News from the Board: September 2025
In May we had our annual meeting where elections for officers were held. There are no changes to report. All incumbents keep their roles for another term. The listing for the Board of Directors can be found on our website under About Us, Board of Directors.
In April we received grant funds from the government of the Czech Republic.
In July the Board supported applicant Zoe Otieno from Lakeville, Minnesota, by providing her a scholarship to attend the first ever Cross-Cultural Pathways for Young Leaders organized by the Mestenhauser Institute for International Collaboration (MIIC) in the Czech Republic. She was joined by Connor and Luke Skluzacek, scholarship recipients of our sister organization, Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota. Renáta Tíchá, our Board President, is also on the Board of MIIC and Tricia Bergh, daughter of Josef Mestenhauser, is a liaison.
Member at Large Marit Lee Kucera started her third, five-year term as Honorary Consul. Please see her contact information on our website under Resources.
Our Board President submitted a grant application in August 2025 to the government of the Czech Republic for programming for the upcoming year.
Board Treasurer, Bea Flaming, finished the Annual Report and tax documentation for year ending 2024. Copies can be made available upon request.
Board Member, Gwen Willems, announced the selections for this year’s Literary Ventures have been made. Please see our website under Programs as well as Events for details.
Czech elections will be held October 3rd and 4th, 2025. Registration for Czechs living abroad has ended. See more information on the website of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic. This inaugural year for those living abroad with Czech citizenship to vote by mail-in ballot. Please see Board President’s video about voting in the elections posted on our social media sites.
CSCC will have a table at the Czech and Slovak Fall Festival on September 28, 2025, at C.S. P.S. Sokol Hall. Come and network with Board members and learn about our upcoming events.
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