William Penn Life, 2019 (54. évfolyam, 2-5. szám)
2019-05-01 / 5. szám
Branch News Congratulations and best wishes to Branch 296 member Nicole Reynolds and Garrison Fogtman on their recent engagement. Nicole currently lives in Knoxville, Term., and works as a speech therapist. Garrison is in the United States Air Force. With the recent loss of my brother, I know acutely that pain. And thank you, again, for all your thoughts, prayers, cards and donations in memory of Brian. These simple gestures mean so much. As always, call me at 937-667-1211 or email amschmidt@msn.com with info or ideas for Branch 249. The thought for May: "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul." (John Muir) Branch 296 Springdale, PA by Mary A. Kelly-Lovasz Attention high school seniors and renewing WPFASF, Inc. students: this is your final reminder to review the eligibility rules first before completing and submitting your applications and essays for our undergraduate scholarship grant. The updated 2019 rules and application can be found on pages 24 to 26 of this issue and at our website at ivww.wpalife. org. Deadline is May 31st to submit your application and essay. We remind everyone that our upcoming branch meeting will begin at an earlier time than usual, 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9. This meeting will be devoted to our annual Join Hands Day project. We're reaching out to all youth and adult members to join us as we decorate and pack snack bags for families who are temporarily staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Pittsburgh. We have a terrific time creating and packing these snack bags and look forward to doing this each year. For our youth members, if you need community service hours for school, this is an easy and fun way to achieve this. After we finish packing the bags, we'll hold a brief business meeting followed by a meal or dessert. Come join us! Please note: WPA's 39th General Convention will be held Oct. 12 to 14. Our Delegate District Meeting to elect delegates will be at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, at King's Family Restaurant in New Kensington. (See the schedule of Delegate District meetings on pages 12 and 13.) We hope to see you at this special meeting. Happy birthday wishes to our 296ers born in the extraordinary month of May. One of our most active members, Helen Slaninka, will celebrate her special day, and we wish her the very best. God grant eternal rest to all of our members who have recently departed this life. Continued blessings to their loved ones and grant them fond memories to carry them through. Happy Mother's Day to all mothers and those who have acted in place of our mothers. For all mothers who have met their eternal reward, we honor you with remembrance and prayer. When I was a child it was common to give your mother a corsage to wear to church—a colored corsage if her mother was living and a white one if her mother was deceased. This custom is not as popular as it once was, but if you are out shopping and notice packaged corsages near Mother's Day, you will know the meaning behind them. Memorial Day is approaching, and it's noted as the unofficial beginning of summer. Let's pause to remember the true meaning of this day. Visit a cemetery and you cannot help but notice the many American flags above the headstones of our military veterans. This is a moving sight, and we are grateful for their selflessness in serving our country. Again, please note the time change for our Joins Hands Day project and meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, at New Kensington's King's Family Restaurant. Branch 296 enjoys performing community outreach, and we really want YOU to participate, too! If you need to arrive late, that's fine, too. Contact me at makelly367@verizon. net or at 724-274-5318 if you have any branch news or birthday, anniversary and get well wishes that you would like to share. Noreen Fritz, our friendly and helpful agent, will be decorating and packing snack bags on May 9, too. Plus, she can answer your life insurance and annuity questions. Feel free to reach Noreen at 412-821-1837 or at noreen.fritz@comcast.net. Enjoy this beautiful month. "May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel alive." (Fennel Hudson, British rural lifestyle and countryside author) Branch 336 Harrisburg, PA by Nicole Starner May flowers have arrived and we are ready to bloom at Branch 336. Every Monday, the Verhovay Home Association offers a wing special from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. and, boy, do the members like them! On Wednesdays, the club hosts a Texas Hold'em tournament starting at 7:30 p.m., with no buy-in and prizes for first and second place. Fridays, everyone is throwing bags during our cornhole tournament. We do a blind draw for partners and just have a great time together. Games start at 7:30 p.m. It's time to yell "Bingo!" every Sunday starting at 2:00 p.m. And, there are always dinner specials. On May 4, the band Timeless comes to the club stage to play your favorites from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. It's always a great time dancing, social-22 0 May 2019 0 WILLIAM PENN LIFE
