William Penn Life, 2018 (53. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2018-01-01 / 1. szám
Branch News Santa Claus greets the young members attending the annual family Christmas party hosted by Branch 88. rectors and the Home Office for their support. A special "thank you" to everyone who helped to make this a very enjoyable afternoon. We wish everyone a happy and healthy new year. Branch 88 Rural Valley, PA by Joe Chobody Members and guests of Branch 88 gathered on Sunday, Dec. 3, for our family Christmas party. Christmas carols played as the children lined up to tell Santa their Christmas wishes. Treat bags were distributed, and refreshments were served. Thanks to all who attended. Thanks to the Home Office for its generous financial help and the items for the treat bags. Also, thanks to Kathy, Dennis, Mike and Joe Chobody and Sandy and Sam Mikita for making the party a success. Plans are being made for the annual Founders Day party to be held in March. Branch members will be notified when details are finalized. Here's hoping all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Branch 89 Homestead, PA by Lisa S. Toth-Maskarinec and Mark S. Maskarinec Our annual Christmas party was a huge success despite the annual Steel Valley Christmas Parade being on the same day. Of course, the highlight was the arrival of Santa. Santa not only greeted and sat for pictures with all of the children but also visited children bowling at the other lanes. Our photographer tried to capture everything. We thank WPA for the McDonald's gift cards given to each child and Brunswick Playmor Bowling Lanes for the $20 gift certificates given to all in attendance. All we could hear after the children talked with Santa were exclamations of "Wow!" when they saw everything in their bags and the gift cards. A few parents also commented how nice it is we do this for the children. We thank branch officers John S. Toth Jr., Mark Maskarinec, Justin Toth, Ruth Toth and Lisa Toth-Maskarinec along with branch members, Janet Phillips, Vera Recktosh and Tim Toth for their help on the day of the party. It takes a good team to make an event of this magnitude a success, and our branch is fortunate to have one of the best teams in existence. Due to the positive feedback we received for our cosmic bowling Christmas party, we are planning on having something for St. Patrick's Day for adults and children, complete with prizes, a 50/50 raffle and Chinese auction. Stay tuned for more information. This past holiday season, Branch Vice President Mark Maskarinec and Branch Coordinator Lisa S. Toth-Maskarinec participated in the Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Homestead Park United Methodist Church in Munhall. The Holiday Season is all about giving back to others less fortunate or in need, and that's what they did. Mark was in charge of running the electric potato peeler and vegetable chopper, and Lisa was responsible for cooking the turkeys. Branch member John Recktosh gave Mark a lesson on operating the machines the Sunday before the event. We are proud to say that over 140 people were served on Thanksgiving. It was a great feeling to be giving back. And next time, Lisa, use potholders when taking the turkeys out of the oven. This way you won't spill the gravy on your foot again. That had to have hurt. Our branch, in conjunction with the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Homestead, had a baking project in November and December, a nice treat for the holidays and an easy fundraiser. We still have some gulyás in our freezer. Please call Mark Maskarinec at 412-398-2078 or email Mark at maskarinacl836@comcast.net. Price is $6 per quart. Our thanks to all those who helped make our gulyás making a success. It's coming—homemade Hungarian kolbász. We will be joining forces with the Third Avenue Calvin Reformed Church and the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Homestead to make kolbász. We had hoped to make it in time for the holidays, but hunting season intervened. Date and price to be determined. To order kolbász, call the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Homestead at 412-872-5022. As this was being written, we were looking forward to another Hungarian Night at Dorothy 6 on Dec. 29. Tom Kazar, owner of Dorothy 6, is a member of William Penn Association. It promised to be a great night, complete with good food and great music. Come and check out Dorothy 6 on 8th Avenue in Homestead. The food is always great, even if it's not on one of the Hungarian Nights. Tom will be having a Hungarian Night on Friday, Jan. 26. Please contact Tom for further information at 412-464-9023. Our branch delivered Holiday Baskets for Christmas. Pictures will appear in the next issue. We also donated to The First Hungarian Reformed Church of Homestead's Annual Christmas party in December. Get well wishes go to branch member Janet J. Phillips as she continues 18 0 January 2018 0 WILLIAM PENN LIFE
