William Penn Life, 2003 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2003-07-01 / 7. szám

60th Annual Bowl A winning weekend Pittsburgh hosts another successful bowling tournament PITTSBURGH - Members and friends of the WPA helped kick off a full slate of summer fraternal activi­ties over the Memorial Day weekend at the WPA's 60th Annual Bowling Tournament and Scholarship Days. The event attracted bowlers from Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, Con­necticut, New York and Pennsylva­nia, including 29 children and teenagers who had a great time during the Juvenile Fun Event. Tournament play opened Satur­day, May 24, at Princess Lanes with the team event and Juvenile Fun Event. Before play began, Bette Hoffman and Dale Strom started the tournament on a high note as each rolled the ceremonial first balls for strikes. However, the lanes were not as generous the rest of the day. Condi­tions were tough as the lanes were highly oiled, making it difficult for bowlers to get in a groove. Still, our bowlers performed very well and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. No one claimed the weekend's big prize, $10,000 for bowling a perfect game during the team event. But, many bowlers did earn cash prizes for their strong play (see list of winners on Page 12 and 13), while several others won cash in the Lucky Strike contest (see story on Page 15). The list of the weekend's winners grew on Saturday night during the annual bowling awards banquet. Eight people won prizes in the annual benefit raffle for the Scholar­ship Foundation, with Michele LaFlame claiming the first prize, a beautiful hand-embroidered table­cloth with matching napkins. Other winners from Saturday's banquet included Martha Schuller of Branch 296 Springdale, Pa., and Jeff Ward of Branch 14 Cleveland. Each won a $2,000 guaranteed-issue life insurance policy from the WPA in the Fraternal Prize drawing. The evening closed with a "Sur­prise Auction" won by Mark Schmidt of Branch 249 Dayton, Ohio. As the winner, Mark had his choice of either $600 in cash or a $1,100 WPA Flex­ible Premium Deferred (9-Year Surrender Charge) Annuity. He chose the annuity. The weekend opened with the annual meeting of the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholar­ship Foundation. During the meeting, $10,000 was raised for the Foundation. The weekend's other activities raised another $6,735 (see story on next page). After the meeting, bowlers and guests gathered for the bowlers reception at the Radisson Hotel Greentree. It was a chance to have some Bette Hoffman rolls the ceremonial first ball for a strike to officially open tournament play. food and get reacquainted with old friends. The highlight of the evening was a Chinese auction featuring 44 prize packages. The auction offered something to please every age and taste and raised $2,000 for the scholarship fund. Our thanks go to all those who made the tournament a great frater­nal success. Special thanks go to Tournament Administrator Robert A. Ivancso, Tournament Secretary Stephen J. Ivancso Jr., the National Officers and Home Office staff, Tournament Co-administrators Michael R. Kara and Frank J. Radvany, the officers and branches of the greater Pittsburgh area, all those who donated prizes or baked goods, and the staff and management of the Radisson Hotel Greentree and Princess Lanes. Most of all, we thank our bowlers and guests for joining us at the tournament. We hope to see all of you next year in Cleveland. Guests got the tournament weekend off to a tasty start during Friday’s bowlers reception. 8 Williu Peu Life, July 2003

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