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

2017-10-01 / 10. szám

Branch News Branch I4 members Violet and Ernest Sarosi welcome visitors to the WPA information booth at the American Hungarian Friends of Scouting annual festival Sept. 3 in Parma, Ohio. Branch 1 L Bridgeport, CT We wish a happy belated birthday to branch member Margaret Kaminski, who turned 92 on Aug. 10. Marge celebrated her special day with a family get-together at the home of her grandson and fellow WPA mem­ber Michael Smeraglino. Among those attending the cel­ebration were: Marge's two daugh­ters, Marge Smeraglino and Irene Világ, along with Irene's husband Harvey Aronson; Michael's wife Lauren; and great-grandchildren Dominic, Juliana and Gabriella, all three of whom are WPA members. One of the more pleasant sur­prises of the day was provided by great-grandson Dominic, who baked cupcakes and arranged them to spell out "92." Happy birthday, Marge! Branch 14 Cleveland, OH by Richard E. Sarosi Since our last issue, many events and activities have taken place in the Hungarian community. The Bethlen Communities held its Memorial Golf Outing July 29 at Champion Lakes Golf Course in Bo­livar, Pa. The next day, the Bethlen Communities hosted a Hungarian picnic on their grounds in Ligonier, Pa. WPA was well represented at these events. (For more, see "In the Community" on Page 8.) My family also attended the WPA Hungarian Heritage Experience graduation dinner on Aug. 11 at the Sequanota Lutheran Conference Center and Camp in Boswell, Pa. It was great meeting the students and some former classmates and seeing what they learned about the lan­guage, culture, music and heritage of Hungary. If you have a week to give, this Hungarian camp will immerse you in the Hungarian culture and language. Watch for information about next year's Experience and send in your application as soon as possible as space is limited. On Aug. 12,1 was a guest on the Hungarian radio program hosted by Bob Kita on WCSB-89.3 FM, Cleve­land State University. We talked about the WPA Picnic in Hiram, Ohio on Aug. 26. Bob is a great friend of the Hungarian community and gives churches and groups in the area the opportunity to promote their Hungarian activities. Thank you, Bob. On Aug. 16, members and friends of Branch 14 attended a perfor­mance of "Motown: The Musical" at Cleveland's Playhouse Square. It was a great night of music featuring acts from Berry Gordy's Motown Record Company, such as Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Jackson Five, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson and more. The hits kept on coming — "Dancing in the Streets," "I Can't Get Next to You," "Shop Around," "My Girl," "My Guy," "Ball of Confusion" and many more. It was a great night recalling great memories. Another highlight of the summer was a performance by the Reformed High School Choir of Pécs, at The First Hungarian Reformed Church in Walton Hills, Ohio, on Aug. 18. WPA was a patron for this event and provided gifts for the choir members. (For more, see "In the Community" on Page 9.) A St. Stephen's Day Festival was held at St. Enteric's Roman Catholic Church on Aug. 19. This festival had wonderful Hungarian food, vendors, the Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble and the music of Harmo­nia. It was good to see our friends from the Hungarian Community. (For pictures from this event, see "Mag­yar Matters" on page 11.) A week after that, WPA held its annual picnic at the Hungarian Cul­tural Center of Northeastern Ohio in Hiram, Ohio. It was the first picnic this summer at the Cultural Center which is nearing the end of a major remodeling and renovation of the main building, including new re­strooms, kitchen, prep area, plumb­ing, wiring, walkways and other items that are not seen. It will take several more months to complete the work and make sure it meets local building codes and regulations. By next year—and with the support of members, friends and divine intervention—the grounds will look great. (For more on the WPA Picnic, see page 14.) Thank you to the Home Office staff, the National Officers and the Board of Directors for the hard work that went into making this picnic a success. On Sept. 2,1 had another op­portunity to discuss events taking place in the Hungarian community of Greater Cleveland, this time on Hungarian Hour with Andrea and Andrew (Andy) Lazar on WCPN- 90.3 FM. We have great friends who spread the word for our organiza­tions and activities. Near the end of a busy summer, the American Hungarian Friends of Scouting held its 62nd Annual Hungarian Scout Festival on Sept. 3 20 ° October 2017 0 WILLIAM PENN LIFE

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