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2017 Issue 117 Sokol Detroit News Since 1875 A Non-Profit
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2017 Issue 117
Sokol Detroit News
Since 1875
A Non-Profit
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2017 Fishing Derby at Sokol Camp
A big thank you to all fishermen making the derby a great success along with those
who worked and joined us for the fish fry on Sunday! A special thanks to Chris Cortis,
Bob Rembo & Frank Kominek for all the hours & leg work they did to make the derby
what it is.
Br. Rod St. Thomas
1st Place Winners
Blue Gill Antony Cortis 9 1/2"
LM Bass Ken St. Thomas 21 1/4"
Pike Chris Kowalczi 30 7/8"
Carp Vic Hurych Jr. 33 9/16"
Sokol Detroit Monthly Unit Meetings @ 7:00
Sokol Hall:
October 3
November 7
December 5
Sokol Camp Clubroom Opens at 7:00 every Saturday night until October.
Location: Sokol Camp – South Lyon Contact: Alex Novacek
Annual Voting Meeting, October 3rd 7:00 at Sokol Cultural Center. Any by-
law changes will be presented at the September meeting and a slate of
officers should be in place although there are always nominations from the
floor.
Annual Halloween Night & Hayride – All Ages Date: Saturday, October 12
at Sokol Camp – South Lyon
Annual Czech Dinner Party Date: Sunday, November 5th at Sokol Cultural
Center
GYMNASTICS
Bring your kids, neighbors, grandkids, & check out SOKOL gym today!
Lots of information on the website:
http://sokolgymnastics.weebly.com/
We are hiring Preschool, Gymnastics & Tumbling Coaches! Please send
your resume to [email protected] or bring it into the gym.
Join Petr Peska on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. at the
Sokol Cultural Center Club Room!
Email Petr if you have questions:
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August 2017
Dear Friends and Members:
As you know, Sokol Detroit is a multi-faceted organization, which has been providing unique
intergenerational programs for families throughout Metro-Detroit for over 150 years. As one of
Detroit's oldest non-profit organizations, its main focus is physical fitness for the family and the
education of our members and the public to the history and culture of the Czech and Slovak
people. In this way, we bring a diverse population together working toward the goal of an
educated mind in a healthy body building a strong, cohesive community.
This year Sokol Detroit is celebrating 50 years in our current location and our Dinner Dance
with the theme “A Walk in Time” will be held on Sunday, November 5nd. In our continuing
efforts to ensure our existence, we are again featuring the All Day Basket Raffle. We will pre-
sent a number of gift baskets of varying themes for raffle. As always, this event will be open
to the public allowing us to educate and share some aspects of our Czech customs, music
and traditional foods.
We would like to include YOU among our sponsors in this endeavor. We are asking for a cash
donation to help offset the cost to create the baskets. Sponsorship will be prominently indi-
cated in all advertising and the program. As always it is your generosity that is most appreci-
ated.
Your support will enable Sokol Detroit to continue providing the much needed social, physical
and cultural programs - which help bring families and friends together for a lifetime of activi-
ties.
Thank you in advance for your consideration. Please send your tax deductible donation
made out to SOKOL DETROIT to our Raffle Chairperson, Brigid Liska at:
33703 Macomb Avenue, Farmington, MI 48335
Brigid can be reached for any questions at 248.310.9983 or at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Renata Greene
President
Sokol Detroit is a 501 C3
Federal ID # 38-1050766
UPC Meeting Highlights
August 11, 2017
Unit / Exec Board Issues
Everyone pleased with the new floor, tables & chairs in the Camp Dining Room.
Meeting minutes approved as corrected
Treasurer’s Report was approved. Diane will re-categorize some maintenance / sup-
ply items.
Center Report
The new stove & ovens are on order for the Center.
Parking lot was weed-wacked and blown clear for festival.
Allen Park Stamp Show this week.
Camp Report
Joe Dunlap repaired the walk-in-cooler.
The camp road was brush cut by Alex and Joe.
Tentatively planning to replace the soffit on the Plaza on Saturday Sept 30.
Joe painted the Bath House doors and Porta John fence.
Old Business
The Fishing Derby is back to being a Sokol event.
New Business
Complaint received about Day Use parking spot. People park there often enough
that the grass isn’t growing. It was used on July 4 weekend. No changes made.
It is intended to support families with kids or handicapped people on slow
days.
Reviewed condition of all cottages at Sokol Camp. Follow up is required for many.
Johanna Seidel is stepping down from her position as Secretary of the UPC. Alex
asked for a volunteer from the UPC ASAP.
October meeting to be held at the camp. Considering Thursday October 12.
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Find us on Facebook @ Sokol Detroit & Sokol Camp
Sokol Detroit Donations
Name:________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________
City:___________________ State:____________ Zip:________________
Email Address (receipt will be sent electronically):
____________________________________________________________________
In “Memory” or “Honor” of:__________________________________________
Donation Amount $____________________________________________
Please mail to:
Scholarship Fund Donations:
Bruce Singley
150 S. Silvery Lane
Dearborn, MI 48124
Endowment Fund Donations:
Gorton Greene
7325 Cold Spring Ln.
W. Bloomfield, MI 48322
Building Fund and Camp Donations:
Ann Marie Hurych
13433 Mulberry Trail
Taylor, MI 48180
Sokol Detroit Unit Meeting
September 5, 2017
Meeting called to order by President, Sr. Renata Greene, at 7:06 p.m. 23 members
were in attendance. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. There was a moment of
silence for our members to get well: Sr. Cheri Schlott (illness), Br. Rod St. Thomas (hip
surgery), Sr. Victoria Christenson (hip replacement), Br. Rick Kalivoda (surgery) and for
the passing of Curt Kalivoda’s mother in-law.
