“Whether the sacrifice be big or small; whether men be ungrateful and forgetful;
        whether malice be opposed or whether sterile and barren egos mock,
        we ought not be dismayed before an insignificant failure nor
        go backward at the least obstacle that is discerned in the horizon.
        In order that the work of one single individual be crowned with the most brilliant success,
        necessary are all the favors of Fortune, all the assistance of happy circumstances,
a prepared ground, a propitious predisposition; otherwise,        
        the voice is lost in the void, like hopes and efforts.
        Let us work then together and, instead of useless lamentations,
        of disconsolate complaints, of accusations and excuses,
        let us apply the remedy, let us build, no matter if we begin with the simplest,
        for later we shall have time to erect new edifices on that foundation.
        Step by step one reaches the Temple of Progress whose numerous and fitful steps
        are not climbed without having faith and conviction in the soul,
        in the heart courage necessary in encountering disillusions,
        and the gaze fixed on the future.
        Let us do for the generation that must follow us,
        which will be either our reward or our reproach,
        all that we would like to have been done for us by our ancestors,
        though full of generous aspirations.
        The road is ours as the present is ours,
        and if it is not given to us to reach the end,
        we may be sure that by fulfilling our duties,
        the future will be ours also – the future of blessings.”
(Rizal - “Town Schools in the Philippines”) 
 

I. Consistent with its non-profit character, under Arizona law and under federal law - per Section 501(c) (3) of the US Internal Revenue Code - AZKOR, Inc. has the following four core programs and their respective component projects: 

      Charity and Social Services Program

            Social Support for Seniors and Veterans Project

            Volunteering for Phoenix and Arizona Causes (e.g tree planting, etc)

            Responses to Philippine & American Calamities Project 

      Science and Self-Sufficiency Program

            Jose Rizal Outstanding Doctor Award

            Science and Technology Promotion Project

            Financial Sufficiency Advisory Project 

      Education and Scholarships  Program

            Scholarships for Fil-Am Youth in Arizona

           For details and application form (Click here) 

           Press Release (Click here)

            Moral Moorings for Education Project

            Phoenix Public Library Filipiniana/Rizal Section 

      Literary, Rizal Essay & Oratorical Contests Program

            Rizal Essay Contest

            Rizal Oratorical Contest

            Award for Rizalian Literature 

II. As a chapter of the Knights of Rizal, like other chapters, it pursues year-round activities to put into effect the purposes specified in Republic Act 646, the 2005 Knights of Rizal By-Laws, the Knights of Rizal Manual, and other formulations of objectives/purposes, namely: 

RA 646

Section 2. The purposes of this corporation shall be to study the teachings of Dr. Jose Rizal, to inculcate and propagate them in and among all classes of the Filipino people, and by words and deeds to exhort our citizenry to emulate and practice the examples and teachings of our national hero; to promote among the associated knights the spirit of patriotism and Rizalian chivalry; to develop a perfect union among the Filipinos in revering the memory of Dr. Jose Rizal; and to organize and hold programs commemorative of Rizal's nativity and martyrdom. 

KOR 2005 By-Laws

      ARTICLE II – PURPOSES

Section 1 – The general purposes of the Order shall be:
[a] To study the teachings of Dr. Jose Rizal;
[b] To propagate and inculcate said teachings in the minds of the Filipino people and other citizens of the world and, by word and deed, exhort them to emulate and practice the examples set by Dr. Jose Rizal;
[c] To promote among the Knights of the Order the true spirit of patriotism and Rizalian chivalry;
[d] To develop a perfect union among Filipinos and other citizens of the world in revering the memory of Dr. Jose Rizal; and
[e] To organize and hold programs, activities and annual festivities in honor of Dr. Jose Rizal.

KOR Manual

      The purposes or objectives of the Knights of Rizal are as follow:

Other formulations of the objectives of the organization on a national and regional or chapter level in keeping with the teachings and examples of the National hero: