William Penn Life, 2010 (45. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2010-07-01 / 7. szám
Branch News ABOVE: Vice Chairman of the Board Barbara A. House helps deliver 30 fats of fowers June 5 to be planted at the West Mound United Methodist Church in Taylor, Mich., as part of Branch 18's Join Hands Day project. BELOW: Branch 18 member Helen Molnar-one of 29 branch members who volunteered that day-plants some of those fowers. of her women's golf league. This "class A" golfer also participated in several WPA golf tournaments. In 1992 she married Zoltán Szabó, who was her high school prom date in 1938. Mr. Szabó, also a long-time member of the branch, passed away in 1993. Goldie continues to organize bus trips to plays, Amish country tours, and casinos. Her energy level is phenomenal. Her daughter, Ilona Simon, has two children, Nick and Vera. Happy birthday, Goldie, and may the fraternal spirit, which you so exemplify, continue for many years. Our members' accomplishments span the generations. Mark Dreifke Jr., a four-year WPA scholarship recipient, graduated from Bowling Green State University in December 2009. He is working at University Hospitals in supply chain management, which was his major at BG. It seems only a few years ago that Mark was a small child enjoying our annual Christmas party with his sister Kristen and parents, Mark and Anita, and now he's making a positive contribution to our society. Congratulations, Mark. The next branch meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m., at the Bethlen Hall of the First Hungarian Reformed Church, 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills. All adult branch members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI by Barbara A. House We had a tremendous day for Join Hands Day June 5. We had 29 members show up, and, boy, did they work. We planted 40 flats of flowers in two locations. We met at 9:00 a.m. at West Mound United Methodist Church in Taylor, Mich. This church is a receiving center for the homeless. If those seeking help are clean and sober, they are sent to various area churches where they receive food, a shower, a safe night's sleep, a good breakfast the next morning and a bag lunch and toiletries before being sent on their way. We felt this church deserved as much help as we could give. Everyone knew exactly what needed to be done and where they needed to be. We planted 30 flats of flowers at West Mound. We then moved on to St. Michael's Church where we planted the remaining 10 flats. We were able to use St. Michael's kitchen to prepare lunch for all our wonderful volunteers. If we see the two churches water and weed their flowers, we will return next year. A huge thank you goes to all of you who worked so hard. Hope to see you and more members during next year's project. Fraternalism is wonderful. Isn't your new William Penn Life gorgeous? Special thank you to the two John Lovasz's for the beautiful story on the Hungarian Room. I'm sure many more people want to see the room now that they know so much about it. Welcome new member Nicholas Antal (thank you, Rose and Arpad Antal). Welcome also to Barbara Major. We wanted you to join for a long time. Hope to see you all at our many events. I am taking reservations for the annual picnic at Scenic View. We will be staying at the beautiful resort at Seven Springs. The cost is $75 per person, which includes the bus, hotel, breakfast, admission to the picnic and all you can eat and drink while at the picnic. Please consider joining us this year. We have many new events and surprises planned for you. Please send me your money as soon as possible to reserve your space. Get well wishes to my wonderful godchild, Mandy McCord, who is putting up a miraculous fight to get well. Get well also to Rose P. Antal, who also was hospitalized this month. We send best wishes also to Deac Sabo, who is finally home (happy birthday), and to Steve and Ann Nagy, A1 and Olga Wansa, Julia Bubenko, George Schvarckopf and William Penn Life 0 July 2010 0 21
