{"id":139,"date":"2016-01-18T19:39:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.californiaknights.org\/stage\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2020-09-16T10:59:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T17:59:21","slug":"star-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.californiaknights.org\/stage\/star-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Council Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star Council Award<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"newstarcouncil\"<\/a>The Star Council Award recognizes outstanding achievement in membership, insurance and service program activities. There are NEW requirements to earn the Star Council Award.<\/p>\n

\u2022 No Supreme per-capital requirement for Star Council. \u2022 No minimum new insurance member quota. \u2022 Councils must have a minimum of two benefit seminars by a Field Agent or General Agent during the Columbian year.
\n\u2022 The Columbian Award will no longer have mandatory \u201crequired programs\u201d.
\n\u2022 You still get 2 credits on the SP7 if you meet the minimum requirements of a featured program but now there are 16 featured programs. Four per activity category.
\n\u2022 Councils must be safe environment compliant. Grand Knight, Programs Dir., Family Dir. and Community Dir.<\/p>\n

SUPREME FEATURED SERVICE PROGRAMS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This year we no longer need \u201crequired programs\u201d to qualify for star council but the featured programs have been expanded. We currently have sixteen \u201cFeatured Programs\u201d providing councils with two ways to qualify for the Columbian Award. Traditionally a council needs to sponsor four programs in each of the four Service Program categories (Faith, Community, Family, Life Activities) and reports them on the Columbian Award Application (No. SP-7), which is due by June 30.
\nThe second way to qualify is to sponsor one or more of the sixteen \u201cFeatured Programs,\u201d and receive two credits towards meeting the minimum participation criteria for that program. A council does not need to conduct all sixteen. For example, if a council participates in RSVP and sponsors Coats for Kids distribution with a minimum of eight cases of coats given away, they\u2019ve met two of four needed credits in the Faith and part of the Community categories.
\nTo qualify for the Columbian Award, they would report these programs on the Columbian Award application. The sixteen \u201cFeatured Programs,\u201d and the minimum participation criteria for each, are as follows:<\/p>\n

Faith Programs:<\/strong>
\nRSVP – Qualify for and receive the refund for supporting at least one seminarian or postulant.
\nHoly Hour \u2013 Organize hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.
\nSpiritual Reflection \u2013 Organize a spiritual retreat for the council members and family.
\nInto the Breach \u2013 Organize a Into the Breach men\u2019s study group.<\/p>\n

Family Programs:<\/strong>
\nFood for Families – Council provides 100 man-hours of service and collects at least 1,000 pounds of food to be given to a parish food pantry or community food bank.
\nFamily of the Month \u2013 Promote a family from your council each month as the family of the month.
\nFamily Prayer Night \u2013 Organize a family night of prayer.
\nBuilding the Domestic Church \u2013 Make the Building the Domestic Church reading series available to the parish.<\/p>\n

Life (Culture of Life) Programs:<\/strong>
\nWalk for Life – Council organizes parish and community participation to provide at least 100 marchers for a local, regional or national walk.
\nUltrasound – Council raises at least half the funds for purchase of ultrasound equipment for a pregnancy care center (Balance comes from Supreme Council)
\nSpecial Olympics – Contribute at least 200 man-hours of service to state\/local Special Olympics activities; donate at least $2,000 for Special Olympics.
\nPregnancy Center Support – Partner with qualified pregnancy centers to raise money for the procurement of an ultrasound macine.<\/p>\n

Community Programs:<\/strong>
\nHabitat for Humanity – Council sponsors at least one Habitat project providing a minimum of 200 man-hours of service and donates at least $1000 to Habitat.
\nGlobal Wheelchair Mission – Council raises the funds for 100 wheelchairs at $150 \u2013 distributed by American Wheelchair Mission.
\nCoats for Kids – Council purchases at least 8 cases of warm winter coats through Coats for Kids to give to needy kids.
\nLeave No Neighbor Behind \u2013 Fundraise for a local food bank or directly assist a shelter-in-place person in need. Report your activities with the Leave No Neighbor Behind survey at www.kofc.org\/neighbor.<\/p>\n

State Goals For Specific Featured Programs For 2020-2021<\/h3>\n

FAITH<\/strong>
\nREFUND SUPPORT VOCATIONS PROGRAM (RSVP)
\nEvery active council to support at least one Seminarian or member of a religious order.<\/p>\n

FAMILY<\/strong>
\nFOOD FOR FAMILIES
\nEvery active council to collect and deliver can goods for a food pantry during the Christmas season.<\/p>\n

COMMUNITY<\/strong>
\nCOATS FOR KIDS
\nEvery active chapter to have one major Coats for Kids event with all councils invited with the coats to be distributed with coordination from local Archdiocese.
\nGLOBAL WHEELCHAIR MISSION
\nEvery active council involved with the wheelchair fundraiser with a minimum purchase of two wheelchairs ($300).
\nHABITAT FOR HUMANITY
\nNorth, Central and South California regions to each participate in a major build with coordination between Chapters with all councils invited.<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/strong>
\nSPECIAL OLYMPICS
\nEvery active council to participate in The Feed the Athlete initiative with a $300 donation.
\nMARCH FOR LIFE
\nEach active council to participate in one of the three major marches for life in the State.
\nULTRASOUND
\nEvery chapter to sponsor an ultrasound for a qualifying pregnancy center.<\/p>\n

Here is your: “Star Council Checklist<\/a>”<\/p>\n

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