William Penn Life, 2001 (36. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2001-03-01 / 3. szám
PA fraternals seek applicants for scholarships WILKES-BARRE, PA - The Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress (PFC) is again conducting a scholarship program to benefit deserving young students who belong to its member societies. The PFC is committed to awarding at least one $500 scholarship grant this year, but the PFC hopes to award more. The number of awards to be granted will depend on the amount of money donated by the PFC’s member societies. Last year, the PFC awarded four $500 grants. To be eligible for consideration, the applicant must be a resident of Pennsylvania and a member of the WPA or other fraternal benefit society that is a PFC member. The applicant must be a 2001 high school graduate attending an accredited college, university, trade school or other institution of higher learning in the summer or fall of 2001 as a full-time student. Proof of enrollment must be submitted with the application. Along with the application, the student must submit a letter of recommendation from his or her fraternal benefit society. To receive a copy of the application form, call John E. Lovász at the WPA Home Office toll free at 1-800-848-7366 (ext. 135), or write to him at William Penn Association, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233. Or, you can email your request to: jlovasz@williampennassociation.org. Winners will be announced during the PFC’s Annual Meeting to be held Oct. 28 to 30. For more information about the PFC scholarship program, please contact: Theresa Kluchinski, Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union, 69 Public Square, Suite 922, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. 1 Experience autumn in Hungary, Vienna with your fellow WPA members NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The itinerary for the WPA-sponsored "Autumn in Vienna and Hungary" tour were recently announced, and it sounds like it will be another fantastic voyage to the Land of the Magyars. The tour leaves the U.S. on Sept. 12, and returns Sept. 25. Your journey begins with your flight from New York to Vienna aboard Austrian Airlines. You'll spend two nights in Vienna where you will visit Grinzing Village, the Ring Strasse, St. Stephen's Cathedral and Schonbrun Palace. Your itinerary in Hungary will include visits to Sopron, Nagycenk, Fertőd, Buk, Herend, Hevis, Kalocsa, Kecskemet, Hortobágy, Debrecen, Tokaj, Eger and Godollo. You'll see Hungary's famous porcelain factory, Lake Balaton, a horse show, folk dancing, the Deri Museum and the Great Reformed Church. On Sept. 21, you travel to Budapest for the remainder of your European journey. The capital city will be your base for visits to Esztergom, Visegard and Szentendre. In Budapest, you will visit Heroes Square, the Castle District and Gellert Hill. You'll enjoy a dinner cruise on the Danube River and shopping along the famous Váci utca. On your tour's final night, you'll gather with your fellow tourists for a gala farewell dinner at the world-famous Gundel Restaurant. The cost for this outstanding tour is $2,999 per person, based on double occupancy. (Single supplement is an additional $500.) This price includes roundtrip airfare from New York, all ground transportation in Europe, all hotel accommodations, breakfast daily, eight lunches, eight dinners, the Danube dinner cruise, all sight-seeing tours listed in the itinerary, and luggage handling at hotel and airports. If you book your reservations before April 1, you will receive a $100 early booking discount off the cost of your tour. For more information about our 2001 tour to Hungary, please contact Fugazy International Travel at 1-800- 828-4488. Evanish named Fraternalist of the Year PITTSBURGH - The Fraternal Societies of Greater Pittsburgh (FSGP) has named Joseph C. Evanish Fraternalist of the Year 2001. An active participant in fraternal activities since early childhood, Mr. Evanish is currently serving his third term as chief executive officer of the Slovene National Benefit Society (SNPJ). Throughout his presidency, Mr. Evanish has developed national and international ties to promote the Slovenian heritage while working to build SNPJ's membership and strengthen the common bonds of its members.. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) and serves as coordinator of the NFCA's Marshall program, which helps fraternal societies build links with elected officials. He also is a past president of the FSGP. He receive^ u ,s Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation in 1998. He will be honored by the FSGP at a banquet to be held April 7 at the Marriott City Center in Pittsburgh. 2 William Ppm Lifr. March 2001
