William Penn Life, 2008 (43. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2008-06-01 / 6. szám
Joining hands, touching lives WPA members help their communities on Join Hands Day This year's Join Hands Day, May 3, was a great success thanks to the efforts of the fraternal benefit system. In 47 states, plus the District of Columbia and three Canadian provinces, about 1,100 projects were undertaken, including a number involving WPA members. The Home Office joined forces with Branch 352 Coraopolis, Pa., Branch 296 Springdale, Pa., and Branch 89 Homestead, Pa., to participate in a project at the Conscious Café in Carnegie, Pa., operated by Adventist Community Services (ACS). This church-related group strives for the betterment of more unfortunate individuals in the community. The Café serves soft drinks and food on certain days and serves as an outlet for used books which can be purchased. ACS also purchased homes that were ruined by floods in recent years. The homes will be renovated then sold or rented to low income families. Sixteen members of the WPA and National Vice President-Fraternal Endre Csornán, National Vice President-Secretary Richard W. Toth, National Director Ronald S. Balia and employees from Comcast were among the volunteers who helped refurbish several houses in Carnegie, Pa. Members of WPA Branches 89, 296 and 352 also participated in the project. Members of Branch 129 Columbus, Ohio, planted flowers and helped clean up the grounds of the local Hungarian Reformed Church as part of their Join Hands Day project. volunteers from other groups gathered together on Join Hands Day to work on various projects. Two teams were dispatched to homes to demolish interiors and prepare the homes for reconstruction to make them livable for families who need a home. Others sorted out boxes of books to prepare them to be sold. Altogether, the volunteers from the different organizations became friends and humble partners in this endeavor. Other WPA branches and their members also participated in Join Hands Day projects in their communities, including Branch 8 Johnstown, Pa., Branch 28 Youngstown, Ohio, Branch 129 Columbus, Ohio and Branch 249 Dayton, Ohio. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, Mich., will hold its project in June. For more details on these projects, please see the Branch News section of this issue. Members of Branch 8 Johnstown, Pa., added two urns with flowers at the entrance of St Emory’s Cemetery. Pictured are (rear, l-r) Branch Coordinator Alexis Kozak, Branch Secretary Dorothy Kedves, Branch President Ernest Kedves, Branch Vice President-Treasurer David S. Kozak and (front) member David J. Kozak William Penn Life, June 2008 3
