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​Donations for Council Knights - Continuous

Food donations are being collected to help our Council’s Knights who are in need.  There are several Brother Knights and their families who require our continued assistance.

Tom Galaida will accept your donations at his place of business, Tom’s Auto Repair Inc. at 151 O’Brian Road in Fern Park.  Tom’s phone number is 407-831-8484.  Please donate canned goods, cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables, toiletries, paper products, cash or Publix gift cards and deliver them to Tom’s Auto Repair Inc.  
 
Our Brother Knights and their families who are in need greatly appreciate your generosity.

Pinta Log Content Deadline -   ​June 30


​This is the Pinta Log content deadline for the next edition.  Please send your information for articles to Tom Przybyla by this date via email:  przybytw@cfl.rr.com

Council Officer Planning Meeting - July 5

​Our Council's next Officer’s Planning meeting will occur on Tuesday, July 5.  It will be held virtually using Zoom from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. 

All Knights are invited to participate with this meeting. All council officers, directors and chairpersons are asked to participate with these meetings to fulfill the responsibilities of their position.  A short education and training topic may occur during each Officer’s Planning meeting. 

Financial reports and previous meeting minutes will be presented at the monthly Officer’s Planning meeting. All new business requests must be presented at the Officer’s Planning meeting, discussed and if needed, voted on at the monthly general meeting.

Please read last month’s Council meeting minutes before this meeting (if you need the password to the Council’s minutes page, send an email to Tom Przybyla at przybytw@cfl.rr.com) at this link: Meeting Minutes.

Serve Saturday at the Sharing center - July 9

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​Our Council will participate with Serve Saturday at the Sharing center every 2nd Saturday of the month, serving from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Noon.  Our next event is scheduled for July 9.  Bring your family, especially teenagers who may need service hours.
 
Each month, our Council's volunteer group can have 6 – 21 people who will volunteer their time each Saturday.  Volunteers will assist in the Distribution Center or the retail store. They will sort donations received and/or stock shelves with donations. 
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If you can attend on this date, please sign up using a new VolunteerSignup sheet. Please click on the following link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the Sign-up link: 
volunteer signup
It only takes a few seconds to sign-up.  This provides me with the number and names of people who will be attending this month’s event.  When it gets closer to the event date, I will send volunteers an email with a link for each volunteer to register with the Sharing Center. 

Please wear your Knights of Columbus shirt if you have one for a photo opportunity.  And please arrive 15 minutes early at 8:45 am.

(Click on the image if you would like to access the Sharing center's website) 
The Sharing center is located at:
600 North Highway 17-92, Suite 130
Longwood, FL 32750

(Click on the link to open a Google map)


Next Council Meeting - July 12

Our Council’s next Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 12 starting at 7:00 pm in the Annex in the Annex in the San Juan de la Cruz room, however, please do not enter the building until 6:40 pm (the room must be cleaned when after school childcare ends and before we meet). A Rosary will be recited starting at 6:30 pm in the SMM Grotto. Refreshments will be provided by John Dsa after the meeting.  An email will be sent several days before the meeting.   
 
Normally, our business meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month.  Please read last month’s Council meeting minutes before this meeting (if you need the password to the Council’s minutes page, send an email to Tom Przybyla at przybytw@cfl.rr.com) at this link: Meeting Minutes.

Join us for our next business meeting and support our Council.  We will be discussing our upcoming activities. As Father Ed said, “An active Knight is a happy Knight…and a holy Knight!”  

Coalition for the Homeless Dinner - July 27

Our Council serves dinner at the Coalition for the Homeless in downtown Orlando on the fourth Wednesday of each month.  The next dinner is Wednesday, July 27.  Arrival time is 4:30 pm.  John Dsa chairs these dinners. If you would like to volunteer for this dinner, please contact John at johnpauldsa@gmail.com or 407-733-7063.

All volunteers must register in the Volunteer Portal prior to volunteering. Click on this link: www.coalitionvolunteer.org, hit “Register” in the top right corner and complete the requested information.  All kitchen volunteers are required to wear a Face Mask, Hat or Hairnet, Closed-toe shoes, Gloves, Apron and Jeans or Long Pants.
 
The Coalition for the Homeless is located at 639 W. Central Blvd in Orlando (located between Terry Ave and Parramore Ave).  For a map of their location, click on map.