Knights of Columbus - Council 7515
Business Meeting

Date & Time
	Wednesday July 13th 2022 - 7:30pm
	
Attendance Count
	15 (start of meeting)
	
Opening Prayer
	Led by Brother ___Chancellor___

Roll Call
	_Excused__ Grand Knight (Brother Walter Burek) 
	_Excused__ Deputy Grand Knight (Brother Carey Yonce)
	_Present_ Chancellor (Brother Lou Penge)
	_Present_ Advocate (Brother John Bowan)
	_Absent__ Treasurer (Brother Paul Oesterle)
	_Present_ Financial Secruity (Brother Rick Ogitis)
	_Present_ Recorder (Brother Keith McGuire)
	_Present_ Warden (Brother John Beck)
	_Absent__ Inside Guard (Brother Jim Dulin)
	_Present_ Outside Gaurd (Brother Bill Moredich)
	_Absent__ One Year Trustee (Brother Wayne Tallman)
	_Absent__ Two Year Trustee (Brother Chris Mazzeo)
	_Present_ Three Year Trustee (Brother John Perdoch)
		

Finances
	Financial Secretary (Brother Rick)
		Brother Joe Cemancek achieved lifetime membership (65+age plus 25years service) 
	Treasurer (Brother Rick for Paul)
		See Confidential Numbers
		Donor Advised Fund (Charitable Fund)
			Question about charges for activating the Donor Advised Fund
			Tabled, as Brothers Rick, Paul, Len, and Rich will discuss
			Comment from Brother Len & Rick
				Question about the charges was cleared up 
				by someone from the St. Ignatius council
				so Rick will have the transfer initiated
	Motion to accept finances (subject to audit) 
		Accepted
	
Advocate (Brother John Bowan)
	St. John Neumann Assembly Award
		June 15th Conclave – at St John’s – Open Meeting
			Awared to Brother John Bowan

Baby Hunter
	The last MRI showed no tumor
	
Commitee Chairmen Updates
	Baptisms (Brother Al and John)
		3 Baptisms on Sunday, June 19 – Brother John Served
		4 Baptism on Sunday, July 3 – Brother John Served

	Charity Committee (Brother John)
		FOCUS - Fellowship of Catholic University Students - David Wells @ Boston University
			Requested by Brother Len
			2nd Reading because this is a budgeted item
			$2,000
			Passes - Approved
		
		My Father's Vineyard
			Request by Brother Len on behalf of our Golf Outing Anonymous Donor
			Prison Ministry - inmate re-entry, drug and alcohol recovery
			Joe Montone of St. Ignatius, works with prisons in Philadelphia
			Needed by August 20th 2022
			1st Reading
			$2,500
			Brother Rick motions that we postpone until get more information
				where the money is going
				what the charity is ranked
			Concern about the percentage of money going to the compensation:
			https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/233081639
			
	Golf Committee
		Starting Up
		Brother Len offerred to explain the levels of sponsorship
		Get anywhere between 80 and 100 golfers
		The fundraising mostly comes from the sponsors
			variety of levels of sponsorship
		Little things we can do to help
			Buy TV blocks
			Provide Wine for baskets
			Any donation
		St. Ignatius raises most of the money but they split with us 50%
			including the anonymous donor

Developing a Parish Task Force to assist Clergy with Vital Projects (Brother John)
		Fun ways to elicit fundraising within parish for:
			Organ
			Roof
			Security System
			Lights
		
Old Business
	Brother Joe - Football raffle tickets

New Business
	Sister John Ann Needs Help Moving in Late August (Brother Lou)
		Moving to Reading PA
		Knights previously painted their house
		Donate money to rent a U-Haul truck? or Pods? U-Haul much cheaper
	Charity Committee
		pay sites for vetting charities?
	Mike Jerome's wife Donna passed away
		
Prayer Intentions
	Peace
	Conversion of Sinners
	Salvation of Souls

Closing Prayer
	Led by ___Chancellor___