Ladies Auxiliary

LADIES AUXILIARY

The objectives and purposes of the Ladies Auxiliary are to promote sociability among members, to assist in promoting the welfare of Spalding Council Knights of Columbus and to promote some charitable activity each year.

Membership is open to any Christian woman over the age of 18

Our dues are $10.00 per year payable on January 1 at the K of C open house. Those not attending the open house will be sent a letter requesting payment of dues.

A $750.00 scholarship to Peoria Notre Dame is awarded each November to a paid-up member’s daughter or granddaughter. Member’s dues must have been paid by March of that year. The Scholarship is awarded by random drawing of names submitted by the member. The same student may only be awarded one scholarship.

Each year in the spring, a raffle is held with the proceeds going to a charitable organization. The last few years it has been OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois. We have also donated to the Sister’s Retirement Fund. Other monies have been used to help defray the cost of running the K of C Clubhouse, such as paying for some of the bricks at the entrance to the club, the window treatments, the rolling door at the serving window of the kitchen and many other items.

Masses are requested in the event of a member’s death or the death of her immediate family member. Our board meetings are generally held the 3rd Tuesday of the month except the summer months and December.

Our general meetings this year are: Nov. 11 – Pot Luck & Scholarship Award – guests welcome – 6:30 PM May 12 – Mother/Daughter Pot lunch and Election of Officers – 6:30 PM We will have Tom & Jerry party open to the K of C members on December 7 from 2 until 4 PM. We also will host a Day of Reflection and lunch for Auxiliary members and guests on Mar. 3 at 11:30 AM