William Penn Life, 2001 (36. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2001-06-01 / 6. szám
Young adult needed to lead youth service movement NAPERVILLE, IL - Are you a young adult between the ages of 18 and 25 who’s looking for an exciting job? Would you like to help lead a national youth leadership and volunteer movement, travel around the country, and get paid for doing it? If you answered “yes” to these questions, then look into YES, Youth Engaged in Service. Right now, the YES Ambassador Program, sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation, has a job opening for a Fraternal Youth Ambassador. You’ll be working out of the headquarters of the National Fraternal Congress of America in Naperville, III. As the YES Ambassador for the NFCA you will: • train youth and adults in youth and adult partnerships, youth leadership and service project development; • develop and maintain youth award programs; • develop youth resources and write articles; and • travel nationwide to promote youth development and leadership to a variety of fraternal benefit societies and other organizations. To qualify for this position, you’ll need community service and youth leadership experience, excellent communication skills, computer skills, training experience, the ability to work independently or in a team, creative thinking and a sense of humor. Salary is $22,000 plus full benefits for a one-year commitment beginning Aug. 14, 2001. Interested? Contact Gina Zanin immediately at (630) 355-6633 or at gzanin@nfcanetorg. Join us in Harrisburg for the WPA’s 18th Annual Golf Tournament PITTSBURGH - It's time for WPA golfers to clean up their clubs and scrape the rust off their game. The WPA's 18th Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, July 14, at the Dauphin Highlands Golf Course in Harrisburg, Pa. If you want to play in this year's tournament and have not submitted your entry, turn to the inside of the front cover of this issue to find the official entry form. All entries must be submitted to the Home Office by June 22. Hotel accommodations for the weekend will be at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East. All golfers and guests must make their own room reservations directly with the hotel. Call (717) 939-7841. The weekend's official activities will begin with a reception on Friday, July 13, at the hotel. They will conclude Saturday evening with the annual golf awards dinner. The dinner will include the fun and exciting auction raffle for a set of golf clubs and bag. Celebrate National THIS YEAR MARKS THE 52nd anniversary of the Act of Congress proclaiming June 14 as National Flag Day. Citizens across the country will pause to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag on this day. National Flag Day honors the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as our national flag by the Continental Congress 224 years ago. You may ask, "why should I observe this day?" Quite simply, our flag is more than a patchwork of cloth. It is the silent sentinel of our freedom. It is a constant reminder of the courage required to maintain our freedom, the liberty we enjoy in being The 18-hole tournament will again feature the Hole-In-One contest. All eligible adult life-benefit members of the WPA who score a hole-in-one on the specially designated par-3 hole during tournament play will win $15,000. Plus, if any eligible member scores an ace on any of the course's other par-3 holes, that lucky member will win $5,000. Prizes will be awarded to the men and women with the lowest gross and lowest net scores on the day, and to the winners of various skill shot contests along the course. Golfers wishing to play a round Friday can try one of two courses. Sunset Golf Course has tee times available on Friday, July 13, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Call Sunset at (717) 944-5415. Limited tee times may be available at Dauphin Highlands after 1:45 p.m. Friday. Call (717) 986-1984. For more information about the tournament, call us toll-free at 1-800-848-7366. Flag Day June 14 self-governed, and the loyalty and trust which unites us despite our individual differences. On this National Flag Day, we encourage you to talk to your children, grandchildren or friends about what the flag means to you. Because others have given their fortunes and their very lives to secure our freedom, we have the freedom NOT to participate in this national observance. But, it is good that we pause to honor our nation's flag, for this act helps remind each of us that we are most blessed to be one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. And that is something worth celebrating. >id we mention... 'hat Hershey Park and dershey’s Chocolate A/orld are just a sho drive from the hotel? Or that the hotel has agree pool that kids love? Or, that this could be a _ 2 Willi» Pen Life, June 2001
