William Penn Life, 2017 (52. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2017-06-01 / 6. szám
Branch News These members of branch 129 volunteered to make 85 Easter baskets for the children housed in the YMCA's homeless shelter in Columbus, Ohio. After the bowling on Saturday morning, we enjoyed another fantastic banquet at the hotel with delicious food and beverages. It was great seeing everyone again this year. Don't forget: the registration deadline for those attending the WPA Golf Tournament on July 7 and 8 is June 23, with early bird discount until June 2. The annual meeting of the WPFA Scholarship Foundation will take place on Friday, July 7. If you can't attend, you can still send in a donation for the scholarship foundation to the Home Office. This is a great benefit for our young members which helps them continue their education. The Hungarian Reformed Church, located at 365 E. Woodrow Ave. in Columbus, will be hosting another Soup & Learn Program after the 10:00 a.m. service on June 11. Soup will be served at 11:15 a.m. followed by guest speaker Mark Ferenchik of the Columbus Dispatch. Mark, who is of Hungarian ancestry, is the urban affairs and neighborhoods reporter and has been with the Columbus Dispatch since 1998. Also, save the date for the Taste of Hungary Festival to be held on Saturday, July 15, at the church. Our next branch meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 6, at the Hungarian Reformed Church at 4:30 p.m. Please plan on attending to discuss activities for the rest of the year. We are always glad to see new people attend. We congratulate all those celebrating birthdays, anniversaries and additions to their families. A special "Happy Birthday " to branch member Margaret Evans, who will be 90 years young this month. Get well wishes to all who have been ill or hospitalized. Hope all have a speedy recovery. We also extend our sincere sympathy to all who have recently lost a loved one, especially to the family of branch member Joseph Madsen. For all your life insurance and annuity needs, or if you have any news you would like to share, please contact Debbie Lewis at 614-875-9968 or e-mail DAL9968@aol.com. Branch 132 South Bend, IN by John E. Bums We'll be hosting our summer picnic on Sunday, July 30, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Pottawatomi Park Pavilion #1 in South Bend, Ind. The permit has already been secured. The branch will provide the main items, sodas and utensils as in the past. We ask that members RSVP and bring a dish to share. More information to follow in the next issue of William Penn Life. The next Branch 132 quarterly meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 6, at the Martin's Supermarket Deli (first floor) on Ireland Road at 6:00 p.m. Branch 132 is again sponsoring a local softball team with the hopes that they will have another strong year and continue their winning tradition. Opening day was May 3. Here is the team's remaining schedule. All games are played on Wednesday's at Byers Softball Complex at St. Clair Park, located off of Mayflower Road and the 31 bypass. • June 7 v. Ramey Trucking (doubleheader) @Byers Red @ 8:00 & 9:00 p.m. • June 14 v. Firerock Cafe (doubleheader) @ Byers Blue @ 6:00 & 7:00 p.m. • June 21 v. Dox @ Byers Red @ 7:00 p.m. & v. Charter Fitness @ Byers Red @ 8:00 p.m. • June 28 v. Ramey Trucking @ Byers Green @ 6:00 p.m. & v. Monroe Restoration @ Byers Green @ 7:00 p.m. • July 5 v. Chupacabras @ Byers West @ 6:00 p.m. & v. Barnaby's @ Byers West @ 7:00 p.m. • July 12 v. Firerock Cafe @ Byers Green @ 6:00 p.m. Come on out and cheer on our WPA team! Branch 226 McKeesport, PA by Judit Ganchuk This month's article is short and sweet. Happy Flag Day on June 14, and happy Father's Day on June 18! Happy birthday wishes to all our members sharing their special day this month. We extend our sympathies to members and families who have lost a loved one; it is not easy to lose someone dear. Please keep the families of Barbara Pacsuta and Elizabeth Kiska in your prayers. We missed seeing Frank Halas and his nephew Kevin at our bowling tournament this year. Frank was released from the hospital, and then his wife, Carolyn, had a minor procedure done. Please send them all get well wishes. We are sending sunny thoughts to a lot of injured folks this month, some of whom are already on the mend: Janet Sparico who had surgery; Margaret "Manci" Király; June 26 0 June 2017 ° WILLIAM PENN LIFE
