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2010-2011 Chairman
Duane L. Vincent FDD, PFN, PGK

Serving the Family of Man

Recently, I attended a meeting of St. Joseph Council 4782 in Vancouver. I am truly impressed with their level of commitment to the Family of Man through many projects and commitments to the parish and community with donations of Time, Talent and Treasure. Their pastor, Fr. Gary Lazzaroni agrees, calling their presence indispensable to the parish community. Their level of support for seminarians over the past decade and beyond has been most remarkable. Indeed, this Council tends to set a standard for Charity that we should all seek to emulate.

The Family of Man is well served by the Knights of Columbus. At the Supreme Council level, Knights provide wheelchairs around the world to those in need through an organized effort to raise funds for that purpose, and delivering the wheelchairs in person. Here in the State of Washington, Councils in the Tri-Cities area do much the same thing by accepting donations of durable medical equipment, refurbishing it as may be necessary and providing it at no cost to those in need through the KC Help program, which is an Internal Revenue Service recognized section 501(c)3 charity.

Two years ago, my wife received a four-legged cane; last year, three wheelchairs were brought back to Vancouver to assist those who were mobility afflicted. This July she received a powered wheelchair and I also was able to bring back with me a wheelchair for a Brother Knight severely afflicted with Parkinson’s disease – he can no longer operate his power wheelchair. The contact in the Tri-Cities for this program is Brother Knight Jerry Rhoads at (509) 377-4298. Perhaps other KofC districts in the state could do the very same.

The opportunity to serve the Family of Man is there; needs exist within your own community waiting to be discovered, and the opportunity is there for you to truly serve those who need your help. Will you accept the challenge?

Vivat Jesus!

Duane L. Vincent FDD PFN PGK
Chairman for Family Activities
Email: family@kofc-wa.org

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