William Penn Life, 2019 (54. évfolyam, 2-5. szám)
2019-02-01 / 2. szám
For Starters ■1« f .-J5 1 ""incm, ^ 3f / ’ r M, DURING THIS SPECIAL YEAR, William Penn Association will celebrate our 133rd Anniversary, our 39th General Convention and the 50th Anniversary of the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation, Inc. We approach the year with positivity and cheer. Unfortunately, many of our neighbors cannot do the same. For many, especially after the holidays, their local food banks' inventories decrease rapidly as donations dry up after the holidays. To counteract this, WPA is asking our branches all over the country to embrace fraternal service and participate in our annual Join Hands Against Hunger campaign. During this campaign, branches conduct food drives within their branch and donate the items they collect to a local food bank, church food pantry, shelter, or other charitable organization. The Home Office will assist branches in this effort by reimbursing each participating branch up to $50. For more information about Join Hands Against Hunger 2019, contact Fraternal Director Barbara A. House toll free at 1-800-848-7366 ext. 107. To be eligible for reimbursement, WPA branches must submit all receipts to the Home Office by April 1, the day the campaign officially ends. We thank our members and branches for the efforts they continue to make to combat hunger in their communities and encourage all to join us in this year's campaign. Holiday Baskets program spreads fraternal spirit PITTSBURGH — The spirit of fraternalism never shines more brightly than it does during the holiday season. This past year was no exception as WPA branches once again responded with overwhelming generosity to the Association's Holiday Baskets program. Between Thanksgiving and the end of the year, WPA branches donated 91 baskets of non-perishable food and other items worth a total of $5,129 to those in need in their local communities. While we are happy to report that two-thirds of our active branches participated, our goal remains to achieve 100 percent participation. Half of the participating branches either exceeded the number of baskets eligible for reimbursement or contributed beyond $50 per basket. Besides donating to individuals and families in need, many of our branches reached out to church ministries, soup kitchens, community food pantries and other charitable and social services organizations in their communities. While most branches chose to donate grocery store gift cards, there were a number of branches which chose to shop for grocery items and fill the baskets themselves. Our thanks to the following branches and their members for sharing the fraternal spirit this past holiday season: • Branch 1 Bridgeport, CT • Branch 8 Johnstown, PA • Branch 13 Trenton, NJ • Branch 14 Cleveland, OH • Branch 15 Chicago, IL • Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI • Branch 19 New Brunswick, NJ • Branch 26 Sharon, PA • Branch 27 Toledo, OH • Branch 28 Youngstown, OH • Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA • Branch 48 New York, NY • Branch 51 Passaic, NJ • Branch 88 Rural Valley, PA • Branch 129 Columbus, OH • Branch 132 South Bend, IN • Branch 159 Phoenixville, PA • Branch 189 Alliance, OH • Branch 216 Northampton, PA • Branch 226 McKeesport, PA • Branch 249 Dayton, OH • Branch 296 Springdale, PA • Branch 336 Harrisburg, PA • Branch 349 Weirton, WV • Branch 352 Coraopolis, PA • Branch 800 Altoona, PA • Branch 8036 Scottdale, PA • Branch 8114 Clarion, PA 2 0 February 2019 0 WILLIAM PENN LIFE
