William Penn Life, 2006 (41. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)
2006-11-01 / 11. szám
mmammm Members of Branch 18 prepare to leave Shanksville, Pa., after visiting the Flight 93 Memorial, en route to the WPA Picinic-A Great Fraternal Fest. Branch 13 Trenton, NJ by Elsie H. Radvany Branch 13 will host its annual family Christmas party on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 2:00 p.m. in the Hungarian Reformed Church Auditorium, Grand and Beatty streets, Trenton. The event will begin with a short meeting during which we will elect branch officers for 2007, followed by the party. Food, refreshments and goodies will be shared with those in attendance. Our branch is again donating two baskets filled with food and other necessities as part of the WPA's Holiday Basket Program. One basket will be donated to the City Rescue Mission of Trenton, and the other to a family in need. Branch President Frank J. Radvany and his wife Elsie, along with National Director Anthony C. Beke and his wife Marguerite, attended the New Jersey Fraternal Congress Convention in Atlantic City. It is with great pride that we report that Mr. Beke was elected president of the NJFC for the coming year. We congratulate him on this prestigious honor and wish him much success. Congratulations also to Branch 13 member Andrew Gordon, son of Arlene and Lee Gordon, on being selected as one of this year's WPA scholarship recipients. Andrew is the grandson of Frank and Elsie Radvany. He is a junior at the University of Pittsburgh majoring in electrical engineering. We congratulate all of this year's scholarship recipients. For servicing your life insurance and annuity needs, please contact Elsie H. Radvany, 2006 Yardley Road, Morrisville,. PA 19067, phone (215) 295-2222. Next Deadline November 10,2006 Branch 14 Cleveland, OH by Dawn D. Ward The Branch 14 children's Christmas party will be held Saturday, Dec. 9, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. All juvenile members will receive invitations to the open house, but all members are welcome to attend. Santa will be there the entire afternoon along with Sparkles the Clown. More than 100 children attended last year, and this year's attendance is sure to exceed that due to the tremendous growth of Branch 14. Our branch welcomes new members Catherine Huth, Autumn Persuric, Irene Moeller, Christine Poulos, Grace Poulos, Taylor Neiman, Courtney Gras, and Carson Horvath. Call the Ward Agency at (440) 838- 1200 with any prospective new members and earn Recommender Bucks! Former WPA scholarship recipient James Horvath, a 2000 summa cum laude graduate of Kent State University, is a project architect for Bergman, Walls & Associates, Ltd., in Las Vegas. While James was in college, he interned in the Disney College Program in Florida and earned the prestigious Partners in Excellence Award. James is the son of Branch 14 Auditor Lou Horvath and his wife Carol. Congratulations, James, on your successful career. Please contact the Ward Agency with updates on our Branch 14 students. The next branch meeting will be held Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Hungarian Reformed Church, 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills, Ohio. All members are welcome to attend. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI by Barbara A. House Happy Thanksgiving to all our wonderful members. Give special thanks for all our troops fighting to keep war away from our shores. Well, wasn't that a Fraternal Fest? Everyone had a wonderful time. I must thank a few people from our branch that worked so hard. First, I thank all of you who donated prizes and bought tickets for the Chinese auction. It was another huge success. Thank you Lisa Toth and Ronda Grotefend for working so hard this year. Thanks to Patty Balia, Carol and Doug Truesdell, Mike Oberg, Rose Antal, Helen Molnár, Rita Marchelletta, Mark (bridegroom) and Tom House. We got it done as quickly as we could. We must remember that Chinese auction proceeds go directly to the scholarship founda-William Penn Life, November2006 15
