William Penn Life, 2012 (47. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2012-07-01 / 7. szám
Branch News Branch 10 Barton, OH Branch 40 Martins Ferry, OH Branch 248 Monaville, WV Branch 349 Weirton, WV Branch 8164 Steubenville, OH by Joyce Nicholson Hello from the WPA branches from Barton, Martins Ferry, Weirton, Steubenville and Monaville! One of our several Join Hands Day projects this year was to donate an auction basket to a local charity for their inaugural fund raising walk. Brittany Lamp, founder of the Children's Bereavement Foundation, is dedicated to helping bereaved parents through the loss of their child. Their belief is that every angel has the right to be honored and have his or her life celebrated by the wishes of the family. For more information, visit their website: childrensbereavementfoundation.org. We'll have more pictures and write-ups in future WPA issues on other Join Hands Day projects undertaken by our branches this year. Sunday, June 3, was the date for the combined WPA and Ohio Valley Hungarian American Cultural Society Spring picnic at Warren Township Park. The weather was bright and beautiful-just right for a bacon roast! IJre next combined picnic and bacon roast will be Sept. 16, at 1:00 p.m. at Warren Township Park, Yorkville, Ohio. Also, mark your calendars for the OV Hungarian American Cultural Society Dinner-Dance on Aug. 25. It will be at the Yorkville VFW with a social at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Oglebay dancers, dinner by Miller Catering and music by "The Hungarians." Reservations and money must be in by Aug. 16. Members are $12 and guests $15. Send your RSVP to OVHACS, P.O. Box 505, Martins Ferry, OH 43935. You can always call me for more information. Guests enjoy a bacon roast June 3 during a picnic hosted jointly by WPA Branches 10, 40, 248, 349 and 8164 and the Ohio Valley Hungarian American Cultural Society. We want to wish a happy birthday and happy anniversary to those members with birthdays and anniversaries this month. If any branch member has news to report, please let me know to include it in our articles. For information about branch activities, please call Joyce Nicholson at 740-264-6238. Branch 14 Cleveland, OH by Dawn D. Ward What better way to start this month's report than to welcome our newest members. They are: Derek Cook, Wilson Grafious, Collin Willard, Georgia Trivisonno, Dominic Trivisonno, Grace Trivisonno, Donald Trivisonno and Greta Ebert. Members are the lifeblood of our fine organization, and we encourage all to attend our meetings, plan our local activities and take part in the various national events. Speaking of national events, any branch golfer interested in participating in this year's 29th Annual Golf Tournament should contact Jeff Ward at the Ward Agency 440-838- 1200 for details. The tournament will be a four-man scramble, and the branch is usually represented by a few teams. It is a terrific time with prizes, an excellent barbecue and great camaraderie. It will be held at the Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort in Blairsville, Pa., on July 20 and 21. At the end of summer, WPA will be holding its extremely popular picnic on Sept. 8, from noon until 6:00 p.m., at beautiful Scenic View in Rockwood, Pa. The picnic is an all-you-can-eat affair, with live music, dancing, raffles, a Chinese auction and children's games and activities. Contact Violet Sarosi at 440-248-9012 if you would like to take the bus trip to the picnic. We are always proud to report on the accomplishments of our young adult members and this month we are pleased to report that Abigail Üveges (pictured left), granddaughter of branch members Gladys and Lou Üveges, recently graduated from high school and will be attending Mt. Vernon Nazarene University where she will be majoring in social work. Abigail's interest in social work was cultivated while serving with the City Mission the last two years. The City Mission is a nonprofit organization serving the Cleveland 16 0 July 2012 0 William Penn Life
