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Volume 104 Number 41
S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity ISSN —07458800
Fall Family, Fun, Fraternalism
Lodge 30, Taiton Youth Club member Luc Marcaurele admires the authentic Czech costume worn by Hattie Drozd at the Dožínky festival hosted by Wharton County Czech Heritage Society and held at Taiton Community Center on October 9. Lodge 30 adult and youth members participated in the event.
Lodge 30, Taiton Secretary Wanda Dorotik takes a break from her kitchen duties to share a moment with granddaughter Lane Dorotik during the Grandparents Day breakfast that the lodge hosted following St. John Nepomucene Mass on Sunday, September 11, 2016. More photos on page 8.
★ Brotherhood
October 19, 2016
An Invitation to Join the Foundation Legacy
Dear SPJST Fraternal Members, Please consider this to be your invitation to join the SPJST Foundation Legacy Team. The SPJST Foundation was organized and established in 2012 to operate as a tax-exempt non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The primary purpose of the SPJST Foundation is to assist projects which seek to keep alive the cherished Czech traditions, customs, heritage and language of the SPJST’s forefathers. The SPJST Foundation encourages and supports strong family values, cherished Czech traditions, pride in our community and good stewardship. The SPJST Foundation is seeking Capital Fund contributions to support worthy initiatives, like the Czech Heritage Museum in Temple and the SPJST Education and Nature Center in Fayette County. A charitable legacy gift to the SPJST Foundation will offer a meaningful way to honor your lodge,
an outstanding fraternalist, or a loved one in your life. Sponsorship levels start at $100 and can be made as cash, personal property, real estate, life insurance or as a bequest to your will or trust. A pledge card and an envelope are available for your consideration. Moving forward, the SPJST Foundation will publish SPJST Foundation donors each year in the Vestnik, and invite those individual donors and lodge representatives to the annual SPJST Foundation Donor Recognition Banquet. The first banquet is scheduled for Saturday, July 8, 2017, at the SPJST Home Office in Temple. If you have any questions, please give us a call. Fraternally, Brian Vanicek SPJST Foundation President James L. Lee, III, CPA SPJST Foundation Director of Development
Fall Patriotism
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Interest Rates ......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 SPJST Memorial Fund ........................4 100 Pennies Scholarship Drive ..........4 From the Districts ...............................5
SPJST Lodges 13, Dime Box and 141, Sealy participate in fall parade. LEFT PHOTO: Riding in the Black Bridge Festival Parade in Dime Box on October 1 are, left to right, Travis and Emily Ordogne and Brodie Ford. RIGHT: Patrick Martinez, left, rides in the Austin County Fair Parade in Bellville on October 13 with his grandfather Rick Martinez, president of Lodge 141, Sealy.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Lodge Section......................................7 In Memoriam ......................................12 Youth Section ....................................12 Czech Culture ....................................14 Advertisements .................................17 Lodge Calendar .................................18
SPJST Foundation auction held in Belton Page 3
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Lodge 88 Houston members enjoy Czech Day
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SPJST State Royalty participates in Kolache Festival