William Penn Life, 2018 (53. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2018-01-01 / 1. szám

Branch News Celebrating the holidays with Santa at the Branch 14 Christmas party are (l-r) Branch President Caroline Lanzara, National Di­rector Richard E. Sarosi, Branch Vice President JoAnne Sedensky and Branch Auditor Brian Bowens. Branch 13 Trenton, NJ Branch 13 participated in 2017's Join Hands Day by once again knitting hats for premature babies born in local hospitals. This year, our volunteers created 245 hats. Some of these were red for Heart Month in February. As we did last year, we worked this year with members of the Bor­­dentown, N.J. branch of the Order of the Eastern Star. They collect and deliver the hats to local hospitals, where they are sanitized then dis­tributed. Many thanks to all those who helped with this project. Branch 14 Cleveland, OH by Richard E. Sarosi Goodbye 2017, and Happy New Year 2018. Boldog új esztendőt min­denki részére. The Branch 14 "Breakfast with Santa" Christmas party was a great way to begin the month of Decem­ber. The children of Branch 14 and their parents enjoyed the breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sau­sage or bacon, fruit cup and icy bev­erages. The children had a chance to get their arms and faces painted by Rainbow Ray, who created face crowns, characters from the movie Frozen, animals and other great im­ages with colors and glitter. They also visited with Flower Clown who made balloon creations for them, such as bows and arrows, Christmas trees with lighted bulbs, monkeys in coconut trees, and other great shapes. I was able to get a Santa hat with a working bulb at the tip. Also attending the party was Dr. U R Awesome, a Guinness World Record holder for three of the largest bubbles ever created. The children and even some adults took their place inside a bubble. The good Doctor also placed a square bubble inside a round one and even held fire in the palm of his hand. All our entertainers were a great big hit with the kids and adults. The special guest of the break­fast was none other than Santa Claus who thrilled the children and adults. A beautiful Christmas tree pro­vided a great backdrop for the annual Christ­mas photos. We thank The First Hungarian Reformed Church for the party's festive decorations. We thank our mem­bers who cooked, served, set up and cleaned up, handed out WPA items, worked the registra­tion table and so much more. We thank the WPA Home Office, Board of Directors and National Officers for their support, the McDonald's gift cards and the take home goody bags. We had a lot of happy faces and guests who enjoyed themselves. See you again on Dec. 1,2018. The Magyar Társaság és az Árpád Akadémia sponsored the Magyar Bál on Thanksgiving weekend. The formal dinner began with the tradi­tional Palotás dance performed by members of the Cleveland Hungar­ian Scout Folk Ensemble. Harmonia provided the evening's dance music. The Árpád Gold Medal and the Árpád Association Honorary Cer­tificate were presented to this year's recipients. William Penn Association and I were acknowledged for our presence at this event. Upcoming Branch 14 meetings and activities include: • Branch 14 meeting, Wednes­day, March 7, at 7:00 p.m. at the Bethlen Hall of The First Hungarian Reformed Church, 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills. WPA Branch 14 adult members and guests are wel­come to attend the branch meeting. • The 80th Anniversary of the Cleveland Hungarian Cultural Gar­den, Sunday, June 24. • Hungarian Heritage Night with the Lake County Captains at Classic Park, Saturday, June 30. • The Cleveland Hungarian Cultural Garden Golf Outing and Dinner (date and place to be an­nounced). • 3rd Gala Organ Concert for the benefit of the Cleveland Hungarian Cultural Garden, Sunday, Oct. 7. The officers of Branch 14 extend our sympathy to those Branch 14 and WPA members who have recently lost a loved one. May they rest in peace. Get well wishes are being sent to all of our Branch 14 and WPA mem­bers, as well as our friends, who might be feeling under the weather or dealing with health issues. We send out get well wishes to Branch 14 members Joyce Wargo and to WPA National Director Joyce E. Nicholson for her continued healing. Please keep them and all of our members in your prayers. Happy birthday and happy an­niversary wishes are being sent out to all of our branch members and Home Office staff who are celebrat­ing a January/February birthday and/or anniversary. Happy birthday to my dad Ernest Sarosi who will be turning 94 on Jan. 18. We love you, and we wish you a very happy day. May you be blessed with many more birthdays and anniversaries. Remember, Branch 14 members having news to share about them­selves or family members can reach me at RichSaro@att.net or at 1-440- 248-9012. As always, please remember to keep in touch with someone you 12 0 January 2018 0 WILLIAM PENN LIFE

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