William Penn Life, 1988 (23. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1988-07-01 / 7. szám

Page 4, William Penn Life, July 1988

Detroit hosts banquet for national officers

DETROIT — Branch 18 honored its members who were elected to national offices at last year’s General Convention at a banquet held June 19.

More than 350 people attended the affair held at the Hungarian Reformed Church Hall in Allen Park, Mich.

Those honored were National President Stephen G. Danko; National Director John S. Molnár, National Auditor Stephen P. Danko, Alternate Director Stephen Szatmári, and Alternate Auditor Frank Tima.

Michigan State Rep. Robert A. DeMars presented each of the honorees with a special tribute from the State of Michigan.

The tribute congratulated each honoree on his election to office and commended him and the entire branch for faithfully upholding "the traditions of caring for those less able to care for themselves, thereby fostering fine humanitarian values. The members also are dedicated to preserving the rich Hungarian heritage for generations past and those to come.”

Each of the honorees also received a proclamation from the City of Lincoln Park, home of the Branch 18 William Penn Club, presented by Lincoln Park Mayor Robert C. Heyer Jr.

"It is a great honor to the City of Lincoln Park to have one of its local club members elected to national office,” the proclamation read in part.

The banquet’s main speaker was U.S. Congressman John D. Dingell who extended his personal congratulations to the honorees and the entire branch.

He praised the William Penn and its members for their patriotism and determination to keep alive the traditions of Hungary.

"No group of people in our society has brought more dedication to liberty and freedom to this country than the Hungarian people,” Congressman Dingell said.

"It is a great credit to you that you can foster the traditions of your homeland in your children while functioning as patriotic Americans,” he said.

The congressman also praised

Branch 296 member garners third place in area essay contest

PITTSBURGH — Rachel Reitlinger, a member of Branch 296 Springdale, was recently selected as the thirdplace winner of an essay contest sponsored by the Association for Retarded Citizens of Allegheny County.

Rachel’s entry was among 1,237 essays submitted by sixth-grade students attending 64 schools throughout Allegheny County. Rachel attends Nativity School located on the city’s North Side.

In evaluating Rachel’s essay, Edye Tarbox of WPXI-TV, who served as one of the contest’s judges, wrote, "Rachel shared a part of her own life and by doing that helped me understand in very simple terms why 'challenged’ people are special. I was touched by her straight forward, tell-itlikeit-is style.”

On May 6, Rachel and the other winners were honored at a special dinner held at the Pittsburgh Press Club. Rachel received a $50 U.S. savings bond for her award.

Here is Rachel’s essay:

By Rachel Reitlinger

Different — What is it? Different-special is my little brother. He is almost nine years old and he is handicapped. He is Randy. Different-special are my brain damaged aunt and uncle. She is twenty-six. He is thirty-four. She is Jean. He is Jim. Randy, Jean, and Jim are different

than me. They are special. They are loving and caring people who make my world a brighter place.

Randy is really caring. He goes to lots of places where he sees people who are sad and who are crying because they are hurt. Randy cares. He cries with those who are crying. He reaches out to try to help them. Randy is sensitive. Recently, Randy came home crying. When I asked him what was the reason for his tears he explained to me that one of his teachers was leaving the school for several weeks and he was going to miss her. Randy loves sports. Every season Randy helps my older brother play football, basketball, and hockey. My parents hope to sign Randy up as a participant in the Special Olympics. Randy supports me. As a cheerleader I enjoy having Randy attend the games. He helps me to cheer the team to victory.

Randy is different. Randy is special. He is caring, sensitive and supportive. If I could have chosen if he would be handicapped or not, I would have chosen not. But 1 am glad he is for he has taught me the greatest lesson of life. He has taught me to love. I love him very much. Different, special — is my little brother, Randy.

the people of Hungary for their determination to attain personal liberty behind the Iron Curtain, and vowed that the United States "will not rest until freedom is theirs.”

The honorees also received a letter of congratulations from Dr. György Bánlaki, consul general of the Hungarian People’s Republic.

Branch 18 President Stephen Danko read to the banquet guests the letter from Dr. Banlaki, in which he expressed his regrets for his absence. Dr. Banlaki was in New York for ceremonies marking the transferrence of the remains of the great Hungarian composer Bela Bartók back to Hungary.

The banquet also featured performances by the children and adult groups of the Branch 18 Hungarian Dancers.

