We held our first Fraternal Benefits Night (FBN) of FY 2025-26 on 12/2/25 following an abbreviated business meeting. A total of 28 men participated (not including Field Agent Mark Hedge). The event was advertised in the Bulletin and on Flocknotes as opened to members of St. Francis de Sales Parish and other area councils. We supplied pizza and refreshments, and even a sheet cake (as we were also celebrating 30 years as a council!). Attendance at the event was a little down from previous years, we suspect at least partially due to somewhat inclement weather. Even so, the event was considered a success.

A breakdown of the 28 in attendance was as follows:

• all 28 were men
• 27 are already Knights, 1 scheduled to become a knight on 12/18
• 11 were listed as Insurance members and 15 as associate members from council #11665, 1 from council #4324, and one future Knight
• 26 were in person, 2 were online
• 1 was Clergy (Chaplain for #11665), 27 were non-clergy believed to be Catholic and in good standing