William Penn Life, 2012 (47. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2012-01-01 / 1. szám
Branch News Branch 13 officers for 2012 are (l-r): Marguerite Beke, secretarytreasurer, Dr. Eileen Smith, auditor, and Anthony C. Beke, president. Not pictured: Steven F. Beke, vice president. State University. The family Christmas party began with a delicious buffet featuring the traditional kolbász and cabbage noodles, pastries and refreshments. Our sincere thanks are extended to Margo and Anthony Beke, Olga and John Radvany and Elsie Radvany for the fine effort they put forth in arranging and preparing for the party. Following the luncheon, WPA goodie bags filled with cookies, candy and items supplied by the Home Office were distributed. Everyone also received a WPA 2012 calendar. Our sincere thanks and appreciation are extended to the Home Office for the generous subsidy towards our Christmas party. President Radvany extended Christmas greetings on behalf of the Board of Directors, National Officers and members of Branch 13. He wished all a blessed and joyous Christmas and a healthy, happy new year. For your life insurance needs, contact Elsie H. Radvany, 280 Middle Holland Road, Apt. 806, Holland, PA, or phone 215-396-7928. Branch 14 Cleveland, OH by Richard E. Sarosi & Dawn D. Ward Branch 14 celebrated Christmas with its annual Christmas party open house held Dec. 10 at the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Cleveland in Walton Hills. There were 110 children and more than 200 adult members and guests in attendance. We thank the branch officers and members who played an important roll in preparing for the afternoon. Without their help, it would not have been possible to have such a successful open house. The menu included pizza, salad, cookies, ice cream and beverages. The guest of honor was Santa Claus, who left the North Pole for an afternoon of fun with our guests. Santa was joined by Sparkles the Clown and The Balloon Guy. Sparkles painted the faces and arms of our young members, who proudly showed off their butterflies, dragons, flowers, spiders, bees, unicorns and other designs. The Balloon Guy made balloon hats, swords, flowers and other designs for the children. Unfortunately, every now and then, a loud pop was heard, and he had to start all over again with his creation. Santa was the highlight of the afternoon. The children lined up to meet him and sat on his lap to share their wishes for Christmas Day. Some of our young members were not too impressed with the man in the red suit and white beard. A few tears were shed as family members tried to photograph the moment. Still, it was nice to witness memories being made for our WPA families. The young children grow up so fast, and we are lucky we can treasure these moments digitally and in print. It will be interesting to see these same youngsters in 15 years when they look at their pictures with Santa and see themselves crying on his lap. The afternoon came to an end as Santa rang his bell, signaling that he had to return to his home and workshop at the North Pole. He had National Director Richard E. Sarosi (top) welcomes entertainers The Balloon Guy (left) and Sparkles the Clown to the Branch 14 Christmas party open house. a lot of last minute things to do for Christmas Eve. Our thanks to Santa and his elf (who bore striking resemblances to branch members Richard Jacob and Nancy Borisz, respectively). We also thank Rosemarie Borisz, Elizabeth Dungan and Richard Sarosi who helped Santa distribute gifts. We thank our members who exhibited their spirit of generosity by again bringing non-perishable boxed and canned goods to the party for distribution to local food banks. They helped make this the highlight of the Branch 14 social calendar. Adult branch members are encouraged to mark their calendars 16 ° January 2012 0 William Penn Life Branch 14 member Kathy Lanzara welcomes Santa to the branch's annual Christmas party open house.
