Membership Memo - May 8, 2018

Brother Knights,

Our Blessed Mother holds a special place in the hearts of all Brother Knights.  We received a rosary in our Admission Degree and the ceremonial reminds us that we are Her Knights.  We are into our second week of May, the month of Mary. Let’s do all we can to invite every eligible Catholic Gentleman to join our Order and to grow the brotherhood of Catholic men dedicated to Our Lady.

I want to thank you and your councils for the hard work you have been putting into recruiting new members to the Order. At the end of April , we had recruited 739 new members, 92 in April alone, which put us 35 new members ahead of last year at the same time. We had the best April in the last 5 years. 

We have already added 18 additional members in May, bringing us to 757 new Brother Knights so far this year.  We still need 193 additional members, so we still have work to do.  This is very doable and we have done that often in past years.

Attached is the latest "Road to Stardom" dashboard, sorted by District.  Remember, in addition to members, we need to grow the Order in Insurance and make our impact in Programs.  Combined with Membership growth, Insurance growth and Programs are needed to reach our goal of 30 Star Councils.  3 Councils have met all of the requirements for Star Council.  6 Additional Councils have reached their Membership and Insurance goals.  15 more have reached membership goals but need insurance numbers, 7 have reached Insurance and not yet Membership.  Don’t forget, Field agents are a powerful resource for membership growth.  Work with them!

We keep growing and our position in the Order is impressive!

Intake
Goal	Actual	Need	% of Goal
950	757	193	79.68%
Position =	18	out of 74
Net
Goal	Actual	Need	% of Goal
630	493	137	78.25%
Position =	31	out of 74
Net/Net
Goal	Actual	Need	% of Goal
285	301	-16	105.61%
Position =	17	out of 74

Congratulate your councils that have reached (or almost reached) their goals and encourage them to continue working hard toward Star Council!  Don’t let a council miss Star or the Columbian Award by having them fail to submit a complete Form SP-7 or any other required forms!  This also includes the required Supreme Safe Environment training for the Grand Knight and Youth Director. (Council Safe environment compliance as of 4/18 is shown on the attached Road to Stardom dashboard.) SP-7 reports can be submitted now and can reference programs you plan on completing in the rest of the Fraternal Year.  Forms are tracked on the Road to Stardom Sheet as well.

For the months of February , March, and April. For every member that joined, the sponsor listed on the Form 100 was placed in a drawing for one of 10 Leatherman Wingman Multi-Tools, engraved with the sponsor’s name. For each member a sponsor recruits his name went into the drawing.  We have drawn the names, the engraved tools have arrived, and we will announce the winners at the Convention. 

All our membership promotions that reward sponsors are based on Supreme’s records and require that the Sponsor’s name and membership number be legibly recorded on the form 100!  Many form 100s do not have Sponsors listed so those men are not getting credit for our incentives.

Brothers, each of us as a leader in the Arizona Jurisdiction have a key role and responsibility to grow the Order in Arizona and reach our Goals.  Keep up the good work, and we can make it!

Fraternally,

Kevin McCarthy
State Membership Director
Arizona State Council
Knights of Columbus
Cell: (602) 684-8125
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