ˇ ´ VESTNIK SPJST HERALD
Benevolence ★ Humanity ★ Brotherhood
Volume 110 Number 1
January 10, 2022
ISSN —07458800
SPJST Foundation grant will help restore Czech town’s cultural life In response to last summer’s multiple-vortex tornado in the Czech Republic, the SPJST Foundation has awarded $40,000 to the town of Hrušky, one of the areas hardest hit by the storm. Hrušky Mayor Jana Filipovicova indicated that the funds would be used to help restore cultural life in the community by making repairs to the city facilities and play areas where public events such as the traditional Bartholomew Feast, Christmas, and other social gatherings take place. The presentation was made via a trans-Atlantic Zoom connection on January 6. On the evening of June 24, 2021, a rare violent and deadly multiple-vortex tornado struck several villages in the Hodonín and Břeclav districts of the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, killing six people and injuring at least
200 others. The tornado struck seven municipalities, with the worst damage in the villages of Hrušky, Moravská Nová Ves, Mikulčice, and Lužice. In response, the Czech Moravian Benevolence Fund was organized by The SPJST Foundation to provide rebuilding and humanitarian assistance in the areas hardest hit. “We set a goal of raising $25,000,” says SPJST Foundation President Brian Vanicek. “Thanks to the generosity of many individuals, businesses, Texas Czech heritage and fraternal societies, that goal was thoroughly eclipsed.” A complete list of donors appears on page 4 and on the spjst.org website as well as on the Czech Moravian Benevolence Fund Facebook page. Continued on Page 4.
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FEBRUARY 1 The SPJST Foundation extends its thanks to each individual, business, Czech heritage organization, and fraternal society that generously supported the Czech Moravian Benevolence Fund. “We set a goal of raising $25,000,” says SPJST Foundation President Brian Vanicek. “Thanks to the generosity of the many donors, that goal was thoroughly eclipsed.” Vanicek, right, is pictured accepting a $5,000 donation from Ray Rabroker and Slovacek’s of West.
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; / ; / ; / ; / ; Inside This Week’s Vestnik ; / ; / ; / ; / ; Readers Write ......................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Job Posting..........................................5 Insurance Department Updates .........5 Fraternal Focus Webcast....................5
Lodge Section......................................7 Youth Section ....................................19 In Memoriam ......................................21 Czech Culture ....................................24 Advertisements .................................25 Lodge Calendar .................................26
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