William Penn Life, 2007 (42. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2007-03-01 / 3. szám
Letters For Starters We need your help to make our Chinese auctions successful WPA chips in to support troop morale in Iraq Hello Members of the WPA, My name is Byron Bero. I am a member of Branch I located in Bridgeport, Conn. I am also a member of the U.S. Army and currently deployed in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I am writing this letter to thank Branch I and the William Penn Association for their support of my unit’s morale, welfare and recreation activities. We recently put together a poker tournament, but, due to mission requirements, it was postponed three times and was scheduled to take place on Feb. 17. I had mentioned that we were having this tournament to my father, [National Director] William Bero. A few days later, I received a care package in the mail from him. The package included WPA poker chips which will be given to each participant in the tournament (during the tournament, they will be the $1,000 chips) as well as phone cards donated by the Association, which will be given to all soldiers who play. My dad also included three copies of the William Penn Life, which were read by a few soldiers who have come through my office. Each one of them mentioned another town located near their hometown, bringing back memories of home. I want to thank you on behalf of all soldiers in the 82nd Airborne Division. Sgt. Byron Bero Branch I Bridgeport, CT The WPA will hold Chinese auctions again this year at its 64th Annual Bowling Tournament and Scholarship Days, 24th Annual Golf Tournament and 7th Annual Picnic-A Great Fratemal-Fest. As you know, past Chinese auctions have proven to be extremely successful fund-raising events with all proceeds going directly to the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. We are asking all of our members, friends, officers, directors, advisers and branches to help us make this year's auctions successful by donating prize baskets. Please contact one of the following PITTSBURGH - The William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation extends a cordial invitation to all members of the WPA to take an active role in the operations of the Foundation by attending its annual meeting, to be held Friday, May 4, at 6:00 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Greentree. No donation is necessary to gain admittance to the meeting. While such a donation would be most welcome, your participation in the meeting people and let them know what you intend to donate as a prize and at which event you want it auctioned.- National Director Barbara A. House at (734) 782-4667;- Lisa Toth at (412) 461-5812; or- Ronda Grotefend at the Home Office at 1-800-848-7366, ext. 112. Or, you can email your information to rgrotefend@williampennassociation.org. Please let us know if you will bring the prize the day of the auction, or if you wish to send it to the Home Office in advance. We thank you for your kind donation and continued support of our Chinese auctions and of our Scholarship Foundation. would be just as welcome. As you know, the Foundation supports the efforts of our young members to attain a higher education by offering qualified students monetary grants. In addition to your continued financial support, the Foundation is seeking new ideas on how to raise more funds to continue its important work. So, please, join us May 4 and share your ideas with us. Convention Update The General Convention-the WPA’s governing body-will convene Sept. 3-5, 2007, in Pittsburgh. In preparation for this important event, the WPA recently announced the establishment of the Convention’s Delegate Districts. It is from these Delegate Districts that the Convention’s elected delegates will be chosen. These elected delegates are charged with the duty of representing the members in their district, ensuring those members’ voices are heard as the Association makes decisions which will affect its activities over the next four years. Which Delegate District has your branch been assigned to? Find out by turning to Pages 14 and 15 of this issue. To learn how Delegate Districts are created, see Page 13. And, be sure to check the April issue of the William Penn Life to learn when and where your Delegate District elections will be held. Scholarship Foundation invites members to annual meeting 2 William Penn Life, March 2007
