Fathers Nellen Council 6371
• P.O. Box 322 • 209 South Street • Waunakee, Wisconsin, 53597 •
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| OUR NEXT MEETING is on WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20th at 7 PM. This will be our insurance night. Dennis O'Connell will be on hand to answer your questions. | ||||||||
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| OUR JANUARY FIRST DEGREE IN HONOR of POPE BENEDICT ADDED TEN MEN: Dave Coyle, Greg Gillis, Matt Haag, Eric Hayko, Perry Heiser, Tim Kiefer, Seamus Murphy, Dan Piazza, Ross Tillman, and Bob Varebrook. We had a great turnout for our meeting with over 50 members attending. Please continue inviting your friends to join our council. | ||||||||
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| OUR SYMPATHY IS EXTENDED TO THE families of departed brother Knights Erv Acker, Gary Hunt and John Andrewjeski. We will deeply miss these fine men. | ||||||||
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| KNIGHT OF THE MONTH is BOB ZELLNER who has been a KC since 1963. He is married to Carolyn. Bob serves as our financial secretary. This involves extensive management of our financial and other records. For the 2007 Waunafest, he served on the committee that provided oversight for the money collection in the food court. Bob is involved in many of our events and is always willing to offer help. Congratulations Bob Z!! | ||||||||
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| KC POSTER, FREE THROW AND KNOWLEDGE CONTESTS have been held and the winners were recognized at our pancake breakfast. Congratulations to all the winners. Names are posted in our chambers. Thank you to Neal Burkle & Steve Geishirt for leading these events. These men and their helpers, Chuck Frederick, Mark Roelke, Lee Kobza and Don Statz also assisted at the district free throw competition. | ||||||||
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| ROLLER SKATING: The last event is February 8, 6:30 8:30 PM. Ron Gundrum and his wife Kathy have done a great job! Thanks to everyone who helped. | ||||||||
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| LIFE SAVERS FOR LIFE was held January 19 & 20 as a reminder of Right to Life on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. Parishioners at St. John and St. Mary of the Lake generously donated nearly $400 which we will again contribute to the Elizabeth House. Thanks go to Tom Dorn and those who volunteered after the Masses. | ||||||||
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| KC DUES NOTICE. If anyone hasn't sent dues, help us save postage! Please forward $25 to Bob Zellner along with $3.65 PKD. So far, PKD total is $802 with many generous donations. Thanks! | ||||||||
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| NEED A KC POLO SHIRT? John Salis can help you. | ||||||||
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| OUR ST. JOHN PANCAKE BREAKFAST was another huge success. 550+ enjoyed breakfast courtesy of hard working Knights. Thanks to everyone who helped Frank Kosmach and Dick Marshall make this happen. | ||||||||
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| HOLDAY RAFFLE drawing was held January 24th, $5000.00 in prizes. The Grand Prize winner is Chuck Frederick, 1ST Bob Niesen, 2ND Ron Statz, 3RD Patti Struebing, and 4th to Brian Watzke. In addition, there are fifty $50 winners, and forty $25 winners. The complete list of winners is in the school office, parish office and is posted in the chambers. Congratulations to the winners and THANKS AGAIN TO ALL who participated in this raffle which benefits the Home and School Association and the KCs! Special thanks to Mike Siehoff, Chair. | ||||||||
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| THE STATEWIDE KC CHARITY RAFFLE winner will be picked April 26. If you need more tickets, contact Paul O. Endres. Proceeds can only be used to assist individuals who have suffered loss. Total prize money is $135,000. There is also a second chance drawing of tickets sold by our council with four winners of $25 each. For each ticket we sell, $2.00 is returned to our council for more good works. | ||||||||
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| "This is our cry: life with dignity for all." Pope John Paul II | ||||||||
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