William Penn Life, 2011 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2011-02-01 / 2. szám
Branch News Above: Branch 249 officers for 2011 are (l-r): Steve LaFlame, vice president; Michele Daley-LaFlame, president; Anna Keltesz, president emeritus; Anne Marie Schmidt, secretary-treasurer, and Mark Schmidt auditor. Not pictured is Auditor Mary Ann Kabel. Left: Children spend time with Santa at the Branch 249 Christmas party. preparation and clean-up. A great time was had by all. The next local Hungarian activities are the Magyar Club meeting on Feb. 6 at 1:00 p.m. at the Old Troy Pike Community Church, the Branch 249 cabbage roll sale tentatively set for March 24, and the World A'Fair on May 20 to 22. Please pencil these dates on your calendars. Happy birthday or anniversary to those celebrating this month. Our prayers go to those who are ill or have lost a loved one recently. Please take a moment to pray for all our service men and women, especially those in harm's way. For information about WPA life insurance and annuities, contact Branch 249 Coordinator Michele Daley-LaFlame at 937-278-5970 or National Director Anne Marie Schmidt at 937-667-1211. Here's hoping 2011 will be a peaceful and prosperous year for all. Branch 296 Springdale, PA by Patty Balia Branch 296 held its election of branch officers at its Dec. 4 meeting. All officers from 2010 were reelected to another one-year term for 2011. Congratulations to: Ron Balia, president; Tom Santoriello, vice president; Diane Torma, secretarytreasurer; and Marge Kosheba and Audra Balia, auditors. Last year, we had the opportunity to attend the White Rose Ball, sponsored by the Hugarian Arts Club of Michigan. It was truly a beautiful event. Branch 18 played host to the out-of-town William Penn members who attended, and their hospitality was awesome. We are looking forward to attending again this February (weather permitting). If you ever have the time to travel to Michigan for this cultural event, I highly recommend you attend. Speaking of Branch 18, congratulations to Barbara House on being elected as the new chair of the WPA Board of Directors. As we now settle into the year 2011, may you be blessed so that you may be a blessing to others. For your life insurance and annuity needs, please call Noreen Fritz, FIC, LUTCF, at 412-821-1837. Share your news with me if you would like to see your news in our branch article. Please call me at 724- 339-4238. Branch 352 Coraopolis, PA by Dora S. McKinsey Happy Valentine's Day! May you and your loved ones be blessed this day and every day. This month marks the 125th anniversary of William Penn Association. What a milestone! Congratulations to the Association and to all the past and present members who have made it possible for the Association to continue to provide its members with the best possible life insurance plans and annuity rates and continue to offer all the different fraternal activities over the years. This issue of William Penn Life lists just a few of the upcoming events scheduled for the year 2011. Please try to attend as many of these events as you can for only with your support can the Association continue to provide its members with the best possible fraternal service. If you or your child is enrolled in an institution of higher learning or will be attending a university, college or school of nursing this fall, please remember to check the scholarship eligibility rules to obtain a WPA scholarship grant. You can find the complete eligibility rules on Page 12 of this issue. Every little bit of money available to help with your education is well worth the effort to apply for. We would like to welcome all new members of Branch 352. Remember, if you have any news you would like to share or if you have any questions about life insurance or annuities, please call me at 412-319- 7116 or send me an email at dmckinsey@hotmail.com. Happy Birthday to all of our branch members who are celebrating a birthday this month. May you have many more and may all of them be healthy. William Penn Life 0 February 2011 0 21
