William Penn Life, 2008 (43. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2008-01-01 / 1. szám
Branch News Mrs. Claus to visit. The children took the opportunity to sit on Santa's lap to tell him of their wish lists. Goodie bags were distributed to all children in attendance. The light-up tambourines from the Home Office were a big hit, along with all of the other items. The afternoon was topped off with a delicious buffet, complete with Christmas cookies. Much thanks to the Home Office and Board of Directors for the financial assistance and promotional items. President Balia offered thanks to all who gave of their time and talent to make this year's party successful. Congratulations to Tyler Balia, quarterback of the Ar-Ken Falcons football team. Tyler and his teammates won in the playoffs against the Pittsburgh Bulldogs, which led them to the championship game against McKeesport, where they won in overtime. The next game was the Super Bowl championship against Swissvale, where the Falcons were down 12-0 and came back in exciting fashion to win the game in overtime, becoming the Super Bowl and IYFL 130 Pound Champions. Tyler is the son of Ron and Audra Balia and the grandson of Ron and Patty Balia. Way to go, Tyler and the Falcons! Patty Balia has received her first assignment with Chemo Angels, "a volunteer organization that is dedicated to adding a ray of sunshine to the lives of those undergoing IV chemo treatment." Patty will be writing letters of encouragement to a cancer patient as they are going through a challenging time. Patty discovered Chemo Angels on the "Charitable and Volunteer" links on the WPA website. Branch 296 holds its monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month at the King's Family Restaurant in New Kensington at 7:30 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is on March 13, weather permitting. 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 New Year to all! Branch 800 Altoona, PA by Vincent Frank As we begin the new year, your branch officers congratulate all members who will celebrate a birthday, wedding anniversary, retirement or other special occasion in the days and months to come. A big thank you goes out to those who participated in the memorial Mass for our deceased members on Thanksgiving morning. This Mass has been an annual tradition each and every year for the past 70 years, and your present branch officers are proud to continue it. At our branch meeting in December, all current officers were reelected to serve another one-year term. Reelected for 2008 were: Vincent Frank, president; Daniel Greiner, vice president; George Dorman, secretary; Robert Jones, treasurer; and David Greiner, Robert Aiken and Melvin Frank, auditors. All members are welcome to attend our meetings throughout the year and to express your ideas about branch activities. Special birthday greetings go out to four branch members in January:- John Labriola, 95, is in good health and loves to shoot pool;- Ralph Mielnik, 85, is enjoying his retirement;- Donald Résig, 80, is a faitliful reader of the William Penn Life and enjoys watching television; and- Charlotte Stoltz, 80, is celebrating her 60th wedding anniversary and volunteers to help senior citizens. We encourage branch members to have their family members, friends, neighbors and others check out WPA's life insurance and annuity plans. Call Bob Jones in Altoona at 814-942-2661 to learn more about what WPA has to offer. Branch 8114 Clarion, PA by Noreen Fritz I believe that this is the beginning of a wonderful new year. All my best to you for the new year. Remember, the beginning is always today. Do you make new year's resolutions to get organized, along with reviewing your insurance and investments, then forget about it in a month? As always, I am here to remind you of how important a policy review is, and I am ready to help you without a sales charge. Branch 8114 welcomes our new little members to the WPA: Jessica Stucke and Alexandra and Megan Ochs. Hope Santa Claus was good to them on Cfiristmas. Long time member Gerald Schmader recently went home to live with our Lord. The entire Association sends its deepest sympathy to his family. May they and their friends who share their loss find comfort in cherished memories and strength through prayers. Branch 8114 members celebrating birthdays in January include: Eugene Carroll, James Delaney, Deborah Donahue, Robert Kerr, Cletus Schill, Rev Paul Schill, Peter Schill, Cyril Schmader, James Kerle, Nola Aaron, Matthew Delaney, Susan Jones, Terry Pierucci, Patricia Schill, Joseph Smith, William Rice, Kristine Fink, Ronald Hanoid, Rebekah Hurst, Marian Hargenrader, Anna Cherico, Donna Lebda, Diane Rhoads and Jessica Stucke. May all of you have a great day and many more to come. For all your insurance questions or help with IRA transfers and direct pension transfers, call me at 412-821- 1837. My address is P.O. Box 15060 Pittsburgh, PA 15237-0060. My e-mail is noreenbunny.fritz@verizon.net. There is never a sales charge for this professional service. Branch 8121 St. Marys, PA by Mary Lou Schutz We held our December branch meeting at Hoss's Steak and Seafood Restaurant on Dec. 5. A delicious meal was enjoyed by all, and the surprise bag of gifts from the Home Office brought smiles to all. Due to the bad weather we have in January and February, the meetings for those months are cancelled. We wish all a happy new year. William Penn Life, January 2008 19
