William Penn Life, 2011 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2011-08-01 / 8. szám
ioli Tournament and Scholarship Days Members of the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors for 2011-2012 are: (front, l-r) Catharine Ryan, Anne Marie Schmidt, E. E. (AI) Vargo, Barbara A. House, Shirley J. Kotik, Charles S. Johns, Dennis A. Chobody, Diane M. Torma, (back, l-r) Richard W. Toth, William J. Bern, William S. Vasvary, Michele Daley-LaFlame, Mark C. Schmidt, Katherine E. Novak, Thomas F. House, Zita Prowse, Andrew W. McNelis, Steven F. Charles, Roger G. Nagy, Nickolas M. Kotik and George S. Charles Jr. (Not pictured: Ronald S. Balia, Margaret H. Boso, Endre Csornán, Robert A. Ivancso, Steve LaFlame, Gregory G. Nagy, James Robertson, Carol Truesdell, Stephen J. Varga and Rebecca Williams.) William Penn Life 0 August 2011 0 15 Meyers of Branch 296 Springdale, Pa., won $500 for getting his tee shot closest to the pin at Hole #8, which offered a $15,000 prize for a hole-in-one. Several non-members got their tee shots closer than Steve, but were ineligible to win on that "big money" hole. A couple of other big prizes went unclaimed during the weekend's festivities. Ten lucky contestants, plus three alternates, all had a chance to win $1,000 at the annual putting contest held during the golfers reception the evening prior to the tournament. But, no one could sink the required 30-foot putt. As a consolation, three of their names were pulled at random with each winning a smaller cash prize of either $100, $75 or $50. The other big unclaimed prize was $2,500 which would have been awarded for sinking a 50-foot putt during the awards barbeque. Robert Strom of Branch 226 McKeesport, Pa., was chosen at random to try the long putt, but missed the cup by mere inches. The fun and excitement of the tournament weekend was again heightened by a "Monte Carlo Night" held during Friday's golfers reception. Guests tried their luck at various casino games, including Poker, Black Jack, Roulette, Texas Hold 'Em and Craps. Players purchased cash coupons at the cashier's table staffed by WPA employees. Players then traded the coupons for chips at the gaming tables, and used the chips to place their bets. At the end of the night, players redeemed their chips for raffle tickets, which they then used to try to win one of several great prizes in a Chinese auction-styled raffle. The actual Chinese auction was another huge success, offering an array of fabulous prizes. All the prizes were donated by members and friends of the WPA, so all the money raised by the auction benefits the Scholarship Foundation. As always, the weekend's biggest winners were the young WPA members who will receive scholarship grants from the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. The weekend raised a total of $16,001 for the Foundation. Of that total, $6,225 was raised through donations, the majority of which were made during the Foundation's annual meeting held at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott on Friday evening. The remainder of the funds were raised through tournament hole sponsors ($4,400), Monte Carlo Night ($2,035), the Chinese auction ($2,430), 50/50 raffles ($747), Friday evening's putting contest ($134) and WPA Cookbook sales ($30). The success of this year's tournament was made possible through the hard work and dedication of many people. Our heartfelt thanks go to the National Officers; the Home Office staff; tournament co-administrators E.E. (Al) Vargo and Charles S. Johns; our hole spotters; and the staff and management of Quicksilver Golf Club and the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott. □ Golfers line up at Quicksilver’s clubhouse in preparation for the opening of the WPA Golf Tournament i (Photo by John E. Lovász)
