William Penn Life, 2017 (52. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2017-11-01 / 11. szám
Branch News Members and guests enjoy the food and fellowship at the bacon roast hosted by Branch 296. will eat at noon. Santa will arrive promptly at 1:00 p.m. We really want to encourage all members to come to the Christmas party, not just families with children. This party is for ALL members, and I always have a great time watching the kids with Santa. There is nothing better to get you in the holiday spirit. Please call me by Dec. 3 at 937- 667-1211 to let me know how many people to expect. We will have a buffet luncheon of fried chicken and Hungarian sausage with all the fixings. I hope to see you there. We have raffle tickets with cash prizes of $125, $75 and $50, and we'll be selling them at the Christmas Party. Maybe you could pay off a little of those holiday bills? Anyway, I hope to see you at the party. Get well wishes to those sick or in the hospital. A special shout out to Dave Boston who had repair surgery on his shoulder after a fall earlier this year. Now to the painful rehab. Sorry. We also send our sympathy to those who have recently lost a loved one. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Happy birthday to the November kids and happy anniversary to couples lucky enough to be married this month, including me. May you have many more healthy years. That's all for now. Coming up soon is December and January and all the Christmas bills. Yuk! Branch 296 Springdale, PA by Mary A. Kelly-Lovasz We hoped you've saved the date for our annual Branch 296 family Christmas party on Sunday, Nov. 26, at noon, at Springdale's VFW Hall on Pittsburgh Street. Back by popular demand will be Mrs. Claus, who will perform her comical magic show, along with her husband. A delicious catered lunch plus cookies and other goodies will be served. Join us for great food and warmth of the season. Children and those who are young at heart will enjoy themselves. Please RSVP Diane Torma at 724-882-3802 or by email at dtorma@wpalife.org by Nov. 17. Guests are again encouraged to bring nonperishable items as a donation to one of our local food pantry ministries. We've been doing this for the past several years and the recipients are always grateful that we've thought of them. Branch 296 held its annual bacon roast Sept. 17. As the Hungarians would say, it was fantasztikus. Despite having to switch the date, I'm pleased to report that our turnout was the best ever. The weather cooperated, and interestingly enough, it always has, but I write this with fingers crossed, lest I jinx next year's event. My husband, John Lovász ,was the grill master, and we had him turning kolbász and hot dogs and keeping the coals nice and hot for the szalonna sütés like a real pro. All of the food contributions were hard to pass by, as was the array of desserts. We had a plethora of outstanding cooks and bakers come to our event, and everything was appreciated! The best part for me was enjoying everyone's company. There were folks there who had grown up attending Hungarian church camp together as kids—and guess what?— they still enjoy one another's company! They were a fun group to have at our roast. Several toddlers came, and it was cute watching them interact. Older kids took advantage of the park's wonderful playground, and some walked off their meal by walking around the shaded track. I heard some comment they might bring tennis balls and rackets and basketballs next year. Well, we hope that you'll be joining us again. More than an ounce of gratitude goes out to all of our terrific helpers for the roast: Helen and Mary Ann Slaninka, for providing the bacon for roasting from that butcher in Saxonburg; Toni and Marge Kosheba for their running around and shopping; and Diane Torma for all of her prep and shopping skills. A shout out to Noreen Fritz for providing desserts and the boom box for those who wanted to follow the Steelers game. Also, to Judit Ganchuk for delivering all of that delicious kolbász that was prepared by the Women's Guild at the Free Hungarian Reformed Church of McKeesport. Everyone pitched in by bringing extra tables and supplies, cutting the veggies, setting up and cleaning up. We could not have done it without 30 0 November 2017 0 WILLIAM PENN LIFE