Sunshine Lady, Sr. Helen Turchan sent in her report: Get well cards were sent to the
previously mentioned members.
Application for Membership: Sr. Melanie Mily reported: Sr. Beverly St. Thomas sponsor-
ing past member Thomas Houdek and he will be initiated at our October meeting. Jo-
seph Villarosa was initiated into our unit.
Executive Board Officers Reports:
President: Sr. Greene had no report.
1st Vice President: Sr. Carol Brandon attended & really enjoyed the Slovak festival at
the Ss. Cyril & Methodius Slovak Catholic Church, in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
Br. Bill O’Reilly sent out an email regarding a trip to the Czech Republic in 2018. A de-
posit is due October 1, 2017.
2nd Vice President: Br. Eric Singley had no report.
Secretary: Sr. St. Thomas had no report.
Treasurer: Sr. Ann Marie Hurych was excused.
Financial Secretary: Sr. Kirsten Conely was excused.
Education Director: Sr. Bares gave the history of the origins of our Labor Day celebra-
tion. September celebrates Labor Day on the 4th, Grandparents Day on 10th, Interna-
tional Day of Peace on the 21st, and the patron saint of the Czech Republic, St. Wen-
ceslaus on the 28th. Ten of our members that are 90+ years old were recognized: Srs.
Delores Hausch, Betty Mlinek, Jennie Lawhorn, Marie Adams, Vera Liska and Brs. Martin
Gabriel, Murdoch Hertzog, Joseph Michalek, Sr., Victor Hurych, Sr., and Frank Kalivoda.
Sr. Bares wants to recognize our veterans for Veterans Day. Please contact her of
members that you know that are veterans.
BOI: Sr. Lynn Conrad’s report will be in our newsletter.
UPC: Br. Alex Novacek’s report will be in our newsletter.
Scholarship Committee: Br. Bruce Singley had a pancake breakfast on the Sunday La-
bor Day weekend.
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NEDBOD: Need delegates for the October 1st meeting. Please email Sr. Greene if you
can attend. Our unit is allocated 12 delegates.
Endowment Fund: Br. Gorton Greene had no report.
Czech Dinner Dance: The November 5, 2017, dinner dance will be a celebration of 50
years at our hall. Doors will open at 1:30 pm, the cost of $20 will include dinner &
drinks, and the band will play from 2-6 pm. Donations are needed for the gift baskets.
Families are encouraged to bring pictures of their family history in Sokol.
Fishing Derby: Sr. St. Thomas reported on a successful derby.
Hayride: The hayride is Saturday, October 14, 2017. Sr. Lindsay Cortis is the chairman;
$7 per person; please donate Halloween decorations; need candy donations.
Unfinished Business: Sr. Bares will get information on Sokol Greater Cleveland’s, De-
cember 2, 2017, St. Nick’s Dance.
A slate is being put together for the election of officers/positions. Sr. Hurych would like
to relinquish her position of treasurer.
There will be a work session, October 3, 2017, to clean out the cabinets at the center.
The next unit meeting, October 3, 2017, 7:00 p.m., at the center, is our annual voting
meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 8:14 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sr. Beverly St. Thomas, Co-Recording Secretary
SOKOL - Detroit Unit
Sokol Cultural Center
23600 W. Warren Ave.
Dearborn Hts. MI 48127
Sokol Camp
11641 Sokol Camp Rd.
South Lyon, MI 48178
Address or email changes?
Please notify Kirsten Conely
by phone @ 734-459-3321or
by email @ [email protected]
Submit information for publication
by the 15th of each month to:
Newsletter Editor: Heidi Turchan
President: Renata Greene 248.563.3152
1st Vice President: Carol Brandon
2nd Vice President: Eric Singley
Recording Secretary: Bev St. Thomas (Summer) Rose Wiggle (Winter)
Treasurer: Ann Marie Hurych 734.287.9342
Financial Secretary: Kirsten Conely 734.459.3321
Interviewing Committee: Melanie Mily, Rose Wiggle 313.278.3417
Librarian: Diane Balint 313.582.2865
Czech School: Petr Peska 313.295.4328
Donations: Carrie Tuskey 248.893.7295
Sunshine Contact: Helen Turchan 313.565.4816
Auditing: Bill O’Reilly
BOI: Lynn Conrad, Martin Eisenstein
Budget and Finance: Bill O’Reilly, Eric Singley, Victor Hurych
Festival Chairperson Jim Mack 586.924.9233
Bylaws: Maryann Fiordelis
Educational: Susan Bares
Endowment Fund: Gorton Green
Membership Interviews: Melanie Mily
Property Committee: Alex Novacek
Public Relations: Marsha & Larry Swinkey
Scholarship: Bruce Singley & Deb Scott
Cottage Owners: Mike Schlott
Non-Member Newsletter Subs: Carilyn Wolski 313.277.8586
1344 Nightingale, Dearborn, MI 48128
Gymnastics Coach: Sharon 313.585.8671
“ The Mission of the American Sokol is to provide
fitness and community for individuals and families
through physical, educational, cultural and
social programs.”
-A non-profit Organization
Sokol Detroit
23600 W. Warren
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
