San Jose, Calumpit, Bulacan3 Ronald Boyce Oregon 15640 WilsonvilleM22 Zacarias C. Candelaria Luzon 15641 Calumpit, Bulacan
District DD Name Jurisdiction Círcle Location V85 Oskar M. Monje Visayas 5629 Laoang SamarV85 Oskar M. Monje Visayas 5630 Laoang SamarO58 Daniel St Hilaire Quebec 5631 Amos124 Erie T. Tanalgo Visayas 5632 Himamaylan5 John R. Brault New Mexico 5633 MoriartyL39 Danilo S. Guinto Luzon 1900 San Carlos CityL36 Angelo Jesus M. Royeca Luzon 5634 Dagupan City
New Councils and Circles
Councils and the IRS
An interesting question recently came through the DD Mailbox ([email protected]): “One of the councils inmy district did not submit their 990N forms as required and had their tax free status revoked. How dothey go about getting a new EIN number?” The IRS requires councils assemblies and circles to file,Form 990 each year. Annually, the Order’s Legal Department sends all K of C units a mailing explainingthis and what they must do to comply. Another good source of answers to tax questions and manyother issues is the Officer’s Desk Reference which may found on the website kofc.org. Grand knightsand financial secretaries may sign into the Officers section and click on the Desk Reference. If the grandknight and financial secretary do not have a password to access the Officers’ section they may obtain itby calling Customer Service at 800-380-9995.
District Wardens
District Deputy Mailbox ([email protected]) has gotten many questions about district wardens. TheSupreme Council does not recognize the position nor are any provisions for the position in the Charter,Constitution and Laws of the Order; however jurisdictions have the choice of allowing district wardens.District warden jewels and robes may be purchased through the Official Fraternal Suppliers listed onpage 42 of the Supply Catalog, but the cost is not chargeable to the Supreme Council. Check with yourstate deputy to find out if your jurisdiction reimburses any expenses for the district warden and if theymay attend state meetings in their capacity as district wardens.
