Star Council Award
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Achieve Columbian Award requirements
A. The Service Program Personnel Report Form (#365) must be completed and returned to the
Supreme Council Department of Fraternal Services by Aug. 1. Report #365 is in the Supreme
Council’s Council Report Forms Booklet (#1436) and on the Order’s Web site. (New councils instituted
after July 1 need not submit the #365 form.)
B. Council must annually conduct and report at least four (4) major involvement programs in each of
the following sections of the Service Program: Church activities, community activities, council
activities, family activities, and youth activities. (Sponsorship of a Columbian Squires circle in
good standing fulfills all four youth activity requirements.)
C. The Columbian Award Application form (#SP-7) to be used in reporting these programs is in the
Supreme Council’s Council Report Forms Booklet (#1436) included on the Order’s Web site, and in
the “Surge . . . with Service” kit mailed at the start of the fraternal year to every financial secretary
of record. The completed application must reach the Supreme Council office by June 30.
D. The Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity Report Form (#1728) must be completed and returned to
the Supreme Council Department of Fraternal Services by Jan. 31. Survey form #1728 is in the
Supreme Council’s Council Report Forms Booklet (#1436) and on the Order’s Web site.
2. Achieve Father McGivney Award requirements
A. Service Program Personnel Report Form (#365) must be completed and returned to the Supreme
Council Department of Fraternal Services by Aug. 1. Report #365 is in the Supreme Council’s
Council Report Forms Booklet (#1436) and on the Order’s Web site.
B. Achieve membership quota:
1. Quota for councils with 30-100 members will be an increase of 5 membership additions over
deductions based on the total active membership of the council as of July 1. Quota for councils
with 101 or more members will be a 5 percent increase of membership additions over deductions
based on total active membership of the council as of July 1. Minimum of 30 members
required. (Inactive insurance members are not included when computing the July 1 quota at the
Supreme Council office.)
2. Additions will be credited for new members, juvenile to adult membership, reinstatements, reactivations,
readmissions and reapplications received, processed and recorded at the Supreme
Council office between July 1 and June 30.
3. Deductions to be charged against the quota include all suspensions and withdrawals processed
and recorded at the Supreme Council office between July 1 and June 30.
4. Net gain or loss to be affected only by items (b) and (c) in this section. Transfers in or out of the
council and deaths will not be counted toward or against the quota. (Monthly reports reflecting
membership gains and losses will be supplied to each district deputy, grand knight, financial secretary
and membership director.)
(Note: New councils must meet the required membership quota. New council quota is based upon the
number of members recorded on the Notice of Institution, minimum 30 members required.)
C. Achievement of the membership quota will be automatically determined at the Supreme Council
office by membership transactions received, processed and recorded by June 30.
D. There is no application form to be completed for the Father McGivney Award.
3. Achieve Founder’s Award requirementsFounder’s Award REQUIREMENTS:
A. Service Program Personnel Report Form (#365) must be completed and returned to the Supreme
Council Department of Fraternal Services by Aug. 1. Report #365 is in the Supreme Council’s
Council Report Forms Booklet (#1436) and on the Order’s Web site.
B. Achieve insurance quota:
1. Quota for councils with 30-100 members will be an increase of 3 insurance additions over deductions
based on the total active membership of the council as of July 1. Quota for councils with
101 or more members will be a 2.5 percent increase in insurance additions over deductions
based on the total active membership of the council as of July 1. Minimum of 30 members
required. (Inactive insurance members are not included when compiling the July 1 quota at the
Supreme Council office.)
2. Additions will be credited for new insurance members, insurance reinstatements, reactivations,
readmissions and reapplications, juvenile to adult insurance membership and associate to insurance
transfers received, issued and released at the Supreme Council office between July 1 and
June 30.
3. Deductions to be charged against the quota include all insurance suspensions and withdrawals
and transfers from insurance to associate membership processed and recorded at the Supreme
Council office between July 1 and June 30.
4. Net gain or loss to be affected only by items (b) and (c) in this section. Transfers in or out of the
council and deaths will not count toward or against the quota. (Monthly reports reflecting insurance
gains and losses will be supplied to each district deputy, grand knight, financial secretary
and membership director.)
(Note: New councils must meet the required insurance members quota. New council quota is based
upon the number of members recorded on the Notice of Institution;C. Achievement of the insurance quota will be automatically determined at the Supreme Council
office through the receipt, processing and recording of associate to insurance member transactions
as of June 30.
D. There is no application form to be completed for the Founders’ Award.
(In order to qualify for any awards, councils must not be suspended by the Supreme Council office for nonpayment of per capita, Catholic Advertising or supply charges. For councils in the Philippines, annual council awards can only be won if the council is current in the payment of per capita charges and supply charges to the Philippine National Office.)