Youth Clubs’ Quarterly Report

leaders, please let your member parents know that from this point forward, the monthly Vestnik Projects will be presented for completion and submission online. The projects will be accessible on the spjst.org webpage under the Youth Program tab.

If you should need a pdf file of the Vestnik project, please contact me by email requesting the project, and I will email it to you.

SPJST Youth Meetings, Play It Safe

Throughout the spring and summer months, SPJST youth clubs were excused from any requirements to adhere to their established regular meeting schedule. Moving forward, the Supreme Lodge will continue to excuse youth clubs from their established monthly meeting schedules. That is not to say you are prohibited from meeting. Any decision on the part of a lodge to host faceto-face youth meetings should rely on a risk-based approach. Precautions to consider include actions to prevent transmission between people, where to hold the meeting, and how it can be modified to make a safer environment. Meeting organizers are requested to provide all necessary supplies – masks, hand hygiene stations, hand sanitizer or soap and water, tissues, and distance markers. Deciding not to meet remains an option that should be considered or when precautions cannot be effectively implemented or adequately communicated.

Additionally, lodges are encouraged to consider incorporating online teleconferencing as a way to stay connected. Several youth clubs have taken advantage of meeting online. The spjst.org website includes some basic information that will enable you to get started. We will be happy to work with you on this if you decide to pursue this option.

If you have any specific questions relating to setting up an online meeting please know that you may contact Vestnik Editor/Director of Communication Melanie Zavodny at melaniez@spjst.com for additional information.

Christmas Ornament Contest

Your District Youth Counselor will be informing you of the Christmas ornament contest in your district. This information will also be presented in the Vestnik as it becomes available.

2021 Scholarship Applications

SPJST Scholarship applications will be available in September and must be completed and submitted to the Fraternal Department by February 1, 2021. If you have a graduating senior in your lodge, please let him/her know he/she can apply for the SPJST General Scholarship. Only active youth club seniors can apply for both the SPJST General Scholarship and Leadership Grant.

Please see the letter from Supreme Lodge President Brian Vanicek on page 4 with information about the scholarships. If you have questions, please contact Sandra Dubcak at 800-727-7578 or email her at sandrad@spjst.com. You can also download the scholarship applications at www.spjst.org. Click on Benefits, Scholarships, then SPJST Scholarship/Grant Program. You will then find the .pdf files to download.

October is Czech Heritage Month

Lodges are encouraged to observe — and celebrate — Czech Heritage Month at their October meeting. Since 1999, the month of October has annually been observed as Czech Heritage Month in Texas to commemorate the contributions of Texans of Czech ancestry. The procla

Lodge 17 186 2020 SPJST Youth Clubs’ Second Quarterly Report April • May • June (Includes Reports Received by July 30, 2020) District One Total

Name Attendance Disbursement

New Tabor 74 $ 148

Caldwell 19 $ 38

District One Average Attendance - 31

20 47 80

6 25 84 154

49 215

30 40

107 185 District Two Granger 30 Seaton 40 Holland 8 District Two Average Attendance - 26

District Three Cottonwood 12 Ennis 39 Dallas 15 Fort Worth 29 District Three Average Attendance - 32

District Four Rowena 22 South Plains 3 District Four Average Attendance - 8

District Six Taiton 50 El Campo-Hillje 39 District Six Average Attendance - 30

District Seven Floresville 18 New Braunfels 72 District Seven Average Attendance - 30 $ 60 $ 80 $ 16

$ 0* $ 78 $ 30 $ 58

$ 44 $ 0*

$ 100 $ 78

$ 36 $ 144

mation for Czech Heritage Month will be published in the September 28 Vestnik. Fraternally, Frank Horak State Fraternal Director —SPJST—

Lodge 47, Seaton youth hopes to attend camp next year

Dear Vestnik Readers,

It has been a very hot summer. We have been swimming a lot. I can go down and touch the bottom in eight feet water. I really like that I can do that now.

We get to go to Dime Box this weekend, and we get to stay there for a whole week! I cannot wait.

We got to play in the sprinkler with our next door neighbor. It was very fun.

I’m really sad that we did not get to go to camp this year. I really hope we get to go to camp next year. Fraternally, Travis Ordogne, age 8 —SPJST—

Happy Birthday, Della Miksch!

Della Miksch will celebrate her fifth birthday with her close family. She will have a mermaid-themed birthday cake. Della, who is a member of Lodge 48, Beyersville, will be a kindergarten student in Taylor. Happy birthday, Della! Your family loves you! —Submitted by,

Michelle Newsom, Reporter