William Penn Life, 1996 (31. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1996-03-01 / 3. szám

I t Volume 31, Number 3 Address Correction Requested Mar< Deadline for bowling tourney entries nc PITTSBURGH — Branches throughout the William Penn fraternal family are busy prepar­ing their entry forms for the 53rd Annual Bowling Tournament and Scholarship Days to be held in Pittsburgh over the Memorial Day weekend. Members interested in bowling at this year’s tournament should contact their local branch presi­dent or branch coordinator as soon as possible. The tournament weekend will officially begin on Friday, May 24, with the annual meeting of the William Penn Fraternal Asso­ciation Scholarship Foundation, Inc. The meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh at Chatham Center, the headquar­ters for this year’s tournament. After the meeting, a reception for all bowlers featuring plenty of food and refreshments will be held in the hotel. The bowling competition will begin Saturday, May 25, with the team event and continue on Sun­day, May 26, with the doubles and singles events. All bowling will take place at Princess Lanes, the site of five previous tourna­ments. Free bus transportation be­tween the hotel and lanes will be available. For the eighth straight year, the excitement of Saturday’s team event will be heightened as bowl­ers try for the special $10,000 prize. The prize will be awarded to the eligible member who bowls a perfect 300 game during this event. To be eligible to win this prize, a bowler must be a life-benefit member of the Association by April 1, 1996, with at least one year’s premium paid. On Saturday evening bowlers and guests will gather for the annual bowling awards banquet. The evening will ' Ä dinner social hour z C prizes, live music a The site of the ( ^ announced soon. o We hope that a u. members will con. . ning us for what promises to be a fun weekend. Even if you don’t win $ 10,000, you will leave the tourn­­ament with priceless memories and new friendships. See you in Pittsburgh May 24! William Penn Association 1996 Schedule of Events May 24-26 53rd Annual Bowling Tournament and Scholarship Days. Pittsburgh, PA June 13-27 Association-sponsored tour of Hungary and Austria (first of two). July 12-13 13th Annual Golf Tournament. Turnberry Golf Course, Columbus, OH Aug. 4-10 7th Annual Hungarian Language Camp. Penn Scenic View, Rockwood, PA Sept. 10-24 Association-sponsored tour of Hungary and Austria. Member assists medical team that separates Mexican twins WPA to sponsor 7 th Hungarian Language Camp By Brenda Fullick From the Weirton Daily Times A William Penn members was on the team of doctors who received international media attention for separating twin sisters born in Tijuana, Mexico, who were at­tached at the chest. "It’s funny, because we do so many other things that are much more challenging and technically demanding,” said Dr. Thomas Vecchione, a Steubenville, Ohio, native and member of Branch 8164, who is senior staff plastic surgeon at Children’s Hospital in San Diego. Twins whose bodies are joined together are sensational because they are very rare, and few sur­vive, Dr. Vecchione said. But doctors handle more difficult cases without getting the recogni­tion, he said. Take for example his younger brother, Dr. Randall Vecchione, also a member of Branch 8164 and a plastic surgeon in San Diego who handles trauma patients. But CNN and news programs like "Nightline” were interested in the case of Sarah and Sarahi, born Jan. 12. Sarah’s heart was pumping oxygenated blood for both of them. Left together, the sisters would have died, Thomas said. It was a difficult case because the twins were joined through the liver, and one of the main arteries to Sarah’s heart also was joined to the little sister. "They didn’t have the facility in upper Mexico that could do this operation,” Thomas said. The doctors, the nurses and Chil­dren’s Hospital all agreed to vol­unteer their services to the low­­income family. Sarahi died soon after the sur­gery. Then on Feb. 2, Thomas used the dead baby’s tiny ribs to create a breast bone for Sarah. He also moved loose skin from under Sarah’s armpits to cover the hole in her chest. "Right now she’s doing well, Continued on Page 2 PITTSBURGH — Members who would like to learn the Hungarian language or who would like to refresh their Hungarian language skills are invited to attend the William Penn’s 7th Annual Hun­garian Language Camp this summer. The camp will be in session from Sunday, Aug. 4, to Satur­day, Aug. 10, at Penn Scenic View in Rock wood, Pa. Any life­­benefit member of the Associa­tion age 18 or older may register for the camp. Instruction will be offered at either a beginners or an inter­mediate level, or both. The level of instruction to be offered will be determined by the needs of those members expressing a sin­cere interest in attending the camp. Students will receive 25 hours of instruction focusing on practi­cal usage of the Hungarian lan­guage. The camp will be limited to 25 students, allowing our ex­perienced teachers to give more individual attention to each stu­dent and allowing more time for useful exercises. Instructional sessions will be held twice a day, Monday through Friday. Each day will start with breakfast followed by a morning session. After breaking for lunch, students will reconvene for an afternoon session. Following dinner each day, all instructors and students will gath­er for enjoyable social activities. Students can use these activities to practice their new skills. The cost for the week—includ­ing lodging, all meals, instruction and learning materials—is still only $200 per person. Clean linens and towels will be pro­vided. The deadline for reserva­tions is July 1, 1996. Reservations will be taken on a first-come/first-served basis. Those whose reservations are re­ceived after the camp is full will have the option of being placed on a waiting list in the order in which their reservations were received. A limited number of double rooms will be available on a first­­come/ first-served basis. All other students will be housed in dorm­itory style accommodations. To reserve your space in our language camp, complete the re­servation form found in this issue and send it, along with your deposit of $50 per person, to the Home Office. The balance of the fee will be due July 1. Inside ■ WPA seeks applicants for National President... Page 2. ■ Rules for applying for WPA scholarships................Page 3. ■ The latest news St notes from our branches___Pages 4-5. ■ Be a part of Hungary’s 1,100th anniversary..................Page 5. ■ Sárospatak choir to tour United States.............Page 8. Next Deadline March 15

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