William Penn Life, 1999 (34. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)

1999-02-01 / 2. szám

Page 4, William Penn Life, February 1999 Branch News Continued from Page 3 Good luck to Alan Szabó and his family in their new home, located in Columbiana, Ohio. Congratulations to all those cel­ebrating birthdays or anniversaries. Get well wishes to all those un­der the weather, especially Julia Taylor. For your insurance needs, call Alan Szabó at (330) 482-9994. Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA By Andy McNelis National Director Happy birthday wishes go out to National Director Mike Kara, branch members Ann Liptak, Bill Mayor and Joan Nagy, and long­time member Mary Nagy. We offer sincere condolences to the families of all our deceased members, especially the families of Gus G. Nagy and Anna Kapinus. Please remember them in your prayers. Get well wishes go out to Caroline Mayor, who is recuperat­ing in Braddock Hospital. Drop her a line. I know it will cheer her up. If you have any news you would like to share, please contact Andy McNelis at (412) 421-6031. For information about WPA life insur­ance and annuity policies, please contact Branch Coordinator Maria Bistey at (412) 431-6035. Branch 129 Columbus, OH By Árpád Sibrik Branch 129 Coordinator On Dec. 9 the branch held its meet­ing and election of officers. Elected were: Marge Boso, president; Terry Albert, vice president; Priscilla Sibrik, treasurer; Margaret Leonardo, secretary; and Linda Albert and Irene Voss, auditors. Congratulations to all the officers. About 225 children and adults attended our branch’s family Christmas party held Dec. 12. The party featured a delicious meal of cabbage rolls, kolbász, breaded fried chicken, scalloped potatoes, sauerkraut, pastries and refresh­ments. After dinner, Camille Kovach and her friend provided beautiful Christmas music. Santa came and gave out gifts to the chil­dren and $5 bills to branch mem­bers 15 years of age and under. Everyone enjoyed the WPA calen­dars. Thanks to the Home Office for the monetary help and the gifts it provided; they helped make the party a success. Thanks also to the Hungarian Reformed Church Cul­tural Association for catering our party. We hope you will do it for our 1999 party. I want to thank everyone for their prayers and many get well cards following my open heart sur­gery. They made my recovery faster. I had to go back to the hos­pital for eight days, during which I received shots and pills to dissolve blood clots in my lungs and left leg. Now I have to visit the hospital’s outpatient unit every day to have The officers of Branch 28 Youngstown, Ohio, join the branches young members in welcoming Santa Claus to the branch 's Christmas party. Young members of Branches 90, 98 and 216 surround Santa Claus dur­ing a family Christmas party hosted jointly by the three branches. blood samples drawn. The treat­ment is helping, and I feel better and stronger each day. Our condolences are extended to the family of Margaret Boros who passed away recently. Our next branch meeting will be held Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the VFW hall located at 1591 Lockbourne Road, Columbus. Hope the snow and ice will be gone by then. For any life insurance or annu­ity needs, please call Arpad Sibrik, branch coordinator, at (614) 231- 8024, or write to him at 645 S. Kellner Road, Columbus, OH 43209. Branch 90 Allentown, PA Branch 98 Bethlehem, PA Branch 216 Northampton, PA By Nancy Kovach Branch Coordinator We want to extend our special thanks to the Board of Directors and the Home Office crew for making our holiday season special. Holiday baskets were distributed the week before Christmas. Every­one involved sends their special thanks. The family Christmas party was held Dec. 5 at the McDonald’s Res­taurant in Emmaus, Pa. About 30 children and parents gathered to celebrate together. Lunch was served to all of the children in at­tendance. Santa Claus arrived while we sang “Jingle Bells,” and he dis­tributed gifts to everyone. During the fellowship period, Christmas carols were sung and games were played. Everyone sang “happy birthday” to Jesus and then ate cake and ice cream. A good time was had by all. We wish everyone a happy and healthy new year. Branch 352 Coraopolis, PA By Dianne A. Charles Branch 352 Reporter Our holiday party at Sports Haven Bowl in Bridgeville was a huge suc­cess. Everyone looked as if they enjoyed the afternoon of bowling and fraternal fim. The catered lunch was delicious, and our special guest, Santa (Jim Deak), arrived just in the nick of time to hand out gifts to the children. Our thanks to everyone who helped to organize our party. Our thanks also to the Home Office for its gifts and gen­erous party allotment that make this party possible. To all who brought canned goods and nonperishable items to the party, we thank you. The holi­day baskets and gift certificates were very much appreciated. At our December branch meet­ing, we elected the officers for 1999. Elected were Georges S. Charles Jr., president; James Deak, vice president; Barbara Furedy, sec­Sharing a moment with Santa Claus during the annual family Christmas party hosted by Branch 226 McKeesport, Pa., are (l-r) Branch Vice Presi­dent Bette Hoffman, Branch President Michael Benedict, Branch Trea­surer Violet Lenart and Eileen Lenart. Santa pays a holiday visit to the Kelly family-daughters Chelsea (left) and Liliane, mother Kristi and father Jack-all Branch 352 members. retary; William Werling, treasurer; and Dianne Charles, Linda Deak and Helen Werling, auditors. Con­gratulations to you all. Elmer Furedy is our branch coordinator. Congratulations to the National Officers, Board of Directors and Home Office employees as WPA celebrates its 113th anniversary on Feb. 21. So now let’s talk bowling. The tournament this year will be held in Pittsburgh at Princess Lanes. If you are a Branch 352 member in­terested in bowling, please contact Jim Deak at (412) 462-7554. If you have any questions about life insurance, need to change your beneficiary or want information about WPA life insurance, please call Elmer Furedy at (412) 884- 3195. Congratulations to Steve Charles, a sophomore at Chartiers Valley High School on completing his volunteer work. He was busy in the months of November and De­cember making up and delivering flyers, collecting items, wrapping gifts and distributing the donations. He picked as his charity the Crafton Ingram Community Food Pantry and Bethlehem Haven (a homeless shelter in Pittsburgh). Besides col­lecting nonperishable goods and wish list items, he collected 181 gifts that he wrapped and delivered to the homeless shelter. Good work, Steve. You should be very proud of yourself for all of your hard work. I know we are very proud of you. Justin McKinsey, a Chartiers Valley High School senior, is a photo contest winner. He entered a nature photo and it was chosen to be published in the Library of Pho­tography. Way to go, Justin! We would like to say a special hello to Sara McKinsey, an inter­national economics and finance major studying at the University of Turin in Turino, Italy. We’re think­ing about you and wish you the very best. Justin and Sara are the children of the Rev. John and Dora McKinsey of Scott Township. Happy Valentine’s Day. If you have any news you would like to share, contact Dianne Charles at (412) 221-5136. Branch 590 Cape Coral, FL By Joan Mauerman Branch 590 Reporter Branch 590 had a beautiful day for its January meeting in Egret Hall. It was close to 80 degrees. The winner of the half-and-half raffle was Irene Slauterbeck. Door prize winners were Irene Franko, Vi Timmer Shinski and Bill Becze. Kalman Nagy was the winner of the bingo coverall. Plans were discussed for our pic­nic to be held Oct. 9 at the home of John and Sara Lesko in Cape Coral. Tentative plans were made to Continued on Page 5

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