Work Crew Pictured from L-R: Randy Godwin, Shane Clark, Mike Miller, Terry Hopson

                  SACRED HEART CIRCLE RENOVATION PROJECT

The Knights of Columbus Daniel P. Sullivan Council 10208 of Hot Springs Village is so blessed to have the caring Brother Knights as a part of this council.

A group of Knights saw a need to clean up and improve the Sacred Heart Circle.  This is the area just in front of the Lower Hall where there is now a Feature Stone placed and the Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue installed.

On June 4, 2019 at the monthly Council Meeting, a discussion between Brothers Bob Honzik, Ed Doyle, David Witchger and Jim Anderson took place concerning the condition of the Sacred Heart Circle.  It was agreed that Brother Jim Anderson would be the point man on the project on behalf of the Council.

On June 12 the Guide lines were established with Preliminary sketches and material lists sent to Bennet Brothers Contracting for estimates and further discussion on how to proceed.  Then on June 14, an estimated budget was presented to the group, Father Bill Elser; pastor for Sacred Heart, Grand Knight Ed Doyle and the Administration and Finance Council.

With the budget approved by all parties involved, the work started to clear and prepare the area on June 25.  Once this was done, the real work followed with the area being cleared, the Feature Stone placed, the Heart of Jesus Statue installed, New Irrigation and Sprinklers installed, Stone and Mortar work, Plantings with top soil and mulch beds completed.   The next step was to lay the weed barrier cloth, finish gravel, site cleanup and solar lighting.   

Much Credit goes to Bob Honzik who pushed for this project and GK Ed Doyle for supporting it.  The Council provided $2,000.00 being held in escrow to help pay for the project, however an Anonymous Brother Knight stepped up and paid for the entire project of $5,410.00.  God Bless this Knight!!  He requested the $2,000.00 in Escrow be used for future maintenance of the circle. 

You can visit the 3rd Degree Photo section for all the photos as the project progressed from Start to Finish.