William Penn Life, 2015 (50. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2015-01-01 / 1. szám
Branch News Members of Branches 34, 7 / and 352 enjoy bowling Nov. 23 during a family Christmas party hosted by the three branches. Santa and Mrs. Claus welcome the children of Branch 296 to the branch's annual family Christmas party held Nov. 30. this wonderful fraternal event for our members. We requested that attendees bring nonperishable food items to be distributed to a food bank. A total of 120 food items were collected. This amount is double from what we collected last year. Many thanks to all those who brought food donations to the party. Such a small gesture can mean so much to so many. Happy birthday to all those celebrating a birthday this month. May you be blessed with many more and may all of them be healthy. Remember those feeling under the weather. Maybe you can help make their day a little bit better by offering to take them to a doctor's appointment or make a trip to the grocery store for them. If you have any news to share or have any insurance questions, please contact me at 412-319-7116 or by email at dmckinsey@hotmail.com. Branch 800 Altoona, PA by Dave Greiner Branch 800 wishes one and all a Happy New Year 2015. We hope everyone had an enjoyable New Year's Day with family and friends. Branch 800 held its annual Christmas party Dec. 14 at the Holiday Inn Express. Our branch was able to enjoy a wonderful catered meal from All Occasion. They provided us with a variety of good food for everyone to enjoy. Our branch always looks forward to a visit from Santa Claus, as he presents each of our children with a bag of gifts. The adults in attendance are also able to go home with a grab bag prize. The Christmas party closed with our members singing carols from the booklets provided by the Home Office. Everyone left with a renewed spirit of Christmas. Branch 800 once again was able to participate in WPA's Holiday Basket program. We thank the Home Office for its support as we helped make Christmas a little brighter for those in need. We wish a happy birthday to all branch members celebrating their special day during the month of January. We in Altoona are very proud of our undefeated Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School varsity football team. They took a 15-0 record into the state class A championship game to be held as this issue was going to press. We hope they were able to bring home the first state title in the school's history. The month of January finds basketball in full swing. Branch 800 wishes all local schools good luck, especially our Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders and Lady Marauders. We hope everyone is able to get a great start to the year 2015, despite what Old Man Winter might throw at us. Just a little reminder: our branch meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, starting at 7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Religious Education Center. Please plan on attending an upcoming meeting and enjoy coffee and donuts along with a great feeling of fraternal fellowship. Also, remember to contact Bob Jones in Altoona for all of your family's life insurance and annuity needs at 814-942-2661. Until next month, stay healthy and warm. Branch 8121 St. Marys, PA by Mary Lou Schutz Our members met at Gunners Restaurant Dec. 4 for our annual branch Christmas party. Each member chose their own delicious meal from the restaurant's menu and enjoyed companionship and good conversation. After dinner, a short business meeting was held. We agreed to send a donation to the Christian Food Bank as part of WPA's Holiday Basket program. We also reelected the current slate of branch officers to another term. Everyone enjoyed the gifts sent by the Home Office. All are very useful and much appreciated. Our members signed a Christmas card which was sent to Peggy Marconi, who currently resides at Pinecrest Manor. Our branch will take a break from meeting over the next few months. Once winter passes, we will resume our meetings on Thursday, April 2. We hope everyone enjoyed a merry and blessed Christmas. We wish one and all a blessed new year. William Penn Life 0 January 2015 0 23
