See Article about the Czech Skovak American Club of Tucson that appeared in the May 26, 2007 Gazzette Newspaper of Cedar Rapids Iowa, a center for Czech-Slovak activity in this country. You can see it here
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The Czech Slovak American Club of Tucson began to meet for the first time in 1954 and was incorporated as a non profit organization in 1955. The Club welcomes persons of Czech, Moravian or Slovakian descent, their friends, families, as well as others who enjoy the social, cultural and educational activities of the organization. The Club is based in Tucson, Arizona, however, participants are welcome from all communities.
The purpose of the Club is to promote our culture and keep informed of what is happening in our homeland. Membership dues are $30 per year per person, $20 for students, $20 for children 6 to 12, free for children under 6, and $20 for out-of-state members, and payable in January to the Treasurer. A lifetime membership is available for $100. Election for new officers is at the November Monthly Meeting and installation is at the Christmas party in December.
The Club meets for a Social gathering once a month on the second Sunday, from September through May. Meetings are held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1330 S. Mountain View Avenue, Tucson (Mountain View is one block East of Swan Road and 22nd Street). Doors open at 1:00 pm with a pot luck meal generally served at 1:30 pm, followed by a business meeting and entertainment. For the meal, the Club usually provides a main meat entree and members are asked to bring compementary dishes and/or dessert. Nonmembers and guests are asked to make a $5 donation for their meal.
Announcements of meetings and activities are placed in the local newspapers and announced on KSAZ radio. A newsletter is sent to all members once a month prior to our gathering.
Board Members for 2008
David Hensley, Past President
Members at Large
Lucka Cavallo
Jean Coffos
Vera Masa
John Prokop
Robert Wack
This page was last updated on: July 7, 2009
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Club member Mike Kmetz has a March, 2008 report from Slovakia that you can see by going to Slovakia 2008. Earlier Mike provided a number of photos depicting his new life in Slovakia. He and his wife Tatiana were married in Slovakia in 1998, after which Tatiana immigrated to the USA to live with Mike. They lived in Sierra Vista and were members of the Tucson Czech and Slovak Club. Tatiana became a US citizen in 2003. Mike chose to retire in 2004 and relocate to Slovakia with Tatiana and her two children and one granddaughter (pictured below).
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Czech-American TV broadcasts live as "Herald TV" on Channel 41 UHF in Chicago every Wednesday at 7 PM Chicago time. This broadcast can be seen on the Internet by going to Czech-American TV. This site also has current information on a variety of Czech related activities across the USA. So - take a look!
Location of Visitors in 2009
Click on photo to see the "Bouncing Czechs"
Czech Slovak American Club of Tucson Tee Shirt Now Available.Shirts are available in Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large. They are available at Club Meetings for $15 and add $5 if they are shipped. They are 100% pure ultra cotton. More information
Location of Visitors in 2008
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Mailing Address for Club:
CSA Club of Tucson
PO Box 44301
Tucson, AZ 85733-4301
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Česko-slovensko-americký klub v Tucsonu se poprvé sešel v roce 1954 a od roku 1955 funguje jako nezisková organizace. Rád uvítá osoby českého, moravského či slovenského původu, jejich přátele, rodiny i ostatní, kteří by se rádi účastnili sociálních, kulturních a vzdělávacích aktivit organizace. Klub sídli v Arizonském Tucsonu, vítání jsou však účastníci odkudkoli.
Smyslem klubu je propagovat naši kulturu a poskytovat informace o aktuálním dění v naší domovině. Poplatky za členství jsou následující: $30 ročně za osobu, $20 pro studenty, $20 pro děti od 6 do 12 let, zdarma pro děti do 6 let a $20 pro členy žijící mimo AZ. Poplatky se platí vždy v lednu našemu pokladníkovi. Doživotní členství stojí $100. Nové funkcionáře volíme na listopadovém setkání, jmenování jsou pak na vánočním večírku v prosinci.
Od září do května, vždy druhou neděli v měsíci, klub pořádá pravidelné setkání. Potkáváme se v Knights of Columbus Hall, 1330 S. Mountain View Avenue, Tucson (Mountain View se nachází jeden blok východně od Swan Road a 22nd Street). Dveře klubu jsou otevřeny od 13:00, ve 13:30 se obvykle podává oběd následovaný schůzí a zábavným programem. Klub
zpravidla zajišťuje hlavní chod, členy pak prosíme, aby přinesli
například saláty či dezerty. Nečleny a hosty žádáme o příspěvek ve výši $5 na pokrytí jejich nákladů na oběd.
Oznámení týkající se setkání a činností jsou publikována v místních novinách a ohlašována v radiu KSAZ. Bulletin je zasílán všem členům jednou měsíčně před setkáním.
Introducing
Leilani Kurtak - Miss Czech Slovak Arizona in the
2009-2010 Miss Czech Slovak US Pageant
Kroj Guidelines (From the American Czech-Slovak Cultural Club - Miami, FL) The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) has released a set of guidelines to help Czech & Slovak pageant contestants with the selection of a kroj that they will wear for their competition. The guidelines deal with kroj history, regional details, availability, recommendations, tips and more. While these guidelines are intended for contestants they will be interesting to many as they contain a great deal of unique and hard-to-find information about kroje. A link to a printable Acrobat version can be found at the end of the guidelines - 05/18/03 See the Kroj Guideleines
Drawing by Jaroslav Koželuha
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