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The Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative is perhaps the most important project that we as a Council will undertake this fraternal year. The Initiative literally saves lives by giving women the opportunity to choose life when they see their unborn child on an ultrasound machine at a pro-life pregnancy center. Many, many women decide to carry their babies to term after seeing such ultrasound images. The fact that the Supreme Court recently overturned Roe vs. Wade has not lessened the importance of giving women this life-saving opportunity. Pregnancy centers are still very busy because crisis pregnancies have not ended. In fact, pregnancy centers have seen a 30% increase in the number of women they serve. Sadly, abortion facilities are still open, offering pregnancy tests and connecting pregnant women to organizations that can help pay their way to go out of state for an abortion. Because donations to St. Michael’s Church are significantly down, we are not able to make an appeal for funds to the parishioners at large. Instead, we must rely on our own donations and programs to fund this decisive Initiative. We have undertaken the Initiative to assist the Loving Choice Pregnancy Center obtain an ultrasound machine. Loving Choice is one of only two Catholic pregnancy centers in the State of Texas. Our Council’s endeavor has been approved by Supreme, and is also strongly supported by our State Council. The ultrasound machine will cost about $37,500 of which we must raise half the cost, or approximately $19,000. Supreme will provide a matching donation for the other half. If we raise excess funds, we will apply them to the Knights of Columbus Aid and Support After Pregnancy program or another approved pro-life program. Won’t you please prayerfully consider donating to our Ultrasound Initiative today? Our Council’s Donor Advised Fund (“DAF”) with the Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund (“KCCF”) is now open and ready to receive donations. Individuals may contribute directly to the Council’s DAF and are eligible to claim a charitable deduction on their income tax returns. To meet our objective, it is crucial that we have significant Council participation! To date, we have received several notable donations, but we are still considerably short of our goal. Again, please prayerfully consider making a generous donation today. No donation is too small! To donate online, please open the attached Word document. It contains a link that you may be able to click on or which you can copy and paste into your internet browser. Please make sure you land on the KCCF webpage for St. Michael the Archangel. Alternatively, you can email me at jtbickham@walkereisenbraun.com and I will email you the link. If you prefer to send a check or wire a donation to the Council’s DAF, please use the form of Donation Agreement attached to this email. For purposes of this form, the Account Name is St. Michael the Archangel Council, and the Account ID is 24895 (this information should already appear filled in on the attached form, but if not, please fill it in).