William Penn Life, 2011 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2011-01-01 / 1. szám
Branch News Joe Chobody, Sam Mikita, Ken Hilliard and Don Wood for making the party a success. Prior to the party, the monthly meeting was held and branch officers were elected for 2011. All officers were reelected to serve another term. They are: Dennis Chobody, president; Sam Mikita, secretarytreasurer; and Tom Baculik, Jack Baculik and Joe Chobody, auditors. Here's hoping all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Branch 89 Homestead, PA by Ruth D. Toth Branch 89 held its annual Christmas party on Saturday, Dec, 4, at the Brunswick Playmor Bowling Lane in Pittsburgh, Pa. This year we moved the location of our Christmas party to the Brunswick Playmor Bowling Lanes, and instead of providing a magician and clown for entertainment, the branch treated the children and adults to a day of Cosmic Bowling, complete with flashing colored lights, glow in the dark bowling balls and music. We even had special lane attachments to allow the younger children the opportunity to bowl. Although our attendance was lighter than we had originally planned, everyone who was there had a great time and asked how soon we could do this again. Some adults who brought their children and grandchildren to the bowling and had planned to come back and pick the children up, stayed and bowled with the kids because they saw how much fun the children were having and wanted in on the action. During a break in bowling, we provided pizza and soft drinks for all in attendance. Then the highlight of the event occurred with Santa arriving at the bowling lanes. And, of course, when Santa saw everyone bowling, he had to take a chance and try his hand at Cosmic Bowling. Without a doubt this was one of the nicest Christmas parties our branch ever had, and the children were perfect little angels. Many thank you's were said and many commented on what a wonderful time they had and how nice the employees at Brunswick Playmor were and how helpful they were to them. No one had any complaints. As each child met Santa, they were given a goodie bag complete with a $5 gift certificate from McDonald's and a coupon for complimentary bowling at a future date. A special thank you to our busy bunch of elves for helping to make this party such a success. We also want to thank Santa himself for taking time from his busy schedule to come to our party. Branch 89 wants to thank the Home Office for the financial support and gifts they provided. We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and will have an even happier, healthier New Year. Branch 189 Alliance, OH by Sherry Moore Hello from Alliance! We wish everyone a happy new year. Our elections went very well this year. All our officers stayed the same, except for one new officer, Mark Smith, who is now an auditor. We hope to improve our club this year, as we have the past several years. Our Christmas party was a huge success again. President Mark Moore invited Santa and Mrs. Claus to meet the children at our party, and they arrived on a horse-drawn sleigh. Their arrival was pictured in our local newspaper. The ladies auxiliary provided food and lots of goodies for everyone. A traditional favorite-the "balloon people"--came and made balloons for us. And Santa had a present for each and every child. The club gave out three baskets of food to needy families, and our club manager, Tracy, provided a Christmas tree with children's names on it. Members could pick a star and buy it for them. We just heard some exciting news William Penn Life 0 January 2011 0 19 ABOVE: Young guests welcome Santa to a party hosted by Branches 34, 7 / and 352. RIGHT: Young members share a moment at Branch 88's party.
