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The
Slovak Catholic Sokol is an Athletic and Gymnastic Fraternal
Benefit Society, incorporated under the laws of the State of
New Jersey, as a non-for-profit Society with a ritualistic and
representative form of government. It was founded in Passaic,
NJ on July 4, 1905. At the present time, membership exceeds
29,900. The Slovak Catholic Sokol sells to
qualified
members
and has over $100 million of Insurance in Force and Assets
over $50 million dollars. The organization operates on the
lodge system and is licensed in ten states.
The society is composed of 19 Groups and 130 Assemblies
throughout the United States and Canada. They elect their own officers;
carry out the prescribed rules and regulations of the Bylaws; assist their
members in distress and sickness; and conduct as well as providing such legal reserve
insurance benefits for its members as the Organization shall, from time to
time, determine.
Thousands of dollars are donated annually to charitable
organizations, churches, and members for emergencies, such as floods or
other disasters. Annually over $35,000 in college, $9,500 in high school grants and $9,500 in Catholic grammar school
grants are available to qualified applicants.
A financially secure organization
with over $12 million of surplus. The Slovak Catholic Sokol
is a Fraternal
Benefit Society, which has issued more than $15 million in dividends to
its members since 1962. The organization provides financial support to
helps its members perform educational, religious, patriotic and benevolent
activities that benefit individuals and institutions in their local
communities and states. The motto of the organization is "For God and
Nation."
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