Charity

rother Knights in Texas,

I am very impressed at your answering the call for your Bishops’ Charity of choice!Some key facts of what you are doing to as Texas Knights:

• 93.87% to goal in just the first six months
• SIX Dioceses’ already over 100%
• 567 councils earned Quick Start by paying both State Charities and State per Capita by 12/31/23
  • 68% of councils earned Quick Start. Victoria led the way with the highest %!
• 113 District Deputies earned Quick Start
  • 51% of District Deputies earned Quick Start, that is, surpassing 100% of District goal and all councils contributing at least 25%

As a reminder, once the Diocese exceeds 100% then ALL additional funds go to the Bishop. In fact, several Dioceses are already planning extra fundraisers to go above and beyond: Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Laredo and San Angelo are just a few !THANK YOU!

We cannot slow down so I urge all councils to make your contributions asap!

Diocese	# of councils	# of district deputies	Charity Goal	Contributions	Percentage 1/15/24	Delta
El Paso	39	11	$22,230.00	$22,583.00	108.26%	$1,837.00
Tyler	33	9	$21,370.00	$22,230.00	104.02%	$860.00
Beaumont	29	7	$23,935.00	$24,690.00	103.15%	$755.00
San Angelo	36	10	$27,500.00	$26,407.50	101.69%	$463.50
Austin	95	22	$100,905.00	$101,866.55	101.25%	$1,261.55
Victoria	32	8	$56,500.00	$56,895.00	100.70%	$395.00
Galveston/Houston	138	39	$167,365.00	$164,678.46	98.39%	$2,686.54
Fort Worth	68	19	$80,590.00	$78,985.00	98.03%	$1,585.00
Lubbock	29	7	$15,075.00	$14,510.00	96.25%	$565.00
TEXAS	838	222	$801,145.00	$752,012.51	93.87%	$49,132.49
Laredo	27	9	$7,960.00	$7,400.00	92.96%	$560.00
Dallas	64	16	$87,790.00	$80,681.00	91.90%	$7,109.00
San Antonio	109	30	$113,095.00	$102,096.00	90.27%	$10,999.00
Amarillo	24	6	$15,850.00	$12,085.00	76.25%	$3,765.00
Brownsville	54	14	$30,380.00	$20,360.00	67.02%	$10,020.00
Corpus Christi	61	15	$30,600.00	$16,545.00	54.07%	$14,055.00

Diocese	# of councils	# of district deputies	Quick Start Councils 2023-24	Quick Start District Deputies 2023-24	% Councils earned Quick Start	% DD's earned Quick Start
El Paso	39	11	30	8	77%	73%
Tyler	33	9	28	7	85%	78%
Beaumont	29	7	21	5	72%	71%
San Angelo	36	10	30	6	83%	60%
Austin	95	22	67	12	71%	55%
Victoria	32	8	30	7	94%	88%
Galveston/Houston	138	39	98	25	71%	64%
Fort Worth	68	19	54	11	79%	58%
Lubbock	29	7	23	4	79%	57%
TEXAS	838	222	567	113	68%	51%
Laredo	27	9	11	6	41%	67%
Dallas	64	16	46	9	72%	56%
San Antonio	109	30	71	8	65%	27%
Amarillo	24	6	14	1	58%	17%
Brownsville	54	14	24	2	44%	14%
Corpus Christi	61	15	20	2	33%	13%

Texas DMV License Plate Program (AKA Bishop Thomas J. Flanagan Fund - Grants for Retired Priests)

ALL Knights are invited to acquire and display a Texas Knights of Columbus license plate on your vehicle. You should also consider one for your significant other and your children! This proudly proclaims you are a Knight, a Catholic, and the fact America is “One Nation Under God”! What better statement could you make to those seeing your vehicle on the road? By purchasing or renewing a K of C license plate, you have an opportunity to take care of our Infirmed Priests. The price of this specialty license plate is an additional $30.00 annually added to your registration. When a member chooses to proudly display one of these on their vehicle, $22.00 of this fee is returned to the State Council Charities for the Bishop Thomas J. Flanagan Fund.

A set of the Texas Knights of Columbus license plates may be obtained for automobiles or trucks and are available with the handicap logo. Personalization of the specialty plate is available for an additional $40 annually. For any questions please contact Kirby Farek, 361-772-0054, kirbyfarek@sbcglobal.net.

Go to:https://www.myplates.com

OR complete the form below and bring to your local DMV office.

Reed Fontenot, PGK, FDD

Texas State Charity Director 2022-24

(501) 920-0102

reed.fontenot@att.net