created the $20 million "Knights of Columbus Vicarius Christi" fund -- the earnings on which are conveyed annually to the Holy Father for his charities. Since its inception this fund has generated more than $27.8 million for the Pope's good works, and the corpus remains intact.
committed $8.8 million to the U.S. Bishops' Pro-Life educational campaign since 1990 and budgeted an additional $1 million for the production of pro-life materials, to overturn the pro-abortion mentality and defend the right to life.
bring the Pope to the world at least three times a year by providing the uplink cost for the televising of papal ceremonies, especially at Christmas and during Holy Week -- and the downlink in poor mission countries.
presented a new mobile television production unit to the Vatican Television Center for the taping, recording and transmission of Vatican ceremonies at a cost of $600,000.
established the $2 million Count Enrico Galeazzi Fund for the Pontifical North American College for the benefit of the College and for U.S. Bishop -- and priest -- students there; the Bishop Charles P. Greco Fund for the American College in Louvain, Belgium and the Father McGivney Fund for the Pontifical Canadian College, the Father McGivney Fund for the Collegio Pontifico Filipino, the Our Lady of Guadalupe Fund for the Pontifical Mexican College and the Father McGivney Fund for Advanced Studies for Priests in Puerto Rico.
donated $1 million to fun the "Duc in Altum Park where the sacrament of reconciliation was held during World Youth Day in Toronto, Ontario.
raised $1 million for the Bishop de Laval Fund, earnings on which annually support the work of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.
contributed, since 1981, over $16.5 million to thousands of seminarians and postulants through the Refund Support Vocations Program, generating $3.2 million in rebates from the Supreme Council to participating councils, assemblies and circles.
donated to the $1 Million Knights of Columbus Heroes Fund to provide financial aid to the families of the emergency personnel killed or disabled during the 9/11 attacks.
erected the Knight's Tower and carillon of bells at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, completely renovated it recently and raised a $500,000 memorial fund in honor of Past Supreme Knight Luke E. Hart to promote the Marian devotion at the Shrine and to preserve the Shrine in perpetuity.
provide the entire budget of the National Family Planning offices of the U.S. and Canadian Bishops and assist the NFP office of the Mexican Bishops.
supported the airing of both of the Order's Eucharistic Congress, which took place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. in 2002 and again in 2003.
in 2003, raised and distributed nearly $130 million and contributed over 61 million volunteer hours in service to Church, community, youth and fellowman through the "Surge ... with Service" outreach program.
sponsor the Pope John XXIII Center's seminars for the Bishops of the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and the Philippines on vital life-death issues.
provided free information on the Catholic faith to interested inquirers -- more than 8 million responses and more than 750,000 enrollees in correspondence courses through the years.
furthered the Cause for Sainthood of our Founder Father Michael J. McGivney, through your prayers and reports of his intercession in your life's endeavors.
support a multimillion dollar scholarship program for members and their children pursuing higher education, with all seminarians eligible.
provide support for such varied apostolates as the Eternal Word Television Network; the National Clergy Conference on Alcoholism; Morality in Media; the National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities; the National Apostolate for People with Mental Retardation.
brought spiritual reinforcement to troops in the Middle East through funding the printing of a weatherproof book of prayers for military chaplains to utilize in the field.
renovated St. Mary's Church in New Haven, the birthplace of the Order, and entombed the remains of the founder, Rev. Michael J. McGivney, therein on March 29, 1982. Completed the 110-year-old construction plan of the church by erecting a 179-foot steeple, including a carillon of three bronze bells, atop St. Mary's.
support the spiritual welfare of armed services personnel and their families around the globe through a $900,000 fund for the Archdiocese for Military Services.
funded our Order's donation of 200,000 wheelchairs to handicapped individuals throughout the Middle East.
paid $145 million in death benefits to the families of deceased Brother Knights during 2003 and $329 million in dividends to insurance members.
established a North American campus of the Lateran University's Pope John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, D.C.