10. Families of deceased members were always
acknowledged and welcomed to attend our activities.
Photos of former Grand Knights that were hanging
in the parish church who had passed away were
identified with a small red maple leaf affixed to their
photos to indicate their passing and our gratitude;
11. Placed advertisements in the parish bulletin
with contact info;
12. Secured gift certificates from local businesses
that we gave out at our KofC hosted events to
encourage participation;
13. All of our KofC general meetings begin with
everybody introducing themselves to the others
attending the meeting. This helped encourage
familiarity amongst or knights;
14. At the end of every KofC general meeting,
everyone present is asked if they have any comments
they would like to add before we conclude. This
affords everyone the opportunity to have a say in
their council;
15. All transfers to and from the Council by
members in good standing were readily processed.
At no time did the Council accept any stigmatisation
of these members. Our approach was that it was
better to have a member stay in the KofC rather
than quit because he could not change councils.
While none of these tips are a guarantor of success,
these new practices did coincide with improvements
in our Council for 2012-13. So they have been listed
here to afford other councils some ideas that may
have a positive impact on their own key performance
indicators.
Vivat Jesus
Bruce Poulin
DD 54 Ottawa
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