William Penn Life, 1992 (27. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1992-01-01 / 1. szám

January 1992, William Penn Life, Page 3 Actor, diplomat earn AHF awards for 1991 National President E. E. Vargo (left) and Chairman of the Board Joseph P. Army share a moment with actor/painter Tony Curtis during a reception at the Hungarian Heritage Center in New Brunswick, N.J. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Actor and painter Tony Curtis and former deputy secretary of state John C. Whitehead were honored Dec. 10 by the American Hungarian Foundation as its George Washington laureates for 1991. The Foundation presented the awards at the 30th annual George Washington Awards dinner held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Representing the William Penn Association at the dinner were National President E. E. Vargo and Chairman of the Board Joseph P. Arvay. The award was inspired by the statue of George Washington erected in Budapest’s City Park in 1906 by the Hungarian immi­grants living in America. The Foundation presents the award each year to those who have made eminent contributions in the broad field on human knowledge, the arts, commerce, industry, the sciences and under­standing among people and nations. Mr. Curtis was honored for his accomplishments as a motion pic­ture star, fine artist and honorary chairman of the Emanuel Founda­tion for Hungarian Culture. Born Bernard Schwartz in New Correction The telephone area code for the Association’s New Brunswick, N.J., office is 908. Members ser­viced by that office can call the office by dialing (908) 249-7752. COOKBOOK HUNGARIAN SPECIALTIES and OTHER FAVORITES Net proceeds to benefit the William Penn Association Scholarship Foundation DONATION: $5.00/copy Send check or money order to: WILLIAM PENN SCHOLARSHIP FUND P.0. Box 438 New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Social Security offers help line The Social Security Admin­istration offers a toll-free number for those needing help with matters concern­ing their Social Security benefits. The number is (800) 772-1213. The ser­vice operates daily from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in each time zone. Callers can apply for benefits, apply for a num­ber, report missing checks or get other information. York City of Hungarian parents, he began his film career at Univer­sal Pictures where he received $75 a week and a name change to Tony Curtis. He went on to star in more than 100 movies, includ­ing such acclaimed classics as "Some Like It Hot,” "Spartacus,” "The Defiant Ones” (for which he earned an Academy Award nomination as best actor), "The Great Race,” and "The Sweet Smell of Success.” He has matched his success as an actor with success as a painter. His work has been exhibited in the United States, Hungary, Eng­land, Japan and Canada. He has rung up sales of more than $5 million, making him one of the most widely collected artists of his generation. The day before the awards dinner, Mr. Curtis visited the Foundation’s Hungarian Heritage Center in New Brunswick to which he donated four signed, numbered prints. He also spent time signing autographs and con­versing in Hungarian with visitors to the center. Mr. Whitehead was recognized by the Foundation for his years of distinguished leadership in banking, diplomacy, public ser­vice, philanthropy and education. He joined Goldman, Sachs and NOTICE Effective Jan. 1, 1992 the interest rate on Flexible Premium and Single Premium Deferred Annuity Contracts will be 7.75% Co. in 1947 and retired as co­­chairman and general partner in 1984. In between, he helped de­velop the firm into one of the world’s foremost banking and brokerage institutions. He served as a director and chairman of the Securities In­dustry Association and as a direc­tor of the New York Stock Ex­change before serving as the num­ber two man in the State Depart­ment from 1985 to 1989. Continued from Page 1 travel to the Hortobágy region for lunch, a horsemen show and a visit to Debrecen. From there Currently, he serves as Chair­man of AEA Investors, Inc., the International Rescue Committee, the United Nations Association of the U.S.A., the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Asia Society and International House. He is president of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University and the Greater New York Coun­­cils/Boy Scouts of America. He is also a director of the J. Paul Getty Trust, the Carnegie Cor­you will go to Budapest. After registering at the Aquincum Hotel, the evening will be yours to enjoy in Hungary’s capital. The morning will feature a city tour of Budapest. After a free afternoon, you will join the rest of the tour group for a dinner cruise on the Danube River. Day 13 will feature an all-day tour of the Danube Bend region, Esztergom, Szentendre and the Citadel. At the end of the day, you will return to Budapest for a free evening. The final full day of the tour will include a tour of the Buda Hills and Castle. After a free afternoon, all tour guests will gather for a gala farewell dinner at a fine restaurant. The next day you’ll be off to the airport for your flight back home. The cost for this exciting tour is $2,799* per person, based on double occupancy. You can re­serve single accommodations for an additional $500 per person. The tour price includes round­­trip air transportation from New York, all hotel accommodations, breakfast daily, 11 lunches, 10 dinners, the final night gala fare­well banquet, ground transporta­tion and all sightseeing tours in the itinerary. The price also includes all air­port and hotel transfers in Eur­ope, luggage handling at all air­ports and hotels, all service charges during group functions poration and Outward Bound. In addition, he serves as a trustee of the Brookings Institu­tion and as chairman of Youth for Understanding. Mr. Whitehead and Mr. Curtis join an impressive list of George Washington laureates which in­cludes Gerald R. Ford, Raoul Wallenberg, James A. Michener, Chet Huntley, Antal Dorati, Dr. Edward Teller and Elie Wiesel. and hotel and restaurant gratui­ties for group functions. You will be responsible for your own passport, items of a personal nature and personal gra­tuities to drivers or guides. Guests departing from cities other than New York will be charged an add-on rate according to their city of departure. Those traveling from Pittsburgh and Cleveland will be charged $124* and guests departing from Chica­go and Milwaukee will be charged $180*. Add-on rates from other cities will be available. A deposit of $350 per person is required to secure your reser­vation. Deposit checks should be made payable to "Fugazy Inter­national Travel.” To reserve your space on one of our tours to Hungary, com­plete the form found in this issue and send it, along with your deposit, to: William Penn Hungary Tour Fugazy International Travel 770 U.S. Highway No. 1 North Brunswick, NJ 08902 Please be sure to indicate on your form which of the two tours you wish to take. For more information about the tours, call Fugazy Internation­al Travel toll-free at 1-800-828- 4488 (in New Jersey call 1-908- 828-4488). *PLEASE NOTE: all airfares are subject to change without notice. Land prices are guaranteed at time of booking. WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION HUNGARY TOUR’92 RESERVATION FORM FULL NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: PHONE: (Home)________________________________(Work) PLEASE RESERVE MY SPACE ON THE FOLLOWING TOUR: (Please check only one) □ TOUR #1 - JUNE 18 TO JULY 2, 1992 □ TOUR #2 - AUGUST 10 TO AUGUST 24, 1992 ACCOMMODATIONS: □ DOUBLE OCCUPANCY - $2,799.00 PER PERSON1 □ SINGLE OCCUPANCY - $3,299.00 PER PERSON­CITY OF DEPARTURE: SIGNATURE: Send this form along with your deposit of $350.00 per person payable to: “Fugazy International Travel” to: William Penn Hungary Tour, Fugazy International Travel 770 U.S. Highway No. 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 ‘Prices are for New York departure. All airfares are subject to change without notice. Land prices guaranteed at time of booking. PLEASE, one person per form. Copies of this form may be made. Itinerary set for tours

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