Our Lottery...
a Tool for Your Charity Success
Peter Lemon
State Treasurer
OUR LOTTERY...
A TOOL FOR YOUR CHARITY SUCCESS
Here it is the end of February. For the last 42 years
the Knights have been assisting the Arthritis Society
in research for a cure to Arthritis. Arthritis is not
just a disease that afflicts the older generations it is
a not that discriminatory. We have many children in
this Province who are also afflicted with this disease.
Through your efforts with the Ontario Charities
Lottery with the sale of our tickets you assist us in
helping our partner, the Arthritis Society find a cure.
By now you know of who your Lottery area chairman
is. These are your go to guys for information and
assistance you may need. Across the Province we
are getting some good results, some Councils have
already sold out the tickets that they have received.
Councils realize they will be receiving a larger share
of funds that in any other year. You have a longer
selling season this year.
More money for your effort which means more
money for your council supported charities.
Councils are reporting back that they being pleasantly
surprise how people respond to this year’s lottery.
People love the better odds in winning a prize of
$250,000 for just $5.00. Who wouldn’t like those
odds? Be sure to inform your fellow brothers where
you are selling your tickets so they do not miss out
on taking part. Would it not be a great feeling to
know your council sold one of those winning tickets.
We are excited about what we are
hearing from you...we are pleased
by the effort you are making...
we know we can sell out and
will benefit so many.
Now is the time to get out and make an extra effort
so that we can give the Arthritis Society the largest
cheque ever in their efforts to find a cure for
Arthritis and you get a large share to help your
local charity.
Diocesan Review Teams… a tool to your growth
Many times in the last little while I have had
questions as to why Councils have a hard time
with younger members attending meetings.
I had an interesting talk with a Chaplin of a
Council who brought up this very topic and gave
me an interesting reply. He stated that he had
spoken with some of the younger members of his
Council and they said that they wanted to help but
did not want to go to two meetings a month and
watch the older members argue for a half hour over
how to spend $5 instead of what they could do in
the community.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ONLINE BULLETIN
10
APRIL 2014