Every council must submit a report to Supreme with total number of hours of Faith in Action service volunteered by our members. The council must do that by January 31. To help us meet that requirement, we need every member to provide his information to the council EARLY IN JANUARY. The data used by the Supreme Council to prepare the articles that we see in Columbia Magazine and elsewhere about the great work Knights perform around the world comes from our Fraternal Activity Reports.
Those annual reports include both the value of each council’s money contributions, and the value of the work we Knights do in charitable and fraternal service work in council activities and as individuals. The economic value of what we do is significant and important to the Order! According to Independent Sector, a nationwide coalition of charities, foundations, corporations, and individuals, one hour of volunteer time is worth nearly $30 in New Jersey! For example, when any of us serves at a one-hour mass as a Eucharistic Minister, or every time we help with Offertory collection—the economic value is nearly $30! That really adds up, but in order for it to be useful to the Order, members must provide our information to the council!
An estimate is all the council needs – just the total hours in each category. Here are some of examples of Volunteer Service to consider for the Activities.
Those annual reports include both the value of each council’s money contributions, and the value of the work we Knights do in charitable and fraternal service work in council activities and as individuals. The economic value of what we do is significant and important to the Order! According to Independent Sector, a nationwide coalition of charities, foundations, corporations, and individuals, one hour of volunteer time is worth nearly $30 in New Jersey! For example, when any of us serves at a one-hour mass as a Eucharistic Minister, or every time we help with Offertory collection—the economic value is nearly $30! That really adds up, but in order for it to be useful to the Order, members must provide our information to the council!
An estimate is all the council needs – just the total hours in each category. Here are some of examples of Volunteer Service to consider for the Activities.
- Faith Activities: Religious Education, Eucharistic Minister, Lector, Usher, Choir/Cantor, Parish Breakfasts, Picnics, Suppers, Parish Maintenance, etc.
- Family Activities: Food for Families program, Family Week, other parish family events, Youth Ministry, Spelling Bees, etc.
- Community Activities: Intellectually Disabled (ARC) work, Civic Work, Environmental Work, Youth Athletics (Free Throw, Soccer Challenge, coaching, officiating, etc.); Scholarships, Scouting, Coats for Kids, Veteran/Military service activities, etc.
- Life Activities: Special Olympics, Life Choices & other pregnancy support, March for Life, Rally for Life, etc.
- Fraternal & Miscellaneous Service Activities: Our service to the Council and to other members.
Please help us by submitting your data!
~~If we fail to report the time we devote to doing good work, we are missing an opportunity to help the Order!~~
Please complete the Fraternal Activity Survey form and submit your information to the council.
You can download and complete the interactive PDF (below), and e-mail it to kofc10627@gmail.com
or send it to the council at 59 Main St. High Bridge, NJ 08829,
~~If we fail to report the time we devote to doing good work, we are missing an opportunity to help the Order!~~
Please complete the Fraternal Activity Survey form and submit your information to the council.
You can download and complete the interactive PDF (below), and e-mail it to kofc10627@gmail.com
or send it to the council at 59 Main St. High Bridge, NJ 08829,
| fraternalactivitysurvey-member-form1728.pdf |
Or you can easily submit your data online using the online "Submit Online" form (below).
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT!
