Milt Spaniel and John Bodensteiner present a $2,500 check at First Step.

Milt Spaniel and John Bodensteiner present a $2,738.19 check at Abilities Unlimited.

Bob Doyle (l) accepting a $2,500 Special Olympics check from Dub Green.

In setting its own record for funds raised in a Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities (CPID), the Council's $10,280.00 ($36.72 per knight) was also the most of any state council in the 2011-2012 campaign. In fact, it represents 15% of the state's total.  The council with the second highest amount is St Bernard in Bella Vista with $7,342.24.

After contributing its 15% ($1,542.03) to the State Council, the Daniel P. Sullivan Council allocated the remaining 85% to the following: First Step in Hot Springs - $2,500.00; Abilities Unlimited in Hot Springs - $2,738.19; Arkansas Special Olympics - $2,500.00; and, Arkansas Camps for the Blind - $1,000.00.
   
Although the campaign’s net total of $67,339.87 is $2,026.74 more than last year, only 34 of 56 active councils (61%) participated this year with their individual net funds ranging $100 - $10,280. There were seven councils that each raised $4,000 or more resulting in $41,567.72 (62% of total), hile the four councils in district 10 raised $21,561.53 (32% of total). 

To give this year’s campaign some historical perspective, the Arkansas councils have participated in CPID since 1975, and the funds raised have ranged from $41,483 in 1975 to $90,256 in 1980 with an average of $66,732 (based on 29 of 35 years for which data are available).  

In 2011-2012 Arkansas councils dispensed $56,945.79 to worthy agencies and programs in their areas, and the State Council presented a $10,390.30 check to its designated recipient, The Arc in Little Rock.