Fraternity-Testvériség, 2005 (83. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2005-01-01 / 1. szám
Page 7 Fraternity- Testvériség “Women are the Heart of HRFA” by Kathy A. Megyeri The most poignant Christmas present I received last year was an embroidered towel that read: Three Wise Women would have asked directors, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby, cleaned the stable, made a casserole, brought practical gifts, and there would be peace on Earth. Deneice Oroszvary cutting material for walker-bags Those words made me think of all that fraternal women accomplish to keep our organization vital, alive, and thriving. Some of the “wise women” in our own fraternal (Hungarian Reformed Federation) are: • Deneice Oroszvary of Yardley, PA who organizes numerous projects that benefit her community: “Quilts for Kids”-- saddlebags that are made for children on chemotherapy; “Red, White and Blue Quilts” — she led the effort to construct quilts for the victims of 9/11; “Walker Bags” for those who want to carry objects while on a walker; and sewing clubs in New York City where grandmothers sew side-by-side with young people; thus, Deneice constantly pleads for more people willing to sew the donated material. • Helen Skerl Fogarassy from Indiana who adeptly paints hand-made furniture that her brother a priest builds. Helen paints the intricate Hungarian patterns on them and donates all pieces to 3 raffles a year at Holy Trinity Church in Crown Point, Ind. Over the last 30 years, she has raised close to $40,000 Painter Helen Skerl Fogarassy for the church. She specializes in the native patterns of various villages throughout Hungary after perfecting her art in embroidery. Ilona Toth of Boonton, NJ who has made it her mission to counsel newcomers to this country. She planned and financed a Hungarian wedding for a boy who has since become a medical doctor. She wants the recent immigrants, she says, to get a true picture of life in this country so she sees to it that newcomers to her area are helped to successfully adjust to life in America. Edit Szep and Baba Ujvagi of Ligonier, PA who link the Hungarian Culture Club with youth in the community while Bethlen Home Retirement Center’s Pat Armel writes about those activities and takes pictures for the local newspaper. Irma Camevale of Columbus, OH was the first woman chief elder of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Columbus, OH and the first woman elected synod presbyter of the Calvin Synod, the highest position a lay person can hold. As president of its Hungarian Cultural Association, she ' directs the women’s guild’s Irma Camevale activities, and last December, she sponsored a successful Christmas party. Marge Nicholas of Warren, OH who with her relatives and friends bakes dozens of cookies for the residents of the local Veterans’ Home, some of which are sugar-free for those who cope with diabetes. She also prepares meals for shut-ins and those recently hospitalized. Elizabeth Medgyesi of Fairport Harbor, OH who developed the “Breakfast Brunch,” a project of particular value to working parents as a warm breakfast is served in the local church to children before school. Elizabeth constantly seeks donations of cereal and hot chocolate. For her efforts, she was awarded Fraternalist of Honorary Humanitarian Award. Olga Darnay of West Mifflin, PA who along with her sister crochets, needlepoints and cross- stitches Hungarian dresses, blouses, aprons, Christmas ornaments, mittens, baby blankets and children’s wear and donates her work or the Year and received an Marian Nagy and Olga Darnay presenting walker-bag to senior at home in West Mifflin, PA
