William Penn Life, 2003 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2003-11-01 / 11. szám

Branch News large quantities of food and preparing the grounds to the children's program and the Chinese auction. Congratula­tions to Endre Csornán for coordinat­ing this event and to his wonderful team of volunteers, who worked tirelessly to achieve a successful picnic. You all did a great job! Thank you so much! Get well wishes are extended to Noreen Fritz. May God's healing touch bring comfort to you and all our members who are suffering illness. November birthday greetings to Branch President Ralph Schuller, Randy Fritz and Gary Dinzeo. Enjoy your special day. Happy anniversary wishes to Ron and Patty Balia and to George and Irene Charles, who will celebrate 48 years of marriage on Nov. 26. What a great achievement! Hope you all have many more to come. Christmas is fast approaching and preparations are underway for the Branch 296 Christmas party. Our party is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2:00 p.m. So mark your calendars and join us for a fun-filled day. For your life insurance and annu­ity needs, call Noreen Fritz at 412- 821-1837. If you have branch news to share, call me at 724-339-2445. Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hungarian Reformed Church in Springdale. Hope to see you there. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Branch 590 Cape Coral, FL by Joan Mauerman Branch 590 held its branch picnic Oct. 9 in Cape Coral. There was plenty of good food, music and fellowship. The weather was beautiful and there was a nice breeze off the river. The picnic kicked off with szalonna sutes followed by stuffed cabbage, kolbász and sauerkraut, baked beans, chicken, potato salad, fruit bowl, chips, hot dogs and several cakes. Everyone said they enjoyed them­selves and hated to leave. Winners of the bean bag toss were Julie Nagy and Joe Bartha. Door prize winners were Bob Menner, Bene Toth and Tony Di Giulio. Rose Darab and Eleanor Di Giulio won the half-and­­half drawing, while Carolyn Sudár won the bingo coverall. Music was provided by Mickey Molnár. I want to thank Caroly n Sudár for all of her help. She traveled four hours to attend the picnic. Happy birthday to Chris Damon, Margaret Menner, Vi Timmer Shinski, Ernie Miller and Tony Di Giulio. I recently attended the National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) Annual Meeting in Washing­ton, D.C. They took us on a tour of the monuments and I was very impressed with the Roosevelt and Korean memorials. My alltime favorite is the Lincoln Memorial. While in DC, I attended a reception at the Hungarian Kossuth House, which holds the offices of the Hun­garian Reformed Federation of America. Thanks to the Rev. Stefan Torok, the Rev. Leslie Martin, George Dózsa, Bill Puskas, Terri Pflum and Priscilla Hunyady for inviting us. At the annual meeting, Mike Tomcsak, representing the Florida Fraternal Congress, accepted two awards: one for the Florida congress' participation in Join Hands Day; the other for their charitable endeavors. Also attending the annual meeting were Margo and Anthony Beke. Get well wishes to Ethel Fodor. Hope you're feeling better. On Sept. 13,1 attended the WPA Picnic at Penn Scenic View. We flew into Pittsburgh and then on to Youngstown, Ohio. We went on Branch 28's bus to the picnic. I went dressed as "Daisy the Clown" and got a big kick out of some of the children coming up to me and asking if I remembered them from last year's picnic. 1 did remember some of them and I was happy to see Hannah Csornán. My granddaughter, Sarina Mauerman, is already planning to go next year. She had so much fun and went on her first hayride. She fell asleep on the bus trip back to Young­stown. Our branch Christmas party will be held Dec. 4 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers. We will hold our election meeting prior to the dinner and show. We attended the Grape Harvest dinner and dance Oct. 12 at the Hungarian Club in Plant City. They hold dinners the second Sunday of each month from September to May. I hope you all have a very healthy and happy Thanksgiving. I will be in Crawford, Texas, spending the holiday with my son Danny and his family. The Hungarian American Club of Southwest Florida will be having a Gala Christmas party on Dec. 6. The event will feature the music of Gypsy, the world-famous six-piece orchestra, as well as the beautiful and talented opera singer Ibolya Nagy from Budapest. For reservations call Frank Dobos at 239-348-7822. The party will be held at the Forest Glen Country Club, Collier Boulevard (CR951 south of Davis), Naples, Fla. For all of your life insurance and annuity needs, please call Mike Tomcsak at 863-858-8071. Branch 800 Altoona, PA by Vincent Frank A blessed Thanksgiving to all! Branch 800 will hold its 66th annual memorial Mass honoring our deceased brother and sister members on Thanksgiving Day at 8:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Altoona, with the Rev. Leo Lynch as celebrant. All those who are able are asked to attend. May all members and your families have a happy Thanksgiving holiday. Veteran's Day will be celebrated on Nov. 11. Many thanks go to all veterans of all wars. You men and women who served in uniform for our country deserve this recognition each year. Our branch will meet Dec. 2 at 7:00 p.m. to nominate, elect and install new branch officers for the year 2004. We encourage all members to attend this meeting. During our October branch meet­ing, Branch Coordinator/Treasurer Bob Jones gave the membership a full report on the WPA 35th General William Penn Life, November 2003 19

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