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VESTNiK SPTST Herald Official Publication Of The Slavonic Benevolent Orde of the State of Texas, Founded 1897 BROTHERHOOD
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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 o SPJST Home Office, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 ISSN-07458800 VOLUME 86 NUMBER 40
Scholarship/Grant Program assists young members with expenses
Lodgz 18, Elgin family shares stirring images o Czech Republic, Europe by Glyda Schroeder
ne of the benefits that the SPJST makes available to its members is a competitive, scholarship program. The Scholarship/
(Editor's Note: The following story has been condensed and reprinted with permission from the Elgin Courier.)
Grant Program is meant to encourage and assist younger members to further their education and to help them achieve career goals. SPJST General Scholarships were established in 1982 for all SPJST members. General Scholarships are funded by the Supreme Lodge and voluntary contributions by SPJST members. Accordingly, the more funds available, the more scholarships awarded. Leadership Grants were established in 1996 for active youth club members and are funded solely through allocations by the Supreme Lodge.
ust for fun, Katie and her daughter, Amy Mogonye, spent seven weeks this summer touring Europe, including visits to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Husband and dad, Jim V. Mogonye, joined them for the last two weeks of their trip. All are members of Lodge 18, Elgin. Mr. Mogonye is lodge president. Jim honed his skills at speaking the Czech language while Katie was charming the native Germans with her fluent German. Katie and Amy said they had never heard Jim speak so much Czech, and he had a ball! In the Czech Republic, a young girl told Amy that Jim was speaking the "old" way — of course, he was; he learned from his grandfather. During their stay, Katie got to visit her cousin's family in Alveslohe, outside Hamburg. She got a special thrill when she'saw the port where her grandmother left for America in the
1800's. Grandmother Zander never learned to speak English, Katie said, so she spoke German to her grandmother. Consequently, Katie's command of the language was quite impressive, Amy said, and people complimented her on her ability! Katie and Amy also visited Worlitz, the small town near the former eastern sector of Berlin where her great-greatgrandfather, August Wolf lived. Katie said it was especially touching to go to the church he attended and see his name in the church. The countries the Mogonyes visited, in addition to Germany and the Czech Republic, included Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia and Poland. For nine days, Katie and Amy drove through the beautiful countryside, stopped and talked to people and met many nice Europeans. Amy said the thing she missed most during those seven weeks was Mexican food, hot sauce and chips! The meal Katie and Amy enjoyed the most was breakfast with the German hard rolls, ham and assorted meats and cheeses. They did tire of the pork,
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October 21, 1998
100 Pennies Scholarship Drive
The annual SPJST 100 Pennies Drive started on October 1 and continues through March 31. Donations are
Getting an Early Start Texans observe Czech Heritage Week October 25 - 31. Accordingly, several SPJST lodges are hosting related celebrations. See this week's Vestnik for details. They got an early start at Lodge 92, Fort Worth as the lodge hosted its annual Czech heritage celebration September 21. Two of the young members in attendance were Jackson Durham and Alexa Hubenak. This photo is another winner in the"We're All Members" Photography Contest and was submitted by Rose Steinman of Lodge 154, Fort Worth. For her efforts, Rose receives our thanks and a set of SPJST dominoes. Contest rules appear on page 4. Family Fun
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Important SPJST Dates October 24 October 24 October 24 October 25 October 25 October 25 October 27 November November 7 Novernber 14 '4ovember 21 Noven-2, -_-:r 21
TexaS Fall:Gala, LOdge 24 Cyclone,. Progressive "427 ToUrnaMent, Lodge 48,1:leYersville Lodge 49, Rowena 'Tarok Tournament and Difiee Texas Czech Heritage Week Begins District Three Fall Meeting Lodge 88, Honstiin CzeCh:Da Pistric:Thiee Fraternal .Workshop, Lodge 84, Dallas DistrictSeven Fall Meeting,' hosted Lodge 202, Jourdanton Eiaibecue . Cookoff and Countywide Sale Lodg e 24 , Cyclone. SP./ST State Volleyball Tournament He
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tax deductible and 100 percent of the amount that is contributed is applied toward scholarships. Acknowledgement of individual donations will be published in the Vestnik. To contribute, send your check to: 100 Pennies Scholarship Drive c/o SPJST Home Office P.O. Box 100 Temple, Texas 76503 In addition to the 100 Pennies Scholarship Drive, the SPJST maintains an ongoing Memorial Scholarship Fund. Names of contributors and the individual being honored are published at regular intervals in the Vestnik. Applicants must have an active SPJST insurance certificate in force for one year and hold an active SPJST insurance certificate for the duration of the scholarship or grant. Likewise, SPJST scholarship recipients must enter college the fall term following the announcement of their award. All SPJST scholarship/grant recipients must attend college or technical school on a full-time basis and carry a normal academic load without interruption and in agreement with the college calendar. Their personal and academic standards must remain satisfactory to the college and to the committee.
For more information regarding the SPJST ScholarshiplGrant program, including deadlines for requesting and submitting applications, please contact the President's Office at 1 (800) 727 - 7578. --SPJST-