From the Mouths of Babes - PWID

From the Mouths of Babes

Sometimes we talk our talk and plan our strategies on what and how we need to approach recruiting new knights. We think and use buzz words and fancy terms and never seem to deliver the right message. Some of us who have been knights for 5 years to over 30 and 40 years struggle with the right reasons to become a knight. This weekend I had the privilege to work with so many great people and as they passed through the Kino room to talk about the problems we all face in recruitment and retention.

I found a much smaller group of people who came with their dads and in some cases their granddads and moms and grandmas to help because they had to but they did it well.
I talked to most of them and gathered their feelings and thoughts which were pure and simple and honest and genuine. I enjoyed each of them; give me them in 10 years and watch out. I could conquer the world.

We sometimes forget about  the contribution of young people however I was able to obtain a clear understanding of some of their feelings and ideas. But there was one who stands out above them all. She is a very sweet 10 year old who is the daughter of one of our knights and co-chairman of the PWID drive, Al Velosa. Her name is Arianna. She made me blush with her writing on the whiteboard in the Kino Room. This is what she wrote:
"Reasons to Join the Knights of Columbus"

1. It’s fun
2. You help people in need
3. You meet new people
4. You get to do different things
5. You learn different things
Can You Think of More???!!!???”

She wrote this on the whiteboard and left it there for us to look at and think about as she joined her dad, big brother and younger sister on another hour of coverage at Walmart.
She wrote this after reading and remembering that the inside of the Tootsie Roll wrapper states that there are 1.7 million knights and that over $1 billion dollars went to
community service programs. It also states that it takes over 594 million hours of volunteer work to support those programs.

All I can say is Arianna could teach us all a thing or two about what counts and how to approach life and maybe the solution to our recruitment approach. Above everything else, this young 10 year old took $20 of her saved allowance money and contributed that money to the PWID Fund. Those of you who have experienced bringing up children can understand what an exceptional thing this was for her to do.

She gets a huge star in my book and deserves a thank you from all of us. By the way, she was just the one who rose above the others; each of the children who helped us deserve stars for
their helping us as well.

Brother Fred Falgiano

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PWID Results

Brothers,

I thank you for your hard work and perseverance in making our drive for People with Intellectual Disabilities a success. Through your efforts we raised over $153,000 in gross revenue. The State Council was able to fill all grant requests.

The top fund raisers were:

First Place     St. Anne Council 10540                               $8,890.85

Second Place Verde Council 2493                                      $6,492.92

Third Place    Father Joseph Patterson Co. 3121            $5,419.00

Honorable Mentions (Over $4,000 gross revenue)

Santa Catalina Co. 12345                            $4,967.50

All Saints Co. 9485                                      $5,019.00

Yavapai Co. 1032                                           $4,997.25

St. Pius X Co. 10762                                    $4,340.00

Corpus Christi Co 10062                              $4,189.59

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Co 13719     $4,146.50

Cristo Rey Co. 13435                                    $4,117.38

Deacon Raphael Longpre Co. 10441            $4,085.04

Awards will be announced and presented at the Organizational Meeting in Mesa on June 29.

Vivat Jesus!

Pete Karculias

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PWID Special Olympics Checks

Brothers,

As in years past, the State Council will send PWID checks for special Olympics directly to them. If you wish to have the check sent to your council so you can present it, please make a notation on the PWID Expense & Check Request Form.

Vivat Jesus!

Pete Karculias

PWID Director

* skpeter@cox.net

) C: 520-261-0762

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PWID Frys Permission Letter

2012 Frys Permission Letter.pdf

Brothers,

I have today received the attached letter from Fry’s acknowledging our permission to conduct store front fund raising for our PWID drive.

If you are doing a drive at a Fry’s, please let me know your council number and the Fry’s store number.

Vivat Jesus!

Pete Karculias

PWID Director

skpeter@cox.net

520-261-0762

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PWID Drive at Fry's

Brothers,

I know some of you have had concerns about conducting your PWID drive at the Fry’s locations. I spoke to the corporate offices today and they will send me a permission letter later today.  They will also send it to the individual stores.  However, be assured that we DO have permission to conduct our drive on Oct 5, 6, 7 at any Fry’s store in Arizona. Please do not call the corporate offices about this.

Once I have the letter, I will have it sent out and posted on the web site.  At that time, you should visit the Fry’s store you want to use and let the manager know you will be there.

Fry’s wants me to keep track of which stores we will be using, so if you are planning to use a Fry’s location, please tell me your council number and the store number.  Call the store and find out the number if you do not know.  I do not have a store directory so I cannot do this using a store address. I will also be able to assure that two councils don’t think they have the same store.

Again, if you plan to use a Fry’s store, please notify me (email preferred) with your council number and store number(s).

If you have any questions, please contact me at skpeter@cox.net.

