William Penn Life, 2011 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2011-06-01 / 6. szám

Branch News UN conferences where he has been selected as best delegate twice and outstanding delegate once. He also takes courses at Juniata College. In the spirit of fraternal service, Otto has been involved in various volunteer activities. He participated in a service learning course at Ju­niata where he traveled to work at Meeting Ground/Clairvaux Farm in Maryland to serve the homeless population. Last spring, Otto was appointed youth ambassador for The Alliance for Democracy in Afri­ca where he helped implement proj­ects like Soccer for Democracy for youth in The Gambia. Last summer, Otto served as activities coordina­tor for the Huntingdon Community Center Summer Food Program. Otto has attended every WPA Fraternal-Fest and likes to help his Nagy. Last summer, Otto had an nagyon jó experience at the Hun­garian Heritage Experience and is looking forward to the WPA Youth Camp, where he hopes to get some friendly games of soccer going. Otto is the son of Kati R. Csornán and Emil Nagengast and grandson of National Vice President-Fraternal Endre Csornán and Arlene Csornán. Happy Father's Day to all those dads out there. This month we cel­ebrate Father's Day on June 19. May you lead your families with wisdom. Don't forget about the Tri-State Area Picnic June 25 at Scenic View. Make sure to put it on your calendar. It promises to be a day of fun and food. More information is provided in this month's William Penn Life. Happy birthday to all branch members celebrating a birthday this month. May you be blessed with many more and may all of them be healthy. If you have any insurance needs or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 412-319-7116 or by email at dmckinsey@hotmail.com.- Kati Csornán also contributed to this report. Branch 590 Cape Coral, FL by Joan Mauerman Our branch had a good turnout for our April 30 picnic at Gilcrist Park in Punta Gorda, Fla. It was 93 degrees, but there was a nice breeze from the Peace River. Bingo was played, and door prize winners included Julie Nagy, Helen Toth and Ilona Schmidt. Half-and-half winner was Joan Mauerman. On May 5, our branch partici­pated in the delegate district election meeting held at the Golden Corral in Punta Gorda. Michael Tomcsak served as district chairman. The official results of the election will be published in the August issue of William Penn Life. After the election, we enjoyed lunch, played bingo and awarded door prizes to Irene Franko, Jim Nagy, Kristina Pingiczer, Karl Sub­­osics and Gyöngyi Császár. Get well wishes to Yolan Mickel, Eugene Toth, Richard Galambos and Ralph Manning. Happy birthday to all who are celebrating birthdays this month, and congratulations to all those celebrating anniversaries. Welcome, Debbie Wolfe, our new sales representatives in Melbourne, Fla. Best of luck in your efforts. Congratulations to my grand­daughter Joanie Mauerman on making the dean's list at Texas State, where she is a junior. Congrats also for recently winning a scholarship. Her parents live in Crawford, Texas. And congratulations to my granddaughter Sarina Mauerman, a sophmore at Boardman (Ohio) High School, where she excels at pole vaulting. She recently cleared a height of 8 feet, six inches. If you have any news to share, please let us know. For all your life insurance needs, call Michael Tomc­sak at 863-858-8071. Branch 800 Altoona, PA by Vincent Frank Our American flag—the Stars and Stripes-is about to celebrate its 234th birthday on Flag Day, June 14. It will be a joy to see the colors of Old Glory displayed throughout America on this day. Show the colors at your home and business. Happy Father's Day to all fathers on June 19. It's a special day set aside for you to enjoy watching or being involved in summer activities. God bless all fathers. During this month of June, we have two branch officers, Rob Aiken and Vince Frank, celebrating their 80th birthday. What a milestone we have reached We are ever thank­ful to our Lord who has brought us through all these years. Branch 800 will hold its summer picnic on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 6:00 p.m. at Highland Park in Altoona, rain or shine. Deadline for reserva­tions is July 26. Call me at 814-695- 0213. Members, their families and friends are welcome. Our branch has six members who have reached 50 years of member­ship in WPA. They are: David Burk, Kay Eltringham and Carmen Pic­­cirilli, all of Altoona; Bernard God­frey of Hollidaysburg, Pa.; Thomas Burk of Lancaster, Pa.; and Liza Marshall of Damascus, Md. All six were honored at our May meeting. The Home Office provided emblems and certificates while our branch provided a buffet. Branch meetings are in recess for the summer. Our next meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, at 7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Reli­gious Education Center in Altoona. Keep in mind that Bob Jones will be on duty during the summer to take care of your life insurance and annuity needs. Call him in Altoona at 814-942-2661. Branch 8114 Clarion, PA by Noreen Fritz, FIC, LUTCF (in Pittsburgh) The Clarion branch welcomes two new members: Chase Medford the great-grandchild of Frances Louise and Donald Schmader; and Ever­­leigh Haibach, the great-grandchild of Barbara and George Niederriter. We are happy to have these two little blessings as new members. We hope all young members attending college this fall did not forget to send in their application for a WPA scholarship. The deadline was June 1. Last month was an extremely busy month for me, so I would like to say happy belated birthday to Janet Rice, Don Schill, Joseph Spence, Kathy Callihan, Jane Carroll, Tiffany Best, Ann Troese, Norbert Bauer, Continue on Page 28 William Penn Life 0 June 2011 0 25

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