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VOLUME 92 NUMBER 5

February 4, 2004

ISSN-07458800

Neighborhood volunteer day promotes partnerships between young people and adults

From Bila Hora to Zabcikville: What's in a name. A lot of history! The first Czech immigrant who established a permanent residency in America was Augustine Herman of Prague who settled on the Eastern Seabord. A brief profile on Herman appears in this week's Youth Letters Section. Among other early settlements were the early communities established by Moravian Brethren — first in Georgia, and then in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other states, including Texas. (Continued on page 12.)

Connecting young people and adults in neighborhood volunteering is the unique focus of Join Hands Day, a national day of service which takes place on Saturday, May 1. We are encouraging SPJST lodges to participate in Join Hands Day. Sponsored by America's Fraternal Benefit Societies in partnership with the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network, Join Hands Day encourages people to form partnerships across generations to build greater mutual understanding, respect and trust. Join Hands Day is an opportunity for young people and adults to work side by side as they tackle projects and make life better in communities across Texas. Many young people have little interaction with adults except their teachers and family members. And many adults know few young people outside their own circle of family and friends. Join Hands Day is one way to break down the barriers between the generations. To create these partnerships, an important goal of Join Hands Day is for adult groups to invite youth organ(Continued on page 3.)

Getting Off to a Good Start SPJST State Field Representatives (SFR) met at the SPJST Home Office in Temple on Friday, January 30, to give progress reports on the SPJST's 2004 Join Hands Membership Drive. Through Friday, nearly 300 applications had been turned in for the month of January. Pictured, from left, are District Five SFR Lynn Johnsen, District Six SFR Karen Kaspar, District One SFR Bill Orsak, Supreme Lodge Vice President Gene. McBride, State Training Coordinator Jim Wiest, District Three SFR Jerry Kucera, District Four SFR Billy Rollwitz, District Seven SFR Hector Garcia and District Two SFR Zachary Kramer.

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Deadline for SPJST By-Law Recommendations April 14, 2004 Convention time is drawing near! Please take note of the following dates. All recommendations of motions for changing ByLaws must be signed and in the hands of the By-Law Committee Secretary prior to April 14, 2004, in order to be considered. The secretary will forward all signed recommended changes to th By-Laws to the Vestnik for publication. Recommendations will be accepted from individual members as well as rom lodges. If you can tie the recommendation to a published By-Law number, please do so. Also, please remember to sign all recommendations. April 14, 2004