ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T
Volume 109 Number 12
Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
★ Brotherhood
June 28, 2021
ISSN —07458 800
SPJST invites members to build their business online SPJST invites business owners and
service providers – large and small – to stand out online and promote their trades and services in the new SPJST Member Services Directory. The directory – first published in 1995 as a special edition of the Vestnik – is scheduled to go live on Labor Day, September 6. Reserve Your Listing Now That means now is the time for business owners to claim their space in the directory. It’s easy to do. Begin by going to the spjst.org website. Once you’ve arrived, look for the big kolache and click on “SPJST Member Services Directory.” That will take you to the “Get Started” form. On the “Get Started” form, you will input your business name, location, and select the categories that apply to your business listing. There is also a place to include your contact information and your business website – if that is applicable. This basic information will enable the SPJST Communication Department with all of the initial information that they will need to set up the directory framework. “Once the framework is up and before the directory goes online, I will send an email and link to our SPJST business and service providers — to manage their listings,” explains SPJST Vestnik Editor/Director of Communication Melanie Zavodny.
Proud SPJST Members! SPJST President Brian Vanicek, left, presents the first “Proud SPJST Member” plaque to Judy and Edwin Pechal of Lodge 47, Seaton. They are the owners of Ratibor Country Grill at 11226 FM 2086, Temple, Texas.
“It’s at that point that business owners and service providers will be able to provide detailed information about the products and services as well as a photograph that helps to communicate their business.” The old printed directory featured a wide range of more than 700 business and service listings – everything from accountants, attorneys, and artists to wedding cake designers, well drillers, and woodworkers.
; / ; / ; / ; / ; Readers Write ......................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Convention Info ...................................4 District News........................................6 “It’s Your Life”......................................7
“We expect the online directory to be much larger,” says SPJST President Brian Vanicek. “It isn’t necessary that
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Lodge Section....................................10 In Memoriam ......................................20 Youth Section ....................................21 Czech Culture ...................................24 Advertisements .................................29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
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you’re the business owner. The directory will include members who work for larger companies, too. The rule of thumb is any member who is in a position to provide a business or service qualifies.” “And the listing doesn’t have to reflect your primary occupation,” Vanicek adds. “We know that there are many SPJST members who have sideline businesses or services that they offer in their spare time. Hunting leases, fence building, beauty products. and so on . . . ” In addition to the member business listings, the directory will also include local lodge contacts, including sales agents and information about the life insurance and annuity benefits available to SPJST members and prospective members. There will also be sections which introduce various aspects of the SPJST experience – including the SPJST Youth Program, Scholarship Program, and Camp Kubena. The online format will allow for regular revisions and updates as well as the
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Lodge 219 El Paso Sales Agents welcome Vice President Doherty
