Hello, My name is Fred Struck. I live in Sacramento California. I am a member of St. George Melkite-Greek Catholic Church where I am know as Reader Fred. I have been the Reader at St. George's since 1988. I am also a Past Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus Sacramento Council 953.
To My Brother Knights and Their Families:
We had 2 big events last month. Ladies Night gave us the opportunity to treat the special women in our lives to a fun filled evening. Thanks to PGK Matt Lucien and his crew who did a fantastic job as usual. I was in North Carolina for a few weeks and was unable to attend, but my wife Mary went to Ladies’ Night and commented how good the food was.
This year’s Pasta Dinner was held on February 27. Thanks to all who helped put on the dinner especially PGK Ricardo Saldaña for organizing the dinner and Johnny Waldron & his cooks. The Life Center staff is so very grateful for everyone’s hard work on this fundraiser. The dinner was delicious, the food was plentiful, the raffle was so much fun, but the best part was seeing so many people come together who support the work that the Sacramento Life Center and Bishop Gallegos Maternity Home are doing. Further information on both these events will be provided later.
This year’s Irish Night will be held on Thursday March 20. For reservations or to volunteer to help out please call PGK Dale Edwards at: (916) 359-2412 or leave a message on the hall phone at 916-736-0953.
A few months ago our council agreed to donate 2 wheel chairs to the Knights of Columbus Wheel Chair Program. Many thanks to our Worthy District Deputy Don Snow who donated an additional wheel chair in our council’s name.
Lent is about to begin. This is a time of the year where we make a special effort to fast, pray and to provide charitable works. Our council is going to conduct a food drive this year. I’m asking that each council member donate one can of food per day for the forty days of lent. If you can’t donate 40 cans of food, please donate what you can. We will setup a box in the hall to collect your donations . Please let me know about any of our council members who are in need. We will help our brother knights and their families first. The remainder will be given to local food banks.
Thank you.
Go! Make a difference…
Fred Struck
Grand Knight, Council 953
Last month’s Pasta Feed fundraiser was a great success! A special thank you goes out to Ricardo Saldaña for organizing the event and Johnny Waldron and his team of cooks for preparing the delicious dinner. Thank you to everyone who came out to the dinner in support of protecting life in our community. We were able to raise over $1,800 for the Sacramento Life Center and the Bishop Gallegos Maternity Home. In addition, the
proceeds from the March Business Meeting dinner will also be donated to both charities.
I must personally say that it was a pleasure to see a larger number of guests for our annual tradition. I hope you enjoyed the meal as much as I enjoyed preparing it; but I’m already working on tweaking it for next year. First of all, I want to thank everyone who attended; and also want to apologize for the broccoli being cold. However, I also want to send a personal thanks to all the folks who helped out:
PGK Al Piccardo who, with my girlfriend Stefanie, was one of the three points for my “Assembly Line” plating;
PSD Dick Cutting, for handling the door, in addition to helping PGKs Dale Edwards & Alex Kachmar in helping
serve in the dining room;
…and Brother Terry Corcoran for both Tending Bar and handling the clean up.
I look forward to chairing this “Fun Raising” event again for an 11th year.
Matt Lucien
PGK, FDD
On Sunday, March 30, the Immaculate Conception choir will present Journey to the Cross, a musical experience of the Gospels of Lent. The event is being held at 4:00 pm at Immaculate Conception parish, located at 3263 1st Avenue. A donation of $10 is requested, which benefits the St. Vincent de Paul Conference at Immaculate Conception. For more information, please see the attached flier, or contact PGK Joe Miceli, who
will be bringing tickets for the event to the March Business Meeting.
I always wonder why our insured members are so loyal to the Knights of Columbus Insurance Program and many of our Associate Members “run for the hills” when the insurance program is mentioned. I understand some of the reasons to “run” can be as simple as your age or medical condition, but the Insurance Program is not only about life insurance for the members.
How about your wife, your children under 18, or business protection, or estate protection, or retirement, or Long Term Care issues? To become an Insured Member, all you need is a one time $300 deposit into an annuity. This is an insurance company’s version of a savings account. In all cases, your money is guaranteed by the Knights of Columbus. Whatever money you invest in the Knights of Columbus does assist other Catholic families that are experiencing a financial loss due to death, disability, unemployment, retirement, and illness.
The virtues of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity are played out by being an Insured Member. Join our ranks today. To contact me with regards to any of your insurance needs, please call my office or send an e-mail. Fraternally, Your Brother and Field Agent,
Marco Manrique
CA LIC 0I39878, FA16570
(707) 301-1783
marco.manrique@kofc.org
The Knight of the Month for February 2014 is PGK Al Piccardo. For many years, Al has taken the lead in organizing two of our biggest events – the Giant Shrimp Dinner in November and the Crab Feed in January. He always goes out of his way to ensure that the events are successful by bringing in huge crowds and soliciting raffle prizes from local merchants. Council 953 is pleased to name Al Knight of the Month for February in appreciation for his continued hard work that again made these two recent events successful and fun for all.
The Knight of the Month for February 2014 is PGK Al Piccardo. For many years, Al has taken the lead in organizing two of our biggest events – the Giant Shrimp Dinner in November and the Crab Feed in January. He always goes out of his way to ensure that the events are successful by bringing in huge crowds and soliciting raffle prizes from local merchants. Council 953 is pleased to name Al Knight of the Month for February in appreciation for his continued hard work that again made these two recent events successful and fun for all.