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class="col-article__title"> <h1 > <div class="rich-text "> International Family of the Year Bears Witness to Life and Love </div> </h1> </div> <div class="col-article__date"> <time>Oct. 1, 2024</time> </div> <div class="col-article__byline"> <span>By Columbia staff</span> </div> <div class="col-article__date-mobile"> <time>Oct. 1, 2024</time> </div> <section class="col-article__featured "> <figure class="image-block-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://files.kofc.org/images/assets/family-of-the-year/0b3ab0ca150111f09ac28e14d1648217?width=900&height=506" /><img src="https://files.kofc.org/images/assets/family-of-the-year/0b3ab0ca150111f09ac28e14d1648217?width=900&height=506" alt="Joe and Tiffany, with 11 of their 13 children, are pictured in Québec City during the 142nd Supreme Convention, during which they were honored as the Knights of Columbus International Family of the Year. (Photo by Tamino Petelinšek)" loading="eager" class="img" decoding="auto" width="900" height="506" /></picture> <figcaption class="caption"> <div class="rich-text "> Joe and Tiffany, with 11 of their 13 children, are pictured in Québec City during the 142nd Supreme Convention, during which they were honored as the Knights of Columbus International Family of the Year. (Photo by Tamino Petelinšek) </div> </figcaption> </figure> </section> <section class="col-article__content-rich-text"> <div class="score-rich-text-block default default"> <div class="content-area "> <div class="rich-text "> <p>“My wife, Tiffany, and I have always been open to children,” said Joe Ampe, a member of Msgr. Nolan B. McKevitt Council 689 in Marquette, Michigan. “And we wanted to remain open to the possibility of adoption.”</p> <p>That possibility became a reality in 2018 when the Ampes, who had eight children — and were expecting their ninth — <a href="/news-culture/interviews-profiles/2023/01/ties-that-bind/">traveled to Ukraine and adopted two infant boys</a> with Down syndrome, Cazimir and Henrik. They have since adopted two more boys with special needs: Zygmunt from Ukraine, who also has Down syndrome, and Quintus from Texas, who has a catastrophic brain anomaly.</p> <p>Joe, Tiffany and their 13 children were recognized at this year’s Supreme Convention as the Knights of Columbus <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgSjtuUXlOQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">International Family of the Year</a>, honored for their witness to the dignity of life, the vocation of parenthood and solidarity with the suffering.</p> <p>The Ampes are active in St. Peter Cathedral Parish in Marquette, as well as in council events and in the local community. Tiffany and Joe, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who now works for the Federal Aviation Administration, homeschool their children, grow their own produce and raise their own farm animals. Prayer permeates the home, including a family rosary every evening.</p> <p>Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Joe and Tiffany received calls for help from their children’s birth families and others, which led them to launch fundraisers and arrange deliveries of medical and other supplies. As shipping companies suspended service to the war-torn country, the Ampes decided to fly to Poland and make the deliveries to Ukraine in person. Joe’s council and neighboring councils held fundraisers and helped to pack supplies. The Ampes have now traveled 10 times to Ukraine, delivering more than $200,000 worth of humanitarian aid.</p> <p>“My wife and I are profoundly appreciative of the Knights of Columbus and the many ways they have supported our missions,” Joe said as they accepted the International Family of the Year award. “But please, we can’t stop here. 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