William Penn Life, 2017 (52. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2017-01-01 / 1. szám

Branch News A young member makes a new friend at the Christmas party hosted by Branches 34, 71 and 352. Charles Hospital. This is a manda­tory meeting for all officers and auditors. All members are welcome to attend. Congratulations goes out to Steve Kinsey on his retirement. Enjoy it to the fullest; you deserve it. I am so sorry, Justin Vanko, for missing your birthday last month. Hope you had a good day. Wishing these members and friends happy birthday: Theresa Beres, Samantha Comperchio, Mar­garet M. Demko, Cynthia Evancho, Nancy Farrow, Andrew Fey es Jr., Ryan Gombash, Kay Grandey, Veronica Henahan, Paul Henretty, Alex Kekes, Julie Kerekes, George Kline, Deborah Knudson, Gregory Knudson, Victoria Knudson, Ken­neth Lewis, Rozalia Lorenc, William Lorenc, Jean Mesteller, Michael Nagy, Margaret Nemeth, Margaret Pipoly, Thomas Poland, Elizabeth Prebler, Dolores Rasar, Mary Rus­sell, Leslie Szavuly Jr., Irene Szavuly, Mary Szollosi, Dorothy Varkoly, William Vaskó, Carolyn Vassar and Beth Ann Veres. Sure hope I didn't forget anyone this month. If you have an announcement you would like to have published, please contact me at 419-460-7214 or email me with William Penn in the subject line at pooh9382@bex.net. Until next time, please stay well and warm. Branch 28 Youngstown, OH by Kathy Novak Happy 2017! Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous new year. Thanks so much to the Home Of­fice for providing financial support and gift items to our branches and helping us host successful, fun-filled family Christmas parties. A very cold but dry day allowed safe travels for guests attending our branch party. Those attending were entertained by the Aut Mori Clowns (featuring WPA member Mike "Boo- Boo" Dankovich). This organization raises funds with their performances to financially assist children with medical needs. A lunch was served, followed by raffles. Each child received a free raffle ticket with the chance of win­ning one of 20 prizes. For the adults, a split-the-pot raffle was held and won by Elaine Heilman and Irene Nemeth. Winners of our annual holiday scholarship raffle were: first prize ($100) - Dora McKinsey; second prize ($75) - Brandon Palomaki; third prize ($50) - Barbara House; fourth prize ($25) - Dora McKinsey; and fifth prize ($25) - Joyce Nichol­son. Five other donated items were given as additional prizes. After the raffles, we sang Christ­mas carols. As we sang "Jingle Bells," Santa (Matt Lewis) and Mrs. Claus (Amanda Ference) arrived. The group photo was taken by Frank Schauer. Then, Santa and Mrs. Claus chatted with each child and gave each a goodie bag, gift card and a monetary gift. We thank the party committee and members who helped make this year's branch party another success­ful event. Leftover gift items were donated to Youngstown-Akron Children's Hospital. In accordance with the WPA By-Laws, 2016 was an election year for Branch 28 officers. The officers elected during our November meet­ing and who will serve for the next two years are: Steve Novak, presi­dent; Frank Schauer, vice president; Kathy Novak, secretary-treasurer; and Maria Schauer, Mickey Schauer and Leslie Polgar, auditors. Congratulations to retired Vice Chair of the Board Nick Kotik on being honored by the Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance as the 2016 re­cipient of the John Jordan Upchurch Award. What a wonderful day it was Dec. 4 when the University of Pittsburgh hosted the annual Nationality Rooms holiday open house. The Hungarian Room once again hosted a pastry shop. The sweet treats were very popular. It's always so nice meeting so many people at these events. Best wishes to all those celebrat­ing a birthday or anniversary this month. Get well wishes go to all those not feeling up to par, especially Mary Lou Tokár and Jeff Toth. We extend our sincere sympathy to those who have recently lost a loved one. For inquiries about branch ac­tivities or WPA life insurance and annuity plans, please call Kathy at 330-746-7794 or Alan at 330-482-9994. Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA by Marguerite McNelis Happy and healthy New Year to ev­eryone! We hope you had a blessed Christmas surrounded by loved ones. Please take a moment and pray for all our service men and women, especially those in harm's way. Our grandson, Donovan McNelis, in his first season as starting right guard, is celebrating his team win­ning the Great Midwestern Con­ference Championship. Alderson Broaddus University had a record setting 9-2 season. Donovan started every game this season. He is also working toward both his bachelor's in nursing and his physician's as­sistant degree. His mother, Valerie McNelis, is both a proud mom and a WPA member. Our annual family Christmas party with Branch 352 and Branch 71 was held on Nov. 20 at the Sports Haven Bowl in Bridgeville, Pa. There was some snow on the ground, but the roads were fine. Everyone who attended enjoyed the bowl­ing, food, prizes and especially the WILLIAM PENN LIFE ° January 2017 0 17

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