William Penn Life, 1998 (33. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1998-04-01 / 4. szám

Page 2, William Penn Life, April 1998 William Penn LIFE Official Publication of the William Penn Association Published Monthly Office of Publication: 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Phone: 412/231-2979 Third Class U.S. Postage Paid Pittsburgh, PA Permit No. 2724 George S. Charles, Jr. Editor-in-chief Richard W. Toth Diane M. Torma Associate Editors John E. Lovász Managing Editor NATIONAL OFFICERS George S. Charles, Jr. National President Richard W. Toth National V.P.-Secretary Diane M. Torma National V.P.-Treasurer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael J. Hrabar Chairman Roger G. Nagy V ice Chairman Elmer A. Furedy V ice Chairman Anthony C. Beke Louis A. Fodor Barbara A. House Michael R. Kara Andrew W. McNelis George F. Mirkovich Michael F. Tomcsak Elmer W. Toth Frank J. Wukovits, Jr. Frank J. Radvany Secretary of the Board AUDITING COMMITTEE Robert A. Ivancso Chairman Margaret H. Boso Secretary Dennis A. Chobody Charles J. Furedy Joseph Hamari Ernest J. Mozer, Sr. CONSULTANTS Bruce &. Bruce Company Actuary Horovitz, Rudoy &l Roteman C.P.A. Rothman Gordon Foreman & Groudine, P.C. General Counsel Dr. Julius Kesseru Medical Director Unsolicited articles, letters, manuscripts, pictures and other material submitted to the WILLIAM PENN LIFE are forwarded at the owner's risk, and the WILLIAM PENN LIFE expressly denies any responsibility for their safekeeping return. The WILLIAM PENN l c reserves the right to edit, revise c r reject any article submitted for publication. Postmaster: If undelivered, please send form 3579 to: William Penn Association 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Annual language camp set for August 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 WPA’s 9th Annual Hungarian Lan­guage Camp this summer. The camp will be in session from Sunday, Aug. 2, to Saturday, Aug. 8, at Penn Scenic View in Rockwood, Pa. Any WPA life-ben­efit members age 18 or older may register for the camp. Instruction will be offered at ei­ther a beginner 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 daily, Monday through Friday. Each day will start with breakfast followed by a morning session. After breaking for lunch, students will reconvene for an af-GBU’s Rauer chosen as Fraternalist of the Year temoon session. Following dinner each day, all students and camp personnel will gather for enjoyable social activi­ties. Students can use these activi­ties to practice their new skills. The cost for the week is still only $200 per person. The costs includes lodging, all meals, instruction and learning materials. Clean linens and towels will be provided. The deadline for reservations is July 1, 1998. Reservations will be taken on a first-come/first-served basis. Those whose reservations are received after the 25 student limit is reached will be 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 WPA Home Office. The balance of the fee will be due July 1. For more information about the camp, please call the WPA Home Office toll-free at 1-800-848-7366 weekdays between 8:15 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. PITTSBURGH — Hans H. Rauer, national president of the Greater Beneficial Union of Pittsburgh (GBU), has been named the 1998 “Fraternalist of the Year” by the Fraternal Societies of Greater Pitts­burgh (FSGP). He will be honored at a testimonial banquet at the Green Tree Marriott Hotel in Pitts­burgh on April 25. Mr. Rauer emigrated from Ger­many to the United States in 1956. He joined GBU in 1960, becoming a member of a lodge in Ann Arbor, Mich. An active member, he held various lodge offices, including dis­trict president and delegate to the GBU national convention. He became a member of the GBU Board of Directors in 1979 when he was chosen to serve as a regional vice president, a position he held for almost 10 years. In Oc­tober 1988, Mr. Rauer was chosen to fill the vacant position of national vice president. In 1990, that position was changed to a full-time one, neces­sitating him and his family to move to GBU’s headquarters in Pitts­burgh. It also resulted in his resig­nation from the University of Human rights workshop to be held in June ADA, OH - The Ninth Annual Human Rights Workshop spon­sored by the Hungarian American Coalition will be held June 12 to 14 at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pa. The workshop will focus on practical know-how about human rights and minority issues in east central Europe, particularly in Slovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia. Specialists in government rela­tions, grassroots politics, informa­tion networks and the media will provide presentations on accessing and influencing American policy in this region. For more information about this workshop, contact: Andrew Ludanyi, phone (419) 772-2097, fax (419) 772-2593; or the Hungar­ian American Coalition, phone (202) 296-9505, fax (202) 775- 5175. Michigan where he had been an administrator for more than 30 years. Mr. Rauer is a past president of both the Michigan and Pennsylva­nia state fraternal congresses. His has promoted his ethnic heri­tage and German-American rela­tions by serving as past president of Ann Arbor’s German Society, Ann Arbor’s Multi-Ethnic Alliance, and the Alliance of German Soci­eties of Pittsburgh. He is currently a member of Ann Arbor’s Schwäbischer Unterstützungs Verein, Detroit’s German-Ameri­can Cultural Center and Pittsburgh’s Teutonia Männerchor. He and his wife, Marianne, have a daughter, Christina MacKeller, and a son, Branden. The Fraternalist of the Year award is the highest honor be­stowed by the FSGP, a trade orga­nization representing 22 fraternal benefit societies and other busi­nesses which advise and support the operations of those fratemals. Tickets for the banquet are $30 per person and can be reserved by calling Christine Blackman at (412) 884-5100. ^other i <2)ay Iá ay10 th ‘Mom, Thanks for 3 always ßeing therefor us. Love, jjr /g, Stan e£ Kenny |i Your Name: Surprise her with a special message to her in the May issue of the William Penn Life. For a donation of at least $2.00 to our Scholar­ship Fund, you can tell your Mom (and all our readers) how much you think of her. So, jot down your message in 15 words or less and send to us by April 21. We’ll help your Mom have a Happy Mother’s Day. Address: City: State:_Zi£. Phone: Your Message: Make donations payable to: “William Penn Fraternal Asso­ciation Scholarship Foundation, Inc." Send message and donation to: Mother’s Day, William Penn Association, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 J WPA Hungarian Language Camp August 2-8, 1998 Penn Scenic View, Rockwood, PA * 25 hours of instruction r * Indoor lodging A 3 meals a day Jt* * All instruction materials All for only $200.00! Open to all WPA life benefit members age 18 or older. vsr~ ~ ' ~ * r^'zxsmt 1 L RESERVATION FORM 1 Name: Phone: Address: WPA Certificate Number: Branch Number: Level of instruction desired: ^Beginner □Intermediate Send this form, along with your deposit of $50.00 per person to: Language Camp, William Penn Association, 709 Brighton Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Deadline for reservations - July 1,1998

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