William Penn Life, 2018 (53. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2018-04-01 / 4. szám
Branch News Vice Chair of the Board Anne Marie Schmidt (left) and her husband, Branch 249 President Mark Schmidt, present a donation on behalf of Branch 249 to a representative of The Foodbank in Dayton. The donation was part ofWPA's Join Hands Against Hunger campaign. Branch 226 McKeesport, PA by Judit Ganchuk Can you believe that Hungary won its first gold medal ever at this year's Winter Olympics? Hungary earned gold in the men's 5,000 meter relay in short track speed skating. This was Hungary's first Winter Olympics medal since 1980. (It was a silver medal in ice dancing). In comparison, the United States earned nine gold medals just in this Olympics alone. Happy birthday wishes go out to our branch members celebrating this month! Happy anniversary wishes go out to those special April couples! We are thinking of our branch members and friends who are under the weather or are recovering: Carolyn Halas, Branch President Malvene Heyz, Gloria Jordanhazy, Helen Jordanhazy, Manci Király, Shirley Marczinko and Lori McCauley. Sending sunny wishes to Wayne Nelson, one of our branch auditors! A gentle reminder for our members interested in our scholarship program: the May 31 deadline is looming! Our branch was able to put together some Easter baskets for our local community, thanks to the Home Office's Easter Basket program. We want to thank all those who helped make our branch's cooking project a success-from the volunteers who shopped and chopped to the people who purchased the food. The branch's cooking project went well in March, and we couldn't have done it without our volunteers! Proceeds from the sale of our csöröge (fried dough or "angel wings") went to the Free Hungarian Reformed Church of McKeesport. For orders for the next project, please call Branch President Malvene Heyz or June at 412-673-3573. Our April meeting will be held on the third Wednesday of the month, April 18, at 10:00 a.m. Please call Malvene Heyz at 412-751-1898 for directions to her home. Don't forget to update your beneficiaries on your life insurance certificate or annuity...now is the time! The William Penn Association Magyar Folk Dancers are preparing for their performance season this summer. If you live in the greater Pittsburgh area, we encourage singers and dancers to join us this year. Please contact Malvene Heyz or find us on Facebook. We need to strengthen and build up our group; you can help by spreading the word! Please call us with news you want to share here. We want to cheer other members up! Branch 249 Dayton, OH by Mark Schmidt I hope everyone had a blessed Easter season. Bulbs are blooming, trees are in bud, birds are nesting and all of God's glory is coming to full life again. Winter is officially over! We attended the Paprika! event in Cleveland on March 10. What a wonderful dinner-dance to honor the Western Reserve Historical Society. This event was hosted by the Cleveland Hungarian Development Panel which promotes educational and cultural ties between Americans and Hungarians. Branch 249 donated a check to The Foodbank for Join Hands Against Hunger. We learned through Branch Vice President Mary Ann Kabel that every dollar equals four meals through The Foodbank's tax-free buying power. So, we decided to maximize our contribution and give them 800 meals. As Anne Marie and I toured their facility, we learned that this time of year is the slow period for donations, and that WPA's Join Hands Against Hunger campaign couldn't be better timed. Last year, The Foodbank gave out 13 million pounds of food that was distributed to over 100 food banks in the Dayton area. The big local event for April is the Magyar Club of Dayton's annual spring dinner-dance on Saturday, April 28, at the American Czechoslovakian Club, 922 Valley St., Dayton at 6:00 p.m. A delicious buffet dinner of cabbage rolls, kolbász, chicken paprikás, nokedli, paprika potatoes, salad and beverages will be served. There will also be dancing to George Bátyi and the Gypsy Strings with Alex Udvary on cimbalom. This is always a wonderful time, and I hope all local WPA members support this local Hungarian event. Price is $15 for Magyar club members, $20 for non-members. Reservations are highly recommended. Pastries will be available to purchase. For reservations call 937-207-8748. We would like to thank William Penn Association, Fraternal Director Barbara A. House, and Branch 249 for their generous donations in support of the Magyar Club's 55th WILLIAM PENN LIFE 0 April 2018 ° 21
