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Spring 2017 — www.ncsf.com 3 Editorial Staff Margaret "Peggy" Schmitt Editor Jennifer Bernau Creative Director, Assistant Editor NATIONAL OFFICERS Margaret "Peggy" Schmitt President 18283 Doyle Road Blue River, WI 53518 Sally Egan Vice President 320 S. School St. Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Catherine Hensel Secretary 24500 Co. Rd. 125 Park Rapids, MN 56470 Brian Lawless, CPA Treasurer 320 S. School St. Mount Prospect, IL 60056 NatioNal dirEctorS David Bonacker FICF 2804 E. Orchard Place #201 Sioux Falls, SD 57103 (605) 261-5007 Jeanne Filipp 320 S. School St. Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Rosalie Pyle 16854 W. Almeria Rd. Goodyear, AZ 85395 Sandra Troyanoski 4832 Woodland Ct. Plover, WI 54467 Maria Tupaz 5854 SE Harney Drive Portland, OR 97206 Jane Uselman 601 SW 2nd Street Wadena, MN 56482 BuSiNESS opEratioNS Lisa Bickus Chief Operations Officer 320 S. School St. Mount Prospect, IL 60056 National Catholic Forester (0745-5127) is published quarterly by National Catholic Society of Foresters at 320 S. School St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056-3334. Periodical postage paid at Mount Prospect, IL and at additional mailing offices. National Catholic Forester is a member of the Press Section of the American Fraternal Alliance (the Alliance). Printed by MITTERA Publication Number USPS 372-600 ISSN Number 0745-5127 POSTMASTER – send address changes to National Catholic Forester, NCSF, 320 S. School St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056-3334. Official publication of: National Catholic Society of Foresters 320 S. School St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056-3334 Tel: (800) 344.6273 Fax: (847) 342.4556 www.ncsf.com NATIONAL CATHOLIC FORESTER Vol. 110, No. 2 — Spring 2017 CONTENTS 2 Real Life Stories from Life Happens® 4 Continuing Education Grant Application 5 President's Message 5 In Memoriam: John "Jay" Schenk 6 COO's Message 7 Annual Report at a Glance 10 The Cost of Raising a Child: $233,610 12 Serenity Benefits 14 Individual Benefits: ScriptSave® Prescription Savings 16 Longevity Awards 17 Friends, Family, Fraternalism 19 Fr. Curt's Reflection 20 #ENDALZ $6,574.45 Raised! 22 2018 Convention News 23 Create Your Legacy 25 Don't Forget Your Riders! 26 The Shrine of Christ's Passion 29 Win up to $100 31 Members' Mailbag CORRECTIONS: We apologize for these errors in the Winter 2017 magazine: PG. 28 A missing 'G' in the word scramble. RNIPS = spring. We did not include this word in submissions. PG. 20 Members, Moments, Milestones: Missing from the page was the photo and caption for the 96th birthday of Clotiel Kuennen from Ct. 233, Iowa. Clotiel recently passed away, may she rest in peace. NCSF MISSION STATEMENT The National Catholic Society of Foresters is a member-based organization that partners with Catholic families by extending quality products, services, and fraternal benefits to achieve financial peace of mind for members while promoting social and community involvement.