William Penn Life, 2006 (41. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)
2006-07-01 / 7. szám
Branch News Branch 1 Bridgeport, CT by William J. Bero The officers and members of Branch 1 salute our fellow member, U.S. Army Sgt. Chad Friedman, who recently graduated with Distinguished Honors from the Warrior Leaders Course. Sgt. Friedman entered the army as an infantryman in July 2002. He attended One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He is currently assigned as team leader at 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. His previous deployments include Operation Iraqi Freedom I, II, III, IV and V. Among the many awards Sgt. Friedman has received are the Army Commendation Medal (1OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War On Terror Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Over Seas Service Ribbon, Combat Infantryman Badge, Airborne Badge, Australian Airborne Badge, Ranger Tab and Expert Rifleman Badge. We are proud of Sgt. Friedman and thank him-and all those men and women serving in our armed forcesfor the sacrifices they make to preserve our freedom. Branch 14 Cleveland, OH by Dawn D. Ward During the summer recess of Branch 14 meetings, preparations are being made for future activities. Violet Sarosi is coordinating a bus trip to the sixth annual WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal Fest, which will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, at Penn Scenic View in Rockwood, Pa. Mrs. Sarosi reported that reservations are already coming in and, she encourages those interested to call her as soon as possible at (440) 248-9012. Branch 14 members who have belonged to the branch more than 50 years will be honored at the branch meeting Sept. 6. They will receive personal invitations. The annual Branch 14 Christmas party will be held Saturday, Dec. 9. Branch 14 welcomes the following new members: Su Nguyen, Steven Newbould, Cheryl Lynch, David Growley, Madeliane McCrone, Mary McCrone, Margaret Kontrád, Karen Nemeth, Barbara Gowan, Dean Grafious, Bill Mooney, Thomas Novak, Brock Boomsma, Rebecca Newbould, Jordan Nguyen, Lan Nguyen, George Palladino and Lucy Palladino. Branch 14 WPA Scholarship recipient Kristin Dreifke graduated from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor's degree in nursing. Miss Dreifke will work in the cardiac care unit of the Cleveland Clinic which has been rated the #1 heart center in the nation for the past 11 years. Kristin is the daughter of WPA members Mark and Anita Dreifke of North Royalton, Ohio. Please call the Ward Agency at (440) 838-1200 with information regarding achievements of Branch 14 scholarship recipients. The next Branch 14 meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Hungarian Reformed Church, 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills. All Branch 14 members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI by Barbara A. House liappy Independence Day. Be sure to thank a veteran for securing all our rights and independence. Have a happy, healthy and safe holiday. Welcome new members Bruce Bouford and Ryan and Aaron Stubbs (thanks Shirley). Thank you for choosing the WPA and me for your insurance needs. Thank you, Ronda Grotefend, Lisa Toth and Marge Boso for helping to make the bowling tournament Chinese auction another success. We raised $2,004 for the Scholarship Foundation. We thank everyone who donated a prize. They were all super. I hope you are planning to donate more for the golf tournament and WPA Picnic auctions. Not sure what kind of prize to donate? Just remember the ones that seem to make the most money are prizes which include school items, children's items, Christmas items, liquor or lottery tickets. If you need help with your basket, you can call me anytime. Or, you can call Lisa Toth in Pittsburgh at (412) 566-5992. Remember, 100 percent of all proceeds from the auction goes to the Scholarship Foundation. Get well prayers to Elsie Kantor, Ann Nagy, Arlene Csornán, Donna Griffin, Bob Kapinus and Glenn Davenport. Hope you are all better soon. I need to brag about the bowling tournament just one more time. The Five Friends ladies team again came in first. They are Olivia Soter, Betsy Griffith, Virginia Volter, Jackie Strom and Marcey Strom. The men's Five Friends team came in third. They are Doug Truesdell, Mike Oberg, Mike Soter, Joe Volter and Jeff Holmes. Kay Momtsios won $100. Helen Molnár won $200. Eileen Gonzales won a $2,000 life insurance certificate AND the coveted X-Box. So, I think it was a really super weekend for Branch 18. The best part was seeing all of you. Hope to see you at the golf tournament. We worked very hard on May 13 during our Join Hands Day project at the Hungarian Reformed Church. We decided to work side by side with the members of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America to decorate the William Penn Life,July 2006 15
