William Penn Life, 2008 (43. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2008-11-01 / 11. szám
For Starters Exercise your right: vote in your branch's election of officers Nationality Rooms schedule holiday open house PITTSBURGH - The Nationality Rooms of the University of Pittsburgh will host a Holiday Open House Sunday, Dec. 7, from noon to 4:00 p.m. The 26 rooms, each designed and furnished in the styles of various European, Asian and African cultures, are located in the university's Cathedral of Learning. The rooms will be decorated in the traditions of the nationality each room represents. Guides in ethnic dress will describe the history and meaning of each room's decor. There will also be live performances, ethnic foods, craft demonstrations and an ethnic market. The open house is free of charge. The rooms may be visited seven days a week. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children ages 8 to 18. For hours and additional information, call (412) 624-6150. PITTSBURGH - This month Amercians will exercise what is perhaps the most imporant right we enjoy as citizens of this great nation: the right to elect those who will lead our nation. Likewise, in the coming weeks, WPA members will have the chance to exercise one of the most important privileges of membership in the WPA: the right to vote for branch officers. We encourage all members of legal voting age to participate in the election of their national, state and local leaders. We also encourage all eligible members to not only vote in your branch election but also consider seeking a branch office. The procedure for conducting branch elections is spelled out in the WPA's By-Laws (Article VI, Sections 605 and 606). Put simply:- Candidates may be nominated from a nominating committee appointed by the branch president and also from the floor at the election meeting;- Each adult life-benefit member may vote once for each office;- Elections shall be by a majority of those present at the election meeting; and- Officers elected at the meeting shall be installed immediately. According to the Association's By- Laws, an "adult life-benefit member" is a person who has attained the age of 16 and has a life insurance certificate with the WPA. All such adult life benefit members are eligible to vote in branch elections. To run for a branch office, the Association's By-Laws state that a candidate must be an adult lifebenefit member age 18 or older who is not: (1) directly involved in litigation against the WPA; (2) a fulltime or general agent; (3) licensed to sell for another life insurance company; or (4) a spouse of any of the above. To find out when your branch will conduct its election of officers, check this month's "Branch News" section, or contact your branch's officers. 2008 Schedule of WPA Branch Family Christmas Parties Branch City /State Date Time 0008....... Johnstown, PA.......... . Dec. 7 ......1:00.... 0013....... Trenton, NJ ................ Dec. 14... .2:00.... 0014....... Cleveland, OH ............. Dec. 6 ......1:00.... 0016....... Perth Amboy, NJ ........ Dec. 7 ......12:00... 0018....... Lincoln Park, Ml ..........Nov. 30... „1:00.... 0019....... New Brunswick, NJ.. .. Dec. 14... .11:45.. 0026....... Sharon, PA................ .. Nov. 29... .5:30.... 0027....... Toledo, OH................ .. Dec. 13... .12:00.. 0028....... Youngstown, OH ........ Dec. 6 ......12:30.. 0051....... Passaic, NJ................ .. Dec. 7 ......2:00.... 0089....... Homestead, PA ...........Dec. 6 ......1:00.... 0129....... Columbus, OH .............Dec. 13... . TBA ..... 0226....... McKeesport, PA ......... Dec. 7 ......2:00.... 0296...... Springdale, PA........... ,. Dec. 14... .12:00.. 0352....... Coraopolis, PA.......... .. Nov. 23... .12:00.. 0525....... Los Angeles, CA ......... Dec. 7 .....,.2:00.... 0590....... Cape Coral, FL............ ...Dec. 7 ......2:00.... 0800....... Altoona, PA ................ Dec. 7 ......6:30.... Location Immaculate Conception Church, 210 Chestnut St., Johnstown Hung. Reformed Church Audi., Grand & Beatty Sts., Trenton 1st Hung. Reformed Church, 14530 Alexander Rd., Walton Hills ZPA Hall, 281 Grace St., Perth Amboy American Hung. Reformed Church, 9901 Allen Road, Allen Park Bayard St. Presbyterian Church, 107 Bayard St., New Brunswick Grove City YMCA, 543 E. Main St., Grove City Timbers Bowling Lanes, 1246 Conant St., Maumee Our Lady of Hungary Church, 5454 N. Belle Vista, Youngstown American-Hungarian Club, 21 New Schley St., Garfield Homeville Fire Hall, Greensprings Avenue, West Mifflin Grove City Elks Lodge, 2140 Sonaro Dr., Grove City Hungarian Reformed Church, University Drive, McKeesport Springdale Veterans Assn., 1151 Pittsburgh St., Springdale Sports Haven Bowl, 143 Carol Ave., Bridgeville Bloomington Magyar Club, 992 W. San Bernardino Ave., Rialto Harbor Heights Club, 2530 Harbor Heights Road, Harbor Heights Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1 Cathedral Sq., Altoona 2 William Penn Life, November 2008
