William Penn Life, 2017 (52. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2017-02-01 / 2. szám
Branch News Young members of Branch 21 enjoyed the branch's annual family Christmas party. Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA by Marguerite McNelis Happy Valentine's Day everyone! We at Branch 34 hope that your New Year's resolutions included attending some of the great events held by WPA and getting involved in your branch's activities. You can check William Penn Life for information on this year's events. We welcome the members of Branch 71 Duquesne to our branch. The branches were officially combined in January. We are excited to have you as our members. Isten hozott! If you have any questions, please call me at the number listed at the end of the article. Our dear friend and long-time branch member and coordinator, Maria Bistey is doing well in her new location. Maria was always involved in branch activities and always enjoyed chatting with everyone. She is a dear, sweet person and we miss seeing her. If you would like to send her a card or chat with her, the address and phone number is: Ligonier Gardens, 2018 Route 30 East, Ligonier, PA 15658; phone 724-238-6678.1 am sure she would love to hear from you. Please take a moment and pray for our service men and women, especially those in harm's way. We extend happy birthday wishes to all branch members celebrating their birthdays, especially longtime branch member and friend Mitzi Berei. We also extend belated birthday wishes to long-time branch member and friend Carm DeBlasio. If you have any news you would like to share, please contact Marguerite McNelis at 412-421-6031. Branch 40 Martins Ferry, OH Branch 349 Weirton, WV by Joyce Nicholson Greetings from the WPA branches of Martins Ferry, Weirton and the Ohio Valley area! It was a very full year throughout 2016, and we're looking forward to an even more exciting 2017. We are so thankful for the opportunities given us to help others through the generosity of William Penn Association and its many members. We've had a lot of fun spreading the news of WPA in our surrounding Ohio Valley area and are looking to increase awareness this year. One of our Holiday Baskets went to the Friendship Warming Center in Steubenville. The center meets the immediate needs of the downtown Steubenville area by feeding, clothing and giving shelter to those less fortunate and by listening to the concerns of those who are in need. They were grateful for the much needed provisions during the especially cold spell in January. We are confident that good weather is right around the corner so we can begin this year's events. As of this writing, Punxsutawney Phil has yet to make his appearance. But, we hope his prediction will be for a short winter this year. Save the date: The annual outing for our branch members to a Wheeling Nailers hockey game will be Sunday, April 2, at 5:00 p.m. It's Pucks 'N Pups and Family Funday, and there will be a post-game skate with the team, too. You can even bring your dog to the game! Branch members are invited to attend, but our tickets are limited. So, if you plan to attend, call me soon to reserve your seats at 740-264-6238. This home game pits the Wheeling Nailers against the Reading Royals. The Nailers play at Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. There are so many fun events and activities going on with William Penn Association and branches. I hope to see you at many of them! We wish happy birthday to branch members with birthdays this month, and best wishes to members celebrating anniversaries. Our prayers go out to those who may have lost loved ones recently. if you have any news you wish to share with us, please contact me. For information about branch activities, call me at 740-264-6238. Branch 44 Akron, OH by Elizabeth K. Darago Happy New Year from Branch 44! May it be merry and bright. The December family holiday party was great. All the juvenile members got face time with Santa and a backpack filled with gifts, including a McDonald's gift card from the Home Office. Thank you so much. Each attendee also received a goody bag filled with items from the Home Office, including a WPA calender, and goodies from the branch. All adults also received a poinsettia distributed by Santa's elves (our juvenile members). Thanks to Jean Naswadi for helping to wrap the gifts; and to George and Jean for filling their minivan and transporting the gifts and for WILLIAM PENN LIFE 0 February 2017 0 21
