"CHANGING TO MEET
VESTNIK
THE CHANGING NEEDS OF FRATERNALISTS"
SPJST Herald Official Organ Of The Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897 ...•111111■1111111■11
BENEVOLENCE
HUMANITY
BROTHERHOOD
Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 VOLUME 80 NUMBER 38
ISSN-07458800
September 30, 1992 41111111111111•11111111111•111101111111IINIM
What can 100 pennies buy?
Scholarship drive kicks off Oct. 1
October 1 marks the kickoff of the enty-six $500 scholarships to students annual SPJST scholarship fund drive. attending accredited colleges and techniThe Scholarship Program, which has been cal training institutes. in effect since 1982, is meant to encour"Last year, member contributions that came in under our age young members 100 Pennies Scholarto further their educaship Drive accounted tion and to help them for 16 of those scholachieve career goals. Funded by the SPJST arships," says Brother Frank Klinkovsky, and voluntary contributions by SPJST State Fraternal Activmembers, the Scholities Coordinator. The goal for 1992 is arship Program is administered by the to do at least as well SPJST Supreme by raising a total of Lodge. $8,000, which would Annually the fund 16 scholarships. Supreme Lodge con- $ As in previous tributes $25,000 to 500 scholarships• years, the 100 Penthe fund. Additional nies Scholarship promoney collected gram revolves around through the "100 Pennies Scholarship the slogan, "What can 100 pennies buy?" Drive" and "Memorial Scholarship Fund" "We are encouraging members to go to supplement the fund. During the donate $1—or more—per member," says last academic year, SPJST awarded sev- Brother Klinkovsky. "If you feel like you
During the last academic year, SPIST awarded seventy-six
can help, it certainly will be appreciated." The progress of the 100 Pennies Scholarship Drive will be posted regularly in the Vestnik. The names of all donors will also be published. Amounts donated will not be included. In addition to individual contributions, the State FAC also encourages local lodges and youth clubs to donate to the fund. "Through the awarding of these scholarships, we are helping our younger members achieve a higher education," Brother Klinkovsky says. "On behalf of the youth—the future of our Society—we say thank you for your past support and for your interest in building a better tomorrow." Members who would like to contribute to either the "100 Pennies Scholarship Drive" or to the "Memorial Scholarship Fund" may do so by completing the form on page four of this issue. For additional information, contact Brother Klinkovsky at 1 (800) 72-SPJST.
Dorothy Tomasek, assistant to the sec-
retary of the Supreme Lodge, donates her annual accumulation of pennies to the SPJST 100 Pennies Scholarship Drive. Brother Frank Klinkovsky, State FAC, coordintes the scholarship program which kicks off on October 1.
Kovar thesis focuses on SPJST mission and goals Editor's note: Earlier this year, Kay Lynn Kovar of Lodge 25, Ennis, completed her master's thesis for the degree of master of public administration at Dallas Baptist University. Sister Kovar, who works in the Planning and Zoning Officer for the City of Ennis, is also an SPJST sales representative. The following passage is an excerpt from her thesis which is on file in the SPJST
During their recent tour of Texas, the Radhost Music Ensembl =e and Polajka Singers from Roznov, Moravia made a visit to the Supreme Lodge Building in
Temple for a whirlwind tour of the SPJST Museum. Earlier, the group dined in West with members of the Supreme Lodge u:d other area well-wishers.
"Am I my brother's keeper?" It is from the tragic dispute between the brothers Cain and Abel in the Bible that mankind is taught the first great lesson of brotherhood. Fraternalism and fraternal life insurance are founded on the principle that every human being is indeed "my brother's keeper." It is the spirit of brotherhood, benevolence, and humanity that is the essence of SPJST. SPJST's people need to be prepared to take aggressive stands on the issues that
concern us—positions that are not based just on a desire to make a profit, but are in the best interest of the customer and the public. We need to be for good things— not just against bad things. Above all, we must tell people what we are doing. On the positive side of our story, we run our business with great efficiency and for the benefit of our membership. I do not know of a government insurance plan anywhere that can provide our kind of service for anywhere near our price. As we look to the year 2000, however, we must consider whether we will be managing or managed. We are a competing industry, yet we must be ever vigilant to maintain our 501 (c) 8 tax-exempt status and abide by all regulatory requirements. The coming years are going to be a challenging time for all of us. As professionals, we need to be deeply concerned about the welfare of our clients. In our Society, quality must be a given .. Now is the time to manage for the future . . . By doing this, the Society will survive, and we will have the satisfaction of a job well done.