The guests also gave a warm reception to the seven young members from Branch 18 who will be attending the Fonyod Camp in Hungary this summer as part of the William Penn’s children’s tour of Hungary.

Speaking on behalf of the afternoon’s honorees, National President Stephen G. Danko thanked all those present for their support

Festival—

Michigan State Rep. Robert A. DeMars (left) presents a special tribute from the State of Michigan to National Director John S. Molnár. The tribute was one of several honors presented to each of the five national office holders from Branch 18 Detroit. (Photo by Louis A. Fodor)

and for the honors bestowed on them.

He also detailed the latest efforts of the Association to expand its services to our members and promised that the current administration and Board of Directors will continue to work hard to provide our members with the finest insurance products and financial services possible.

Among those attending the banquet were the National Officers, Board of Directors, National Auditing Committee and the Advisory Board.

They along with members and friends of Branch 18 enjoyed a delicious Hungarian dinner prepared by Stephen Szatmári and his staff from the Branch 18 William Penn Club.

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For the children, the Festival will again feature a series of fun games and activities designed exclusively for our young Festivalgoers. The games will start at about 2:00 p.m.

You can also join your children for a free hayride around our wonderful 535-acre facility, or you can tour our historic Home and see the good work your contributions are supporting.

If you want to escape from the summer heat, you can take a dip in our swimming pool at the top of the hill. Pool hours will be from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission to the pool is free.

Towards the end of the day, you can enjoy performances by two area Hungarian dance troupes. Performing will be the Hungarian Ethnic Group of Western Pennsylvania and the Magyar Folk Dancers of McKees-Golf------July 22, with a special hospitality room at the Harley Hotel of Cleveland West, headquarters for the tournament.

Tournament play will begin at 7:17 a.m. Saturday with National President Stephen G. Danko scheduled to hit the official "teeoff shot” from #1 tee.

After Saturday’s golfing, entrants and their guests can enjoy the annual golf awards banquet at the Harley Hotel. Cocktail hour will begin at 6:30 p.m. with dinner to be served at 7:30 p.m.

Each banquet guest will receive a favor and be eligible to win one of the many door prizes that will

port, Pa.

Guests can also sit back and enjoy the music of several local performers, including a band featuring National Auditor Louis Fodor.

While organizers are hoping for sunny weather, they will be prepared in case rain showers strike as they did at last year’s Festival. A large tent will be set up on the grounds giving guests a place where they can seek either shelter from the rain or shade from the sun.

This marks the 66th year in which the Association has sponsored this annual summer family event in its Wellsburg facility.

Its past and future success can be creditted to a number of hardworking individuals who devote a good deal of their spare time in the summer vacation months to planning, organizing and conductbe given away that evening.

The evening’s festivities will close with the popular auction raffle for a complete set of golf clubs and golf bag.

Banquet seating will be limited to 250 persons, so those planning to attend are urged to make their reservations as soon as possible.

Golfers who would like to use their established handicaps from their home golf courses must have verification of their handicaps from either their golf club professional or another person authorized to verify handicaps at their golf clubs.

All other golfers will particiing the Festival.

The core of that group of workers is the Festival committee.

Members of this year’s Festival committee are Paul T. Kovács (chairman), Louis A. Fodor (cochairman), Stephen G. Danko, E. E. Vargo, Frances A. Furedy, Zoltán B. Emri, Roger G. Nagy, Elmer W. Toth, Ronald S. Balia, Elmer A. Furedy, and Michael R. Kara.

Also serving on the committee are John Sabo, Robert Kapinus, William Arbanas, Louis Kubus, Andrew Vámos, William Mayor, Robert Gullace, Glenn Johnson, Nick Kotik, Bob Wilt, Fonz DiConstantino, Rose Gerzsenyi, Betty Király, Michael O’Brien, and Thomas Zurbach.

The Association invites all our members, their friends and their families to join us for a fun-filled day on Aug. 7.---------------From Page 1

pate in the Calloway division.

Prizes will be awarded to the first and second place finishers in each division. There will also be many other prizes awarded for skills shots and lowest net scores.

Serving as hosts for this year’s tournament is Branch 14 Cleveland. The 1988 Tournament Committee is headed by National Vice President Zoltán B. Emri and Regional Sales Manager Jeff Ward.

Any Cleveland-area members interested in helping out at this year’s tournament can contact Jeff Ward at (216) 238-8500.