William Penn Life, 1994 (29. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1994-10-01 / 10. szám

H O 2-J 00a o s n a sr H H K OK * e> c 2 E Q U ro •— i—« in uiu 3f «1 Z 2 m t- M M 2 rJ K Z D NUJ ZK (M X UJItl o ►- <x «* 3! Sí m UJ un z Address Correction Requested I Non-prom I I Organization I I U S Postage I I PAID I Pittsburgh, PA • I I Permit No. 2724 I WILLIAM PENN LIFE October 1994 Number 10 •nal Congress holds annual convention SCOT x \jlsi l More than 800 fraternalists and their guests gathered Sept. 7 to 10 in Scottsdale for the 108th annual meeting of the National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA). The NFCA is a trade associa­tion of nearly 100 fraternal bene­fit societies that provides insur­ance and volunteer opportunities to 10 million members through­out the U.S. and Canada. Highlights of the convention included: • William L. Eimers of Catholic Family Life Insurance of Mil­waukee was elected president of the NFCA. • Atanas (Tony) Slusarczuk of Warren, Mich., was presented the Fraternalist of the Year Award. A member of the Ukrain­ian National Association, Slusar­czuk was chosen from among 40 national finalists. • It was announced that more than $125,000 was collected since the 1993 NFCA convention for Habitat for Humanity. The Phoenix area chapter of Habitat will use the bulk of the money to construct a park and playground on a 39-acre parcel of land that will be home to about 190 lov­­income families. • In addition to Eimers, officers elected during the meeting in­cluded Thomas Sheehan of the Catholic Knights and Ladies of Illinois, vice president, and new directors Vera Wilt of CSA Frat­ernal Life, Paul Payerchin of the National Slovak Society of the U.S.A., and John Lund of Sons of Norway. • State Fraternal Congress merit awards went to the Oregon Frat­ernal Congress for the commu­nity category; to the Missouri Fraternal Congress for family­­youth; to the New England Frater­nal Congress for fraternal; to the Minnesota Fraternal Congress for insurance; to the Nebraska Frater­nal Congress for newsletters; and to the Iowa Fraternal Congress for its legislative program for NFCA support. Convention attendees heard from a number of outstanding speakers. Among them were Bart Starr, former quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, who spoke on family values; Lee S. Dreyfus, former governer of Wisconsin, who presented "A Generation of Eagles”; and W. Patrick Donlan, a labor management consultant, who spoke on organizational change. Representing the William Penn Association at the convention were Chairman of the Board Jo­seph P. Arvay, National President E. E. Vargo and National Direc­tors Michael J. Hrabar and Roger G. Nagy. National Director Frank J. Wukovits also attended the convention as a delegate from the Indiana Fraternal Congress. WPA mourns death of Director Charles Fabian NEW YORK — The entire Association was deeply sad­dened by the recent death of National Director Charles S. Fabian. Mr. Fabian, 66, died Aug. 31,1994, in Hollywood, Fla., following a stroke. Good-natured and unas­suming, "Charlie,” as he was known to his many friends, had the all-too-rare ability to win over mostly everyone he met simply by exhibiting his down-to-earth nature and ready smile. His friendly personality and dedication to the Association made him one of the most well liked leaders on both the branch and national levels for the past 39 years. He served as a delegate to six straight National Conven­tions, beginning in 1955. At his sixth convention in 1975, he was elected to the first of four consecutive four-year terms on the National Audit­ing Committee. Then, in 1991, at his tenth and last National Convention, he was elected to the Association’s Board of Directors. On the local level, Mr. Fa­bian was elected president of Branch 48 New York in 1970 and served in that position for two decades. He was born July 5, 1928, in New York, the son of the late Joseph F. and Mary Beer Fabian. He was a retired route driver for Urban Distributing Co. in Whitestone, N.Y. After retiring, he moved to Holly­wood, Fla. CHARLES S. FABIAN 1928-1994 In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eloise. He is survived by four sons, Charles, Steven, Timothy and Michael; two daughters, Ju­dith and Christina; and four grandchildren, Grace, Claire, Caitlin and Steven. A Mass of Christian burial was said Sept. 3, 1994, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Whitestone, N.Y. Among those attending were the Asso­­ciation’s National Officers and other members of the Of­ficial Family. National Presi­dent E. E. Vargo delivered the eulogy in which he praised Mr. Fabian for his devotion to his family, his heritage and the Association. Burial was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. May he rest in peace. Fraternal societies exceed goal for unique Habitat park project SCOTTSDALE, AZ — The Na­tional Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) has topped its $100,000 fund-raising goal for a unique Habitat for Humanity park project. As of Sept. 10, NFCA member societies had donated more than $125,000. The William Penn Association was among the 50 or so fraternal societies which con­tributed to the effort. "I’m really not surprised,” said William R. Heerman, immediate past president of the NFCA. "You give fraternal benefit socie­ties a job to do, and they get it done. It’s in their nature to pitch in and help when there’s a need. ’ ’ At its 1993 annual meeting, the NFCA announced that its National Cause Committee had chosen Habitat’s unique South Ranch Project in Phoenix as its focus for the year. This project is SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Robert E. Bruce of Lake Bluff, 111., was recently honored as the nation’s outstanding fraternal actuary for 1994. Bruce received the Jacobson- Rugland Award at the 108th an­nual meeting of the National Frat­ernal Congress of America (NFCA) held Sept. 7 to 10 in Scottsdale. As president and chief actuary of Bruce and Bruce Co., based in Lake Bluff, Bruce oversees all operations of the company. He joined the firm in 1946 upon graduating from Michigan Uni­one of the most ambitious hous­ing projects ever undertaken in the U.S. by Habitat for Humanity International, an ecumenical, Christian housing ministry intent on eliminating poverty housing. Today, Habitat has more than 800 chapters in 40 countries and had built more than 20,000 homes. In 1993, Bank One Arizona deeded a 39-acre parcel of land called South Ranch over to Habi­tat’s Phoenix-area chapter. The chapter quickly made plans for a project that will establish a sub­division, housing about 190 families. The NFCA, an organization comprised of nearly 100 fraternal societies and a longtime suppor­ter of Habitat, committed itself to providing both funds and vol­unteers to help build the commu­nity’s central park. The NFCA hopes that this park will increase versity Actuarial Graduate School and Northwestern Uni­versity. He is a member of the Ameri­can Academy of Actuaries, hav­ing served as vice president and treasurer, and is a fellow in the Conference of Consulting Actu­aries, which he has served as president and secretary. He was also president of the Fraternal Actuarial Association. The award was established in 1993 by Luther College in De­­corah, Iowa, to honor the late Reuben Jacobson and the late Walter L. Rugland. the community’s quality of life by establishing a focus for com­munity spirit—a park where chil­dren and adults can gather to visit, play, relax or simply get to know their neighbors. "This has been a spectacular beginning to a significant Habitat housing effort in the Phoenix area,” said Dr. Edward Lindell, chairman of the NFCA’s National Cause Committee. "It’s the first time, to my knowledge, that an effort has been developed that speaks to an entire community . . . that pro­vides recreational opportunities for young people as well as an oasis of beauty for the commu­nity.” Home construction in the South Ranch project got under­way in 1993. Work on the park began in the summer of 1994 and will be complete in phases. Inside___ ■ Pittsburgh fraternals mark 50th anniversary .... Page 2. ■ Warranties and your rights as a consumer.................Page 2. ■ The latest news & notes from our branches.............Page 3. ■ WPA scholarship recipients for 1994..............Pages 4-5. ■ In Memóriám and Donations for August.................Page 7. Next Deadline October 21 Bruce named top actuary

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