William Penn Life, 2003 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2003-07-01 / 7. szám
For Starters In Brief Honoring True Heroes The William Penn Association joins our nation in saluting the men and women of our Armed Forces participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom. If you know of a WPA member serving in this mission, please contact National President George S. Charles, Jr., at 1-800-848-7366, Ext. 121. Plan now to attend the WPA picnic ROCKWOOD, PA - In just two years, the WPA picnic at Penn Scenic View has turned into the most popular fraternal event on the Association’s annual calendar. Last year, more than 700 members and friends of the WPA-including bus-loads of fraternalists from Michigan and Ohio-came for a great day filled with fun, food and fellowship. Don’t miss out on the party of the year! Join us at Penn Scenic View on Saturday, Sept. 13. For more details, see the ad on the inside of the front cover. Report your Join Hands Day events If you participated in a Join Hands Day project last month, please let us know so that we can report it to theJHD national office. Contact John E. Lovász at I -800-848-7366, ext. 135. Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress seeks nominees for Fraternalist of the Year SCRANTON, PA -- The Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress (PFC) is now accepting nominations for its 2003 Fraternalist of the Year Award, which recognizes an individual within the fraternal benefit system who, through example and accomplishment, provides outstanding volunteer service. The nominee must be a member of a local unit of a PFC member-society and must be living at the time of selection. Home Office staff, full-time insurance sales force personnel, officers of the member societies and fraternal leaders within the PFC are not eligible. Previous winners of the award are not eligible. The winner will be honored at the 2003 PFC Annual Meeting to be held Oct. 19 to 21 in Pocono Manor, Pa. The honoree will receive two complimentary tickets to the annual meeting banquet, a certificate and medallion, and $250 to help defray the cost of attending the banquet. Each PFC member-society is permitted to submit one nomination per year. If you know of a WPA member in Pennsylvania who may be deserving of this honor, please contact National President George S. Charles Jr. by July 31, 2003. Spotlight fMilw 9-Br. 14 Cleveland, OH BRECKSVILLE, OH - Congratulations to WPA Sales Representative Jeffrey J. Ward, CLU, ChFC, who once again has earned membership in the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT). Jeff, who serves WPA members in the greater Cleveland area, is an 8-year MDRT member. Achieving membership in the MDRT is a distinguishing career milestone, attained only by those who have demonstrated exceptional professional knowledge, expertise, ethical conduct and client service. Membership is limited to the top 6 percent of insurance agents and financial service professionals worldwide based on production. The MDRT is an international, independent association of more than 28,000 of the world's best life insurance and financial service professionals from 74 nations and territories. We salute Jeff and all of the WPA's sales representatives who share in a commitment to providing outstanding service to our members. Convention Update The General Convention--the WPA’s governing body-will convene Sept 1-3, 2003, in Pittsburgh. In preparation for this important event, members across the country this May gathered in their assigned Delegate Districts to elect delegates who will represent them at the convention. The results of these Delegate District elections have been received at the Home Office and are now being certified to ensure: (I) the eligibility of those elected; and (2) that all aspects of our Association’s By-Laws governing the election process were followed. The official list of Convention delegates, alternate delegates and exofficio delegates will appear in the August issue of our publication. 2 Williu Pen Life, July 2003
