Volume 96 Number 36
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity ISSN —07458800
Czech Queen, Czech Cuisine
Brotherhood
September 10, 2008
Lodge 8, Weimar member Sadie Veselka shares birthday
help other kids in our community,” the invitation read. ents for the celebrant. But for Sadie Sadie knew that she was getting Lynn Veselka of Lodge 8, Weimar, food presents from her friends to birthdays are about caring and sharing. share with “kids” who need help. A Sadie celebrated her fourth birth- card was also included with the inviday on August 2, 2008. Instead of re- tation letter asking the children ceiving traditional presents for her donors to add their name and color birththe card d a y , which Sadie would received be inm a n y, cluded many with the canned food that a n d is given boxed to each f o o d family. items. A “It birthday was so party inwondervitation ful to see Sadie is picured with her birthday presents! was sent all of the to Sadie’s friends and family by her little folks coming with bags of parents. The invite asked the party food,” Sadie’s grandmother Henriattendees to take the money they etta Veselka said. “All the little ones would normally spend on a present and parents were treated to a fajita and buy non-perishable food items. supper and birthday cake, and I think “Sadie will be able to hand out the the adults had as much fun as the litfood on the Tuesday after her party tle ones!” to the families that have been seIn 2007, a shoe drive for needy lected. This way Sadie can share her children was held for Sadie’s birthday. presents,” the invitation read. Sadie is the daughter of Dennis The items were donated to the Sonshine Food Bank in Oviedo, and Dawn Veselka of Oviedo, Florida, which is in the city where Florida. She is the granddaughter of Sadie lives. “Since summer is typi- Eugene and Henrietta Veselka. cally a very difficult time for fami- Sadie, her father Dennis, and her lies that rely on the free breakfast and grandparents are all members of lunch that are served in school, we Lodge 8, Weimar. —SPJST— thought it would be a good way to
Birthdays are usually about pres-
Lodge 79, Corpus Christi President Mark Rebecek, far left; Lodge 79 Secretary Virginia Rebecek and their grandchildren Kyle and Sarah Rinaldi, both of Lodge 79, welcome 2008 Miss Texas Czech-Slovak Ashley Sulak of Lodge 6, Cottonwood and escort Mark Hermes to the SPJST End-of-Summer Getaway in Corpus Christi on August 15 to 17. More pictures on pages 13 to 15.
LEFT PHOTO: Lodge 6, Cottonwood member Lydia Dobecka serves a traditional Czech sausage/sauerkraut/potato boat from the lodge’s booth at Westfest on August 30. More pictures on page 6. RIGHT PHOTO: Lodge 9, Snook Youth Club members Braxton Faust, left, and Colton Orsak make noodles for the youth club’s annual country store fund-raiser held August 24. More than 40 dozen kolaches and 40 bags of noodles were made and sold. More pictures on page 20.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Interest Rates ......................................3 Family Fun Dates ................................3 Sales Agent Class Schedule ..............3 District News .......................................5 Lodge Section ....................................6 Youth...................................................16
Vestnik Project ..................................17 Reunions ............................................23 In Memoriam ......................................23 Czech Culture ....................................25 Advertisements ............................28-29 Activities Calendar.......................30-31
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Lodge 130 Dallas Beseda Dancers perform in West
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State Royalty participates in Westfest
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District Six Duchess shares State YAD experience