Program Director - Sir Knight Bill Bannon

1.  Foundations for Life.  Continuation of the Uber for the Unborn initiative.  ($500)

2.  Two bus bench advertisements.  Working with Life-Can, purchase pro-life bus bench advertising for one year.  Bench locations are TBD but within Pinellas county.  ($2,822)

3.  Special Olympics Florida.  Donation to Special Olympics Florida and volunteer to support Golf Tournament in Clearwater, 2 October.  ($500) are a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of our local community. 

 On Sunday, 1 October, the Worthy Grand Knight, Pete McCabe, Worthy Deputy Grand Knight, Bill Bannon, and Worthy Council Life Director, Kevin Manning, volunteered at the Special Olympics-Florida event at Cove Cay Golf Club in Clearwater.  This event involved numerous athletes who participated in either 9 holes of golf or a skills competition.  Pete, Bill, and Kevin assisted with the skills competition.  This involved six events: chip, short-putt, long-putt, pitch, drive with iron, and drive with wood.  The athletes have five attempts at each event and scored by how close they got to the pin or how far they drove the ball.  It was great to see how much these athletes enjoyed competing no matter how they did.  One athlete, Max, was able to get two holes in one and then proceeded to dance with joy each time. A T-shirt and meal were provided, and a short awards ceremony concluded the event.  Highly recommend these events to anyone wishing to spend a few hours with these amazing athletes.  Brother Kevin Manning will keep us apprised of future opportunities.  

 1.  Blessing Bag inserts.  Reimbursement for printing Blessing Bag inserts.  These inserts provide the user with local support information.  ($46.23)

2.  Blessing Bag supplies.  Reimbursement for food and supplies.  In addition, increased the Council’s contribution to $200/month for this St. Jerome ministry.  ($153.30)

3.  Catholic Charities Hawaii donation ($500) to assist those affected by Maui wildfires

4. Huricane Ida  Disaster Relief ($1,509.06) 

1.  Legion of Mary support.  Purchase rosaries and rosary related literature to be donated to St. Jerome’s Legion of Mary.  ($300)

2.  Pay Deacon Fred and Jason Peterson’s dues.  This is to express our Council’s respect toward the two Council members’ religious life.  Deacon Fred Kunder assists our priests at Mass and Jason is currently studying to be a brother.  ($80)

3.  Purchase 200 Praying the Rosary brochures.  These will be distributed among Council members and parish.  ($10)

4.  Seminarian Dakota Gates.  As part of Supreme’s support vocation initiative, the council will aid this seminarian within our diocese.  ($500)

5.  Seminarian Ricardo Velasco.  As part of Supreme’s support vocation initiative, the council will aid this seminarian within our diocese.  ($500) 

6.  Alpha Ministry donation ($500) to assist program operation (food/supplies)

7.  Grief Share Ministry Books ($627) 

1.   St. Jerome Early Childhood Center.  Purchase three tablets for use by teachers at St. Jerome’s ECC.  ($1,377.33)

2.   St. Jerome Lifeline.  Donate money to St. Jerome’s Lifeline ministry to purchase food.  ($1,000)

3.  St. Patrick’s Catholic School.  Provide tuition assistance for families seeking Catholic education.  ($1,200)

4. St. Jerome Trunk or Treat.  Purchase food and supplies to support St. Jerome’s annual event.  ($250)