Fraternity-Testvériség, 2002 (80. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2002-01-01 / 1. szám
FRATERNITY Page 19 BRANCH NEWS Branch 4 - Cleveland, Ohio Branch 20 - Trenton, New Jersey Szüreti Bál The annual Szüreti Bál was held on Sunday, September 16, 2001 at St. Margaret’s Church in Orange Village, Ohio. It was a day filled with activities, fun and fellowship. The cookout was enjoyed by a faithful crowd of 300-400 people, most of whom attend this event each year. November Birthdays celebrated The Abel family celebrated three birthdays on Sunday November 19, 2001. Joseph, Jolan’s husband, celebrated his 65th, Christopher, their grandson, his 9th, and Szabó nagypapa, who did not reveal his age. L. to r.: Steve Menyhárt, Jolán Abel, Eva Menyhárt, Susan Szabó, Miklós Szabó, Christopher Szabó, Joseph Abel, Nicholas Abel, and Betty Vajda. Jolán Abel, Branch Manager 216-524-7439 Quilts for Kids - The Story In August 2000, the inspiration for Quilts for Kids (Q4K) came to Linda Arye. While placing an order for an interior design client, she noticed more than 20 industrial- size trash bags filled with discontinued fabric to be thrown out. She determined that the only thing to do with samplesized swatches of designer fabric was to make something patchwork from them. She then remembered that when her own daughter was in the hospital, she was not allowed to have her “bear-bear” to hold because of allergens. Linda knew that if her daughter had something small to hold onto that could be washed often, the experience would have been less frightening. These two ideas meshed to create Quilts for Kids. Linda thought she could find people in the community and teens in schools to make crib-sized patchwork quilts which could be given to children in cancer and AIDS wards and to battered and abused children. By January, Quilts for Kids, Incorporated received its 501(c)(3) non-profit status from the IRS. As of February 2002, over 1,000 individuals have quilted well-over 2,000 beautiful patchwork quilts, and the list keeps growing. Numerous organizations, including the fabric houses of the Philadelphia Marketplace Design Center, have contributed. Schools in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have made Q4K their service project. Aetna U.S. Healthcare Volunteer Network is among the many corporate and individual volunteers who have spent countless hours quilting. Dozens of quilts have already been donated to battered and abused children, and to children with cancer, leukemia and cardiovascular diseases. Quilts for Kids has pledged themselves to provide quilts for the young populace who have the rare genetic disease FAP/GS. The organization which serves these patients, GARDENVoices, Inc., has been able to disseminate almost 200 quilts to children in chemo, hospice, and home care. In mid-March, 70 quilts were handed out to children on the Oncology and Immunology Ward at St. Christopher’s Hospital in Pennsylvania. In April, a student volunteer brought 10 quilts to the hospital where he himself was undergoing testing. In May, more than 40 students from Carl Sandburg Middle School presented their quilts to children with cancer and leukemia. In the future, children from a Colonia, NJ school will be gifting quilts to children with cancer and AIDS in a New Brunswick hospital. Sewing and gifting a quilt means a lot to these children and their parents. Getting your teens involved in such a project allows them to gain perspective on their own lives and to see that they can make a difference. Contact Quilts for Kids at quiltsforkids@snip.net or Deneice Oroszvary, Branch Manager at oszvary@aol.com or 215-493-0656. Children of Branch 4 performing at the Szüreti Bál. 35th Wedding Anniversary Celebrated Branch Members Steve and Eva Menyhárt celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary in December 2001. Their son Peter organized a surprise party to which he invited their friends. Sincere congratulations to Steve and Eva and may God richly bless their lives to- p t0 r Steve and Eva Menyhárt (center) gether. surrounded by their son Peter, their daughterin-law Karen and their granddaughter Jenna.
