Volume 105 Number 35
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity ISSN —07458800
Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund established by SPJST Foundation
The devastation experienced by Texans living along the Texas Gulf Coast and many points inland reminds us of the fragile existence that we share with our environment. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, SPJST members and others have been contacting the SPJST Home Office in Temple wanting to give financial assistance — under the auspices of SPJST. The Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund has been organized and will be managed by t h e SPJST Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, located within the confines of the SPJST Home Office at 520 North Main Street in Temple, Texas. Relief efforts are currently underway and are expected to continue for months if not years. A Hurricane Harvey Relief Committee will be established to identify projects needing attention and submitting requests to the SPJST Foundation for the disbursement of funds contributed to the Hurricane Har-
vey Relief Fund. As Texans work to rebuild their lives post Hurricane Harvey, it is important that SPJST — through the SPJST Foundation — do all it can to help them get back on their feet. The Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund is being organized in a fashion similar to that of the West Benevolence Fund which sought to address a multitude of needs and projects promulgated as a result of the massive April 18, 2013, fertilizer explosion which rocked the Central Texas City of West. Checks may be issued to the “SPJST Foundation” and designated in the memo portion of the check to be directed to the “Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.” Donations to the relief fund are tax-deductible. Checks can be mailed to PO Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503. —SPJST— Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast on Friday, August 25, and its devastating effects touched many members, including Lodge 162, Iowa Colony Secretary Geri Frank whose two-story home, left, was flooded. We extend our thoughts and prayers to all members affected by this catastrophic event.
N N N N N N N N
Important Dates ...................................3 Interest Rates ......................................3 Job Posting..........................................3 Financial Statement ............................4 Scholarship Information .....................6 Lodge Section......................................6
★ Brotherhood
The Journey to Eagle Scout Rank
By Brandon Girod of SPJST Lodge 29, Taylor Youth Club I had been trying to think of a meanMy scouting adventure began in second grade with Cub Scouts and crossed ingful service project. I wanted to be over to Boy Scouts in sixth grade. I proud of my project, and I wanted it to make an serve as impact v i c e on othpresident ers. My at SPJST mom is Lodge a n 29, TaySPJST lor Youth youth Club. I l e a d e r, am a and she sophom e n more at tioned to Elgin me after H i g h the state School youth and a leaders’ L i f e Scout in Lodge 29, Taylor youth member Brandon Girod is pic- r e t r e a t T r o o p tured with a model of his Eagle Scout project. RIGHT: that the 182 of Brandon, right, and fellow Boy Scout Michael Cantrell S P J S T EducaE l g i n . work on a bench for the campfire at SPJST ENC. tion and My long journey of scouting is at the point where Nature Center (ENC) is in need of projI am working toward earning the highest ects/supplies to make our camp a better and most honored rank in Scouting, that Continued on Page 19. of Eagle Scout.
The completed campfire area at SPJST Education and Nature Center. A big thanks to Brandon Girod for his generosity in selecting the ENC for his Eagle Scout project.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Youth Section.....................................21 Vestnik Project ..................................23 In Memoriam ......................................24 Czech Culture ....................................26 Advertisements ............................28-29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
September 6, 2017
Page 8
Lodges 9, Snook; 17, New Tabor youth to dance at Kolache fest
N N N N N N N N
Pages 14-17
Scenes from Corpus Christi Getaway
Fallen Heroes Memorial update
Page 18