All Brothers are reminded to please bring their donations to the 40 Cans for Lent program to the April business meeting. As a reminder, the proceeds will first be used to assist any of our Brother Knights and their families who are in need. The remainder will be donated to the food closet at the Bishop Gallegos Maternity Home.
Council Accepting E-Waste Donations
The council is accepting donations of e-waste and scrap metal on a continuous basis. E-waste is any electronic or battery-powered device, including computers, printers, cell phones, and household appliances (except refrigerators). These devices are recycled in exchange for dollars that are used to fund improvements to the hall. E-waste donations may be brought to the council hall or, in some cases, can be picked up from your home or place of business.
For more information, please contact Terry Corcoran at 224-7786.
Hall Board News
The Hall Board is looking for another member or two to serve on Hall Board. For information on the position call David Carboni at (916) 455-2711 or Steve Mills at (916) 599-8522. Also if anyone has an old working printer they want to get rid of (needs to scan and copy) the Hall office is in dire need.
Call Steve at (916) 599-8522.
Thanks!
Annual Garage Sale
The annual garage sale to benefit local charities is coming up on Saturday and Sunday April 25th and 26th at the council hall. The sale will be open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday and 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on Sunday. Donations of saleable items are greatly appreciated. Also, a few Brother Knights are needed to assist with setup and cleanup as well as to help out during the sale itself.
Please contact Terry Corcoran at 224-7786 for additional information.
Plan for This Tax Day and Into the Future
April 15 (tax day) is right around the corner. It’s become popular this time of year to encourage the opening of an IRA or similar retirement annuity, or the depositing of additional funds into an existing account, as a tax savings vehicle. A secondary approach is to tout the rate of interest that money in one of these accounts can earn. Let me join the chorus of folks encouraging you to open or add funds to an annuity, but for a different reason.
Certainly, contributing money to a Knights of Columbus annuity will allow you to save some money on your income tax return. And our annuities do pay a very competitive interest rate, consistent with our primary goal of absolute safety of principal. Opening or adding to an annuity for these reasons, however, strikes me as taking a short-term view of a product that is designed to provide long-term security. How much security? How does retirement income that you cannot outlive — guaranteed — sound to you?
Here at the Knights of Columbus, you can open a retirement annuity for as little as $300. Consistent and disciplined savings placed into that annuity over time can guarantee you an income at retirement that you cannot outlive. That guarantee — along with the fact that no one has ever lost money left in a Knights of Columbus annuity (remember – absolute safety of principal) — really will provide you with peace of mind.
I am happy to meet with you – at your convenience and in your home – to explain in detail the benefits of opening a Knights of Columbus annuity, along with the benefits of our top-rated life insurance, disability income and long-term care insurance plans.
Fraternally, Your Brother and Field Agent,
Marco Manrique
CA LIC 0I39878, FA16570
(707) 301-1783
marco.manrique@kofc.org
Grand Knight’s Message, March 2015
Brother Knights,
As we start our sojourn, let us not forget Lent’s three tenants of fasting, alms giving, and prayer. As Knights, we place these key concepts in action. Our recent fund raising activities help provide “alms” to those who are in need and support the most vulnerable in society. Our “prayer” on the sidewalk provides faithful witness to Life. Our individual “fasting” helps subjugates the selfish to allowing the selfless to emerge. Over the next two months, there will be additional opportunities to place the key principles of Lent and those of our order into action.
Go! Make a difference…
John Sheldon
Grand Knight, Council 953