William Penn Life, 2014 (49. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2014-08-01 / 8. szám

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In Brief

Last call for Chinese auction prizes

Final preparations are now underway for the Chinese auction to be held during the 14th Annual WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal Fest on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Scenic View, Rockwood, Pa.

If you would like to donate a prize basket, you can either bring it with you to the picnic or send it to the Home Office in advance. In either case, before the picnic, please contact Ronda at I -800- 848-7366, ext. I 12, or at rgrotefend@ williampennassociation.org, and give us the details about your prize donation.

Also, place a sign on your prize basket with the name of the prize, the donor’s name and the approximate value of the basket.

All proceeds from the Chinese auction support the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation.

Seeking the stories of 1956 refugees and Freedom Fighters

To commemorate the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, William Penn Life is planning to publish the stories of those who witnessed or directly participated in the uprising. If you are a Freedom Fighter or refugee of 1956 and would like to share your story, please contact Endre Csornán at I -800-848-7366, ext. I 36.

Go green with your copy of our magazine

If you would prefer reading an electronic version of our magazine and wish to stop receiving a printed copy, please contact John E. Lovász at our Home Office. To go green with your magazine, call I -800- 848-7366, ext. 135, or send an email to jlovasz@williampennassodation.org.

Congratulations to WPA Vice Chair of the Board Nickolas M. Kotik (center, holding plaque) who was honored by the Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance (PFA) with its 2014 Keystone Fraternal Legislative Award. Mr. Kotik received the award during the PFA’s annual Legislative Luncheon held June 17 in Harrisburg,

Pa., in recognition of his dedicated service to the PFA and the fraternal benefit system. On hand to congratulate Mr. Kotik were (from left) National Director James W. Robertson, National Vice President-Secretary Jerry A. Hauser, National Vice President-Fraternal Endre Csornán, retired National Director Charles S. Johns and Vice Chair of the Board William J. Bero. (Photo by PA House of Representatives photographer)

WPA dancers warm up for picnic performance with show at ethnic fest

McKEESPORT, PA - If you're traveling to the Pittsburgh area this month, visit McKeesport's International Village ethnic food and music festival Aug. 12 to 14 at Renziehausen Park. The William Perm Association Magyar Folk Dancers (pictured below) will be performing on Aug. 12 at 6:00 p.m. There will also be a Hungarian food booth, hosted by the Free Hungarian Reformed Church of McKeesport, offering homemade Magyar food and pastries.

Admission to the festival is $2 per person.

The performance will serve as a warm-up for the dancers' annual appearance at the WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal Fest, Saturday,

Sept. 6, at Scenic View in Rockwood, Pa.

Previously this year, the

dancers performed at the Pittsburgh International Children's Festival and the Bethlen Communities' Annual Hungarian-American Picnic.

For more information about our dancers or the International Village, visit our dance group's Facebook page at www.facebook/WPAMagyar FolkDancers.

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