Volume 94 Number 36
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September 13, 2006
ISSN —07458800
Congratulations, SPJST! Six in a Row! Sales Agents, Lodges, Members Achieve Action ‘06
Supreme Lodge Vice President Gene McBride presents a star award to Customer Service Representative Susan Shofner during the monthly Home Office staff meeting on August 31. Sister Shofner was responsible for the goalmaking 2,625th application in the Action ’06 membership campaign. Following the presentation, Vice President McBride (wearing a hard hat to signify the Home Office expansion construction) announced that Action ’06 has been achieved. “Congratulations, sales agents, lodges, and members — thanks to everyone who helped make this year’s goal,” Vice President McBride said. “We appreciate your efforts and dedication to another successful year — six in a row!” Lodges and youth clubs now have until December 31 to achieve their personal goals to receive all of the Action ’06 incentives. “We’re not stopping here,” Vice President McBride says. “We will continue to write applications and strive to exceed last year’s 3,577 applications written.”
SPJST Membership Campaigns Mission 2100 Vision 2002 Outreach 2003 Join Hands 2004 Challenge 2005
Action ‘06
Life Insurance — It’s Something to Think About No one likes to think about dying. But if your loved ones will suffer financially when you die, it’s a subject you have to address. You need to consider how your family would fare financially if, suddenly, you weren’t there to provide for them. Where would the money come from to pay for your funeral, the month-
ly bills, the mortgage, the kids’ education costs? These are the questions the life insurance industry wants all Americans
to ask themselves during September, which is Life Insurance Awareness Month. If you have any doubts as to how your family would manage without you, it’s time for a life insurance check-up. Talk to an SPJST Sales Agent. Our sales See Life Insurance on page 5.
Timber-r-r!
Construction on the SPJST Home Office has officially begun. More pictures of the progress on page 6.
~ Inside ~ Sales Agents’ CE Class photos Page 11-14 Lodge 40 youth catches 40-pound fish Page 15 Lodge 202 member honored Page 18 Lodge 267 organizes Page 21
SPJST Well-Represented at Westfest Parade
LEFT PHOTO: 2006-2007 District Two and First RunnerUp State King Kyle Vanecek and State Queen Raychel Clark ride in a red Corvette in the Westfest parade, held September 2 in West. CENTER PHOTO: Riding the SPJST
Float in the parade are members of Lodge 183, Arlington. RIGHT PHOTO: 2006-2007 State Duke Zachary McManus and State Duchess Madeline Clark await the parade in a black Corvette. More pictures on pages 16 and 17.
Interest Rates .....................3 Family Fun Dates ...............3 District Activities................3 Readers Write.....................5 Memorial Sch. Fund...........5 SL Minutes..........................7 Lodge Letters ...................10 In Memoriam.....................22 Reunions...........................22 Youth .................................24 Czech Culture...................27 Activities Calendar...........30