ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T
Benevolence
Volume 107 Number 15
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
★ Brotherhood
May 15, 2019
ISSN —07458800
Coming Soon: SPJST’s New Fraternal Line-Up! A
t its April meeting, Supreme Lodge members voted to launch SPJST’s exciting new line-up of three web-based fraternal benefit options. It’s an inviting set of offerings that will extend benefits in three key areas including: • A practical web-based program to control your healthcare costs; • A web-based program for travel insurance for travelers of all ages and occupations; and • A website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices and shopping features as Amazon.com which donates
0.5 percent of the purchase price to the SPJST Foundation. “I’m thrilled and looking forward to delivering these web-based benefits to SPJST members,” says SPJST President Brian Vanicek. “In each case, we will be introducing partnerships with industry leaders that complement SPJST’s longstanding mission and values. These three programs are wonderful in that they possess the potential to provide SPJST members and in some cases — their ex-
April 2019 Top 5 SPJST Sales Agents in Certificates Issued and Annualized Premium
tended relationships — with services that SPJST could not have done alone. “Additionally, the revenue stream generated by these affiliations could go a long way towards supporting the growth and continued success of SPJST’s fraternal program.” The Fraternal Department will be working with the SPJST Communication Department closely in the coming days and weeks to begin introducing and integrating the new web-based fraternal options.
We will begin profiling each of the benefits, starting with Freshbenies in next week’s May 22 Vestnik. Freshbenies offers practical tools to control your healthcare (and more) in one easy membership - allowing you to control your dime, your time, and your peace of mind. Watch your Vestnik and SPJST social media to learn how you can save hundreds to thousands of dollars on your family’s healthcare (and more)! —SPJST—
Lodge 19, Velehrad grand re-dedication this sunday Anton Machacek, right, of Lodge 8, Weimar displays one of the 13 chairs he restored to their original appearance for Lodge 19, Velehrad. The hall will be re-dedicated this Sunday, May 19 at Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center in La Grange. Looking on are State Fraternal Director Frank Horak, left, and SPJST President Brian Vanicek. More on pages 10 and 11.
1st - Certificates Issued 2nd - Certificates Issued 3rd - Certificates Issued 1st - Annualized Premium 2nd - Annualized Premium 3rd - Annualized Premium $500 Award $100 Award $100 Award
Monica Barcenas Lodge 151 Wharton District Six
Anabel Sierra Lodge 230 Midland District Four
Deann Beckendorf Lodge 182 Falls County District Two
( ( ( ( ( Inside This Week’s Věstník ( ( ( ( ( Important Dates ...................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Insurance Sales Update......................3 Supreme Lodge Meeting Minutes ......4 Lodge Secretaries’ List .......................8 District News......................................11
Lodge Section ...................................12 Youth Section ....................................23 In Memoriam ......................................27 Czech Culture ....................................28 Advertisements ............................28-29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
Lodge 92 Fort Worth member celebrates 99th birthday
Lodge 177 Academy gives $5,000 to Academy ISD Page 21
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Lodge 17 New Tabor Youth Club honors graduating seniors Page 23