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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SPJST Home Office, P. VOLUME 89 NUMBER 10 ISSN-07458800
0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503
100 Pennies Scholarship Drive closing in on goal Through February 14, 736 donations totaling $10,087.79 have been made to the SPJST's 2000-2001 100 Pennies Scholarship Drive. Thanks to everyone who for their generous donations! With a little more than three weeks to go in this year's drive, the goal — $14,000 — remains well within reach. Information on how you can still participate appears at the end of this week's listing of donors. The seventh listing of contributors follows: Lodge District Donor's Name
Way to Go, Gussie! Congratulations to Sister Gussie Spacek, center, of Lodge 202, Jourdanton who was honored as the SPJST Statewide Fraternalist of the Year at the SPJST Lodge Recognition Banquet held February 24 at Lodge 24, Cyclone. Awardwinning lodges are recognized in this issue, beginning on page 12. Top-producing sales representatives for the year 2000 will be pictured next week.
Mission 2100 goals, incentives outlined at statewide briefing more than 350 fraternalists, representing SPJST lodges from across the state, turned out for the Mission 2100 Briefing and Lodge Recognition and Incentive Banquet held Saturday, February 24 at Lodge 24, Cyclone. Additionally, approximately 120 lodge members participated in the Texas Alcoholic Beverage. Commission workshop held Saturday morning at Flag Hall. Mission 2100 Briefing
"For Mission 2100 to succeed, we must involve all levels of the SPSJT towards achieving these energetic goals," said SPJST Supreme Lodge Vice President Gene McBride, principal architect of the plan which seeks to generate at least 2,100 new member certificates in the year 2001.
Vice President McBride, accompanied by State Youth Director Melanie Zavodny, outlined the program and incentives offered. Incentive guidelines are as follows: Local Lodge Incentives Provided that the SPJST meets the 2,100 application quota and the lodge achieves its individual lodge quota, the lodge will receive one-and-a-half times its lodge incentive award amount. For example, if a lodge has a quota of 25 new members (Gold Award) and meets its quota and the SPJST achieves 2,100 applications, the local lodge will receive $1,000 x 1.5 = $1,500. Lodge quotas are posted on page three of the Vestnik. Monthly lodge progress reports will be posted in the Vestnik. Lodge Officer Incentives The SPJST must meet the 2,100 application quota and the lodge must (Continued on page 4.)
35 3 Banik, Ernest H. 47 2 Bartek, Crystal 88 5 Bender, E.J. 88 5 Bender, Jeanette 88 5 Bender, Karen 88 5 Bender, Kristen 88 5 Bender, Krystle 35 3 Beran, Bennie A. 35 3 Breitkreutz, Henry 30 6 Bubela, Greg 30 6 Bubela, Kenna 30 6 Bubela, Kirby 30 6 Bubela, Lisa 32 6 Byers, Lauren 47 2 Dach, Lisa and Shawn Dallas Ennis Fraternal Council 26 7 Denkeler, W.G. and Mary 30 6 Dluhos, Bethany 47 2 Domhoefer, Lillian 30 6 Dorotik, Chad 30 6 Dorotik, Wanda 29 2 Downing, Anna Lee 30 6 Drapela, Brandon 30 6 Drapela, Steven 30 6 Drapela, TJ 54 3 Emery, Anne P. 47 2 Franklin, Heather 30 6 Fucik, Jessica 30 6 Fucik, Stephanie 30 6 Gold, Brent 30 6 Gold, Clint 47 2 Greger, Lisa 92 3 Harrison, Debbie 92 3 Harrison, Dustin 17 1 Hejl, Tom 191 5 Hlavaty, Harry 88 5 Hoffman, Earline 25 3 Holland, Jake 4 6 Holly, Mr. and Mrs. Alfonse A. 84 3 Johnson, Vanessa and Jerry 117 7 Jurica, Betty 30 6 Kaspar, Jason 30 6 Kaspar, Karen 30 6 Kaspar, Kyle 30 6 Kaspar, Lenice 30 6 Kaspar, Leroy 30 6 Kaspar, Michael 29 2 Kaspar, Rudy and Lillian 40 6 Kopecky, Martha
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Donations received to date: $10,087.79 Your gifts are twg deductible anc 100 percent c the amount that is contributed is applied towards scholarships. To contribute. please send your check to: 100 Pennies Scholarship Drive C/O SPJST Home Office P.O. Box 100 Temple, Texas 76503
30 6 Krpec, Travis 23 6 Krupala, George and Rose 47 2 Luna, Angie 30 6 Marcaurele, Gerard 172 5 Machann, Vlasta 30 6 Marcaurele, Jon 30 6 Marcaurele, Megan 155 2 Marek, Theodore J. and Neldina 177 2 Mays, Peggy 74 2 McKenney, Scott 74 2 McKenney, Travis 154 3 Milan, Jerry and Henrietta 6 3 Moore, Michael Anne 84 3 Olds, Jarod 84 3 Olds, Marchele 35 3 Pavelka, Charlie 35 3 Pavelka, Gene E. 35 3 Pavelka, Randy 35 3 Pavelka, Ruby 88 5 Pflughaupt, Leander and Family 84 3 Pokladnik, Richard A. (Continued on page 3.)