William Penn Life, 2014 (49. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2014-02-01 / 2. szám
Branch News The members of Branch 88 welcome Santa to the branch’s annual family Christmas party. A magician entertains young guests attending the annual family Christmas party hosted by Branch 129. Center of Northeastern Ohio, on receiving the Árpád Szövetség medal. What a wonderful honor for each of them as they continue to promote their beloved Hungarian heritage. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have experienced the loss of a loved one recently. For your life insurance and annuity needs, call Kathy at 330-746-7704 or Alan at 330-482-9994. Branch 88 Rural Valley, PA by Joe Chobody Members and guests of Branch 88 braved the cold, snowy weather to gather on Sunday, Dec. 15, for our family Christmas party. Christmas carols played as the children lined up to tell Santa their Christmas wishes. Treat bags were distributed, and refreshments were served. Thanks to all who attended the party. Special thanks to the Home Office for its generous financial help and the items for the treat bags. Also, thanks to Kathy and Dennis Chobody, Sandy and Sam Mikita and Joe Chobody for making the party a success. Branch 88 will mark its 100th anniversary in 2014. We plan on having many activities during the year to commemorate this event, starting with the annual Founders' Day party in February. We hope all had a very merry Christmas. Best wishes for a happy new year. Branch 129 Columbus, OH by Debbie Lewis Hello from Columbus, Ohio. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. May you be blessed with good health and happiness throughout 2014. Our Christmas party was held Dec. 7 at the Grove City Elks Club. We had about 175 members and guests in attendance. The party started off with a great magic show. It was followed by an excellent meal catered by the Hungarian Cultural Association of Columbus, consisting of cabbage rolls, sausage and kraut, fried chicken, scalloped potatoes, a veggie tray and kiflis for dessert. After the meal, Santa visited with all the children. The children were given gifts bags provided by the Home Office, a wrapped present and a monetary gift provided by our branch. Several door prizes were given out to adults in attendance. A great time was had by all. Many thanks to the Home Office for the monetary assistance to help make this another great fraternal event. Mark your calendars for Saturday, Dec. 6, for this year's Christmas party. Our branch again participated in the WPA Holiday Basket program, and we were able to help provide assistance to three families. There will be another Soup & Learn session Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Hungarian Reformed Church, 365 Woodrow Ave., Columbus. Soup will be served at 11:15 a.m. followed by a program presented by the Hungarian Culture Club. The program will feature the 2012 Hungarian TV documentary "Louis Kossuth in America/' which discusses Kossuth's 1851-1852 tour of the U.S. and his legacy. Parts of this 2}/i hour film were made in Columbus, Cleveland and Kossuth, Ohio. Our next meeting will be held at the Hungarian Reformed Church on Tuesday, March 4, at 5:00 p.m. Hope to see more members in attendance. We need your input. Several of our members are already planning to attend the WPA Annual Bowling Tournament May 2 and 3. It is a great time. Please join us. We congratulate all those celebrating birthdays, anniversaries and additions to their families in the month of February. Get well wishes to all who have been ill or hospitalized. We hope all have a speedy recovery. We also extend our sincere sympathy to all who have recently lost a loved one. For all your life insurance and annuity needs, please contact Arpad Sibrik at 614-231-8024 or Debbie Lewis at 614-875-9968. If you have any news you would like to share, please contact Debbie Lewis, at 614-875-9968 or by e-mail at DAL9968@aol.com. William Penn Life ° February 2014 0 23
