New Council Development

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New Council Development

• DDs Roll

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DDs Start New Councils

• 1. Identify parishes in each district and the
  councils to which they are assigned.
• 2. Contact Parish Priest to determine
• interest. Will he take an active part in
  forming a new council? Will he make pulpit
  announcements? To form a round table takes form
  2629 and one name.

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• 3. Talk to Grand Knight of council that
  serves the parish, If there is one.
• 4. Poll council members on prospects of being
  part of a new council.
• 5. If you receive positive results from your
  meetings with the Priest and the council
  members.
• 6. Set a time date to meet with all interested
  Knights to determine how many will be the
  starting core.

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Send Form 133
7. Original to State Deputy. He will forward to
Supreme. 8. Copy to new council development
chairman for your area. 9. Keep one for yourself.
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Supreme Sends Packet

• 10. 7 Weeks to a new council is the first
  pamphlet to read, it explains the complete
  process of forming a new council.
• 11. Establish what the name of the new council
  will be. It is important for opening a checking
  account and obtaining a EIN from the IRS.

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The Tax Number

• 12. Once you have established what the name of
  the new council is and the address to which mail
  is to be sent you can call the IRS on the phone
  and they will give you a 51 (c) (8) number. Each
  council has its own number. This number is a
  non-profit designation.

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Checking Account

• 13. Opening a checking account requires the
  following. The 51 from the IRS and a copy of
  the organizational meeting minutes noting the
  names of all officers. Also take the name of the
  new council and the mailing address.
• 14. The name of the new council needs to have
  the words Knights of Columbus included somewhere
  in the name.

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Form 100s

• 15. New member form 100s need to be forwarded
  to Supreme as soon as they are exemplified
  because of their insurance requirements. They
  are sent as new council what ever city and
  state. They are held by Supreme as unassigned.
  Transfers may be held until the new council is
  formed and then sent all together.

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1st Business Meeting

• 16. DD opens the 1st business meeting of the new
  council by leading the assembled Knights in
  prayer and the pledge of allegiance to our
  Flag.
• 17. There being no reports or old business,
  proceed directly to new business and the
  election of officers.

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Elect the Grand Knight

• 18. Once the new Grand Knight is elected you may
  resign the gavel to him and allow the new Grand
  Knight to conduct the election of the officer
  who are to serve the new council in its first
  year.
• 19. When all the officer positions have been
  filled, send form 185 to the State Deputy, State
  Program Director DD of your district.

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First Few Meetings

• 20. The DD should attend the first few meetings
  of the new council to ensure that the proper
  procedures are being followed and that the
  method of conducting a council meeting format is
  being used.
• 21. To get you started we have.

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New Council Development Prospects

• Del Treichel
• David Olson

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Great Potential for Growth

• Washington State's goal for this new fraternal
  year is 50 Round Tables and 4 New Councils
• Only 43 of the approximately 319 parishes in
  Washington have a council
• Each parish has been assigned to a council for
  development of a round table
• Each parish has been assigned to a district
  deputy for development of a new council

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Best Prospects for New Council Development - East

• DD 5 Spokane (St. Augustine)
• DD 5- Spokane (Cathedral of OLO Lourdes)
• DD 7 Othello (Sacred Heart)
• DD 10- Brewster (Sacred Heart)
• DD 17 Sunnyside (St Joseph)
• DD 20 Medical Lake (St Anne)/Fairchild AFB
  (Holy Family)
• DD 20 Spokane (Assumption)
• DD 28 Newport (St Anthony)

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Best Prospects for New Council Development - West

• DD 1 Seattle (Sacred Heart)
• DD 1 Seattle (St Benedict)
• DD 1 Seattle (St Anne)
• DD 2 Shelton (St Edward)
• DD 3 Sumner (St Andrew)
• DD 4 Yelm (St Columbian)
• DD 4 Lacey (Sacred Heart)

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Best Prospects for New Council Development West
(contd)

• DD11 Stevenson (Our Lady Star of the Sea)
• DD 14 West Seattle (Holy Rosary)
• DD 21 Shoreline (St Luke)
• DD 22 Fife (St Martin of Tours)
• DD 22 Tacoma (Holy Rosary)
• DD 22 Tacoma (Holy Cross)
• DD 26 Seattle (St Matthew)

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Additional Prospective new Councils

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