JOIN HANDS DAY

Say "Yes" to a brand new day of service

Show your caring spirit in your own neighborhood.

	Lodge Vladislav I No. 29, Prague, NE. Members met with teacher Kristyn Thomas and nine 6th graders to make May Day baskets. The lodge furnished an assortment of wicker baskets, artificial flowers, grass, bows, and candy. Cards for the baskets were provided to give credit to the lodge and students. In addition, the students wrote poems on the reverse side. Most youth chose to give the baskets to their mothers.
Lodge Praha-Libuse No. 54, Wilber, NE. Members and the Wilber Girl Scout Troop planted flowers into the concrete planters on the corner of Hwy 41 and Hwy 103. Helpers were treated to cupcakes and pop.
	Lodge Cecho-Moravan No. 68, Brainard, NE. We decorated pots and planted flowers in them with youth from St. Mary’s Grade School and David City Public School. Several different varieties of flowers were planted. The youngsters gave them to their mothers for Mother’s Day. The youth were treated to Subway sandwiches and tokens for pop and candy.
Lodge Tabor No. 74, Dorchester, NE. On April 18, we worked with children to make over 30 May Day baskets for residents at Friendship Terrace for their May Day dinner. Everyone decorated the baskets and filled them with candy and flowers. Lunch was served to everyone after the project.
	Lodge Lincoln No. 426, Lincoln, NE. On May 1, we enjoyed a productive, hardworking, and fun JOIN HANDS DAY project. We gathered in the morning for doughnuts and coffee with the residents from Mahoney Manor, Knights of Columbus members, children from our lodge, and St. Patrick School. We purchased plants for Mahoney Manor and St. Patrick’s Church grounds. We transplanted existing plants, planted new plants, and cleaned flower beds. Mahoney Manor assisted living residents expressed their gratitude for the flowers. The ladies of the Mahoney Manor treated all the workers to a chicken dinner, which we all appreciated.
Lodge Kosobud No. 106, Lankin, ND. The Northern Lights 4-H Club and our members cleaned up litter around the highway and the city limits.
	Lodge Star of South Dakota No. 71, Utica, SD. Members and the Tabor Pioneers 4-H Club joined hands on May 1 to pick up newspapers and aluminum cans in Tabor, SD. The 4-H Club recycled the newspapers and aluminum cans for their club. We gathered all paper and cans that were sitting in front of homes and also ones that were brought to the designated drop-off site. The newspapers and aluminum cans were then taken to Yankton, SD to recycle the items.
Lodge Seattle No. 181, Seattle, WA. Our JOIN HANDS DAY project was volunteering at the North Helpline Food Bank in the Lake City area of Seattle. Working together with students from Lakeside and O’Dea High Schools, we passed out groceries to people in need. Having been informed by the volunteer coordinator that there was a shortage of volunteers for that day, we worked both the morning and afternoon hours. Our lodge volunteers also helped repackage bulk items for individual family distribution, and helped reload distribution bins. Helping the food bank clients obtain their food preferences was a priority. The week prior to the event, we reviewed the food bank’s online wish list and collected 29.6 lbs of canned food items (mostly soups) and 4 lbs of full sized toiletries. This was the first time we worked at the new and spacious food bank location. The new volunteer rest area had a corner honoring the memory of our departed past president, Lea Ann Steele.
	Lodge Zapadni Jednota No. 20, Whitelaw, WI.Members and youth made May baskets. Helping were Dorothy Ruzek, Amanda Peterson, Jessica and Shirley Mecha, and Cora and JaniceTesarik.
Lodge Samo No. 32, Hillsboro and Lodge Wisconsin No. 82, Yuba, WI. Together we cleaned the Czech cemetery and then enjoyed a light lunch in the shade.
	Lodge Verna Laska No. 108, Denmark, WI. On May 8, over 80 participants from the following groups met for JHD: Boy Scout Troop No. 1052, Cub Scout Troop No. 4052, Girl Scout Troops 245 and 246, members of the Spelunkers (cave) Society, and members of our lodge. We gathered to pull the garlic mustard and clean the area surrounding the caves. After lunch, members of the Spelunker Society met with the group to explain the history of the caves and to demonstrate what is being done to restore them
Lodge Bratri Novych Hradu No. 141, Cadott, WI. Members and the Stanley Cub Scouts joined together on May 1 to clean up Stanley Park.
	Lodge Northern Star No. 332, Weyerhaeuser, WI. Our JHD project was successful with nine adults and three 4-H youth volunteering to clean the Rusk Town Hall. We washed windows, floors, bathrooms, and finished with a picnic.
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