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Youth Point Values
How to Earn Merit Points
Participation in the activities listed below will enable youth club members to earn merit points.
1.SPJST Youth Club
Meetings and Activities
Attending youth club meetings, district meetings and activities, and District/State YAD.
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•Regular youth club meetings. Maximum of 12 per youth year. •District meetings. Maximum of 2 per youth year. •District youth activities. Maximum of 4 per youth year. •Attend/participate in District YAD. Maximum of 1 per youth year. • Attend/participate in State YAD. Maximum of 1 per youth year.
2.District and State
Youth Achievement Day (YAD)
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District YAD •Craft entries. Maximum of 5 entries. •Individual talent. Maximum of 1 entry. •Group talent. Maximum of 1 entry. •Royalty. Maximum of 1 entry. • Beseda. Maximum of 1 entry.
3.District Camp and
Leader-In-Training (LIT)
Workshop/Teen Camp
Participating in camp or Leader-In-Training (LIT) workshop. Youth must attend all scheduled days to receive credit. Activity absence must be excused by the DYC for district camp and by the State Fraternal Director for the LIT workshop. Then, points are awarded accordingly.
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•Camp. Maximum of 1 per youth year. •Leader-In-Training Workshop. Maximum of 1 per youth year. 4.Youth Club-Sponsored
Community Service Projects
Participating in youth club-sponsored community service projects. Youth earn points for a maximum of 1 community service project each quarter.
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Maximum of 4 per youth year.
Community Service Project Examples aVisiting rest homes and singing or reading to residents. aMaking tray favors for rest homes. aDoing yard work for the elderly. aCollecting toys, clothing, canned goods, etc. for an organization and then delivering the items to the organizations as a group. aPreparing food baskets for less fortunate families. aCleaning the community park. aA youth may only receive points once per year for each ongoing collection (ex. aluminum cans, newspaper/magazine recycling, etc.) or ongoing project (watering trees at the lodge hall, etc.) Community Service Project Guidelines • As many youth as possible should be involved in the project. (Youth leader and youth members will decide on community projects.) •Projects should serve a definite community purpose and require some advance planning. •The youth must be involved in the total project.
Donating money out of the youth club treasury to a cause is not sufficient. Youth must be involved in earning the money that is donated.
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Maximum of 2 per youth year. Participating in a youth club- or lodge-sponsored Join Hands Day or National Make a Difference Day activity. Join Hands Day is held the first Saturday in May. National Make a Difference Day is held the fourth Saturday in October. For more information, please refer to http://www.usaweekend.com/diffday/.
6. Veštník Projects
Veštník Projects are published at the beginning of each month in the Veštník and are also available from lodge youth leaders. Completion of project with at least 70 percent accuracy and submitted by due date is required to earn point(s).
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Maximum of 12 per youth year.
7. SPJST Contests and SPJST 100 Pennies Scholarship Fund Drive dd 2 Points Each dd
• Minimum $2 Donation to SPJST 100 Pennies Scholarship Fund Drive. Maximum of 1 per youth year.
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•Flag Day Contest. Maximum of 1 entry. •Youth Club Theme Design Contest. Maximum of 1 entry. •Christmas Ornament Contest. Maximum of 1 entry. •Decorated Rock Contest. Maximum of 1 entry.
8. Veštník Submissions
All youth are encouraged to write letters and/or submit photos, original artwork, and/or original articles, reviews, or verses to SPJST’s bi-monthly newspaper, Veštník.
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Maximum of 3 per quarter.
9. Promoting Czech Heritage
Any display of Czech heritage in a public arena. Examples include but are not limited to beseda, Czech dancing, or performing or entering any con- test with any entry that promotes Czech heritage.
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Maximum of 4 per youth year.
Quarterly merit point report forms and other SPJST Youth Program materials are available from local lodge youth leaders or the State Fraternal Director. For any questions or information about the SPJST Youth Program, please contact State Fraternal Director Frank Horak at: 254-773-1575, ext. 177 • Fax: 254-774-7447 Email: frankh@spjst.com
