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Minutes of the June 9th Business Meeting

Below are the Minutes of the June 9th Business Meeting for your review. If you have any corrections please send them to the Grand Knight at jkrempasky@gmail.com.

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MEETING DATE:   June 9, 2010

TIME:   7:30 pm

COUNCIL CALLED TO ORDER BY:     DGK Krempasky

WARDEN  ANNOUNCED THAT ALL PRESENT HAVE A CURRENT MEMBERSHP CARD.

PRAYER AND PLEDGEOF ALLEGIANCE LED BY:  DGK Krempasky

ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS:

  Chaplain:             Fr Nuguen       E       Advocate:       Kane            E

  Assoc. Chaplain:      Deacon Cioffi   E

  Grand Knight:         McFarlane       E       Inside Guard:   Nick Padams     P

  Deputy Grand Knight:  Krempasky       P       Inside Guard:   Caron           E

  Chancellor:           Gersten         E       Outside Guard:  Jim Padams      P

   Warden:              Whitman         P       Trustee:        Giacalone       P
                                
  Treasurer:            Feakes          P       Trustee:        Bushar          P

  Recorder:             Cozad           P       Trustee:        Moore           P
                                        
  Financial Secretary:  Hemke           P       Lecturer:       Giacalone       P

Minutes of Meeting(s):

        Of May 12, 2010 were approved as posted.

The Grand Knight Reported:
    A. DGK Krempasky called on Brother Giacalone to report on the Golf Outing to be held on
       June 11. There are 52 players registered and the sponsorships are the best ever, so the event
       should be a success.

The Treasurer reported:                 Total Assets:   $68,026.73

Details:        Receipts:       $4,866.86               Expenditures:   $3,552.44

       Check Book:      $16,412.80      Investments:    $30,716.86
       
       Certif:          $20,897.07              

The Grand Knight read receipts and vouchers of deposit:         Total:  $2,492.40

Number          Amount                  Number          Amount                  
766             $2,492.40

The Bills were read and referred:               Total   $44.64

Amount          To                              For
$44.64          John Moore                      Memorial Day Mass
        
The following communications were read:
    A. Thank You from the Goldhammer family for the Council contribution to the American
       Cancer Society.

The following activities were reported on:
    A. Innocent d’Almeida reported on the Seminarian Picnic. It will be held at St. Patricks on
       Saturday, July 24. It will be catered, the Council will provide servers. A tent will be rented
       for the event.
    B. The Council Picnic will be held at St. Patricks on Sunday, July 25 from 2:00 – 6:00 pm. Note
       that the tent from the Seminarian Picnic will be left up for us.
    C. The June 23 Social Meeting will be held at St. Patricks. It will be a pot luck dinner
       (information in the Newsletter). The results of the Spring Raffle will be announced and the
       Council Scholarships will be awarded.

New Business:
    A. DGK Krempasky turned the gavel over to Elections Chairman Homer Chen to conduct elections
    for the coming year. The nominations were read (see slate below) and Brother Chen asked for
    additional nominations. There were none. It was moved, seconded and approved that the
    nominations be closed. It was moved, seconded and approved that the slate be approved as read.

            Grand Knight            Joseph F. Krempasky
            Chaplain                Appointed by Grand Knight  
            Deputy Grand Knight     Innocent P. d.Almeida  
            Chancellor              Walter Fred Taylor  
            Warden                  Frederick L. Whitman  
            Financial Secretary     Appointed by Supreme  
            Treasurer               Joseph M. Feakes  
            Recorder                Charles W. Cozad  
            Advocate                Eugene I. Kane, Jr.  
            Lecturer                Appointed by Grand Knight  
            Inside Guard            Nick J. Padams  
            Inside Guard            Armond Joe Caron  
            Outside Guard           James N. Padams  
            Trustee (1 year)        Harry F. Bushar  
            Trustee (2 year)        John E. Moore, Sr.  
            Trustee (3 year)        Paul D. McFarlane  
            Convention Delegate     Paul D. McFarlane  
            First Alternate         John E. Moore, Sr.  
            Second Alternate        Innocent P. d.Almeida 


Forth Degree:   Brother Jack Giacalone reported:
    A. Brother John Moore is the new Faithful Navigator. He has set new membership as a high
       priority.
    B. Many activities are planned. All Third Degree Knights should seriously consider becoming a
       Forth Degree Knight.

Financial Advisor Rick Morin:
We cannot procrastinate about protecting our families. Rick will be pleased to meet with any Knight
to discuss his financial situation. Also, he looks forward to having many new Knights in the Council
next year to help with their planning.

District Deputy John Durbin:
    A. Offered congratulations to the outgoing Council officers for a fine year and to the new
       officers on their election.
    B. John introduced the new District Deputy. It is none other that our own Council Brother and
       current District Warden, Jack Giacalone.

Prayers for sick, distressed and deceased are printed in the Newsletter, posted on the website, and
attached to the printed copy of these minutes.

Under Good of the Order:
        
       50/50 was won by Homer Chen for $8.00.

Closing prayer was led by:      DGK Krempasky

The meeting was adjourned.


Attest: ______________________________________________
        (Recorder)  Chuck Cozad