William Penn Life, 1999 (34. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)
1999-11-01 / 11. szám
Association announces millennium tours to Hungary NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Looking to celebrate the new millennium in a special way? Why not travel with the WPA to Hungary and see how the Hungarians are marking this event? The WPA will be spon soring two tours to Hungary in the year 2000. The first will depart the U.S. on June 29 and ‘If J ran my branch...* Want to have a greater say in how your WPA branch operates? Your chance is coming soon. Each December, our branches elect officers to serve the branch for the coming, year. By either running for a branch office or simply voting at the election meeting, you can affect your branch’s future. It's a marvelous privilege. We hope you take advantage of it. The procedure for conducting branch elections is spelled out in the WPA’s By-Laws (Article VI, Section 606). Put simply: • Candidates are nominated from the floor at the election meeting. • Each adult life benefit member shall have one vote for each office. • Elections shall be by a majority of those present at the election meeting. • Officers elected at the meeting are installed immediately. What is an “adult life benefit member”? It’s a person who has attained the age of 16 and who has a life insurance policy with the WPA. All such members can vote. However, to run for an office, you must be an adult life benefit member age 18 or older who is not: (I) directly involved in litigation against the WPA; (2) a full-time or general agent; (3) licensed to sell for another life insurance company; or (4) a spouse of any of the above. To find out when your branch’s elections will be held, check this month’s “Branch News” page, or contact your branch’s officers. return July 11. You will spend 12 days and 11 nights in Hungary and visit 15 cities, including Budapest. The second tour will depart Sept. 18 and return Oct. 2. This two-week trip will include a visit to Vienna plus most of Hungary's countryside and Budapest. While Hungary will be joining the world in welcoming the new millennium, it will also be celebrating a special millennium of its own. Next year will mark the 1,000th anniversary of the crowning of St. Stephen as I lungary's first king. It was on Christmas Day of the year 1000 A ll. that Stephen was crowned by the Pope. From that day forward, Hungary was recognized as an independent, Christian state in the Western cultural sphere. You can be sure the Hungarians will celebrate this anniversary in grand style. Those who book their reservations early will qualify for a discount. Plus, the first four people to be confirmed for each tour will receive a free "nostalgia train trip" in Hungary aboard a 100-year-old refurbished train which was used by the Austro- 1 Bulgarian emperors. For more information about the tours, call Fugazy International Travel at 1-800-828-4488 weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p in. or Saturdays between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 pin. eastern time. 2 h illiam Trim l.ifr. November 1999 Fraternalists gather near nation's capital ARLINGTON, VA - More than 700 fraternalists and guests gathered here Sept. 14 to 18 for the 113th annual meeting of the National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA). Representing the WPA at the NFCA meeting were Chairman of the Board Anthony C. Beke and National Vice President-Secretary Richard W. Toth. Among the meeting's highlights: • David J. Larson of Lutheran Brotherhood in Minneapolis was elected NFCA president for 1999- 2000. He announced a new initiative designed to rally fraternalists, service groups and families to a common day of service on June 17, 2000. • Clarence "Bud" Miller of Chicago, a highway maintenance employee for the Illinois Department of Transportation, was named 1999 NFCA Fraternalist of the Year. Miller also received a $1,000 check for his designated non-profit charity, Ignatia House, a transitional living facility for women recovering from alcohol or substance abuse. • It was reported that NFCA member societies fulfilled their volunteer and financial commihnent to America's Promise-The Coalition for Youth. During the meeting, a silent auction of 140 items donated by members of Congress raised $13,770 for Jubilee Ministries, a coalition of housing and social service programs. It was part of more than $100,000 the NFCA and its member societies contributed to Jubilee Ministries this year.
