Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 Page: 3 of 16
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Wednesday, December 20, 2000—VESTNIK/3
State Youth
Director extends
holiday greetings
Dear Members and Friends,
Season’s Greetings! May your hol-
iday s be filled with beautiful moments
and cherished memories. I wish you
all the joys of this happy season and
the best of everything in 2001.
Christmas Is ...
Christmas is a time of love,
A time ofjoy and cheer.
Christmas is a peaceful time,
Thatwondrous time ofyear.
A time offaith, a time ofhope,
Offriendships much more trne;
Christmas is ajoyous time
When love shall come to you.
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Christmas is a linie child.
Iťs tinsel shining bright,
Frosted Windows, snowy lanes,
Candles in the night.
Iťs Santa Claus and dreams
come trne,
So much that gladness sees;
Iťs holly wreaths and silver bells
And star-tipped Christmas trecs.
Christmas is a plače called home ...
A dooř thrown open wide;
A crackling fire all aglow
And loving hearts inside.
Iťs happy faces, shining eyes,
Soft music in the air;
Iťs tissue, ribbon, cards to write
And secrets everywhere.
Christmas is a lighted church
The very nicest part,
Believing in a speciál way
A prayer that fills your heart.
Iťs friendliness so much more reál,
A blessing from above;
Christmas is the speciál time
We greet the folks we love.
— Author Unknown
Fratemally,
Melanie Zavodny
State Youth Director
—SPJST—
FROM TNE PRESIDENTS OFFICE
Members, friends encouraged
to support 100 Pennies Fund Drive
SPJST members and friends are
encouraged to support the 2000-2001
SPJST 100 Penmes Scholarship
Drive. In sending in your donation,
please be sure to include donor’s
name(s) in order that proper acknowl-
edgement may be published in the
Vestnik. Donations are tax deductible
and one hundred percent of the
amount that you contribute is ušed for
scholarships to SPJST members. Mail
you contribution to:
100 Pennies Scholarship Drive
c/o SPJST Home Office
P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503
Thank you for your kind support.
Please contact Donna Locke in the
Fraternal Department at (800) 727-
7578 for donation solicitation forms.
—SPJST—
SIMST 2000 - 2001
ÍOO
Pennies
Scholarship
Drive
Guidelines for Giving
1. Donations made by lodges out of
lodge funds, will be listed as a
lodge donation.
2. Collected donations from a lodge
meeting will be listed individually
by lodge in alphabetical order.
^ Individuals submitting a donation •
will also be listed by lodge, alpha-
betically.
3. Gifts of $50 or more will be
printed in bold.
4. Families or groups which desire
names, listed under a particular
last name or group name should
indicate this on the donation form
or letter, otherwise, the names will
be listed as individual donations
by lodge in alphabetical order.
5. 100 Pennies donations made as g
memoriál will be listed under
memoriál donations in a separate
listing.
Notě: Please print donor ’s names
clearly.
—SPJST—
Také a Closer
Look at SPJST Annuities
Current Rates Posted Below.
SPJST Mortgage
Interest Rates
Rates subject to change without notice
Home or Farm Mortgages:
7.25% for 1 to 7 years
7.75% for 8 to 15 years
8.00% for 16 to 20 years
8.25% for 21 to 30 years
Qualified Business
Reál Estate Mortgages
9.00% for 10 years
9.25% for 11 to 15 years
Universa! Life
7.25% for Annualized*
Roth IRA
6.30% for Annualized*
Annuity II
6.30% for Annualized*
Certificates issued 4-1-93 and aíter
Annuity I
5.30% for Annualized*
Certificates issued prior to 4-1 -93
* Rates effective 11-1-2000 through 1-31-2001
SPJST Museum comes to íife
as Home Office rings in hoiidays
The SPJST Museum quite came
to life on Monday evening,
December 4, when the SPJST Home
Office hosted its annual Holiday
Open House. More than 500 men,
women and children turned out for
the celebration. Homemade cook-
ies, baked by SPJST Home Office
staff, kolaches, apple cider and hot
chocolate were served. Santa, Mrs.
Claus, and their elves listened to
Christmas wishes and gave goody
bags to the youngsters — and young
at heart! Harpist Joanna Elliott,
Flutist Sheryl Goodnight and
Keyboardist Pam Bland entertained
with holiday music. Officer Neal
Myers and his staff from the
D.A.R.E. unit of
the Temple Police
Department fin-
gerprinted ap-
proximately 200
young people for
the Ídent-Á-Child
program. Barbara
Wilson of Wilson
School of Art pro-
vided face paint-
ing for the young-
sters. SPJST
State King Jarod
Glds, State Queen
Megan Mar-cau-
rele, State Duke
Dakota Yates, and
State Duchess Danielle Zalman were
also on hand to greet visitors follow-
ing their appearance in the Temple
Christmas Parade.
The Sleigh Was Fuli
In an effort to share their good
fortuně with the community, SPJST
Home Office personnel joined in a
“Fill the Sleigh” project for the
Ronald McDonald House. Pantry
items collected were displayed in the
lobby. The lobby also featured the
SPJST Youth Christmas tree with
more than 200 omaments created by
SPJST Youth Club members across
Texas.
Caroling outside the Home Office
were the Chisolm Trail Chorus of
Sweet Adelines International.
Guests joined the caroling as they
awaited horse-drawn carriage rides.
Richard Curtis of Goodtime
Carriage Rides led the rides around
the bíock for a cheery view of the
Christmas lights on the Home Office
building.
A reindeer basket dooř prize was
won by Evelyn Younts of Temple.
Bringing Traditíons to Life
In the Museum, several areas fea-
tured men and women who shared
their life experiences with visitors.
Blacksmith Wallace Biskup, Dr.
Charles Cox, Musician Ralph Milek,
Ed Mokry in the Pioneer Room and
farming area, World War II Veterán
AI Purifoy, Joyce Skrabanek in the
sewing area and Willie Mae Vaniček
in the kitchen visited with guests
throughout the
evening. Also on
display in the
kitchen was a tra-
ditional Czech
dinner with carp,
lentils, peas,
sauerkraut, poča-
to es. barley and
mushroom šoup,
strudel, and
vanocka, Czech
Christmas bread.
The kitchen also
featured several
customs pop 111 ar
in early Czech
households like
money under the dinner plates, an
even number of plače settings and a
chain laid around the table. The
Pioneer Room of the museum fea-
tured a traditional Czech Christmas
tree which was decorated with items
like popcorn, gingerbread, walnuts,
and ribbon candy.
The event was our gift to the
community. Thanks to everyone
who attended the Holiday Open
House or helped to make it a suc-
cess. Speciál thanks to Michael
Morris and Melanie Reagan for the
speciál arrangements they made in
order to get Santa and Mrs. Claus to
appear that evening. Likewise,
thanks to the elves, Erin and
Chance, for their participation!
Fratemally,
Melanie Zavodny
State Youth Director
—SPJST—
"SPJST Home
Office personnel
joined in a
'Fillthe Sleigh'
project for the
Ronald McDonald
House."
Make Yourself at Home
Holiday revelers enjoy reíreshments in the SPJST Home Office conference
room. SPJST Home Office personnel served as hosts for the party. Related
scenes from the SPJST Holiday Open House will appear in next week’s Vestnik.
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Vanicek, Brian. Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 20, 2000, newspaper, December 20, 2000; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth632093/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.