Holy Family Council 6099 left the Tennessee KofC Convention as one the most-decorated councils in the Volunteer State. GK Jason Randall, DGK Richard Buske, and FS Ron Schleifer were among the representatives who attended the convention where the council won a total of seven awards and honors. Council 6099 received the following:- The JOY Award - Presented to Wayne Collins for bringing truckloads of unmitigated joy to lives everywhere.
- State Deputy Award - For completion of council administration requirements for the fraternal year
- State Program Consultant Award - For excellence in presentation of program award nominations
- MR Foundation, 2nd Place - For raising over $15,000 for programs that help people with mental disabilities. The council was first in amount of increase of dollars raised over the previous year.
- Vocations Activity Award- For outstanding promotion of vocations and seminarian support for our aluminum can program.
- Charity Activity Award - For best charity activity of the fraternal year, awarded for the Council's succes in raising nearly $11 thousand for the Wheelchair Foundation, which represented more than a third of the funds raised in the entire state!
- Bishops' Award - This is the most prestigious award given by the Tennessee State Council. The award was established to recognize councils that best promote awareness of membership, pro-life, church, family, youth, and work with the physically and mentally challenged. It is notable that there are a total of 82 KofC Councils in Tennessee, and only 8 councils received this award. (P)GK Jason is pictured with the award and DD Bill Markiewicz.
These awards are not possible without the participation of members like you! Thanks to everyone who helped make this fraternal year a big success!
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