William Penn Life, 2009 (44. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2009-06-01 / 6. szám
Branch News Branch 18 member Irene Korpák (center) is the matriarch of five generations of WPA members. They include (l-r) great-great-grandson Bishop Wolfe, daughter and Vice Chairman of the Board Barbara A. House, granddaughter Deborah Wolfe and great-grandson David Wolfe. national health policy. After her sophomore year, she took her interest to Africa to teach AIDS education to a Maasai tribe in northern Tanzania. Now in her junior year, she is writing a research paper on Egypt and HIV/ Aids Stigma, and she spent her fall semester abroad studying public health at the U.N. and the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. This young lady is bound for great things in life, and we are proud to have her as a member. Susan would like to thank the William Penn Association for their scholarship assistance. Another branch member who lives the fraternal spirit is Loma Curtiss, who was recently honored by the Lake County Council on Aging for being selected as the recipient of the 2009 Outstanding Citizen Award. The Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program trained her to assist the elderly with explanations on Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance issues. Loma has been volunteering at the Council on Aging and the Mentor and Fairport Harbor Senior Centers since 2006. From Nov. 15 to Dec. 23, 2008, she counseled more than 150 senior citizens. Awards were given to her from the U.S. House of Representatives signed by Congressman Steve LaTourette, the Board of Lake County commissioners, and the Ohio State Senate, signed by Bill Harris and Timothy Grendell. Loma also lends her culinary expertise at the Hungarian Reformed Church in Fairport Harbor. She can be seen in the kitchen making kolbász, cabbage rolls and chicken paprikas. She also is recognized as one of Santa's hard-working helpers at the annual branch Christmas party. Branch 14 welcomes new members Cameron Moore, Carol Rosario, Josif Rosu, Candice Carrington, John Kulina, Emma Üveges, Morgan Üveges, Timothy Klodnick, Julia Reinach, Jacob Reinach, Kathy Krosky, Mario Bryant and Charles White. Remember to recommend potential new members to the Ward Agency at 440-838-1200 and earn Recommender Bucks! The branch meetings are in summer recess until Wednesday, Sept. 2. The last meeting of the year will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Meetings are held at the First Hungarian Reformed Church, 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills at 7:30 p.m. Hope to see you there. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI by Barbara A. House We are busily preparing for our annual Join Hands Day projects. We have three this year. On June 6, we will meet at 10:00 a.m. at Maryhaven Senior Center to plant 15 flats of flowers and do a general clean up. Maryhaven is on Goddard and Reeck Road in Southgate. When we're done there, we will go immediately to St. Michael's Episcopal Church on Champaign and Fort Street and do the same. When done there, lunch will be served. I sure hope we will have a lot of help. Many hands make short work. Due to the poor economy here in Michigan, we decided to add to our list of projects this year. Most cannot afford flowers this year. We have also decided to have a year-long charity, supporting no-kill animal shelters. At our last branch meeting, we collected dog and cat food, cat litter, toys, blankets and towels. We will collect these at every meeting for at least a year. As the economy worsened, many people could not afford their pets, and they were forced to let them go. I was contacted by an animal shelter and asked if our branch could help. Help we did with 200 pounds of food. I found that Family Dollar has 25 pound bags of dog food for $5. We sure hope you can help. We will also take monetary donations and will use the money to buy what the shelter needs. Thanks. Thank you and welcome to our 16 William Penn Life, June 2009
