William Penn Life, 2017 (52. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2017-10-01 / 10. szám
Branch News Branch 19 members and volunteers at the Bayard Street Presbyterian Church prepare backpacks filled with school supplies for local children during the branch's Join Hands Day project. in our lives. For the August food program, the children received book bags filled with school supplies. This was our branch's Join Hands Day project. We gave out 80 book bags. The children were so excited and thankful. We thank Dora McKinsey at the Home Office for sending money for the food program. So many people from different avenues of life want to help. In the city, we have many homeless and poor. On Sept. 23, we hosted a free dinner for those in our community and were grateful for all the help we received from so many people. If anyone has any questions about WPA life insurance, please call Evelyn Bodnar at 732-873-1158. Branch 27 _______Toledo, OH_______ by Paula Bodnar I sure hope this finds all of our members and their extended families safe from last month's hurricanes. I would like to extend our condolences to the Bertalan and Ujvagi families on the loss of Rev. Imre Bertalan. He was the former minister of Calvary Hungarian Reformed Church in the Birmingham neighborhood in Toledo. I also ask you to pray for David Bodnar who has been diagnosed with stage 4 Renal Cancer and is receiving radiation treatments. On a happier note, I would like to extend birthday wishes to the following members: Jacqueline Alex, Alan Arnold, Charissa Beres, Braylynn Bodnar, Carl Brooker, Irene Brzuchalski, Theresa Danisovszky, John Evancho, William Gruber, Lee Hinkle, Joseph E. Hornyak IV, Harold Hornyak, Gary Humbarger, Stephen J. Ivancso Jr., Mary Suzanne King, Emily Kinsey, Isabella G. Kinsey, Margaret E. Klorer, Steven Klorer, Heather McPeek, Shirley Miller, Helen Orshoski, Zachary T. Ovens, Katherine Parker, Dominic Rodriguez, Susan M. Roper, Rondái L. Stiltner and Ryan Vanko. Thank you, Barbara House, for the opportunity to pass out backpacks at the Birmingham Ethnic Festival Aug. 19. Of course, the weather had been pleasant all summer until that afternoon when it got nice and hot. Our next branch meeting will be held Nov. 11 at 1:00 p.m. at American Table on Wheeling Street in Oregon. Don't forget that ALL members are more than welcome to attend. We are still having a drawing every three months for members who attend. If anybody has any questions about branch activities, you can contact me (Paula Bodnar) at 419-460- 7214 or Amalia Horvath at 419-726- 1109. If you have any questions about WPA life insurance or annuities, please call Alan Szabó at 1-800-428- 8452 or 330-565-7592. Branch 28 Youngstown, OH by Kathy Novak We send special thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by the terrible storms that hit Texas and Florida last month. It makes us especially thankful for the fine weather we had for many of the summertime events hosted by WPA and gatherings held in the Hungarian community. What a wonderful WPA Picnic we had. The food, music, Chinese auction, raffles and fraternalism were great. Thanks to everyone who donated pastries or made monetary contributions for the bake sale. We had a wide selection of treats which we sold for the benefit of the WPFA Scholarship Foundation. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard before, during and after this event. Fraternal Director Barbara House, the National Directors, the National Officers and the members of the Home Office staff all provided a great day for all who attended. The First Hungarian Reformed Church of Walton Hills, Ohio, hosted a concert by the 40 members of the youth choir from the Reformed High School of Pécs, Hungary. These talented children presented a wonderful evening of songs in Hungarian and English. The Birmingham Ethnic Festival in Toledo enjoyed perfect weather for their two-day festival. (For more on the festival, see "In the Community" on page 9.) I also had the pleasure of attending the American Hungarian Friend of Scouting's 62nd Annual Hungarian Scout Festival held Sept. 3 in Parma, Ohio. A wonderful crowd enjoyed food, music and entertainment. (For more, see "In the Community" on page 9.) That same weekend, members in our area attended the annual Canfield Fair. Hungarians have participated in this event for over 50 years. (To read more about the fair, see the 22 0 October 2017 0 WILLIAM PENN LIFE
