National Catholic Forester

National Catholic Forester 8 Joe Anno , President and CEO of the American Fraternal alliance (the alliance), relayed updates regarding ac ons in Washington as well as news in the world of fraternal associa ons. A er Mr. Anno 's well received talk, the Member Assembly was presented with the slate of candidates for the Director Compensa on Commi ee. The Assembly appointed the following members to the commi ee: Jeanne Filipp from Court 9987, Illinois; Anthony Henry from Court 870, Fort Wayne, Indiana; Be y M. Jass from Court 389, New Ulm, Minnesota; Maria Tupaz from Court 1211, Portland, Oregon; and Jeffrey Williams from Court 9984, Kansas. Just to keep things interes ng and fun, a NCSF door prize raffle was held and a great gi was given away at the end of each session. Later that morning, Jenny Williams – Outreach and Engagement Coordinator from the Home Office – presented "Building a Strong Founda on." This presenta on focused on our courts. She began by sharing a great video produced by the American Fraternal Alliance explaining the benefits of a fraternal organiza on including the tagline "Main Street not Wall Street." This video can be viewed on our website under the "Philanthropy" tab. She also explained why the word "fraternal" will be replaced by words like "members," "community," "outreach," and "engagement." Jenny updated the audience on the amount of money collec vely raised by our courts over the last four years through Hearts and Hands events and other ac vi es, as well as the amount matched by NCSF. She also went over the number of Longevity Awards given out to our loyal members. The most interes ng part of Jenny's presenta on was the ideas and projects the outreach and engagement department is coordina ng to revive and revitalize our legacy courts as well as ideas on how to create new, young vibrant courts. She explained that by embracing technology, courts have an opportunity to meet "virtually" without having to travel long distances for mee ngs. This was extremely well received by At Left: Joe Anno , President & CEO of the American Fraternal Alliance (the Alliance). At LEFt, CLOCKWISE: Door prizes are awarded! Winners were Cletonia Dickens (with her daughter Lisa Joiner) from Court 391, Chicago, Illinois; Ruth Knapp from Court 1056 in Waterloo, Iowa; Sally Egan from Court 1069 in Arcadia, Wisconsin; and Rita Schneider Court 513 in Hammond, Indiana. DAY TWO MORNING, Con nued At Left ANd BELOW: Jenny Williams – Outreach and Engagement Coordinator from the Home Office – presented "Building a Strong Founda on."

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