William Penn Life, 2000 (35. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2000-01-01 / 1. szám

Members touched lives of many children this holiday season

As coordinator of our Associationwide Operation Christmas Child project, I send my thanks to the people who cared enough to pack shoe boxes, made monetary donations, said a prayer, and gave in other ways.

With the help of individuals, branches, churches, a brownie troop and a school, we donated 354 giftfilled shoe boxes and $1,795 to Operation Christmas Child.

These boxes are donated to poor children. Homeless children. Orphaned and abandoned children. Blind, deaf and handicapped children. Sick and dying children. Just imagine the thrill of Christmas being brightened as each child received his or her wrapped gift box. These boys and girls have learned that they are precious to God and to all of us. We have touched their lives in a small way and given them encouragement and a ray of hope. Let's pray that they all look to the future.

Thank you again for your generous donations.

Dianne A. Charles Scott Township, PA

Dianne, we have a feeling (pardon the poor grammar) you ain't seen nothin ' yet. Our campaign was the first exposure many members had to Operation Christmas Child. Now that they understand what a wonderful charitable effort this is, we're confident this year's campaign will be an even greater success. Stay tuned.

Publication’s revised format, content win over another member

I wanted you to know I enjoy your rew William Penn Life magazine. Over the years I didn't read it very often as there were so many articles written in Hungarian that I didn't understand. Now, I look at every page and enjoy the different articles in English.

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: the William Penn Life is your publication. You, as our member and reader, have the right—perhaps, even a responsibility-to tell us what we are doing right and what we are doing wrong within the pages of this magazine. We will always make space available for the thoughts and ideas of the people who matter most-our members and readers. Write to us at:

Here’s Your Mail c/o William Penn Life William Penn Association 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233

We reserve the right to edit all letters for spelling, grammar and length. All letters must include the writer’s full name, address and telephone number. Unsigned letters will not be published.

My parents both came to this country when they were young. They were married here and raised six children. They died years ago (I am 83 years old), but they passed on to my sisters, brothers and me so many Hungarian customs, recipes and traditions.

I am enclosing a $10 check for the

WPA scholarship fund. Please send me two cookbooks, one for my sister and one for me.

I still make töltött káposzta like my mother taught me. I also make csirke paprikás, fánk and many of the other Hungarian dishes.

I thank your staff and Chef Vilmos for all the interesting articles and recipes.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Anna (Kish) Aiken Massena, NY

Thank you, Anna. We hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season and will be blessed with a healthy, happy year this year.

Chefs recipe sounds good, but here’s a twist he might want to try

Your töltött káposzta (WPL, November 1999) sound delicious and is similar to that which my mother made. She came to the U.S. in the 1910's from Tisza Karód, Zemplém Megye.

She omitted the egg and added one pound of sauerkraut which was rinsed well. She put the sauerkraut on the bottom of the pot and between the layers of the rolls, and on the top.

Also, a few pieces of smoked kolbász between the layers is a nice surprise. She also put a heavy plate on top to keep the rolls in place.

I still do it her way, and we love it. Try it: you'll like it.

I have a copy of the WPA cookbook.

Thanks for listening, and please keep the recipes coming.

Julie Petes New York, NY

Maybe it's the moustache. Or, maybe it’s that big hat with the WPA logo. Whatever it is, there's something about Chef Vilmos that draws the mail from readers. What do you think it is, Julie? We're going to let you in on a little secret: roughly half—or more~of all mail to this publication is addressed to Chef Vilmos, just as your letter was. Trust us when we say he does read them all... and that he will keep the recipes coming.

Willi» Pen Lile, January 2000

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