Brothers,At the Scott Funeral Home
420 Dundas Street E. Mississauga,
ON L5A 1X5
(905) 272-4040
Directions to: Scott Funeral Home >>click here
The Funeral Mass is on Thursday, March 2, 2006 at 9:30 am St. Francis Xavier Church
A reception will be held in the Church Hall after the interment.
Fraternally,
Bro. Marcel Lemmen, GK
Awards at the Knights General Meeting Mon Feb 21, 2006 |
 Msgr. Terence D'Souza wearing his Knights jacket (a birthday gift) from our Council |
 Our Council receives 'Vocation Sponsor Award' from District 53 - District Deputy Bro. Anthony D'Souza |
Bro. Joe Bonnici  was awarded 'Knight of the Month for Feb 2006' in recognition his constant behind-the-scene work on Bingo finances and past Council Treasurer to name a few. |
In follow-up to the message on the Knight's of Columbus website as well as the email invitation to the "First Annual International Family Pot Luck. Please confirm your attendance, the dish you are bringing and the number of family members attending, to this email address - kofc12067@yahoo.ca by Sunday, February 19, 2006.
Get Well Soon: This section lists the Brother Knights, and/or members of their families, that are ill or in the hospital.
Brothers:
It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing away, earlier today, of Colleen Goodman, mother of Brother Stephen Goodman of our Council.She had been seriously ill for some time. Please remember Colleen in your prayers. May our Lord grant eternal rest and peace to her.Also, please pray for Bro. Steve and his family during this difficult time. I will forward more details once funeral arrangements have been made.
Fraternally,
Bro. Marcel Lemmen
Grand Knight
Prayers are requested for the following:
K of C Councils of
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Greg Hubert
Chairman’s Report
The Joint Fund Raising Committee was formed by the 12 Councils of Mississauge (Districts 53 & 89), With a mandate to raise $50,000.00 over a 5 year period for the “CARLO FIDANI PEEL REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE” at
All 12 Councils voted to participate in this program, the Grand Knight of each Council was to appoint 2 Knights to sit on this committee. And all councils agreed to participate in any and all fund raising activities agreed to and voted upon by a majority of the councils (7
out of 12 equals a majority).
In the past year this committee has raised approximately $20,000.00 towards this goal through several activities – July 1st BBQ at the John Paul 2 Cultural Centre, Donations from councils, Loonie/Toonie days at the Schools in the district and personal donations etc.
For the year 2006, We have planned two (2) activities to help raise money to meet our goal. The July 1, 2006 BBQ and a Musical Extravaganza scheduled for November/December 2006.
JULY 1st BBQ 2006
Held at the John Paul 2 Cultural Centre (beside
Project Profit $7-$8,000.00
KNIGHT OF HOPE a Musical Extravaganza for Nov./Dec. 2006
On November 4, 2005 Credit Valley Council held a “Knight of Hope” Musical Extravaganza featuring Michael Burgess, Debi Sander Walker and Michael Cuifo at the Living Arts Centre, Hamerson Hall Theater. They raised and donated $21,500.00 to the Carl Fidani Regional Cancer Centre. This year the Joint Fund Raising Committee with the support of Credit Valley Council will run the “Knight of Hope” 2006 Musical Extravaganza (In a vote 7 of the 9 councils present voted yes)
This year the “Knight of Hope” will be run in the Nov/Dec 2006 period with Big Name performer (to be announced later), Silent Auction etc.
Each Council is to try and sell 50 pairs of tickets at $50.00 each and provide $1,000.00 in advertising in the event program – Platinum Full 2 page spread $5,000.00, Gold Full Page $1,500.00, Silver Half Page $600.00, Bronze Quarter page $300.00 & Copper Business Card Size $150.00. (The event program for 2006 is currently 75% sold).
Projected Profit $30,000.00
Last years event raised $70,000.00 in revenue with $50,000 in expenses and produced a profit of $20,000.00.
This is a big commitment and we need every members support. We need volunteers to sit on the ticket committee, Event program committee, Silent Auction Committee etc. (A more detailed Action Plan will be Available in February).
For more information call me at 905-273-3258
>>click here to view Mississauga News Article.
Dear Brothers,
On Tuesday, November 29, 2005, our Squires Chief Counsellor Bro. Edwin D'Cruz was awarded a certificate by the Ontario Government for volunteer services with the Seneca College where he chairs the International Business Advisory Committee for the School of International Business. We are all very proud of Bro. Edwin. >>click here to enlarge.
