PROCEEDINGS 105th Annual Knights of Columbus State Convention April 30, May 1-2, 2010 Lafayette, Louisiana 1 2 Table of Contents Foreword..........................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Minutes of Proceedings.......................................................................................................................................................................9-15 Convention Committees.......................................................................................................................................................................16-17 State Deputy Report............................................................................................................................................................................18-23 State Secretary Report.........................................................................................................................................................................24-25 State Treasurer Report.........................................................................................................................................................................26-29 State Advocate Report..............................................................................................................................................................................30 State Warden Report..................................................................................................................................................................................31 State Office Administrator Report.....................................................................................................................................................32-33 Report of Convention Committees Audit Committee Report...............................................................................................................................................................................34 Budget & Finance Committee Report...............................................................................................................................................35-36 Credentials Committee Report...........................................................................................................................................................37-40 Elections Committee Report.......................................................................................................................................................................41 Felicitations Committee Report...............................................................................................................................................................42 Good of the Order Committee Report...............................................................................................................................................43-45 Memorials Committee Report.............................................................................................................................................................46-47 Minutes Committee Report.........................................................................................................................................................................48 Resolutions Committee Report...........................................................................................................................................................49-65 Wardens Committee Report........................................................................................................................................................................66 Report of Directors & Chairmen Bishops Program...............................................................................................................................................................................................67 Camp Joshua.............................................................................................................................................................................................68 Church...........................................................................................................................................................................................................69 Community...................................................................................................................................................................................................70 CYLA Report (Cathoic Youth Leadership Award)..........................................................................................................................71-72 Ethnic.......................................................................................................................................................................................................73-74 Family Life....................................................................................................................................................................................................75 Greco Foundation.....................................................................................................................................................................................76 Louisiana Knight Foundation.......................................................................................................................................................................77 Marian Hour..................................................................................................................................................................................................78 McGivney Guild........................................................................................................................................................................................79 Master of the Fourth Degree..................................................................................................................................................................80 MDF Report (Mental Disability Fund).............................................................................................................................................81-82 Membership............................................................................................................................................................................................83-84 NCD Report (New Council Development)....................................................................................................................................................85 Program Director...........................................................................................................................................................................................86 Pro-Life....................................................................................................................................................................................................87-88 Promotions.................................................................................................................................................................................................89 Retreats........................................................................................................................................................................................................90 RoundTable.................................................................................................................................................................................................91 Scouting....................................................................................................................................................................................................92 Special Olympics.......................................................................................................................................................................................93 Squires........................................................................................................................................................................................................94 Webmaster.....................................................................................................................................................................................................95 Youth.........................................................................................................................................................................................................96 Youth Expansion Program (YEP).......................................................................................................................................................97-99 3 Speeches Baker, Daniel (Supreme Council)............................................................................................................................................100-101 Toups, Prosper (Family of the Year)...........................................................................................................................102 Vanchiere, Katie (Pro-Life Runner-up)..........................................................................................................................................103