Pete Karculias

PWID Director

skpeter@cox.net

520-261-0762

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PWID Insurance certificates

Brothers,

The insurance certificates have been received by the State Council. We have one for general insurance and one additional named insured for Safeway and Wal-Mart. Please use these if you are asked for proof of insurance.

I will ask the Webmaster to file these in the PWID Forms section.

Vivat Jesus!

Pete Karculias

PWID Director

General KofC PWID Insurance Certificate.pdf

Safeway KofC PWID Insurance Certificate.pdf

Wal Mart KofC PWID Insurance Certificate.pdf

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Urgent PWID Update

Brothers,

I just learned that Tootsie Roll Industries has increased the cost of Tootsie Rolls this year, the first increase in 11 years. The new price is $19.50 per case. Please use the attached form for all Tootsie Roll orders. The same policy applies regarding minimum orders. Please destroy any old versions of the order form.

Councils can and should combine their orders to avoid paying shipping charges. Since they should be ordered 30 days in advance to assure on-time delivery, you should get your orders in soon.

I have also attached a new Tootsie Roll Apron order form.  While apron costs have not changed, both of these forms are fillable using your computer – you can fill them out and print them.

Thanks to Brother Tim Williams for alerting us to this price change. And thanks to the Colorado Knights for the updated (and fillable) new forms.

If you have already ordered, you may get a phone call from them telling you about the price change.

Vivat Jesus!

Pete Karculias

2012 PWID Director

2012TootsieRollApronFillableFormFS.pdf

2012TootsieRollOrderFillableForm.pdf

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Bashas' PWID Update

Brothers,

Bashas’ stores has turned down our request for reconsideration. We will not have a permission letter from Bashas’ for the 2012 PWID Drive. Councils should seek permission from other stores or conduct other fund-raising activities in support of the PWID drive.

Remember, you are not restricted to the October 5-7 dates. We would like for you to complete your drives and submit funds by the end of January.

Vivat Jesus!

Pete Karculias

PIWD Director

skpeter@cox.net

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PWID Update #2

We are awaiting issuance of the certificates of insurance for Safeway and Wal-Mart.  I will send those out as soon as they are available.

We do not have a permission letter from Bashas at this time.  I am working on an appeal with assistance from Special Olympics. I will let you know how that turns out. Frys will not issue their letter until September – however the Knights have exclusive fundraising access to Frys stores on October 5, 6, and 7.

Safeway does not issue permission letters. Your council will need to request permission individually following the guidelines provided by Safeway.

I know this seems complicated, but different store chains have different rules and we must comply.

In addition, I have reports that other stores such as Sunflower Market and Wal-Mart have been very cooperative on a store-by-store basis.

Councils should order their Tootsie Rolls soon. Many of you will have your drives in September so get your orders in well ahead of time. Smaller councils should consider teaming up with other council to combine your orders and eliminate shipping costs.

In addition to you our own council’s efforts, consider having your favorite charities submit a Grant Application.  Last year, all submitted grant applications were funded at 100% of the request.  While we cannot guarantee that again this year, we do urge you to have charities submit them. Grants are funded by the 25% state share of your fundraising.

The forms are available on the website at:
http://azknightsofcolumbus.org/pages/pwid-forms

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2012 PWID Information

Brothers,
There are some significant changes for this year’s PWID drive.

1. Basha’s is not granting us permission to solicit at their stores this year. We will not have a permission letter from them.
2. Fry’s is handling our drive very differently than in the past. They will grant the Knights exclusive access on October 5, 6, and 7 ONLY. Fry’s will grant us permission but the corporate office is not providing us a letter which we can take to the stores.  Fry’s corporate office will notify the individual stores about a month in advance. You will not be able to schedule a Fry’s store until early September. This is Fry’s policy, not ours. We cannot do anything about it. For now, councils desiring to solicit at Fry’s stores should submit a scheduling request to me identifying your council, the store number and location. I will try to match councils with stores. If two or more councils want to “share” a store, let me know how you want to set this up.  The point is to make it easier for councils to arrange their drives with individual stores later and avoid squabbles over who stores.
3. As in the past, Safeway requires all store scheduling to go through the corporate office. The corporate office reserves October for Breast Cancer Awareness and does not permit other soliciting.
4. Wal-Mart stores can be secured by your council at the individual stores and the store manager.

 

In the next few days, I will post the following on the state web site:

2012 PWID Guide
2012 PWID Code of Conduct Guide
2012 PWID Grant Request Form
2012 PWID Expense and Check Request Form
2012 Safeway Fund Raising Guidelines

As soon as they are available, I will also post the 2012-13 Insurance certificates.  These will show Safeway and Wal-Mart as additional named insured’s, as they require.

Vivat Jesus!

Pete Karculias
2012 PWID Director
skpeter@cox.net
520-261-0762

(The phone number is a Google Voice number.  You may be asked to state your name. Please do so and I will take your call if I am available.  I get lots of telemarketing calls from the Phoenix area)

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