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S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity
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Brotherhood
August 11, 2010
SPJST Teams with Raymond James to offer Financial Planning Workshops
And, the Winner Is . . .
These beautiful trophies are waiting to be won at this weekend’s SPJST End of Summer Corpus Christi Getaway set for Friday, August 13 to Sunday, August 15 at Emerald Beach Holiday Inn. Contests include kolache eating, Czech spelling bee, sand sculpture, dominoes, and Bunco. For more details and a schedule of the weekend’s activities, see the back page of this week’s Vestnik or visit www.spjst.org.
Sales Agents: New Rate Books, Contracts Coming in August
State Field Representatives will distribute new rate books and new contracts for all sales agents this month. The new rate books have been updated to a new CSO table. “Plus, we have a new plan of insurance to share with our agents,” Supreme Lodge Vice President Gene McBride says. Field representatives will be sending letters to all agents and placing notices in the Vestnik announcing the meeting dates and times for each respective district. “All sales agents are asked to please try to attend one of the meetings to pick up new rate books and sign the new contracts,” Vice President McBride adds.
“If for any reason you cannot attend, please call your field representative and let him/her know. And, as always, I wish all of you good selling!” —SPJST—
Interest Rates.......................................2 Important Dates ...................................3 Vestnik Grand Salute Form ................4 Readers Write ......................................4 Lodge Section......................................4 Reunions ..............................................9
It doesn’t matter how young or how Lee, III, CPA. Mr. Lee has more 35 old you are, everyone stands to bene- years of financial and investment exfit when they are able to achieve a bet- perience in the financial services inter understanding of financial dustry, including 20 years as a bank planning. Financial planning is the Chief Financial and Investment Offiprocess of meeting your life goals cer and seven years as a Wealth Advithrough the wise management of your sor with Raymond James Financial Services, an internationally recfinances. With reference to “life ognized leader in the investgoals,” we encompass ment industry. Mr. Lee is everything from buying a also an SPJST member car or home to saving for and president of Lodge your children’s educa246, Morgan’s Point. tion or planning for The SPJST Supreme your golden years. Lodge made the deIt’s a process that cision to partner consists of working with Mr. Lee at its from where you are July meeting. “Havnow and identifying ing access to knowlwhat you have to do edgeable financial in order to reach information can your goals. make a positive difIn an effort to help ference in the lives of you facilitate your fiour members,” says nancial planning objecSPJST President Brian tives, SPJST members, Vanicek. “The American their families and friends financial system is emerging will be able to participate in a series of informative James Lee, III, CPA, of SPJST from some incrediworkshops to be pre- Lodge 246, Morgan’s Point as- bly trying times. It’s sented throughout the sists at Czech Feszt in 2009. been a challenge for everyone — from state in the coming months. Educational programs will banks and businesses to individuals address topics ranging from Estate and families affected by the downPlanning and Financing College to Fi- turn.” “Providing these educational worknancial Planning Basics, Social Security and Retirement Income Planning. shops is one thing that SPJST can do Articles will also be appearing in the to help its members and prospective Vestnik under the heading of “SPJST members plan for future. We want to Financial University.” The educa- communicate information that will tional series is being presented help individuals and families through the Raymond James Financial strengthen their financial stature as Services Professional Partners ProContinued on Page 3. gram and will be conducted by James
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Youth Section ....................................12 In Memoriam ......................................18 Death Claims .....................................19 Czech Culture ....................................20 Advertisements .................................21 Lodge Calendar .................................22
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Lodge 38 Kovar members visit Czech Republic
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Lodge 91 Crosby members visit Czech Republic
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Lodge 17 New Tabor youth with Hank the Hornet