William Penn Life, 1988 (23. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1988-04-01 / 4. szám
aÍFENNUFE ^^^EEÍSÍSlS sSsSÍSS WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION Volume 23 April 1988 Number 4 To all of our members, friends and their families we wish a Most Blessed and Happy Easter. From the National Officers, Board of Directors, Advisory Board, AuditmgCommittee, Sales Agents and Employees of the William Penn Association WPA announces plans to develop Florida property PITTSBURGH — The Association’s plans to develop a retirement community for Hungarian Americans recently moved one step closer to fruition when the William Penn bought 129 acres of land in Polk County, Fla. The property, located along U.S. 27, was purchased Feb. 16 from Connie and Ranell Leis and Citrus Enterprises Inc. for $1.1 million. The Association’s tentative plans call for developing the property in three portions, said National President Stephen G. Danko. The first portion, consisting of about 20 acres adjacent to the highway, will be allocated for commercial development which the William Penn will either sell or develop itself, President Danko said. The back portion of the property consists of wetlands, which will most likely be developed into a nature trail for residents of the community, he said. The large middle portion will serve as the site for the retirement community. Present plans for the retirement community include the construction of about 400 housing units plus recreational facilities and, possibly, a golf course, President Danko said. "We have conducted some preliminary inquiries which show that there is substantial interest amongst our members in this type of community,” President Danko said. The housing units will be made available first to members of the William Penn with any remaining units to be offered to the general public, he said. The estimated $18 million it will cost to develop the retirement community will be raised through financing and the advanced sale of housing units. "However, I believe that ultimately the sale of the commercial property will allow us to recoup most, if not all, of the cost,” President Danko said. Construction of the retirement community will not start for another four to five years. In the meantime, the Association will finalize development plans for the entire property and begin the lengthy process of zoning the developments, he said. "I definitely think it will end up being a successful venture for our Association in the long run,” President Danko said. "Providing this type of community may serve as an inducement to potential members to join our ranks.” President Danko announced the Association’s plans to build a retirement community during his opening address at the 31st General Convention held last September.------See 'Community’ Page 2 Home to host folk dance syposium in July WELLSBURG, WV — The hills of West Virginia will be alive with the sights and sounds of Hungarian culture this summer when the William Penn Home Camp hosts the Sixth Hungarian Folk Dance and Folk Music Symposium. The symposium, to be held July 9 to 16, is being organized by the American-Hungarian Folklore Centrum in association with the William Penn Association and Portland State University. The symposium will offer intermediate-level folk dancers and aspiring folk musicians the chance to polish their skills under the tutelage of some of the most talented and experienced dancers and musicians on the Hungarian folk culture scene. Both participants and bystanders can enjoy the daily Táncház (an informal folk dance party), plenty of authentic Hungarian food, the camp’s large in-ground swimming pool and the beautiful West Virginia scenery. Organizers say the symposium will be a challenging week for participating dancers, with workshops to be held each morning and afternoon. Scheduled as feature instructors are Zoltán "Batyu” Farkas and Ildikó "Fecske” Toth, cofounders of one of Eastern Europe’s most exciting dahce groups, the Kodály Chamber Ensemble. Batyu and Fecske have done extensive field research and are recognized as superb dancers. They are scheduled to teach two of their specialties: the Mezofold district dance dialect from the Transdanubian region of Hungary and the famous Kalotaszeg cycle from Transylvania. Joining Batyu and Fecske will be Kalman Magyar, artistic director of the Hungarian Folk Dance Ensemble, director of the American-Hungarian Folklore Centrum and founding organizer of the symposium. Kalman will assist in the teaching and reviewing of dialects taught at previous symposia. Also, Kalman Dreisziger, wellknown dance group leader and director of Folklore Canada International, will lead a series of sessions on effective techniques for group leadership. This is the first and only Hungarian dance group leadership -------See 'Symposium’ Page 8 Inside ■ Member hears the first sign of Spring..................Page 2. ■ An historic look at the Rákóczi Aid Association........Page 3. ■ Bowling tourney, Scholarship fund news..................Page 5. ■ The latest news and notes from our branches .... Pages 6-7. ■ Niki undergoes second liver transplant................Page 12. Next Deadline April 15
