William Penn Life, 2013 (48. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2013-02-01 / 2. szám

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WPA donation helps families of ill children feel more at home

ON BEHALF of the families of the Ronald McDonald House of Pittsburgh, I would like to thank you for your generous donation of two turkey dinners with all the trimmings. You're an amazing group and we are truly grateful for your continued support.

Your contribution helps us to maintain a "home away from home" for the families of seriously ill children receiving medical treatment at area hospitals. It is only with support from the community that we are able to continue to provide a home for all families regardless of their ability to pay.

Again from everyone at the Ronald McDonald House, I would like to thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Becky Magnelli

Family Services Director

Ronald McDonald House of Pittsburgh

Members bring home many lasting memories from WPA tour

We enjoyed seeing so many beautiful places during our travels from Prague and around Hungary. The hotels and meals were wonderful; the programs were very enjoyable. We especially liked the dancing, singing and wine-tasting.

We will never forget all of the good times we had during this 2012 trip to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.

Thank you, William Penn Association, for making this great trip possible.

Sincerely,

Mr. & Mrs. Tibor Deri

Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI

Greetings from the Chair

by Barbara Ann House

I AM VERY FORTUNATE to receive the weekly Sunday paper from Holy Cross Hungarian Roman Catholic Church. The Jan. 6 edition contained an article I want to share with you. After reading it, I immediately called the Rev. Barnabas Kiss at Holy Cross to ask for permission to publish it in William Penn Life. He was very pleased I had called and, of course, he said "yes." I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

I also want to congratulate Father Barnabas and Father Angelus on their 19th anniversary at Holy Cross Church, and wish them many more happy years.

Recipe for a Happy New Year

(Author unknown)

Take 12 fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate; cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in short, see that these months are freed from all the past-have them fresh and clean as when they first came from the great storehouse of Time.

Cut these months into 30 or 31 equal parts. Do not attempt to make up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot this way), but prepare one day at a time.

Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work (some people omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), hope, fidelity, liberality, kindness, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the oil out of the salad dressing-don't do it), prayer, meditation, and one well-selected resolution.

Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor.

Barbara A. House William J. Bero Nickolas M. Kotik

We extend our heartiest and most heartfelt congratulations to Chair of the Board Barbara A. House and Vice Chairs William J. Bero and Nickolas M. Kotik. Mrs. House was recently elected to the Board of the Directors of Bethlen Communities, a faithbased, nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Ligonier, Pa. This past December, Mr. Bero was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Hungarian American Coalition, a nationwide, nonprofit organization which promotes public understanding and awarenss of issues vital to Hungarian Americans. We are equally proud of Mr. Kotik, who this past November was reelected to a sixth term as a member of the Pennsylania House of Representatives. We wish them all good luck in fulfilling these important positions.

2 0 February 2013 ° William Penn Life