Last updated: 24-Apr-2012
The Blue Knights® News is the official publication of the Blue Knights®. It is published on a quarterly basis in a periodical format.
The purpose of the magazine is to provide a means of communication within the Club. Since the foundation of the Club is a social one, the foundation of the News is social as well. It is a means for Chapters, Conferences, and individual members to send out information on what is happening in their regions of the world. The magazine has come a long way since the start of our Club in 1974.
At first it was just a single typed sheet, sent out by the office secretary and the President. It expanded to a newspaper style publication and was officially given the name: Blue Knights® News. This had been suggested by Tiny Scales of FL I (Gainesville). After a couple of years it stopped all together and was revived by the Board in 1981. Mike Fletcher (International Director at the time) would type up an info sheet after each International Board meeting and send it out to all the chapters.
A year later, Al Porter of ONT III (Windsor) was recruited to become the editor. The News was expanded to include chapter articles, and photos. The magazine underwent various changes, both in format and style, but always remained faithful to being a communication outlet for the members. In 1987, Mike Fletcher took over the post of Executive Editor, when Al decided he could no longer do it due to a move to Nova Scotia and a job change.
The NEWS has come a long way from the one-page info sheets that first went out to the Chapters only. It is now a magazine, averaging 32 pages per issue and is sent to each individual member world-wide. The current and back issues are also available for download (Acrobat pdf format) in the "Members Only" area of this website.
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Submission of articles does not guarantee publication. Articles may be edited due to space limitations. Send all articles to the Editor. Any articles sent to the International office, may not be forwarded in time to meet the deadlines. |
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We depend upon revenue from advertisers to reduce the expense to our organization. You can help! If you know of a business in your area that may be interested in placing an ad in the Blue Knights® News, bring this page to their attention. If they place an ad, you get a 20% cash commission, the Club gets much-needed revenues, the advertiser gains a new 19,000-plus audience, and everybody wins! Download the following documents to place ads in our magazine.
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Address
Send all correspondence to: Mike Fletcher |
