William Penn Life, 2017 (52. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2017-05-01 / 5. szám
Branch News Branch 28 recently presented a donation to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Mahoning County, Ohio, as part ofWPA's Join Hands Against Hunger campaign. On hand for the presentation were WPA members and other volunteers (front, l-r) Evelyn Horvath, Cindy Comensky, Livia Keresztesi, Dorothy Skebo, Ilona Kubic; (standing l-r) Margie Sams, Gerri Menosky of the SVdP Society, WPA Vice Chair of the Board Katherine E. Novak, Mary Rose Purton, Cheryl Gabrick and Nancy Gunyula. dars for the Lake County Captains' Hungarian Heritage Night on July 1. Call me for more details. This Memorial Day, please remember to honor all those who lost their lives while serving in our armed forces. Keep all our veterans and active military personnel in your thoughts and prayers. Best wishes to those celebrating a birthday or anniversary in May. Special wishes for a happy birthday go to Frank Schauer. Get well wishes go to everyone not feeling up to par, especially Margaret Sams, Dee Gran, Michele Toth and Maria Goda. Our sincere sympathy goes to all those who have recently lost a loved one, especially to National President George S. Charles Jr. and his family on the passing of his mother, Irene. Remember to make Mother's Day special for the moms in your life. For your life insurance and annuity needs, please call either Kathy at 330-746-7704 or Alan at 330-482-9994. Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA by Marguerite McNelis Hope everyone is enjoying spring and looking forward to summer. WPA has many good things planned, and we hope you will join us. Please take a moment and pray for all our service men and women, especially those in harms' way. Every Friday during Lent, our local church, St. Stephen's in Hazelwood, has had a fish fry, and for the past three years, Branch 34 members have volunteered to lend a helping hand. Branch 34 also donated to the local food bank for Join Hands Against Hunger. As the saying goes: "pay it forward!" It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the loss of tlrree very special people. First, we lost Steve Novak, father of Kathy Novak, Vice Chair of the Board. Steve was a great help at every WPA event he attended. He was also a pleasure to talk to. Secondly, we lost Irene Charles, mother of National President George S. Charles Jr. She was a great lady and a loyal supporter of WPA. The third to leave us was Carmella DeBlasio. She was a long-time Branch 34 member and friend. I knew Carm for over 50 years, and even though she was of Italian descent, she always looked forward to and enjoyed the branch events and the annual WPA Picnic. These three wonderful people made such an impact on many lives. They will be sorely missed. May they rest in peace, and to paraphrase an old Irish blessing: may they have been in Heaven a half-hour before the devil knew they were dead. Nyugodjék békében. Birthday wishes go out to all members celebrating their birthdays. Special wishes go out to my sisterin-law Roseann on her birthday. Also, special anniversary wishes to my brother Gary and Roseann. Much love and many, many more. If you have any news you would like to share, please contact Marguerite McNelis at 412-421-6031. Branch 40 Martins Ferry, OH Branch 349 Weirton, WV by Joyce Nicholson Greetings from the WPA branches of Martins Ferry and Weirton in the Ohio Valley area! Spring and warmer weather have finally arrived, and I'm ready to get started on some outdoor activities. One of our Join Hands Day projects this year was to collect and take much needed items to The Brooke Place in Colliers, W.Va. Brooke Place serves troubled girls aged 12 to 18 and is dedicated to the care, welfare and respect of these individuals and their families. Through intervention, they engage all resources that exist within their family and community to successfully help these girls get back on track and function to the best of their abilities. Our branches donated gift cards for the purchase of food. We also purchased, collected and donated items such as pajamas, slippers, towels, washclothes, underwear, sheets, pillows, pens, pencils, socks and many other personal care items. Some girls arrive at Brooke Place during an emergency and do not have these necessary possessions with them. Community service can show itself in many ways, and our branch members enjoyed our time together implementing our plan for this project. Bonnie, from Brooke Place management, accepted the donations and was thrilled that WPA was able to help them in these many ways. Our branches participated in an outing on April 2 to the Wheeling Nailers hockey game against the Reading Royals. Unfortunately, the party ended that afternoon for the Nailers as the Royals banged in 24 0 May 2017 0 WILLIAM PENN LIFE
