William Penn Life, 2002 (37. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
2002-03-01 / 3. szám
WPA prepares for 59th Annual Bowlin; Tournament PITTSBURGH -- Do you like having a good time with your friends and family? Do your children like having fun? Would you like a chance at winning $10,000, or a "treasure chest" full of great surprises? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you and your family won't want to miss what the WPA has planned for this Memorial Day weekend. All members and friends of the WPA are invited to join us for our 59th Annual Bowling Tournament and Scholarship Days to be held May 24 to 26 in Akron, Ohio. The tournament weekend will begin Friday, May 24, with the annual meeting of the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. The meeting will take place at the Radisson Hotel Akron City Centre. After the meeting, all bowlers and guests are welcome to a reception in the hotel, featuring plenty of food, refreshments and good old-fashioned fraternal fellowship. The adult bowling tournament will begin Saturday, May 25, with the team event and continues on Sunday, May 26, with the doubles and singles events. All bowling events will take place at Stonehedge Lanes in Akron. Also on Saturday, the WPA will host its Sixth Annual Juvenile Fun Event, a bowling event designed specifically for the enjoyment of children age 15 and under. The • Adult Tournament Entry Form - Page 9 • Awards Dinner Reservation Form - Page 10 • Juvenile Fun Event Entry Form - Page 11 emphasis 1 will be on fun, and everyone will leave a winner. Free bus transportation between the hotel and bowling lanes will be available. Once again, the WPA is adding to the excitement of the adult tournament by offering a special $10,000 prize to the first eligible member who rolls a perfect 300 game during Saturday's team event. To be eligible for this prize, a bowler must be (1) an adult life-benefit member of the William Penn Association as of April 1, 2002, with at least one year's premium paid; and (2) age 18 or older. On Saturday evening bowlers and guests will gather in casual attire for the bowling tournament awards dinner at the Radisson Hotel. The evening will feature a pre-dinner cash bar, dinner and door prizes. A special children's menu will be available for dinner guests ages 3 to 12. The evening will also feature the popular auction-raffle. This time, the lucky winner will receive a wonderful "Mystery Box" full of.. .well, we're not allowed to tell. You'll just have to be there to find out. Trust us, you won't want to miss it. Packets containing information, entry forms and hotel and awards dinner reservation forms were recently mailed to all 2001 team captains. Entry forms for the adult tournament and Juvenile Fun Event, as well as the awards dinner reservation form, can also be found on the next several pages of this issue of the William Penn Life. The deadline for submitting entries for the adult tournament is midnight, April 12, 2002. For the Juvenile Fun Event, all entries must be received by April 19, 2002. The awards dinner reservations must be sent to the Home Office by May 3, 2002. All hotel reservations must be sent directly to the Radisson Hotel Akron City Centre, the headquarters for this year's tournament. Anyone interested in acquiring a copy of the rules and regulations governing the adult tournament or the Juvenile Fun Event, or who would like hotel reservations forms, should contact the Home Office as soon as possible at 1-800-848-7366, Ext. 126. The Home Office, bowling committee and members of branches in the Akron area are all working hard to make this an especially memorable weekend for all who attend. We hope you and your family will join us. Send in your reservations and entry forms as soon as possible. We'll see you in Akron! [jjji[~| 8 William Penn Lile, March 2002
