William Penn Life, 2015 (50. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2015-02-01 / 2. szám
For Starters Join Hands to Touch Lives May 2 AS WE APPROACH the half-way point of winter, it's time to "think spring!" For many WPA members, that means it's time to start planning a Join Hands Day project. Traditionally held on the first Saturday in May, Join Hands Day is a day of service that specifically targets and develops relationships between young people and adults by encouraging them to coordinate joint volunteer projects. Youth and adults work together on an equal basis to plan, organize and implement the day's activities, building trust and respect for each other and creating a sense of community in the process. This year's Join Hands Day will be held May 2, but you can conduct your project any date you choose. If your branch has yet to organize a project, there's still plenty of time. Whether it's local students, a youth organization or just kids in the neighborhood, consider asking youth Share information about your Hungarian events with us Help WPA preserve and promote our Hungarian cultural heritage by sharing information about upcoming Hungarian events and programs in your area. We will publish this information in William Penn Life to help spread the word and attract greater participation. By working together, we can be more successful in preserving our heritage. Please send your information to: John E. Lovász, William Penn Association, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233. Or, email your information to: jlovasz@ williampennassociation.org. ages 8 to 18 to work with your WPA branch on a volunteer project. Here are a few project ideas for you to consider: • Clean up a local park • Pack gift bags for residents of a local senior care facility or patients of a nearby children's hospital • Scrub off or paint over graffiti in WPA’s support of Ronald McDonald House helps children and their families Thank you very much for your $100 donation to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh. Gifts like yours enable us to continue our mission of providing a safe, affordable and comfortable place for families to stay while seeking medical care for their children. Your generous support ultimately impacts each guest. We provide each family with a small private apartment, and our top floor offers warm communal spaces, including a large well-equipped kitchen, living room, library, computer area, play area and dining/activity room frequently used for parties, games and arts and crafts, in addition to dinners. We hope our hospitality allows each family to forget their everyday worries and concentrate on the health and healing of their child. We always public areas • Host a bowling event for those with physical limitations or vision impairments • Plant a garden at a local church, school or community center • Help build a home with Habitat for Humanity • Repair playground equipment at a park or school • Teach seniors how to use a computer, access the Internet and send email • Hold a book drive to benefit a local school or library Whatever your project, make sure you take time afterwards to celebrate with food and refreshments as a reward to all your volunteers. And—PLEASE—take plenty of pictures to publicize your fraternal efforts in William Penn Life. For more information, contact Endre Csornán at 1-800-848-7366, ext. 136. strive to do more for the families we serve, and to offer them some moments of fun and joy during their stay. In 2013, we added a pull-down screen and projector in the family area for movie nights, received new mattresses for all the rooms and hosted our annual Summer Patio Party, complete with a '50s and '60s rock-'n-roll theme. We are honored to have helped and housed many families during [the past 35 years]. We also look forward to what we can accomplish in the coming years. Your support of the House makes you a part of all our endeavors. Thank you again for thinking of the House and our families. Your donation is truly appreciated by us and by those who benefit from our services—the children, parents and guardians who stay here. Sincerely, Eleanor B. Reigel Executive Director Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh 2 0 February 2015 0 William Penn Life
