Bill Welch (l) presents a plaque to John Bodensteiner.

During this past period John has held the positions of trustee, was chairman of Keep Christ in Christmas, coordinates the Food for Seniors program (Rice Depot), heads the Blood Drive Program, and serves as State Director for the Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities which is the key money maker for the Knights in general.

His Church involvement includes mass server, lector, Eucharistic minister, member of the Social Justice and Charitable Outreach Commission, director of the Disaster Response Team, and chair of  the Treasure Sale.  He also helps transport food to Jackson House following weekend collections.

As Grand Knight for the 2009-2010 period, John set the bar for those who follow.  He, along with web developer Mike Miller, set up and continue to maintain an excellent web site.  Also during his tenure, he added four new ongoing programs which played a large part in the Council being named Large Council of the Year for Arkansas for 2011-2012.

Lee Borne receives a plaque from Bill Welch.

This Special Recognition Award was presented to Lee Borne for his outstanding accomplishments as a Knight.  Lee is a charter member of Council 10208 and a Honorary Life Member of the Knights of Columbus.

He has held the positions of Financial Secretary, State Program Director, District Deputy, State Deputy (2 terms), State Advocate, and State Secretary.

Lee has had a long association with Special Olympics starting in 1968.  He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Special Olympics since 1990.  Olympic Town at Harding University, the site of the Arkansas Special Olympics, owes its existence to Lee.

The following Knights received service pins for 50 or more years of continuous membership in the Knights of Columbus.

Name	Years
Bob Brandt	56
Bill Gerstner	50
Bill George	52
William Herbert	53
Bernard Mullen	51
Ralph Stiefvater	53
Paul Schnoebelen	65

Chris Disabato and Jeffrey Miller received their Honorary Life Certificate and membership card.

Grand Knight Bill Welch and Past Grand Knight John Bodensteiner display the award to the membership.

The Daniel P. Sullivan council, 10208, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Hot Springs Village won the award for the subject period, "Large Council of the Year", for the state of Arkansas (33 of the 56 councils in the state are in this category).  This the first time our Council has won this award, but I do not believe it will be the last, given the make-up of our membership and the activities it undertakes.

This award covers a period from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011 which means that it takes into consideration the input from two of our Council periods (2009-2010 and 2010-2011).  To all the Officers, Directors, Chairmen, Volunteers, this is your award, in recognition of what you accomplished during this period.

Dub Green

Dub was presented with his Honorary Life Membership card at the January 2011, general Meeting, with 25 years continuous membership in the Knights of Columbus. Dub is still very active, especially with the Arkansas Special Olympics.

Ed Cudworth and John Bodensteiner

Ed and John were each given a VIP (Very Important Proposer)certificate at the January 2011 general meeting for bringing in two new members during this period. John has received this award before, and I know he will get more in the future.