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SPJST begins new year introducing Heritage’09
PJST announced its 2009 membership program last week. Heritage ’09: SPJST— Czech Us Out! is the theme, and the program will include a strong emphasis on families.
“Evaluating current members’ coverage and recruiting family of current members will be one of our focuses in 2009,” Supreme Lodge Vice President Gene McBride says. “Getting back to our roots and recognizing 100 percent SPJST families and generations of SPJST members will be another focus.” The program includes incentives for members, lodges, lodge officers, youth clubs, and sales agents.
SPJST — Czech Us Out!
2009 Membership Program
Applications Issued Goal The statewide goal for SPJST is 3,150 applications issued for the year January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009. This number reflects a five percent increase over the 2008 goal. SPJST must meet the 3,150 applications issued goal before any of the incentives listed are awarded.
Lodge Incentive Goal to Achieve State Goal of 3,150 Issued Applications
Interest Rates ......................................3 Family Fun Dates ................................3 Vestnik Valentines Info .......................3 District News .......................................6 Bowling Tournament Info ...................6 Lodge Section .....................................8
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ment will maintain all membership recruitment records, and progress reports will be posted monthly in the Vestnik. Parts of the 2009 membership program are outlined below and on page four. SPJST Home Office representatives will present complete program details at lodges and youth clubs around the state.
Heritage ’09
Heritage ’09 Lodge incentive awards will be based primarily upon the number of applications issued, says Vice President McBride. The SPJST Insurance Depart-
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Brotherhood
January 7, 2009
Czech Doctor visits Texas SPJST relatives
by Geraldine Tallas Heisch SPJST Lodge 20, Granger las’ barbecue were Frances Tallas, Adam Tallas, Cindy (Tallas) Buzan r. Pavel Slampa is a cancer and Greg Buzan, all members of specialist and is a professor at the Uni- Lodge 29; Geraldine Tallas Heisch versity of Brno in the Czech Repub- and Doris and Johnnie Volcik, all of lic. He lives in Kyjov about 35 miles Lodge 20, Granger; Barbara and Dofrom Brno. A breast cancer sympo- minic Polasek and some friends, Jimmy Heap, III sium in San Anand Blake Heap tonio brought of Lodge 29. him to Texas in After the barDecember. So, becue, we took on the weekend Pavel to a Christof December 13 mas music proand 14, 2008, he gram at the honored us with Granger Brethren a visit. Church in On Saturday Granger where morning, Dehe was amazed to cember 13, hear the Taylor Brady Pasemann Czech Chorus acof Lodge 29, tually singing Taylor and his Lodge 29, Taylor member Jerry Tal- Christmas hymns daughter Cather- las, left, welcomes his Czech Re- in Czech as well ine and son public cousin Dr. Pavel Slampa to as hearing many Matthew drove Texas with a bag of SPJST goodies. of the older gento San Antonio to eration still escort Pavel to Taylor to visit his speaking the Czech language! Pavel Texas cousins. The first stop was at took many, many pictures and a video the home of Jerry W. and Carol Tallas of the music program. who hosted a barbecue in Pavel’s Dr. Slampa spent the night at my honor. Jerry presented Pavel with a house in Granger where he met my goodie package that SPJST Supreme youngest son Roddy Heisch, his wife Lodge President Brian Vanicek from Denise, and their son David from Temple assembled for Dr. Slampa. Houston. The next morning, Roddy Dr. Slampa brought several bottles of took Pavel to the Granger Cemetery slivovice and other items to share with to show him where my husband us, and we in turn had gifts for him. Continued on Page 7. Those attending Jerry and Carol Tal-
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Inside This Week’s Vestnik
In Memoriam ......................................22 Youth Section.....................................24 Camp Tee-Shirt Design Contest.......26 Czech Culture ....................................27 Advertisements..................................29 Activities Calendar ............................30
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Lodge 84 Dallas reunite for baseball team get-together
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Lodge 79 Corpus Christi assists soldiers
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Lodge 1 Fayetteville Youth Club enjoys district outing