St. Mary of Huntley Knights receive Star Council Award from Illinois State Knights of Columbus Council

Posted December 28, 2015 10:00 pm

St. Mary of Huntley Knights of Columbus

The St. Mary of Huntley Knights of Columbus Council 11666 has earned the distinction of Star Council for the 20141-2015 fraternal year.

The organization's headquarters, located in New Haven, Connecticut, made the announcement. The award recognizes overall excellence in the areas of membership, recruitment and retention, promotion of the fraternal insurance program and sponsorship of service oriented activities.

"Receiving the Star Council Award is quite an honor for us. We're extremely proud of this accomplishment," proclaimed Past Grand Knight Don Moore, under whose leadership the council qualified for this award.

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with nearly 1.8 million members in over 15,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated 70 million volunteer hours and $170 million in charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, families and youth.

To learn more about the Huntley council, visit www.huntleyknights.org or follow the St. Mary of Huntley Knights at www.facebook.com/huntleyknights.

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