William Penn Life, 2014 (49. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2014-02-01 / 2. szám
Branch News Branch 19 New Brunswick, NJ by Evelyn B. Bodnar Our Christmas party was held Dec. 8 at the Bayard Street Presbyterian Church. We served a luncheon of chicken, twice-baked potatoes, steamed vegetables, salad, rolls and butter, soda, coffee and desserts. Good fellowship was enjoyed by all. We sang carols and other songs, accompanied by Evelyn Bodnar. Santa came and gave gifts to every child and asked each what they wanted for Christmas. On Dec. 28, we gave out food at the Bayard Street Presbyterian Church and gave gifts to children in need. The Rev. Joseph Bodnar acquired Christmas decorations and craft items which were given to the adults that day. Many coats and other items were donated as well. We average between 100 and 150 people, including children, each week. During the summer, we give out produce and bread every Wednesday. Our grandson, Joseph, age 9, helped one week. He said: "Grandpa, I didn't know children were poor." Branch 28 Youngstown, OH by Kathy Novak Happy Valentine's Day to all our readers. We hope all of you are enduring the winter weather we have been experiencing. Once again, we thank the Home Office and Board of Directors for supporting the branches and allowing them to host family Christmas parties. Branch 28 held its party on Dec. 14. In spite of snow, our members attended this annual event and, an enjoyable time was had by all. Entertainment was provided by the Aut Mori Clowns, a volunteer group that performs for donations to help handicapped children. Andrew Check II provided music on the cimbalom. To a chorus of "Jingle Bells," Santa and Mrs. Claus (John Tollas Sr. and Amanda Ference) arrived at the party. They mingled among the Young members of Branch 28 welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus to the branch's annual family Christmas party in December. (Photo by Frank Schauer) crowd, then sat for a group photo with all the children, taken by Frank Schauer. Santa and Mrs. Claus then had the children visit them individually to receive their gifts. As always, plenty of food and refreshments were available. We thank everyone who helped make this event run so smoothly. During the party, special raffles were held with 15 children receiving prizes. The lucky winners of the split-the-pot raffle were Sarah Mason and Mamie Tollas. We also held our scholarship/ holiday raffle during the party. The winners were: 1st - Micah Saunders 2nd - Delores Lane 3rd - Becky Cene 4th - Pete Charles 5th - Maria Schauer 6th - Olivia Hutchinson 7th - John Dankovich 8th - Andy McNelis 9th - Christine McCalpin 10th - Devan Palomaki 11th - Richard Sarosi We thank those who supported this fundraiser and those who donated prizes for the drawing. Items left over from the party were donated to Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley-Beeghly Campus in Youngstown. The items were distributed to patients during the holiday season. Congratulations to Elizabeth Check on receiving her bachelor's degree in business administration with dual minors in marketing Santa gives a present to a young guest attending the family Christmas party hosted by Branch 19. operations and supply chain mangement. Best of luck to her in all her future endeavors. Best of luck also to National Vice President-Secretary Jerry Hauser as he begins his duties with WPA. Happy birthday to all those celebrating their special day and special wishes to all those celebrating an anniversary. We also extend anniversary wishes to WPA on 128 years of dedicated service to our members. Get well wishes to all those not feeling up to par, especially Leslie Polgar and Susan Willis. Special congratulations to National Vice President-Fraternal Endre Csornán and Mary Jane Molnár, president of the Hungarian Cultural 22 0 February 2014 0 William Penn Life
