EB Meeting Minutes from May 19, 2024 - Knights On Bikes International |

Meeting Called to Order
- Executive Board Meeting called to order by International President, Bob “Ace” Bagley, at 19:00 EDT.
Opening Prayer
- Opening Prayer offered by Brother Lawrence Stewart.
Roll Call of Officers
- All Board members present or accounted for.
Reading of the Minutes
- Minutes of March 24, 2024 were read and accepted.
Officers Reports
- International President, Bob “Ace” Bagley, reported that things have still be pretty quiet overall. He has received inquires from the Knights of Columbus in the Phillippines. Michigan will be doing a Eucharistic Procession in Sault Ste. Marie for the Feast of Corpus Christi, which there will be a Memorial Mass for Brother’s Dale Grace and Dennis Mailloux at this time.
- Canadian National President, John Vidal, reported that on June 1st there will be a Memorial Mass for Brother Dennis Mailloux taking place in St. Catherines. On May 25th there will be an ordination of a Brother Knights as a Deacon in the Church. Also on May 25th, following a dedication for Brother Dennis Mailloux at the shrine, there will be a cigar and wine night. On September 10th there will be a run to the Marty’s Shrine.
- USA National President, Angelo Chiodo, reported that a new State President, Fred Sotomeyor, was appointed for New Mexico.
- Canadian National Vice President, Thom Hargreaves, reported that Alberta has been doing well and was an active part of their State Convention. A number of new members have contacted Thom about joining KonB. Thom also state the he felt all states should be active in their Knights of Columbus State Conventions.
- USA National Vice President-Pacific Region, Paul Padilla, report that KonB participated in Father Dave’s Bike Blessing and there were about 25 bikes present. He also reported that a number of councils had donated to help replace the pews at a local church. KonB plans to be active at the California State Convention, and there will be a follow up at the next executive Board meeting. They have a table at the convention and are doing the best they can to add membership.
- USA National Vice President-Mountain Region, Judd Hopkins, reported that Knights on Bikes had a booth at the Colorado state convention and picked up some new members. He also reported that he’s trying to get a handle on Idaho KonB. He also stated his local area is working to holst a staek and cigar night in June with the date to be determined. KonB will also be participating in the Memorial Day service on Memorial Day.
- USA National Vice President-Central Region, Brian Rohrbaugh, discussed that he seems to be losing some new members realtively quickly after their initial contact. He believes that they are being misled into joining the other group of KonB. This might be caused by people clicking on the “KonB USA” site as opposed to the KonB International site. He also stated that we need to keep everything positive and hopefully we will all become one gorup in the near future.
- USA National Vice President-Eastern Region, Monk, reported the he read a message to Florida Knights on Bikes from Brothers Bob “Ace” Bagley and James Kubinski at a meeting in Panama city. Florida is eager for the 2025 Rally. At the Florida State Convention there was a ride for vocations with the State Chaplain and other Knights on Columbus State Officers attending. There is a Cigar and Scotch night planned with the State Officers. Brother Monk reported that he has reached out to both Georgia and Rhode Island. Also, New York continues to do well. He also reported that having the two KonB groups has seemed to cause confusion amongst some. There was nothing new to report on Puerto Rico.

New Business
- John Stone Cross Country Ride
  - Brother John Stone is planning an East-West Coast ride June 18 through 22. He is looking for any Brother KonB that would like to join him for portions of the ride. When his route is established it will be published so that if Brothers want to join him along the route they may ride part of the way with him. This might be considered a fundraiser in the future if done annually.
- KonB Banner
  - Canadian National President, John Vidal, inquired about a KonB banner that he had seen posted on facebook, as he was interested in possibly getting one for KonB Canada. International President, Bob “Ace” Bagley, stated that he would ask about it and pass along any information.
- Ride to The Wall
  - There are a number of Brothers from California that are taking part in a run to the Wall in Washington DC. They will be publishing their route in case any Brother would like to join them along the way…even if it’s just few a few miles.
- KonB and Supreme
  - Canadian National Vice President, Thom Hargreaves, stated that while attending the funeral of a Canadian KofC member he met with a KofC Supreme Director whom he has known for several decades. He asked what Supreme’s viewpoint is on KonB, and the Supreme Director said that he would reach out with an answer when he has a chance to inquire.
- Patch “crest” Process
  - There was discussion about adjusting the process for obtaining patches. This discussion was in an effort to ensure that KonB USA is not intercepting members from the real KonB. This discussion was tabled and will be revisited at a later date.
    - To help alleviate this, Brother James Kubinski said that he can adjust the KonB Welcome Email to include verbiage about ignoring inquires from other groups that are claiming to be a part of KonB, when in fact they are not.
- KonB International Advocate Vacancy
  - At the next board meeing a vote will take place regarding the position of International Advocate. The candidates that have accepted their nomiations are Brother Walter Winkle (Michigan), Brother John Stone (Florida), and Brother Dax Chauvin (Ontario).
Old Business
- KonB Trademark
  - The trademark application is still pending. We are hoping for a status change in July. There is a Cease and Desist letter that has been provided by the lawyer that has assisted with the trademark application. International President, Bob “Ace” Bagley, will send a copy to Brother James Kubinski per his request. Founder, Raymond Medina, felt it was up to the board as to when to send the letter. After discussion it was determined that it would make sense to wait until trademark approval to send out the letters.
- 2025 International Rally
  - There will be an updated at the next EB meeting.
Closing Prayer
- Closing Prayer offered by Brother Lawrence Stewart.
Meeting Adjourned
- The meeting was adjourned by International President, Bob “Ace” Bagley at 20:30 EDT.
- The next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 19:00 EDT via Google Meet.