Grand Knight's Message 25 Sep 2009

The busy season of activities is upon us and I urge you to become involved. We always need the help and I think you will find that you will get more out of the experience than the effort you put in.

I want to commend the Brothers who have taken the time to submit information to our Webmaster about their events. It is your input which keeps the Brothers informed. I also want to commend our Webmaster, Bro. Bob Boyce, for his dedication and plain old fashioned hard work to prepare the webpages and keep everything so organized.

I have been thinking about how the website has evolved to become a very useful instrument of communication. In one easy-to-navigate website, there exists for Council 7432 a repository of information most critical to the current year's activities.

For example, there is a contact list of Officers, an up-to-the-minute Activity Calendar, an Events page presenting descriptions of upcoming activities and reporting on completed activities, recruitment information and finally links to our resource partners. It is so wonderful that I daresay Father McGivney would be astonished that so much relevant information could be made accessible so easily.

However, although it is obvious, you do have to take the trouble to use the site to stay informed. On that note, I would dearly love to hear your thoughts about 1) the website; 2) the "sign-me-up button" on the upcoming events' webpages; and 3) the biweekly email communication system.

What can we improve to make them even more useful? Do we need to add anything or take away anything? Please feel free to contact me, in confidence, with any ideas or suggestions you may have.

As always, Brothers, I pray for you and the Council's success in achieving its objectives.

Vivat Jesu,
Bro. Ray Martin
Grand Knight