William Penn Life, 2017 (52. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2017-01-01 / 1. szám
Branch News Branch 14 members Cole Welker (left) and Nathan Corrigan watch as Taylor Welker receives a balloon rainbow from Flower Clown at the branch’s Christmas party. The young members of Branch 18 welcome Olaf, a character from the movie "Frozen," to the branch’s annual family Christmas party. and Richard Jacob, auditors. The holiday open house at the Nationality Rooms of the University of Pittsburgh, was held Dec. 4 in the University's Cathedral of Learning. This wonderful event featured displays of ethnic costumes, customs, dance, song and food. Mark your calendars for these Branch 14 activities for 2017: • The first Branch 14 meeting for 2017 will take place on Wednesday, March 1, at 7:00 p.m. at the Bethlen Hall of The First Hungarian Reformed Church, 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills. Branch 14 adult members and guests are welcome to attend. • Saturday, July 1 - Hungarian Heritage Night with the Lake County Captains with fireworks after the game. More details to follow. Please check William Penn Life in the coming months for more information about Branch 14 and WPA events and activities. Congratulations to Branch 14 member Keve Pigniczky who won third prize among new students in the 2016-2017 essay contest held by the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. Keve's parents are Eszti Pigniczky and Endre Szentkirályi, also from Branch 14. Keep up the good work! Please support the Scholarship Foundation in 2017. It provides grants to our eligible student scholar WPA members. If you or your student received a WPA scholarship, please help pay it forward so that other WPA students might enjoy the benefits of the WPFA Scholarship Foundation. The officers of Branch 14 extend our sympathy to those Branch 14 and WPA members who have recently lost a loved one. May God bless our members and their families at this difficult time, and may our dearly departed rest in peace. Get well wishes are being sent to all of our Branch 14 and WPA members, as well as our friends, who might be feeling under the weather. We also send out get well wishes to Violet Sarosi who was released from rehab on Nov. 19 and was able to celebrate Thanksgiving at home after more than three months of hard work. We love you, Mom, and we were so happy to celebrate Thanksgiving with you at Lynn and Bob's new home. Please continue to send supercharged get well wishes, prayers and God's healing power to National Director Albert Frate who continues rehabilitation at home. Please keep them and all of our members in your prayers. Happy birthday and happy anniversary wishes are being sent to all of our branch members and Home Office staff who are celebrating a January/February birthday and/ or anniversary. Happy birthday to Ernie Sarosi and Gillian Benns who share the same January day. Remember, Branch 14 members having news to share about themselves or family members can reach me at RichSaro@att.net or at 440-248- 9012. As always, please remember to keep in touch with someone you haven't seen or talked with in a long time. Pick up the phone and/or plan a visit. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI by Barbara A. House Boldog Új Évet! Happy New Year! 2017. Wow! Can this be true? I remember everyone worrying about Y2K, and that was 17 years ago. I hope your holidays were the best ever. The year 2016 was a very eventful one for me and William Penn Association. There were many firsts, and they were all accomplished and were wonderful. The Hungarian Heritage Experience was held at Camp Sequanota for the first time, and we loved the area. We all pitched in, and the week flew by. The WPA Picnic was held in Hiram, Ohio, for the first time. Many thanks to Mary Jane Molnár and her crew from the Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio for making all of our WPA members feel so welcome at their beautiful picnic area. By the way, I recently spoke with Mary Jane, and she mentioned that the HCCNEO's board has approved our next WPA Picnic date on Saturday, Aug. 26. Mark your calendars, folks. The WPA Tour to Europe was my first as tour planner and chaperone. WILLIAM PENN LIFE 0 January 2017 0 15
