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Volume 98 Number 19
5/7/10
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S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity
ISSN —07458800
Brotherhood
May 12, 2010
NFCA Fraternalist, family share spring break helping with recovery
Mission New Orleans
our family, but it was worth it. We caught up with the group on Sunday afternoon and did a city tour. It was great to see how much progress had been made in a year. Last year, in the Lower 9th Ward area, I was When the announcement awestruck by the six block by about the Spring Break Mission eight block area that was totally Trip to New Orleans appeared void of homes. There were the in the church bulletin, my chiloccasional concrete steps and dren immediately asked, “Are remnants of sidewalks. This we going?” The previous year, the area had shrunk to four year’s trip had certainly made blocks by six blocks, and the an impression on them. new homes sparkled in the sunSammy had a soccer game on light; families enjoyed the beauSaturday, so we couldn’t leave with the rest of the group early Lodge 202, Jourdanton Youth Club members tiful weather gathering in their that morning and Lane had a Sammy and Amanda Hoggard scrape the front yards. There was even a small soccer game on Monday, so his porch of a New Orleans home during spring neighborhood park for toddlers and young children donated by grandparents, Lloyd and Bettie break. Kellogg’s. It was so wonderful House, stepped in to get him to his New Orleans at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. It took a little extra effort this year for game and then put him on a plane to Continued on Page 22. By Sandra Hoggard 2009 National Fraternalist of the Year/2008 SPJST State Fraternalist of the Year Lodge 202, Jourdanton
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MAY 2, 2009
Baltazar Nunez, FIC
Lodge 219, El Paso • District Four Insurance Issued
Bill Orsak, CFFM Lodge 9, Snook • District One Earned Premium
Job Posting..........................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Spirit 2010 Updates .............................5 Lodge Section....................................10 Reunions ............................................17
State Top Producer Career Agent
State Top Producer Associate Agent
State Top Producer Associate Agent
Spirit 2010 April State Top Producers
Honeybee Huddle
Denis Muforsi
Lodge 264, Plano • District Three Insurance Issued • Earned Premium
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Memoriams ........................................18 Death Claims......................................18 Youth Section ....................................19 Czech Culture ....................................26 Advertisements .................................29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
Lodges, youth enjoy Join Hands Day
Pages 10, 11,14, 16
Lodge 17, New Tabor youth Macy Narro, center, is pictured with her two favorite Caldwell Honeybee dancers Meghan Blum, left, and Grace Dusek, both of Lodge 17, at the spring show held April 30 and May 1. Grace is 2009 SPJST State Queen, and Meghan is 2009 Miss Czech Feszt. See Macy’s letter on page 21.
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Lodge 25 Ennis teen readies for rodeos
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Lodge 229 Abilene Youth Club makes baskets for charity