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The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic benefit society, open to practicing Catholic men 18 years or older in union with the Holy See. Founded in the basement of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, CT in 1882 by Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney, the Knights of Columbus today has a membership of more than 1.9 million members across the globe. As a fraternal benefit society, the Knights of Columbus cares for the financial needs of its members and their families through its insurance program, which has received the highest ratings possible from A.M. Best and been named a World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute. As the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization, the Knights of Columbus has provided both financial aid and volunteer hours to organizations such as March for Life, Special Olympics, World Youth Day, the Global Wheelchair Mission, the U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs, as well as parishes and communities around the world. In the past decade, the Knights of Columbus has contributed $1.5 billion and 690 million hours to charitable projects.

The Fairmont Area KC Hall was opened in 2003 and was built in order to enhance their ability to provide “Charity” and “Support” for the Fairmont Community. Since 2003 their facility is run entirely with “Volunteer Help” from their members, with the idea of donating funds available, versus paying them in wages to their members. Volunteer help has members doing some of the following tasks: Building Manager, Bar Manager, Gambling Manager. all Bartenders, all Security, all Setup, all Cleanup, all Bingo Workers, Snow Removal, Grass Cutting, Dishes, etc., etc.. Last year the local council donated in excess of $65,000, as a result of their fundraising efforts.

The Knights of Columbus have ‘6’ different categories for projects that their local council’s sponsor. These categories are: Church, Community, Council, Family, Youth and Culture of Life. The local council’s are asked to submit reports on the various projects that they sponsor to their annual KC State Convention. At the convention awards are presented to various council’s who have excelled with projects in each of the ‘6’ categories. In the 2016-2017 council year the Fairmont Council received ‘5’ different awards, including the “Best Church Event” in the State of Minnesota, the “Best Family Event” in the State of Minnesota and the “Best Youth Event” in the State of Minnesota. The Fairmont Area Knights of Columbus has one of the most successful programs in the State of Minnesota, thanks to the community support received and the dedication of their members.

The Fairmont Council has a newsletter, The Crier, that it publishes on a monthly basis. The council also puts together a “Calendar of Events” in the month of August, which plans out the entire year with various projects that the local council is going to be involved with. This calendars assigns chairmen and workers for each of the upcoming events/projects, with the intent of involving all members in the success of their council. This involvement results in ownership amongst the members and pride in their accomplishments. For more information regarding the Fairmont Area Knights of Columbus send an E-Mail to the following address: [email protected]