William Penn Life, 2009 (44. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2009-01-01 / 1. szám
For Starters Bringing the joy of the season to young patients at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh were (l-r) Betty Vargo, Mark Schmidt, Zita Prowse, Marguerite McNelis, Becky Williams, Donna Varga, Sandy Stasko and Elsie Radvany. WPA volunteers play Santa for young patients at Children’s Hospital of Pgh. WPA supports Ronald McDonald House Charities PITTSBURGH — This past November, the Board of Directors and National Officers were proud to represent William Penn Association at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh Annual Storybook Ball. The ball is an annual fundraising event for the charity and the WPA was honored to be a title sponsor this year, providing both financial and volunteer support. One of the purposes of this charity is to provide a "home away from home" for the families of seriously ill children receiving medical treatment at area hospitals. The focal point of the evening was a presentation by a mother whose family is housed in the Pittsburgh Ronald McDonald House. Her family is from Connecticut, and her son has been seriously ill for more than a year. It was a very moving story and solidified the WPA's commitment to support the efforts of the good people and works at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh to help these families as they struggle to create some normalcy in their lives in the face of crisis. Our thanks to National Director Ronald S. Balia who played an instrumental role in facilitating a partnership between the WPA and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh. by Betty Vargo Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh heartily welcomed in early December a group of gift-bearing volunteers from the William Penn Association. The unloading of the many gifts and gift cards—provided by the members of the WPA Board of Directors, the National Officers and their spouses—was a sight to behold. Everyone involved could not hide their joy; every face wore the biggest smile you could imagine. The happiest faces and greatest joy, however, will be shown by the children who received these gifts as they open them Christmas morning. Sandy Clement and her staff at the hospital extended their thanks and appreciation for the thoughtfulness shown by the WPA for the children. Our sincere thanks and appreciation go to all who participated in making this worthwhile project a reality for the children. It exemplifies the true meaning of fratemalism. ‘Mort-90 Conversion* Program offers qualifying paid-up members a chance to increase insurance coverage WPA members owning paid-up life insurance and/or endowment certificates (policies) which were originally written using the 1941 CSO 2.5% Mortality Table are entitled to increase the face amount of their existing certificates under our Mort- 90 Conversion Program. Members owning qualifying paid-up life insurance certificates should have received a letter from the Home Office detailing the specifics of this program. Those owning qualifying paid-up endowment certificates will receive a letter in early 2009. If you think you own a qualifying paid-up life insurance certificate and did not receive such a letter, or, if you did receive a letter and have questions about the program, please contact your WPA sales representative or our Home Office toll-free at I -800-848-7366. 4 William Penn Life, January 2009
