William Penn Life, 1989 (24. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1989-04-01 / 4. szám

Volume 24 April 1989 Number 4

William Penn Association Summer ’89 Schedule of Events

May 26-28......46th Annual National Bowling Tournament

and Scholarship Days. Pittsburgh, Pa.

July 7...............William Penn Family Day. Kennywood Park.

West Mifflin, Pa.

July 13-27......Hungary Tour’89. Tentative itinerary includes

Budapest, Pecs, Tihany and Sarvar.

July 14-15......6th Annual National Golf Tournament. Tam

O’Shanter Golf Course, West Middlesex, Pa.

August (tba) ... 67th Annual Family Festival. William Penn Home. Wellsburg, W.Va.

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Family Day set for July 7

WPA announces tentative plans for Hungary tour

PITTSBURGH - William Penn members from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, along with their families and friends, are making plans to attend the first-ever William Penn Family Day to be held Friday, July 7, at Kennywood Park.

"This event will focus on two things we hold most dear: fraternalism and the family,” said National Secretary E. E. Vargo. "It will be a fun-filled day for every member of the family.”

The Association has reserved a large sheltered area of the park in which it will hold a full schedule of activities.

Among the activities being planned are special games, not

only for children, but also for the adults in attendance.

There will also be homemade Hungarian foods and a short program featuring Hungarian entertainment. Later in the day, members will be able to enjoy dancing to the music of the George Bátyi Orchestra.

Members and guests attending Family Day will be able to purchase discounted, advance-sale general admission and all-day ride tickets from the Home Office. More information on ticket sales will appear in next month’s William Penn Life.

The idea for Family Day was developed during recent meetings held at the Home Office.

"We looked at our summer schedule of fraternal activities and saw that there was a big gap between the time of the national bowling tournament (May 26 to 28) and the time of the Family Festival in Wellsburg (early August),” Mr. Vargo said.

The national golf tournament (July 14 to 15) falls between the two, but it is an event geared toward adults.

"We felt that our members might enjoy another family-oriented event, a time to relax and have some fun,” he said.

The event was scheduled for early July because that would place it half-way between the See 'Family’ Page 2

PITTSBURGH — The Home Office recently announced that the Association has made tentative plans to sponsor a two-week tour to Hungary this summer.

"Right now, we have plans to offer a tour to Hungary this July. But whether or not we will definitely sponsor such a tour will depend upon whether or not enough members express an interest in taking the tour,” said National Vice President Zoltán B. Emri.

"We need at least 40 people,” he said. "If we cannot get 40, then it is doubtful we will have a tour this year.”

However, Mr. Emri said he is optimistic that enough members will sign up and that the tour will go on as planned.

"We have put together a very nice package at a good price. Once people consider what they will be getting for their money, I think we will get a sufficient response,” he said.

The tentative plans call for the tour to leave the United States on July 13 and return from Hungary on July 27.

Tour participants would spend nine nights in Budapest with accommodations at the Hilton Hotel. The tour group would also spend one night in Pecs, one night in Tihany and two nights in Sarvar.

The cost for the tour package would be $2,199 per person,

based on double occupancy. The price includes round trip air fare from New York to Budapest, hotel accommodations, ground transportation, special tours and activities, 13 breakfasts, four lunches, 13 dinners, visa fees and departure tax.

The Budapest Hilton and the buses used to transport the tour group through Hungary will be air conditioned, Mr. Emri noted.

"That is an important detail. The hotels and buses booked for many of our previous tours did not have air conditioning, and that created some discomfort for members,” he said.

"We feel the increased comfort offered by the hotel and buses we would book for this year offsets any increase in the tour price.”

Add-on air fare from Pittsburgh to New York would be $128 per person. Add-on fares from additional cities would be made available if a sufficient number of members from those cities would join the tour, Mr. Emri said.

Anyone interested in joining this year’s tour to Hungary should contact Mr. Emri at the Home Office as soon as possible, no later than April 30.

Those interested can call him at (412) 231-2979 or fill out the coupon found on Page 2 and send it to National Vice President Zoltán B. Emri, William Penn Association, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233.

Computer Camp offers teens a head start Inside

PITTSBURGH — Many parents may recognize the name Mike Goldman. Mr. Goldman has been working in the field of computer instruction for more than 15 years. He has shared his wealth of knowledge and experience with numerous young people eager to master the personal computer.

Mr. Goldman is also the man who helped develop the Computer Camps instructional program which will be offering a one-week session this summer at Penn’s Scenic View.

The William Penn will sponsor

this excellent learning opportunity July 16 to 22. The session will be open to all young members in grades 9 through 12.

Computer Camps, located in Gaithersburg, Md., will provide a complete instructional facility, including computer systems with the most advanced hardware and peripherals, course workbooks and study aides.

Students at the camp will have the opportunity to gain a new level of mastery within the explosive computer field. Each student’s background — no matter

how limited or extensive — will be matched with an appropriate challenge. There will be enough individual attention to provide a learning pace suited to each student’s abilities.

The program will give students extensive opportunities for freeform and instructor-guided, hands-on experience. Courses will focus on producing tangible results and operational competency, rather than simple, undirected free play.

Students can learn to create their own "arcade” games using

graphics software, and receive instruction in MBAS1C and PASCAL computer languages and GRAPHICS.

The training can have a profound effect on children and will provide them a head start which will last for years to come.

Students participating in the program will register at Penn’s Scenic View in Trent, Pa., on Sunday, July 16. Classes will begin Monday morning and continue until noon Saturday, July 22.

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■ Association prepares for annual

golf tournament........Page 3.

■ Pittsburgh ready to greet WPA

bowlers.......................Page 5.

■ Summary of actuaries’ report

for 1988.....................Page 8.

■ The Hungarian Page focuses on

Petőfi Sándor.............Page 9.

■ Minutes from the November

Board meeting........Page 10.

Next Deadline April 14