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Lodge Leaders Invited to January 31 Awards Banquet in Temple
The SPJST Supreme Lodge takes pleasure in inviting all lodge leaders to attend the 2014 SPJST Awards Banquet to be held Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the Frank W. Mayborn Convention Center in Temple. The event begins at 1 p.m. and is expected to conclude by 6:30 p.m. following a catered barbecue dinner. Please note that a noon meal will not be served. The January 31 event will also represent the statewide unveiling of SPJST’s 2015 “Let the Good Times Roll!” Membership Drive that will have a Mardi Gras theme. The 2015 membership program includes incentives for sales agents, members, lodges, and youth clubs working to make a positive difference in the lives of SPJST members. The keynote speaker is incoming District 55 State Representative Molly White. Molly, who represents the Temple, Belton, Killeen, and surrounding areas, serves on several volunteer state leadership committees, including the Liberty Institute, the Texas Eagle Forum, Concerned Women for America, Texas Values, and Texas Right to Life. Ms. White's activities have given her the opportunity to interact and work with numerous leaders across the state and country — legislators, ambassa-
dors, and heads of state. For several years, Ms. White has organized lobbying trips to the United Nations to participate in the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Ms. White has conducted leadership and advocacy training seminars in nine countries. All 2014 lodge officers and 2015 lodge officers and a guest are invited to attend the awards presentation free of charge. The barbecue dinner cost for others is $10 per person. The Insurance Department is taking care of the invitations to winning sales agents. To facilitate attendance, every lodge will have mileage paid for at least one vehicle. Lodges that will be receiving incentive awards will be authorized mileage for up to two vehicles. Lodge presidents and secretaries will receive a letter during the second week of January informing their lodge if they will be receiving mileage for an extra vehicle. Award-winning sales agents will also be receiving notification from the Insurance Department. Registration forms must be completed and returned to the Home Office by January 23. Online registration is available at www.spjst.org. If there are
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1st Place Associate Agent $400 Award
Wendy Pruski, FIC
Lodge 107, Floresville • District Seven
1st Place Career Agent $400 Award • Certificates Issued • • Earned Premium •
Maria Garcia
Lodge 133, San Antonio • District Seven
Associate Agents Certificates Issued • $50 Award
2nd - Shelton Holub, FIC Lodge 40, El Campo (6) 3rd - Ray Esparza Lodge 76, Wichita Falls (4) 4th - Albin Machu, CFFM Lodge 29, Taylor (2) 5th - Larry Strebeck Lodge 139, Danbury (5)
Associate Agents Earned Premium • $50 Award
2nd - Shelton Holub, FIC Lodge 40, El Campo (6) 3rd - Albin Machu, CFFM Lodge 29, Taylor (2) 4th - Ray Esparza Lodge 76, Wichita Falls (4) 5th - Larry Strebeck Lodge 139, Danbury (5)
SPJST Scholarship Application Deadline Approaching Applications and all required information must be submitted to the Home Office Fraternal Department and postmarked no later than January 31, 2015.
To receive a General Scholarship Application and/or Leadership Grant Application, please call the SPJST Home Office Fraternal Department at (800) 727-7578 or download an application at www.spjst.org.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
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