Hudson Valley Knights of Columbus
Home of State Deputy Ed Castellazzi
The Star Council designation is earned by those Councils who have exceeded their goals for net gains in membership, insurance members, and have submitted all the required reporting forms in a timely manner. In addition they have met the program requirements in each of the major categories. We congratulate them for this great recognition.
Star Councils 2007-2008
Msgr O'Carroll Council No. 444 ( Newburgh)- Mark Rosolowski, Grand Knight
St. John Council No. 1106 (Goshen) (Double Star)- John Cusak Grand Knight
Fr. Hanley Council No.7266 (Marlboro)-
Raymond Bianco, Grand Knight
St. Martin dePorres Council No.7551 (Poughkeepsie)- Joseph N. Cooper, Grand Knight
John Cardinal O'Connor Millennium Council No. 12663 (Yulan)- Anthony LaRuffa, Grand Knight
The Supreme Council recognizes those Councils who have achieved goals in three areas:
Membership-Father McGivney Award (M)
Insurance-Founders Award (F)
Programs-Columbian Award (C) and the
STAR Council designation for those who have achieved all three awards.
We congratulate the Hudson Valley Councils for their achievement.
| Council | Grand Knight | Award | District Deputy |
| 275-Kingston | Connie Venditti | C | Dave Kibler |
| 304-Poughkeepsie | Bob Hanke | C/M | Tom Norton |
| 444-Newburgh | Mark Rosolowski |
STAR | Anthony Andola |
| 471-Port Jervis | Robert Dennington | M/F | Burt Struble |
| 486-Middletown | Richard Trapani |
C | Burt Struble |
| 536- Cold Spring | Peter McFadden | C | Peter Cassidy |
| 1106-Goshen | John Cusak | DOUBLE STAR |
Burt Struble |
| 1177-Suffern | John A. Witt |
C | Pat Nolan |
| 1646-Wappingers | John Chetner |
C | Tom Battaglia |
| 2270-Montgomery | Robert Lansprey | C | Anthony Andola |
| 4517- Ellenville | John Tobin | C | Dave Kibler |
| 4962-Florida | Lawrence Deignan | C | Burt Struble |
| 6111-Hyde Park | William McGann |
C | Tom Norton |
| 7104- Congers | William Clarke, Jr | C | Pat Nolan |
| 7266-Marlboro | Raymond Bianco |
STAR | Anthony Andola |
| 7551-Poughkeepsie | Joe Cooper |
STAR | Tom Battaglia |
| 7875-Pleasant Valley | Martin McDonalds |
C/M |
Tom Battaglia |
| 9165-Plattekill | Gary Benkins |
M/F |
Anthony Andola |
| 9254-Walden | Joseph McKeever | M | Humberto Gonzalez |
| 12663-Yulan | Anthony LaRuffa | STAR | Burt Struble |
| 13378-LaGrange | Jerald Weir | M | Tom Battaglia |
| 13524-Highland | Louis Morales |
M | Anthony Andola |
All Councils were from P.S.dated July 31, 2008
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