William Penn Life, 2002 (37. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
2002-06-01 / 6. szám
Annual Bowling Tournament Bowled over in Akron Members enjoy another fun-filled tournament weekend AKRON, OH — A total of 165 bowlers and their guests marked the unofficial start of the summer this Memorial Day weekend by attending the WPA's 59th Annual Bowling Tournament and Scholarship Days in Akron. The event attracted bowlers from Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania, including 29 children and teenagers who had a great time participating in the Juvenile Fun Event. The weekend opened with the annual meeting of the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. During the meeting, $10,710 was raised for the Foundation. The weekend's other activities raised another $5,067 (see story on next page). After the meeting, bowlers and guests gathered for the bowlers reception at the Radisson Hotel Akron City Centre. It was a chance to have some food and get reacquainted with old friends. The highlight of the evening was a Chinese auction featuring more than 30 prize packages. The auction offered something to please every age and taste and raised $1,886 for the scholarship fund. The bowling events began in earnest on Saturday morning at Stonehedge Lanes with the team event and Juvenile Fun Event. Before play began, JeanNaswadi and Alex Darago opened the tournament by rolling the official first balls. No one claimed the weekend's big prize, $10,000 for bowling a perfect game during the team event. But, many bowlers did earn cash prizes for their strong play (see list of winners on Page 10 and 11), while several others won cash in the Lucky Strike contest (see story next page). The list of the weekend's winners grew on Saturday night during the annual bowling awards banquet. Eight people won prizes in the annual benefit raffle for the Scholar-Jeon Naswadi and Alex Darago got things rolling by throwing the official first balls before Saturday’s team event. ship Foundation, with Membership Activities Manager Endre Csornán claiming the first prize, a 19-inch color television/VCR combo. Other winners from Saturday's banquet included Mary Kaszonyi of Branch 15 Chicago and John Toth of We extend our thanks to the 49 individuals, branches and businesses listed below who sponsored lanes for this year's bowling tournament. Because of their generosity, another $ 1,375 was raised for the benefit of our Scholarship Foundation. A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (Jack Kelly) A. G. Edwards Trust Company (Jack Kelly) Arthur Barillo Anthony C. Beke William J. Bero Margaret H. Boso Branch I Bridgeport, CT Branch 8 Johnstown, PA Branch 13 Trenton, NJ Branch 14 Cleveland, OH Branch 16 Perth Amboy, NJ Branch 18 Lincoln Park. Ml Branch 19 New Brunswick. NJ Branch 28 Youngstown. OH Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA Branch SI Passaic, NJ Branch 76 Philadelphia, PA Branch 88 Rural Valley, PA Branch 89 Homestead, PA Branch 249 Dayton, OH Branch 296 Springdale, PA Branch 336 Harrisburg, PA Branch 352 Coraopolis, PA Branch 705 Mayvilie, Wl Branch 8121 St. Marys, PA Dennis A. Chobody Computer Specialties Corp. Michael W. Finikiotis, M.D. Ethel F. Fodor Joseph Hamari Horovitz, Rudoy & Roteman (Gordon Scherer) Charles S. Johns Michael R. Kara Charlene F. Kinder John L. Lovász Ralph F. Manning, Esq. Andrew W. McNeiis Ernest J. Mozer, Sr. PaineWebber, Inc. (Donald F. Healy) Frank J. Radvany Arpad Sibrik Jack Tokár Michael F. Tomcsak Elmer W. Toth Stephen J. Varga E. E. Vargo Caroline B. Varner William S. Vasvary W L Dillen Company THAHK 6 William Penn Lile, June 2002
