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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SPJST Home Office, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503
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VOLUME 90 NUMBER 38
October 2, 2002
SPJST kicks off 100 Pennies Scholarship Drive
SPJST State Gol: Tournament set .1or October 12 - 13
The SPJST kicked off its annual 100 Pennies Scholarship Fund Drive on October 1. This year's goal is to collect $15,000. Donations are 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 to the 100 Pennies Scholarship Fund Drive, please send your check to:
The SPJST will be sponsoring its first-ever State Golf Tournament October 12 and 13, 2002. The tournament is for SPJST members, family and friends. The scoring will be individual play and flighted based on your handicap. There will be three divisions of play: Youth Division (Ages 16-18); Ladies Division; and a Men's Division. The number of entries will determine the number of flights in each Division. Since this is our first tournament we do not have an established handicap for anyone. So in order to properly flight every one, players will need to do one of two things:
SEEK AND VVIN! To mark Czech Heritage Month in Texas, the Vestnik invites you to play_ the Seek and Win contest which appears on page 9 of this week's newspaper. It costs nothing to enter — and who knows — you could win a great prize! Prizes, pictured here, include: First Prize - Czech Wedding Doll, Second Prize - Pilsner Urquel Stein; Third Prize - Czech Tea Pot; Fourth Place - Prague Stein; Fifth Place Decoratve Czech Cutting Board and Rolling Pin and Sixth Place Czech Necklace and Earrings. For contest rules, please see page 9.
100 Pennies Scholarship Fund Drive do SPJST Home Office P.O. Box 100
Temple, Texas 76503 Please contact Donna Locke in the Fraternal Department or State Fraternal Activities Coordinator Gladys Yates at (800) 727-7578 for printed solicitation forms. SPJST general scholarships were established in 1982 for SPJST members. General scholarships are funded by the SPJST and voluntary contributions by members and friends of the Society. Accordingly, the more funds available, the more scholarships awarded. Thank you for your generous support. —SPJST-
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scholarships are funded by the• SPJST and voluntary • contributions by members and friends of the Society.
Family Fun and Important SPJST Dates October October 5 October 6 October 12
Czech Heritage Month in Texas Czech Heritage Day at Lodge 24, Cyclone Heritage Day at the State Fair of Texas, Dallas District Four Fall Fun Day at Wagon Wheel Guest Ranch, North of Snyder, off Highway 84 October 12-13 SPJST State Golf Tournament October 16-19 Supreme Lodge Meeting, SPJST Home Office, Temple October 19-20 Lickskillet Days in Fayetteville District Two Six Flags Trip October 19 SPJST Library, Archives and Museum Meeting October 19 Lodge 88, Houston Halloween Party October 19 October 20 Lodge 35, Elk Turkey Dinner Fund Raiser District One Fall Meeting at Lodge 186, Caldwell October 20 Lodge 88, Houston Czech Day October 22 October 24-25 SPJST Travel Group to Kinder, Louisiana District Seven Family Fun Day at Lodge 107, Floresville November 3 November 8-9 Lodge 24, Cyclone Barbecue Cookoff/Countywide Sale November 14-17 SPJST Travel Group to Branson, Missouri --SPJST--
1. Submit a photocopy of their home club handicap card or PGA card. 2. Submit two scorecards from two different rounds, attested by the course pro or assistant pro. The scorecards must be from rounds played no more than two months prior to submitting your entry form. Tournament registration will be on Friday, October 11, 2002 at the SPJST Home Office at 520 North Main in Temple, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Late registration will be at the golf course on Saturday morning from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Saturday's evening meal will be held at Mungia's Bar-B-Que in Heidenheimer, Texas beginning at 6 p.m. The golfers meal is included in their entry fee. Additional meals can be purchased for $8 each. After the tournament, we maintain a log of the scores and next years handicap will be based on the scores you shot in this tournament. We will keep these scores for five years and average them together each year to determine your next year's handicap. Players can sign-up individually or as a foursome. However, if signing up as a foursome, at least one member of the foursome must be a SPJST Life Insurance member. Cost of the twoday tournament is $72.50 per golfer. If this is something you might be interested in please send us your name, address and telephone number. or you can contact me or Tammy on our WATs line (800) 727-7578, and we will get an entry form in the mail to you Fraternally, Gladys Yates, State Fraternal Activities Coordinator —SPJST-