William Penn Life, 1999 (34. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)
1999-03-01 / 3. szám
ome Office Note? Learning about the “real world" of work during Groundhog Shadow Day ‘99 at the Home Office were (l-r) Aaron Jackson, Floyd Edwards and Jonathan Grainger. Students shadow Home Office employees By Jonathan Grainger Groundhog Shadow Day '99, initiated by Junior Achievement, is a day designed to make an impression on our nation's youth and give them a closer look at what a "real job" in the "real world" is like. Junior Achievement initiated this program to show students that what they learn in school really impacts on their future. The WPA, as part of its commitment to the youth who will be our future leaders, was proud to host three students from Schiller Classical Academy in Pittsburgh on Feb. 2. Aaron Jackson, a seventh grader at Schiller, was shadowing Helen Werling, secretary to the National President. "I really enjoyed my day at William Penn Association," Aaron said. "My shadow woman, Mrs. Helen, was really nice to me." Floyd Edward, a sixth grader at Schiller, shadowed benefit claims employee Cassie Holmes. "I really enjoyed Groundhog Shadow Day '99 with my host, Cassie Holmes. She was real nice, and she is one of the best employees [the WPA has]," Floyd said. Another seventh grader, Jonathan Grainger, was shadowing National President George S. Charles Jr. "At the Groundhog Shadow at William Penn Association, I learned a lot," Jonathan said. "Now I know how to run a business and make it successful. This will help me be more successful in life." Jonathan Grainger wrote this article as part of his Shadow Day experience. The Association wishes to congratulate Alan A. Szabó for recently earning the designation of Fraternal Insurance Counsellor (FIC). Alan is a full-time sales representative for the WPA working out of the Youngstown, Ohio, area. He earned the FIC designation only after completing much required instruction and testing. The FIC designation symbolizes his dedication to supporting and maintaining the principle of fraternal life insurance and to promoting the adoption and application of high standards of ethical conduct in his profession. This designation is a symbol of his loyalty to our Association and his dedication to serving our members. Alan, his wife Lori and their two sons, Noah and Joshua, reside in Columbiana, Ohio. All the Szabos are WPA members. Members and others living in northeast Ohio who are interested in learning more about WPA life insurance and annuity plans can call Alan at (330) 482-9994. While we're handing out congratulations, let's give a big verbal bouquet to Home Office employee Gerry Davenport. Gerry recently marked her 30th anniversary as an employee of our Association. Gerry began her career with the WPA on Feb. 24,1969. Among the many hats she now wears are those of secretary to both the chairman of the board and the national vice presidentsecretary. Way to go, Gerry! |WPLl William Penn As you can see, we have made some major changes to the WPA’s monthly membership publication. If you think this month’s issue is about half the size of last month’s, you’re right. We have switched from a tabloid format to what is called a “half-tab,” which is about the size of our old publication folded in half. We hope you will now find our publication easier to hold and handle as you read it. We also are using new type styles for stories and headlines, new page headings and several other new features, all with the goal of making our publication easier to read and more pleasing to look at. But, more importantly, we plan to expand and improve the content of each issue. We plan to bring you more stories about our Association, our members and our Hungarian heritage that we hope you will find interesting, useful and worth sharing with others. As always, we welcome your feedback. Let us know what you think about our publication, it’s new look and it’s content. Write to us at: William Penn Life, c/o William Penn Associaton, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233. William Penn Life, March 1999 3
