Preceding the installation of officers
at the June 2 meeting, Grand Knight Ron Boudreaux was pleased to announce that Ed Miller earned the Knight of the Year Award. GK Boudreaux commented about Ed not taking a break after completing his tenure as grand knight, but he played an integral part in the successes of both the Fall Fest and the Mardi Gras fundraisers. As a member of Sacred Heart’s Disaster Response Team (DRT), Ed serves on its steering committee as well as coordinating the work of the clean-up crews. Mary Ann and Ed were selected as Family of the Year for 2006-2007.
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Ed was recently appointed District Deputy for the Knights of Columbus Area 10, including Benton, Mena, Hot Springs, and Hot Springs Village councils.
Ed and Claudia Keearns,
Family of the Month in April, secured the honor as Family of the Year. As GK Ron Boudreau presented the plaque to them, he cited the following activities for Ed who: organized and coordinated the Christmas Basket Programs for the Knights of Columbus and the Men's Club and was a liaison with the Ladies of the Sacred Heart for this program; serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA); tutors at Jessieville High School; maintained the financial books and sale orders for the Knights' Petit Jean hams for two years; is a 4th Degree Honor Guard member; volunteered on the clean-up crews in Mena after the tornado; volunteers at Jackson House; and, cooked the Chicken Gumbo and Bread Pudding for two Mardi Gras Parties with his wife, Claudia. She has been a supporter for many years of the Knights of Columbus events, helped with the first Knight's Fall Fest - Ham Dinner, is a volunteer at Jackson House; worked countless hours for both of the Sacred Heart Treasure Sales as the lead pricer; helps with many of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart events, and is a former vice president of that organization.
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