Volume 96 Number 24
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
NFCA Honors “Fraternalist-in-Action” for Volunteerism
H E R A L D
Humanity
ISSN —07458800
SPJST Member Ronald Pflughaupt named national Fraternal MVP
The National Fraternal Congress of Youth Club, he has completely renoAmerica (NFCA) is proud to recog- vated the only baseball field in the nize Ronald Pflughaupt, a member of community. With his guidance, the SPJST Lodge 1, Fayetteville, as a youth club has held fund-raisers to Fraternal MVP (Most Valuable pay for these improvements. Participant) for the week of June 2, Pflughaupt involves the youth club 2008. Fraternal MVPs are in all activities in the community at “Fraternalists-in-Action” who volun- lodge events—cleaning up a section teer their time and of highway, assisting energy to strengthen at the concession their communities stand at junior high through participaevents, collecting tion in local lodge supplies for soldiers, activities and other working on JOIN charitable endeavHANDS DAY and ors. Make A Difference “The NFCA Day projects, and wishes to salute donating to local those individuals as c h a r i t i e s . true fraternalists,” Pflughaupt has coorsaid NFCA Chair of dinated field trips to the Board Katharine Astros baseball E. Rounthwaite. games in Houston. “As a Fraternal In his role as the MVP, Ronald mayor of FayettePflughaupt embodville, he solicits Ronnie Pflughaupt ies the heart of frafunds and grants to ternalism through make improvements his hard work, dedication and gen- in the community to avoid expense to erosity.” the taxpayers. He has managed to Pflughaupt has been a member of convert the old fire station into a visiSPJST for only five years, but during tor information center, acquired free these years, he has accomplished Christmas decorations for the city many tasks for the organization and and, through the Chamber of the community of Fayetteville. He Commerce, was able to have spends a portion of his daily life pro- Fayetteville recognized as a National moting and working to keep the Historical District. Pflughaupt has Czech heritage alive in his communi- rolled up his sleeves and assisted with ty. He has placed Czech greeting many improvement projects by opersigns in the lodge hall. He organized ating heavy equipment. a youth club in his local lodge, which Pflughaupt is a great mentor to all he leads and teaches the younger gen- ages and is a strong believer in eration about responsibility and the progress. After graduation, he elected Czech heritage. With the assistance of adults in the community and the Continued on Page 3.
Brotherhood
June 11, 2008
30th SPJST Convention June 8 to 11, 2008 Killeen, Texas
Members encouraged to observe Flag Day
This year marks the 59th anniversary of the Act of Congress proclaiming June 14 as National Flag Day. Citizens across this country will pause to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag on this day, including members of SPJST, who are among the 10 million Americans affiliated with the National Fraternal Congress of America. National Flag Day honors the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as our national flag by the Continental Congress, 231 years ago. A national Flag Day was the dream of Bernard J. Cigrand, a 19-year-old school teacher at Fredonia, Wisconsin. In 1885, in a windswept school atop a glacierformed hill overlooking rolling farmland, Cigrand celebrated the first Flag Day by placing a small flag in a bottle on his desk. Cigrand taught his students about the history of the flag and recited a ceremonial pledge. His
efforts over the next 31 years led to a national observance honoring the flag. You may ask, “Why should I observe this day?” Quite simply, our flag is more than a patchwork of cloth. It is the silent sentinel of our freedom. It is a constant reminder of the courage required to maintain our freedom, the liberty we enjoy in being self-governed, and the loyalty and trust which unites us despite our individual differences. On this National Flag Day, we encourage you to talk to your children, grandchildren or friends about what the flag means to you. Because others have given their fortunes and their very lives to secure our freedom, we have the freedom not to participate in this national observance. However, it is good that we pause to honor our nation’s flag, for this act helps remind each of us that we are most blessed to be one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. And that, fellow citizens, is something worth celebrating. —SPJST—
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Interest Rates ......................................3 Family Fun Dates ................................3 End-of-Summer Getaway Info............4 Lodge Section .....................................6 Reunions ............................................22 In Memoriam ......................................23
Youth...................................................25 Vestnik Project...................................26 Czech Culture ....................................29 Czech Calendar .................................29 Advertisements .................................29 Activities Calendar............................30
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