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Monday, March 1, 2021
VĚSTNÍK The deadline for all Věstník items is 5 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month. Send your news and photos directly to: SPJST Věstník Editor Melanie Zavodny P.O. Box 100 Temple, Texas 76503 Fax: 254-773-8087 Email: vestnik@spjst.org Questions? Call 800-727-7578
This section is dedicated to the youth of SPJST. As part of its membership benefits, SPJST offers a statewide youth program. If you or someone you know is interested in learning about opportunities offered to young members of SPJST, please contact your local lodge, District Youth Counselor (listed on page 2), or State Fraternal Director at 800-727-7578, or visit www.spjst.org.
State Fraternal Director shares March youth news Second Sunday Youth Webcast Sunday, March 14 at 6 p.m. To register for the Sunday, March 14 webcast, visit www.spjst.org and click on “Events” where you will see “Second Sunday Youth Webcast.” After you register, you will receive an email with additional details. I am looking forward to the program, and I hope you will be able
to join in. Your efforts to spread the word to our younger members as well as to our teens is greatly appreciated. 2021 Quarterly Reports and Recording Merit Points Please know we are still challenged with youth leaders not submitting quarterly reports to the Home Office. On your reports, please state “No meetings due to Covid-19” on the months that you have not had meetings. Reports are always due by the 15th of the month after the quarter is over. The actual dates are:
Lodge 49, Rowena youth club enjoys night of bowling
Lodge 49, Rowena Youth Club members met at the bowling alley in San Angelo on Saturday, February 6, 2021, to enjoy a night of bowling with a pizza party. All youth had a great time challenging each other to see who would achieve the highest score. —Submitted by Becky Wood, Youth Leader
First Quarter due Thursday, April 15 Second Quarter due Thursday, July 15 Third Quarter due Friday, October 15 Fourth Quarter due Saturday, January 15 Dates for 2021 Camp Sessions SPJST summer camp will be held at Camp Kubena, located at 2001 Waldeck Road in Ledbetter, Texas. Camp dates are: Leaders-In-Training/Teen Camp Wednesday, June 23 to Sunday, June 27 Junior Camp Session One Wednesday, July 7 to Sunday, July 11 Districts Three, Four, Five, and Seven Junior Camp Session Two Wednesday, July 14 to Sunday, July 18 Districts One, Two, and Six Updated Registration Deadlines Junior camper applications are due Friday, June 4. Leaders-In-Training (LIT)/teen applications are due Wednesday, March 31. Chaperone applications are due Wednesday, March 31. Online Camp Registration is Open Updated Please know all campers must have finished kindergarten to high school senior to attend camp. For camp registration, visit spjst.org and under “Programs,” click on “Summer Camp Registration” which will direct you to the CampDoc website. Invite a Friend to Camp! Youth members: this year, you can invite a friend to camp! Yes, that’s right. Your friend or friends do not have to be an SPJST member to attend camp with you. The cost is $350 for each friend to attend and enjoy all of the camp fun. If your child is a current youth club member and has made seven out of 12 meetings, SPJST will pick up the cost of camp. Youth who attend lodges with no youth club can attend seven adult meetings and qualify for camp without paying. The local lodge secretary will need to provide the Home Office with copies of the membership roster of each meeting the youth attended. Youth who have not made at least seven meetings will be prorated $35 per meeting missed. Youth can make up a meeting by attending another local youth club. Please see your youth leader about this.
Parents and grandparents, please know your child or grandchild can go to camp this year for $250, as long as the youth has a current SPJST life insurance certificate than is inforce. Parents and grandparents, if you have an SPJST life certificate that is inforce and your child or grandchild does not have a certificate, he or she can attend camp for $350. Please contact me if you have any questions about attending summer camp. SPJST Youth Achievement Day (YAD) All 2021 District Youth Achievement Days will be conducted virtually this year. Please refer to the 2021 SPJST Youth Club Handbook for Youth Achievement Day (YAD) rules and categories. The handbook can be found online at this link: https://issuu.com/spjst/docs/2021_spjst_y outh_handbook The food category will not be used this year due to the competition being held online. Please check the Vestnik and SPJST social media for the official announcement of when you can begin entering and uploading the project entries. Youth, please start working on your projects now. Last year, many youth made projects in the categories that we didn’t have for the youth showcase. Please know you can enter these projects for 2021.
Happy Birthday, Alexandria!
Look who turned a big 18 years old! Now, she is a beautiful little lady. Alexandria Johnson of Lodge 187, Round Rock Love, Your Mom and Mema
