Roger Shaha 

Roger is well known to active members of the Council as the Booyah man, having been the coordinator of the booyah sales that have been conducted by the Council for some time now. He first got interested in the Knights at the invitation of Dan McLaughlin soon after the Council was formed in the Spring of 1990 and knew nothing at all about the organization.  After experiencing First Degree, he was wondering what he got himself involved in, but he soon became quite active. 

 

Booyah became Roger's project when the Council became tired of kicking around a calendar as a fund raiser.  Roger suggested booyah at a meeting, adding "It couldn't be that hard".  That comment made him coordinator of the project.  He is happy to see that our booyah sales, as well as the Knights' Grill at the Parish picnic which he has also been involved in, are never short of volunteers.

 

In his time in the fraternity Roger has brought in several new members, and says that getting Roy Johnson as his first recruit and seeing Roy become involved was one of his most memorable experiences with the Knights.  He also points to a project Roy is deeply involved in--"Helping Hands"--as one of the Councils best moves ever.  "Charity is more than just giving money".

 

Roger was one of the first three men of our Council to go for the Fourth Degree in the Spring of 1991, but hasn't been too deeply involved in the Fourth.  "Our Council is primary", he says, adding that his involvement in the Knights had caused him to get more involved in the Church as well.

 

As "Fund Raising Director" for the Council, Roger is looking for ways of raising money for the Council and the charities we are involved in.  He is glad to see that money raised doesn't accumulate, but flows to worthy causes rather quickly and is equally pleased to see the emphasis on other kinds of charity like the "Helping Hands" program.

 

A Green Bay native, Roger, his wife, Lynda and their son, Joshua, have been at St. Bernard for about ten years now.  Many brother Knights  are aware of Lynda's deep involvement in the Council and her title "Carrot Queen", earned when she went to fetch the forgotten carrots for one Booyah sale.  Roger works as an Assistant District Attorney and spends about half his work time in court.

 

He finds the Knights to be a great source of cameraderie and notes that the bottom line is, "It's fun". Certainly his presence has been a contributing factor.   

 

June 1993