Youthful Chapter of Kentucky
Chevalier Matthew Whisman - Prior
Volunteer Experience:
- Volunteered at Hand in Hand Ministries in the main office sorting through donations, picking up donations, organizing and boxing.
- Mission Trips to Eastern Kentucky to repair houses for low income families. Have been down multiple times and worked for a summer in Prestonsburg.
- Committee Member for the Our Lady of Lourdes Outreach Committee. Help with functions for other service and outreach organizations.
- Our Lady of Lourdes Outreach Ambassador to Knights of Columbus
- St. Baldrick’s Fundraising and Event
- Liaison to Dressed in Love
- Liaison to Threads of Love
- Chair of the Mother Infant Care Program
- Youth Group Liaison
- Legislative Writing Committee
- Liaison to Lions Club Eye Bank
- Thanksgiving Turkey Collection- Co-run a Turkey Collection every year at Our Lady of Lourdes for the Little Sisters of the Poor.
- Dressed in Love and Threads of Love: Have helped out at the office with repairs. They also help make internment gowns and pals that we use for my ministry.
- St. Joseph of Arimathea Society: Co-run the non-profit part of the Indigent Burial Program in Louisville. We provide gravestones, pals, interment gowns for babies, and
- Lourdes Community Yard Sale: Co-run yard sale every year at my church to raise money for Outreach Ministries like Kids Café and the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
- Chair for Kentucky Catholic Social Justice Union
- American Red Cross Blood Platelet Room and Disaster Relief
- Medical Reserve Corps
- Chair for International Book Project Collection in Louisville
- Early Religious Education Teacher Grade Six
- Floyd County Homeless Shelter Board of Directors/Research and Development Chairman
- St. Matthew Area Ministries Board of Directors
- Lamplighters of America Volunteer
- Colon Cancer Prevention Project Volunteer/Committee Member
- Director of Young at Heart program of the Center for Community Outreach at UK
- UK 101 Peer Instructor
Organizations and Clubs:
- Charter Member and Officer in the Knights of Columbus.
- Youth and Community Chair
- Member of the International Lions Club
- State Contact for the Knights of Pythias
- Founding Father for Beta Upsilon Chi
- Founding Father Sigma Pi Fraternity and Vice President
- Inter-Fraternal Council Judiciary Board (Associate Member)
- Member of Alpha Phi Omega which is a National Service Fraternity at the University of Kentucky.
- VP of Leadership
- Service Committee
- VIP Center Liaison
- Leadership Chair
- Relay for Life Chair
- Member of the National Society of Leadership and Success at UK
- Member of the Society for Collegiate Leadership and Achievement
- Knight of the Order of Isidore of Seville
- President of Blue Key Honor Society
- Member of Sigma Alpha Lambda, Leadership and Service Fraternity
- Member of Phi Sigma Theta
- Member of the Society of St. Vincent DePaul
- Member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
- Member of the Sons of the American Legion
- Member of the Order of DeMolay
- 2014 and 2015 K Crew Leader at the University of Kentucky
- Homecoming Coalition Liaison
- Member of Omicron Delta Kappa
- Member of the Students for Life
- Member of Mountain Cats
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary – Louisville Flotilla
- Civil Air Patrol/U.S. Air force Auxiliary
Chevalier Robert T. Smith Dame Autumn Marie Slover Chevalier Nathaniel Barton Chevalier Dillon Sweeney
