Fraternity-Testvériség, 2009 (87. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)
2009-04-01 / 2. szám
JOIN HANDS DAY JOIN HANDS DAY BRANCH 20 BRANCH 20 - Trenton, NJ On our JOIN HANDS DAY, we went to the Millhouse Nursing Home in Trenton, NJ. Tote bags made by 4 youth and 2 adults were distributed to the residents. Deneice Oroszvary - Branch 20 Manager and Fraternal Administrator. BRANCH 35-Detroit, Ml When we are talking about JOIN HANDS DAY, we know spring is here. Members of Branch 35, after a long winter with a lot of snow, were ready to do some outside work. This year, we started two projects on JOIN HANDS DAY. The first one we did was a spring cleaning and planting flowers in the garden of the American Hungarian Reformed Church in Allen Park, MI. Everybody was excited because we knew when we were done with our work, the flowers with their colors would give a nice uplifting touch to the church building and compliment the neighborhood. FRONT ROW: ROSE AND JULIUS DAZY, DAVE AND MARGARET TARKANYI, ZOLIÉ AMBRUS, LOUISE VESPREMI, ELIZABETH RACZ. 2ND ROW: KAROLY LOKE, MARGARET J. NAGY, HELEN KESTER. CENTER: KATALIN AND LILIANA VARGA AND REV. VARGA TAKING THE PICTURE. FOLLOWING THE FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP TIME MARGARET, HELEN AND REVEREND CLEANING UP THE TABLE. At our last meeting, we decided that as part of the JOIN HANDS DAY activities, Branch 35 would also like to help those who are experiencing hardship in this part of our state. We collected non-perishable food items and made it available for the needy families in our community. The activities of the day were concluded by a luncheon, refreshments and friendly fellowship. Dave and Margaret Tarkanyi planted a nice maple tree on the church property. Katalin Varga, Branch 35 Manager and Fraternal Administrator BRANCH 151 - Beaver Falls, PA and Portersville Christian School The event took place from May 7-8, 2009 at Portersville Christian School and began with devotions. Present were 122 students plus adults as chaperones. Ginger Harbison gave out assignments and took pictures of the projects that were completed by the students. Some projects were finished at the school while some students were bused to different areas to complete their projects. The various destinations and number of students were as follow: • Imani Christian Academy- 8 students • World Vision Distribution Center- 25 students • Pine Valley Camp - 40 students • PCS Soccer Field — 10 students • PCS Teachers and Staff Meal Preparation - 8 students • John Coomber’s Church - 15 students • Portersville Alliance Church - 8 students • Portersville Bible Church - 8 students • The Lighthouse - 5-6 students • New Castle City Rescue Mission- 8-10 students On May 8, 2009, 122 students plus adults from the Portersville Christian School began their day at 9:00 a.m. with devotions by Principal Jeff DeSantes and staff. The students were then bused to Slippery Rock Baptist Camp. When they reached their destination, they were split up into groups for the projects. The adults supervised individual groups who painted the buildings, cleaned up debris, cleaned up the bathrooms and the park. They also removed furniture for the auction sale, planted flowers, removed building material, railroad ties and completed landscaping. At lunch time, Principal Jeff DeSantes, Chairman Frank Santoro and HRFA Director Joe Fabri grilled hot dogs and hamburgers for the students. Mrs. Julia DeSantes and Donna Santoro prepared the meal and set tables. After lunch, they finished 16 SUMMER 2009 IMIítBiSM
