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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SPJST Home Office, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 ISSN-07458800
April 30, 1997
VOLUME 85 NUMBER 18
Red, White and Blue and You
Lodges pay tribute to "Everyday Heroes" Although we can never truly repay our volunteers for their efforts, we can express our appreciation to them. That's the basis for the SPJST Red, White and Blue Everyday Hero Award. Members who have completed 25 or more fraternal acts over a twelve month period become eligible to receive a personalized certificate signed by the Supreme Lodge President and local lodge president. Members who complete 50 or more fraternal acts will receive a certificate and an SPJST pen. Members reporting 100 acts of fraternal service receive a cert:::.2,,11::.. pen and an attractive lapel pin. An ideal time to honor our members is during National Fraternal and Volunteer week held annually the second week of April. Still, it's never too late. If you want to recognize your members for their volunteer efforts in 1996, please submit their IFS (Individual Fraternal Services) forms to the Home Office. In turn, we will provide you with the certificates, pens and pins and you can select an appropriate time to honor your members. A listing of lodges and members who participated in the 1996 program appears to the right of this article.
"Thank you for keeping our lodge halls clean, friendly and open for community service all year iround. To all our members, we convey a sincere "Thank You" for keeping our lodge halls clean, friendly and open for community service all year 'round. For information or forms, please contact the State FAC's office at 1 (800) 727-7578. Thank you. Fraternally, Barbara Rosenkranz State Fraternal Activities Coordinator —SPJST-
They've Got "Good Taste"
Family Fun and mportant SPJST Dates May 3 May 3 May 4 June 6 - 8 June 15 July 4 July 12 - 13
Lodge 25, Ennis 100th Anniversary Celebration Lodge 142, Houston Annual Fish Fry Lodge 29, Taylor Celebrates SPJST's 100th Anniversary LIT Workshop, LaGrange Youth Leaders Quarterly Reports Due Lodge 24, Cyclone 100th Anniversary Celebration SPJST Bestfest, Bell County Expo Center, Belton For more information, please call: I - (800) 727-7578, and ask for: Barbecue Cookoff Information: Gene McBride Golf Tournament Information: Daryl Entrop/Keith Gatewood Tarok Tournament Information: President's Office Lodge, Youth Club and Vendor Booths: President's Office
August 2 August 3
SPJST State Royalty/Beseda competition SPJST State Youth Achievement Day —SPJST-
Our 1996 SPJST Red, White and Blue Everyday Heroes Introducing
Lodge 4, Hallettsville District Six Name Mary Matula Susan Siptak Joseph Siptak Elsie Mascheck Annette Novak Joe Balusek Lillie Balusek Helen Zabransky Margaret Smotek Victoria Zak
Barbara Hykel Jerelene Lenart George Straten Acts 51 81 69 161 166 132 135 349 105 174
Lodge 6, Cottonwood District Three
Members of Lodge 88, Houston take a few minutes to inspect some of the nearly 1,200 recipes appearing in the SPJST's 100th Anniversary Cookbook. To date, more than 7,000 volumes have been sold. Local lodges and youth clubs have earned more than $11,000 in commissions from sales of the book which is about to go into its third printing. "Book reviewers," pictured, from left, are: Willie Mae Ermis, Lillie Spies, District Five Field Representative Helen Hegwood, Larry Pflughaupt, Jerry Ermis and Bennie Kocich. To order your copy of the cookbook, see page 15.
Name Ray Perez Georgie Skerik Georgie Soukup Esther Malina Johnnie Krizan Ruth Krizan Christine Svrcek Cyrill Svrcek Willie Mae Schuetz Lydia Dobecka Robert Dobecka Christine Matus Hattie Kaska Bobby Dobecka Peggy Dobecka Evelyn Bezdek Ernest Bezdek Al Soukup George Sulak Lucille Sulak Willie Skerik Robert Schimentz Irene Schimentz Stella Perez
Acts 125 305 142 101 131 112 201 195 201 300 295 295 125 135 192 360 250 145 125 135 201 101 111 175
275 176 182
Lodge 23, Moravia District Six Name 011ie Pospisil Albert Olsovsky Edwin Vaculik Dorothy Olsovsky Mildred Blahuta Eddie Vrana Kathleen Guenther Millie Berger Lorene Vaculik
Acts 67 26 37 37 46 55 72 77 80
Lodge 79, Corpus Christi District Seven Name Jerry Sijansky Anna Marie Moss Ina L. Wikie Jill Sijansky Gerilyn Sijansky Jim Elzner Adella Sijansky Frank Sijansky Helen Pavelka Lii Hruska Anita Regmund Marsha Elzner Judy. Majek Charlie Majek Millie Elzner Jerry Elzner Carrie Veselka Helen Sacky Sandra Kay Majek
Acts 50 100 100 50 50 25 25 25 100 50 25 25 25 25 100 100 50 100 50
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