William Penn Life, 2018 (53. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2018-03-01 / 3. szám
For Starters Join Hands Against Hunger PITTSBURGH — It happens every year. Once the holiday decorations disappear, it seems as if donations to help the needy in our communities disappear as well. To help combat this trend and fill a vital need, WPA is once again conducting its Join Hands Against Hunger campaign. This food drive is a great way to positively impact local communities throughout the year. Any food or donations received would be distributed by your branch to your local food bank. Reimbursement will be available to all participating WPA branches through the Association’s matching funds program. The deadline for returning the forms and receipts to the Home Office is April 3, 2018. Each branch’s participation in this effort will be recognized in William Penn Life. Please contact your local branch officers or our Home Office tollfree at 1-800-848-7366, ext. 149, for more information. WPA begins annual Easter Basket program PITTSBURGH -- William Penn Association is pleased to announce that our Easter Basket Program for 2018 is underway. Now in its fifth year, our Easter Basket program encourages branch members to gather and create baskets to help spread the Fraternal Spirit and give assistance to neighbors in need. Branches can host "basket parties" offering light refreshments, allowing members and potential members to gather in fun and fellowship while supporting a worthy cause. Use your imagination! For example, you can focus your energy into creating a cheerful Easter Basket for one family in need, or you can create several smaller gift baskets for the residents of a local senior care home. Remember to take photos of your event to be published in William Penn Life. This activity is an event for your branch and also expresses your fraternalism during the Lenten season. Your branch will be reimbursed up to $50 for your participation. Deadline for submitting participation forms, photos and receipts is May 7. With your help, our Association can remain a dynamic part of your community and continue to grow. God's blessings to each of you for your generosity and fraternal spirit! Michigan fraternals offer scholarships The Michigan Fraternal Alliance (MFA) is seeking applicants for its 2018 College Scholarship Program. Scholarships worth $500 each will be awarded to up to three students. To qualify, you must be a Michigan resident and a current member of a fraternal society belonging to the MFA who will be graduating from high school in 2018 and enrolling as full-time students in an accredited two- or four-year college, university or trade school. Students must complete an application form, write a 100-word essay about their activities with their fraternal society and submit their high school transcript. All application materials must be mailed and postmarked by April 6, 2018. For complete eligibility rules and requirements, visit the MFA website at www.michiganfmternalalliance.org/ scholarship.html. Support Hurricane Relief This past summer’s hurricanes caused billions of dollars in damages across the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic Ocean. We thank those who have already contributed to our call for hurricane relief, but there is still a great need for more resources as people try to rebuild their lives. Please consider helping the hurricane relief efforts by donating to “William Penn Association Foundation,’’ a 501 (c)(3) organization. William Penn Association will match all donations received, up to a cumulative amount of $5,000. Make your check payable to “William Penn Association Foundation" and write “Hurricane Relief in the memo section. Funds raised will be donated to Brother’s Brother Foundation, a Pittsburgh-based international charity. Since 1958, Brother's Brother has provided over $4 billion of medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, textbooks, food, seeds, and other humanitarian supplies to people in 149 countries around the world. In 2016, with the help of gifts from the general public and corporations, Brother’s Brother sent product contributions to those in need in 59 countries and furnished supplies for 350 medical and humanitarian handcarry mission trips. Brother's Brother is routinely ranked as one of the largest and most efficient charities in the U.S. Currently, Brother’s Brother is supporting the delivery of over 30 trailer loads of donated water, food and medical items for those in need in Florida and Texas. This includes at least I I trailer loads from larger food banks in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia. Brother’s Brother is also assisting with relief efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Send your donation to: WPA Foundation, Hurricane Relief, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 2 ° March 2018° WILLIAM PENN LIFE
