William Penn Life, 2002 (37. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)

2002-04-01 / 4. szám

the U.S. in 1951. Maria would have been 81 this June. She is survived by her husband Andrew, daughter Marguerite, son Gary, three grand­children and a great-grandson. Please keep Maria and her family in your prayers. If you have any news you would like to share, please contact Andy McNelis at (412) 421-6031. For information about WPA insurance and annuity policies, please contact our branch coordinator Maria Bistey at (412) 431-6035. ^ Branch 129 Columbus, OH by Árpád Sibrik On Feb. 24, members of our branch were among the 275 people who attended the Kossuth celebration in the Ohio Statehouse Atrium. The Honorable Géza Jeszenszky, Hun­garian ambassador to the U.S., was the main speaker. Several notable performers used their talents to enhance the program, including cellist Linda Hajdú, pianist Judith Bach and vocalist Almást Bedrosian-Kovach. Gyongy Jeszenski and Sándor Vegso recited poems in Hungarian, and Karl Barlay presented poems in English. The Columbus children's choir, Voices of the City, under the direc­tion of Dr. Sandra Mathias, also performed. After the program we had a luncheon with the ambassador at the Adams Mark Hotel. About 150 people attended the luncheon. Ohio Gov. BobTaft sent a resolution to the celebration in which he recognized "the legacy of Louis Kossuth for his enduring and historical contribu tions to democracy and justice." In the resolution, Gov. Taft also saluted "the officers, members, families and friends of the Hungar­ian American community organiza­tions in Ohio.. .for their many years of tireless, personal efforts to restore freedom, democracy and a free market economy to their beloved homeland, for contributing to the quality of life in the State of Ohio, and for preserving the traditions of the Hungarian family and commu­nity." We add our congratulations to the Cultural Association of the Hungar­ian Reformed Church for all their hard work in making the celebration such a huge success. In other news, our branch is planning to send a women's team to Akron for the WPA's Annual Bowl­ing Tournament. A couple of men and some children will also partici­pate. The WPA is accepting applications for its scholarship program. You can find more information about this program on the inside of the front cover of this issue. Our next branch meeting will be held April 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hungarian Reformed Church, 365 E. Woodrow Ave., Columbus. We are hoping you will join us. The WPA is offering a very good insurance program for spouses of members. This offer for guaranteed coverage is good until June 30, 2002. A member's spouse can qualify for up to $5,000 of life insurance without any medical questions. If you are interested in this program, please call me at (614) 231- 8024, or write to me at 645 S. Kellner Road, Columbus, OH 43209. in the entire school district. Lauren received a trophy at an awards ceremony in February. Way to go, Lauren! Keep up with the creative work. Congratulations are in order, too, for Lauren's older brother Brian Ratkiewicz, whose hockey team, Greater Pittsburgh Huskies (Pee Wee team), completed an outstanding season and clinched the division championship. Brian was second leading scorer on his team and achieved his first "hat trick." Good job, Brian—we're proud of you. A special thank you goes out to Keely Mager and Courtney Mager for the thoughtfulness and time you put into filling shoe boxes for our Operation Christmas Child cam­paign. I'm sure the children who receive the boxes will be so happy. We hold our monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month at the Hungarian Reformed Church in Springdale at 7:30 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is on April 11. We encourage and welcome all branch members to attend. For your life insurance and annuity needs, call Noreen Fritz at (412) 821-1837. If you have branch news to share, call me at (724) 339- 2445. Happy Spring! Branch 296 Springdale, PA Branch 352 Coraopolis, PA by Diane M. Torma Hope everyone had a happy and blessed Easter. All of us at Branch 296 are pleased to welcome new member Samantha Sawhill. Thank you for choosing William Penn Association. Get well thoughts and prayers are with two very special people, Irene Charles and Martha Schuller. Hope you both are feeling better soon. Congratulations to fourth grader Lauren Ratkiewicz for winning fourth place in the literature category of the Reflections program at Pivik Elementary School in Plum Boro. Lauren's short story, "My Magic Pebble" won the honors out of all fourth, fifth and sixth grade stories at Pivik, as well as Honorable Mention by Dianne A. Charles Our first branch meeting of the year was held March 9. Our officers are: George S. Charles Jr., president; Jim Deak, vice president; Barbara Kapinus, secretary; Bob Kapinus, treasurer; and Dianne Charles, Linda Deak and Bill Werling, auditors. We voted to sponsor both a lane and a bowling team for our branch at the 59th Annual Bowling Tourna­ment in Akron, Ohio. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there for a weekend of fra tern?1 fun. We had a long discussion about the Second Annual WPA Fraternal Picnic on Sept. 14 at Penn Scenic View and the need for volunteers. Since Endre Csornán, WPA's mem-llilliiiin Penn Life April 2002 15

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