William Penn Life, 2012 (47. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2012-08-01 / 8. szám
Branch News Members of Branch 18 who joined the branch's annual trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. tion in entrepreneurship and early business development at San Diego State University in California. He and his family would like to thank WPA for the scholarships he received throughout his college years. He mentioned the grant has helped him achieve his goals, and he is truly appreciative. In a letter to us, he said: "It is wonderful that you offer this to help young men and women in furthering their education. God bless you." Joe is the son of Joe and Diane Scarpelli and the grandson of active branch members Gus and Ruth Scarpelli. We expect to hear many fine things from this young man in the future. There is still time to plan on attending the annual WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal-Fest at beautiful Scenic View on Sept. 8. See the back cover of this issue for further details. All adult members are welcome A date to remember Deadline for submissions to our magazine is the 10th day of each month. If you have any questions, please contact John E. Lovász tollfree at 1-800-848-7366, ext. 135. jlovasz@williampennassociation.org. and encouraged to attend our branch meetings where we discuss and plan the various activities for the year. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 5, at the Bethlen Hall of the First Hungarian Reformed Church, located at 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills. Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. Hope to see you there. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI by Barbara A. House Wow! Has this been a summer, or what? I am not a warm weather fan. I cannot wait for October and nicer weather to come. Our Hungary trip is now just around the corner. We are so excited. We are lucky to have so many of our friends going with us. I'll tell you all about it when we return. The Hungarian Heritage Experience will be held the week of Aug. 6. The response has been terrific. It has been sold out for a couple of months now. We are talking about having two weeks next year. Let us know what you think. I plan on spending a few days with the campers this year. Hope we have super great weather. Thank you to all those who have been preparing since last year. Following that, we have our spectacular Hungarian picnic on Sept. 8.1 have a bus load attending. I know we will have many bus loads Tom House of Branch 18 stands before a lighthouse on Michigan's Upper Peninsula which members of the branch visited during their recent annual trip up north. this year. I have room for one more couple. Please let me know if you are interested. The cost is $90 per person. That includes transportation to and from, a lovely hotel room at Quality Suites, meals, admittance to the picnic and all you can eat and drink at the picnic. Please let me know if you are interested. Branch 18 is on summer break, but our charities always continue. We continue to support the WPFA Scholarship Foundation every month. We support Basil's' Buddies with dog and cat food every month. This month we also supported Great Lakes National Cemetery and Our Lady Queen of the Angels Parish Festival. Branch 18 welcomes your suggestions for donations. Our next meeting is Sept. 5. Remember, we now meet at the Hungarian American Cultural Center on Goddard in Taylor at 7:00 p.m. Sure hope you plan on joining us. In June, I attended a super Hun-William Penn Life 0 August 2012 0 17
