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Volume 102 Number 2
S P J S T Benevolence
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Lodge Leaders Invited to January 25 Awards Banquet in Temple
SPJST Supreme Lodge takes pleas- ton McLane, Jr., the founder and chairure in inviting all lodge leaders to at- man of the board of McLane Advanced tend the 2013 Awards Banquet on Technologies. Mr. McLane, past owner of the Saturday, January Houston Astros, is 25, 2014, at the a graduate of BayFrank W. Maylor University, born Convention where he holds Center in Temple. lifetime Regent The event begins Emeritus status. at 1 p.m. and is exAll 2013 pected to conclude lodge officers and by 6:30 p.m. fol2014 lodge offilowing a catered cers are encourbarbecue dinner. aged to attend the Please note that a awards presentanoon meal will not tion. Lodge offibe served. Up To The Plate p cers and a guest e ! St The January 25 2014 Membership Program are invited free of event will also charge. The cost represent the of the barbecue statewide unveildinner for others ing of SPJST’s in the lodge who are interested in at2014 “Step Up to the Plate!” Membertending is $10 per person. The Insurship Drive. The 2014 membership proance Department is taking care of the gram is loaded with incentives for sales invitations to winning sales agents. agents, members, and lodges working To facilitate attendance, every lodge to make a positive difference in the will have mileage paid for at least one lives of SPJST members. Keynote presenter for the event will be Temple businessman and philanthropist DrayContinued on Page 3.
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Lodge 88, Houston Bingo Committee Presents $8,000 to Czech Heritage Museum’s Red Bowl Challenge
Mildred Holeman announced a new fundraising campaign called ‘Red Bowl Challenge’ in the December 11, 2013, Vestnik. The campaign raises funds for the Czech Heritage Museum to be applied toward the payment of the unpaid principal balance of $407,084. After learning about the campaign, members of Mildred’s lodge stepped up to help the worthy cause. Pictured above, Lodge 88, Houston Bingo Committee presents a check for $8,000 to Mildred, seated, center, for the Czech Heritage Museum in Temple towards the Red Bowl Challenge. Pictured are, seated, left to right, Vernell Fojt, Mildred Holeman, and Esther Heinsohn. BACK: Fred Buri, JoAnn Buri, Donnie Havemann, Carol Globke, Kathy Green, Carolyn Pechacek, Janice Jahns, Larry W. Pflughaupt, and Cory Pechacek. More on page 13.
Inside Th is Week’s Vestnik
In Memoriam ......................................27 Czech Culture ....................................28 Advertisements .................................29 Czech Band Tour ...............................29 Lodge Calendar .................................30 Vestnik Valentines .............................32
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Lodge 189 Bryan-College Station gives $1,000 to West fund
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Lodge 29 Taylor Youth Club prepares meal for needy families
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Lodge 49 Rowena shares Christmas party scenes