Sarasotai Magyar Hirmondó, 2009 (15. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)

2009-01-01 / 1-2. szám

THE MESSENGER Newsletter of the Kossuth Club January-February 2009. Vol. 15. No. 1.-2. The Newsletter is 15 years old. With this issue we start the fifteenth volume of “The Messenger” (Sarasotai Magyar Hírmondó). Originally issued in 45 printed copies, the paper grew in popularity and is considered to have been the spirit to inspire and the “glue” to hold together the membership. The third volume was issued in 200 copies and from 1998 it may be read on the Internet worldwide. Our 2008 membership was 180. The late Ferenc Pádár started the first Hungarian newsletter in Sarasota, “The Torch ” in the 1970’s. Although no issues survive, our logo—designed by Endre Tamáska de Baranch—preserves the torch symbol and signifies the light of Hungarian culture we try to spread around our community. Outgoing Donations in 2008. Thanks to the support of our donors and membership we closed a very successful year. The donations distributed by the Kossuth Club amounted to a total of $58,507.38 and were given as follows: Böjté Csaba orphanages (Erdély and Hungary) $37,150.00 Legányi scholarships (Pannonhalma) $5,257.38 Nyírmada-Beregszász Hungarian-Ukrainian Fraternal Fund $5,000.00 Helping Mary Lyceum (Csíkszereda) $4,300.00 Lórántffy Zsuzsanna High School (Nagyvárad) $2,000.00 II. Rákóczi Ferenc Teachers College (Beregszász) $2,000.00 Nagylak-Pécska-Szemlak Presbyterian congregation $2,000.00 Bolyai School (Szabadka) $500.00 Bethlen Foundation (Erdély) $300.00 Total: $58,507.38 Upcoming Programs. Thursday January 29 at 4:30 PM in the Selby Public Library (1331 First Street, Sarasota) Dr. Steven Csaba Pádár presents an illustrated travelogue about French Polynesia and Gauguin. Thursday February 12 at 4:30 PM in the Selby Public Library we hold our annual meeting and election of officers for 2009. Program plans will also be announced. If you cannot attend the meeting in person, we enclose a proxy and encourage you to return it as soon as possible to P. O. Box 19774, Sarasota, FL 34276. We Wish You a happY, healthy and successful new Yearî 4

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