S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
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ISSN —07458800
February 26, 2014
Step Up to the Plate January Top Agents
Lodge 17 New Tabor youth wins 2014 Camp Tee-Shirt Design
1st Place Associate
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$200 Award Each Category
The Grand Prize winner of the 2014 SPJST Summer Camp Tee-Shirt Design Contest is Weston Beasley of Lodge 17, New Tabor. Congratulations, Weston! See page 19 for all of the age category winners and a listing of participants.
Boy Scouts Benchmark at ENC
Boy Scout Troop 1251 from El Campo, Texas, under the leadership of Scoutmaster Tommy Drapela of SPJST Lodge 30, Taiton, ventured to SPJST Education and Nature Center (ENC) at Cooper Farm for a weekend of Boy Scouts from Troop 1251 in El Campo paint and seal doing good and benches to be used in the ENC’s “Benchmark” promaking a differ- gram. For a $250 donation, names will be added to a ence along with bench that will be placed at Cooper Farm. a little playtime completed, they enjoyed an afternoon on February 14 to 16. session on the high ropes course. The group assisted with the ENC’s “A big thanks to Boy Scouts Troop Benchmark program by painting and Continued on Page 3. sealing benches. After their work was
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Important Dates ...................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Supreme Lodge Meeting Minutes ......4 Step Up to the Plate Updates............11 From Around the Districts................12 Lodge Section....................................12
★ Brotherhood
Cynthia Kristinek
Lodge 157, Lubbock • District Four
WANTED MEMBER REFERRALS
When it comes to getting new SPJST members, there’s no substitute for member referrals. When an SPJST member refers a friend or family member for membership in SPJST, he or she is helping to build a stronger and more active lodge. It also qualifies you to participate in the monthly referral card drawing contest.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
In Memoriam ......................................18 Youth Section.....................................19 Czech Culture ....................................20 Czech Cultural Calendar...................20 Advertisements.............................20-21 Lodge Calendar .................................22
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Career Agents
Associate Agents Certificates Issued $50 Award
2nd - Justin Smith Lodge 139, Danbury (5) 3rd - David Coufal Lodge 47, Seaton (2) 4th - Albin Machu, CFFM Lodge 29, Taylor (2) 5th - Elizabeth McKula Lodge 219, El Paso (4) 6th - Mildred Holeman Lodge 88, Houston (5) 7th - Danny Dvorak Lodge 25, Ennis (3)
MONTHLY CONTESTS! All referral cards received during a given month will go into a drawing for three $25 Wal-Mart gift cards. The individual making the referral also benefits SPJST by helping to build a stronger and more active local lodge.
Lodge 6 Cottonwood members celebrate birthdays
QUALIFY FOR THE DRAWING AT THE 2015 BANQUET! All referral cards received during the year will go into a drawing for five $100 Wal-Mart gift cards to be awarded at the 2015 SPJST Awards Banquet.
Please help us to ensure that the leads that you pass on are quality leads. We would not want any sales agent to devote precious time to calling on unqualified leads. A good referral is someone who an SPJST member has spoken with about membership and/or life insurance in SPJST and who has expressed an interest in joining. In visiting with your prospective lead, make sure that he or she knows that an SPJST Sales Agent will call. Referral cards are available from SPJST Home Office and online at www.spjst.org.
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Associate Agents Earned Premium $50 Award
2nd - David Coufal Lodge 47, Seaton (2) 3rd - Albin Machu, CFFM Lodge 29, Taylor (2) 4th - Elizabeth McKula Lodge 219, El Paso (4) 5th - Justin Smith Lodge 139, Danbury (5) 6th - Mildred Holeman Lodge 88, Houston (5) 7th - Danny Dvorak Lodge 25, Ennis (3)
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Refer your friends and family for membership in SPJST! See back page for details.
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Lodge 30 Taiton honors Every Day Heroes
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Lodge 179 Warrenton members enjoy February meeting