William Penn Life, 2008 (43. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2008-11-01 / 11. szám
Branch News Branch 14 _ Cleveland, OH j_ by Dawn D. Ward The annual Branch 14 children's party will be held Saturday, Dec. 6. The open-house format from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. gives families the flexibility to attend at their convenience. In addition to Sparkles the Clown, we will also be entertained by "Balloonatic", a zany, balloon sculptor. Children will receive their invitations a few weeks before the party, but all branch members are welcome to attend. This annual event, which involves more than 100 children, will certainly get you in the Christmas spirit. We were saddened by the sudden death of Branch 14 Vice President Tom Levi. Tom and his late wife, Vera, were active members who especially enjoyed attending the annual picnic at Penn Scenic View where they could indulge their mutual love of Hungarian music. Tom and Vera will be greatly missed. It is gratifying to see how William Penn members continue to promote the Hungarian Heritage. Elaine and Betty Rose Galgany have been teaching Hungarian dance for 26 years for the annual harvest festival at the First Hungarian Reformed Church in Cleveland. This year's festival, held last month, was a great success with 40 costumed dancers, ranging in age from three to 24 years of age. More than 350 people attended. Jeff and I attended this marvelous event and thoroughly enjoyed the music, food, and dancers. (See the article on Page 11 for more on the history of the Galgany family's contribution to this wonderful undertaking-) The branch welcomes the following new members: Trevor Browand, Tristan Browand, Karen Erdman, Joshua Hayes, Jeno Kiss, Alberto Moccia and Linda Vargo. Please refer any prospective new members to the Ward Agency at 440-838-1200 and earn Recommender Bucks! In order to retain their tax-exempt, non-profit status, the WPA and other fraternal organizations must be able to document their charitable and philanthropic endeavors for the Internal Revenue Service. Branch members who volunteer for any charitable cause are encouraged to report their activity to Branch 14 President Caroline Lanzara. President Lanzara can be reached at 216- 581-8979. The next branch meeting will be held Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bethlen Hall of the First Hungarian Reformed Church, 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills. Branch members are welcome to attend and enjoy an evening of refreshments and fellowship. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI by Barbara A. House Happy Thanksgiving to all our wonderful members and their families. Give thanks for all the wonderful things in our lives. Get well to Pete Charles, our wonderful WPA national president., Ernie Mayoros, Debbie Seipelt, Rocky Borsa and Karen Bufford. Hope you are all better real soon. Remember our deceased members and their families in your prayers, especially Bill Sorke, Doris Kontos, Robert Murdock, Ethel Campbell, Charles Risko, Richard Nyilos and Esther Wachnicki. May they rest in peace. Remember also Elmer Toth, retired vice chairman of the Board of Directors. Elmer served the WPA and its members for many years. Rest in peace, Elmer. Happy birthday to my mom and Gabby's grandma, Irene Korpák. Have a super day. We love you. Congrats to Joe and Wanda Gall on their new (dog) child Maddy. Hope you enjoy her for many years. Congrats to David Wolfe and Linda Nemes on their upcoming wedding on Feb. 7 in Florida. Thank you, Aladar Nemes and Linda Nemes for remembering the WPA and me for your annuity needs. I promise to take good care of you. Thank you to Emma Borsa, Eileen Gonzales and Elsie and Bob Kantor for all the wonderful donations for our upcoming family Christmas party, which will be held Sunday, Nov. 30, at 1:00 p.m. at the American Hungarian Reformed Church, 9901 Allen Road, Allen Park, Mich. All are invited. Please call me at 734-782- 4667 to r.s.v.p. I need to know how many children will be attending so we can have gifts for all. I also need to know how much food to order. Hope to see you all. Thank you to Endre Csornán and all who helped to make our WPA picnic another huge success. The Chinese auction broke all records. We raised $6,048 for our Scholarship Foundation. Thank you for all your lovely donations. They helped to sell an unprecedented number of tickets. Thank you to all who worked with me, especially Tom House, Carol and Doug Truesdell, Helen Molnár, Rose Antal, Rita Marchelletta, Jeff Klecan, Mark and Cassie Schmidt, Cassie Holmes and Judy Chakey. Special thank you to Ronda Grotefend for all her preliminary work. Could not do it without you. Hope I can count on this crew for next year. Love you all a lot. The annual Hungarian Arts Club White Rose Ball will be held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, The Arts Club is looking for young ladies of Hungarian descent to be the debutantes for 2009. They don't need to be from Michigan. Girls from anywhere in the U.S. are eligible. Please contact Linda Enyedi at 248-352-0927 for information. We are also looking for young men to act as escorts. This is truly a lovely and elegant affair. Holy Cross Hungarian Catholic Church is planning a dinner with St. Nicholas-Mikulas Ebed on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 12:30 p.m. The church's schedule on Christmas Eve will 20 William Penn Life, November 2008
