William Penn Life, 1997 (32. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)

1997-02-01 / 2. szám

WILLIAM PENN LII Volume 32, Number 2 Address Correction Requested Februar Tours provide exciting vacation NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Winter blahs got you down? Then think summer. Think about taking a vacation, getting away from your everyday life and im­mersing yourself in a new, ex­citing experience. The WPA and Fugazy Inter­national Travel have teamed up to offer you just such an experi­ence—two weeks discovering the sights, sounds and tastes of Hun­gary and Austria. We are offering our members and friends two chances to enjoy the vacation of a lifetime. The first tour will be held from June 12 to 26; the second from Sept. 3 to 17. Each tour will feature the same itinerary, starting with a two­­night stay in Vienna, the city of music. Then it’s on to Hungary where guests will visit the towns of Sopron, Sárvár, Győr, Kecs­kemet, Szolnok, Debrecen, Eger, Szentendre, Esztergom, and, of course, Budapest. v ui m u> 7* ae > U -4 ec m x 30 z m C= Z 2 M M V) z z se <n m M -t o a jC z > During Branch 14 Cleveland’s family Christmas party in December, member Michael Cungeni Jr., three months old, meets a man whose tastes in fashion run similar to his own. For reports on how some of our branches celebrated the holidays, turn to 'Branch News' beginning on Page 4. Association pi< dates, location for tournaments o N» N> N) U Kn u> o oxt XJ M M R z > H* X> PITTSBURGH - The Home Of­fice recently announced the date and site for this year’s annual golf tournament and issued a remind­er about the days and location for the annual bowling tournament. The 14th Annual William Penn Association Golf Tourna­ment will be held Saturday, July 26, at the Culbertson Hills Golf Resort in Edinboro, Pa. Accommodations for golfers and guests will be at the Ramada Inn, which is conveniently lo­cated alongside the golf course. The hotel will also serve as the site for the golfers reception on Friday, July 25, and the golf awards dinner on Saturday. Meanwhile, members should also start making their plans to attend the 54th Annual William Penn Association Bowling Tourn­ament and Scholarship Days to be held May 23 to 25 in the Detroit area. The weekend will officially open with the annual meeting of the William Penn Fraternal Asso­ciation Scholarship Foundation, Inc., on Friday, May 23. The meeting will be followed by the annual bowlers reception. Both the meeting and reception will be held at the Holiday Inn (formerly the Ramada-Heritage Center) in Southgate, Mich. The tournament will begin Sat­urday, May 24, at Taylor Lanes in Taylor, Mich. Saturday’s events will include the men’s and women’s team'competition and the annual dinner-dance. The tournament will conclude Sunday, May 25, with the singles and doubles events. All branches which have not organized teams are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Entry forms for the bowling tournament will soon be mailed to our branches, and all entries will be due in April. All members are invited to join us for both of these fun­­filled fraternal activities, More information on both will appear in upcoming issues of the Wil­liam Penn Life. Doing the Continental Member's education during semester abroad not limited to classrooms and textbooks While in Hungary, you will also visit Lake Balaton, the He­­rend Porcelain factory, the Bene­dictine Abbey in Pannonhalma, the Deri Museum, the Tokaj wine region, the National Museum, Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion and the National Gallery in Buda Castle. Continued on Page 3 Inside __ ■ Atty. Herman on long term care insurance..........Page 2. ■ Rules for WPA scholarship applicants...................Page 3. ■ Reflections on our 111th anniversary..........Pages 6-7. ■ Winners of ’96 Sales Contest announced.................Page 8. ■ In Memóriám and Donations for December..........Page 11. Next Deadline February 21 By Mary Ann Kelly-Lovasz Special Correspondent How does one go from being a world traveler one week to work­ing as a cashier in the local Food­­land market the next? Ask Sarah Davitt. The 19-year-old daughter of John and Sandy Davitt of Springdale, Pa., recently re­turned from a semester studying at the University of Cologne in Germany. She is an honors grad­uate of North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh and a mem­ber of Branch 296 Springdale. Sarah, a sophomore at Alle­gheny College in Meadville, Pa., is considering international studies as her major course of study. Seems like an appropriate choice, too, since Sarah is now a seasoned traveler throughout Europe. Several years ago she traveled to Lithuania with her maternal grandmother and uncle to visit family and to see a bit of her heritage. After studying German in high school and at Allegheny, Sarah felt it the "perfect opportunity, after taking five years of Ger­man,” to actually see Germany. . Her instructor at Allegheny told students about a program called Pennsylvania Colleges in Cologne (PCIC), a cooperative program for students studying in Pennsyl­vania to study in Cologne. After looking over all the information from PCIC, the Davitts agreed with and strongly supported Sarah’s decision to study abroad. Cologne was her destination, but Sarah left a month prior to the beginning of the semester to sightsee. She journeyed first to England, but sighs and smiles when she describes the scenery of Scotland, the second leg of her trip. From there she took a boat to France and spent time in Paris, took in the sunny beaches of Barcelona, and finally moved on to Frankfurt. While in Cologne, Sarah lived off-campus in a German neigh­borhood. She and another stu­dent stayed with a German wo­man, giving them the opportunity to experience everyday life in a country other than their own. Everyday, Sarah traveled by train to the university where she joined 22 other American students from Pennsylvania colleges. Her con­centration was on the humanities, German history, art, literature and grammar. But, when the weekends came, Sarah was ready for more sight­seeing. With her trusty Europass, she traveled by train and saw all of Germany. Her weekend travels also took her to Switzerland, Hol­land, Sweden and the Czech Re­public. With her American class­mates, she also visited NATO headquarters in Brussels. Sarah noted some striking dif­ferences between the European and American ways of life. In Europe, there is the "pleasantness of relaxing and having tea with friends” and reminiscing about the simple pleasure of gathering with friends around the Advent wreath prior to Christmas. Europeans are not as fast-paced as Americans, she said. Europe­ans take time and effort to visit individual shops, such as the butcher and baker, on a daily basis. Often they travel by bicycle and are not inconvenienced when shops are closed on Sundays in Continued on Page 3

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