William Penn Life, 2003 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2003-01-01 / 1. szám
Branch News Branch 129 Columbus, OH ^ by Árpád Sibrik Our branch held its December meeting on the 11th during which we elected officers for 2003. Elected were: Margaret H. Boso, president; Terry Albert, vice president; Margaret Leonardo, secretary; Priscilla Sibrik, treasurer; and Linda Albert and Irene Voss, auditors. Good luck to all the officers for the coming year. The branch held its family Christmas party on Dec. 14 at the Benson Haugh Memorial VFW Post 3424. The Hungarian menu included cabbage rolls, kolbász, fried chicken and all the trimmings. After dinner, Santa visited the juvenile members and gave each of them $5, candy and other goodies. The adult members received the famous WPA 2003 calendar and other goodies. Our thanks to the Home Office for the donation to our party. We were entertained by the Gegenheimer girls—namely, Anneliese, Brigitta and Gabriellawho along with cousin Ilona Relle and uncle Attila Relle, played Christmas songs on the violin. Bernadette Miller also sang beautiful holiday songs. The program was excellent and received great applause. We enjoyed a good turnout; the hall was full. Our next branch meeting will be held on Feb. 12 at the Hungarian Reformed Church. We hope you can join us. For any life insurance or annuity needs, please call Arpad Sibrik at 614-231-8024, or write to him at 645 S. Kellner Road, Columbus, OH 43209. Happy New Year to all. Branch 226 McKeesport, PA i— by Goldie Szarka Boldog Új Evet (Happy New Year) to everyone. We wish all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2003. Much fun and laughter was had at our annual Christmas party held on Dec. 8 at the American Legion located in White Oak Boro (a suburb of Young members join in the fun of the magician’s performance at the Branch 226 Christmas party. McKeesport). It was great to see old friends and acquaintances and to also make new friends. Delicious foodincluding chicken, pasta, an array of cheeses and meats, relish tray, potato salad, refreshments and a beautifully decorated cake-was served to all. Entertainment was provided by a skilled entertainer/ magician who the children and adults enjoyed immensely. Our faithful Santa Claus appeared to give all the children their monetary Christmas present and a bag of goodies. A meeting and election was held prior to the festivities. Elected as branch officers for 2003 were: Michael Benedict, president; Bette Hoffman, vice president; Alex Goydan, secretary; Violet Lenart, treasurer; and Joseph Szarka and Goldie Szarka, auditors. Our branch presented Christmas donations to the Intersection, McKeesport, Pa., and to the Elizabeth Central Food Bank. Belated birthday greetings are sent out to Alex Goydan. For all your life insurance needs, please contact Alex at 412-751-8259. If you have any news about people or events that you would like to share, please contact us so we can include it in our next branch report. If you know a branch member who is ill or a shutin, please let us know so that we can send a card and call them on the phone to let them know we care. Get well wishes and prayers are sent to Dick Heyz. God be with you. Branch 296 Springdale, PA by Diane M. Torma Branch 296 held its monthly meeting and election of officers on Dec. 12. The following members were elected to serve our branch for the year 2003: Ralph Schuller, president; John Rusak, vice president; Diane M. Torma, secretary-treasurer; and Ron Balia, Margaret Kosheba and Martha Schuller, auditors. The officers were installed by Noreen Fritz. Rainy weather did not prevent members from attending our annual branch Christmas party, which was held at the Hungarian Reformed Church in Springdale on Dec. 14. The program began with a magical performance by magician Bill Averman, whose illusions captivated the children and adults alike. The entertainment was followed by a chorus of "Jingle Bells," which prompted the eagerly awaited arrival of Santa Claus. The children took turns sitting on Santa's lap to tell him their Christmas wishes. The everpopular gift bags were then distributed to each child by Ralph Schuller. The afternoon culminated with a wonderful array of delicious homemade food and Christmas cookies. Much thanks to the Home Office and Board of Directors for the financial assistance and promotional items. Also, many thanks to the branch officers and members who gave so much of their time and effort to make this year's party yet another success. A special thank you to Martha Schuller, Irene Charles, Helen Gosciejew and Marge Kosheba for all the time you spent preparing the food. It was great, as usual. A great big thank you to Brenda Hurbut for helping us out of a bind in the Santa department. You did a great 18 IVilli» Penn Lile, January 2003
