William Penn Life, 2008 (43. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2008-01-01 / 1. szám
For Starters WPA Scholarship Foundation seeks applicants for 2008-2009 awards PITTSBURGH - The William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation has announced that it is accepting applications for scholarship grants for the academic year 2008-2009. William Penn Association members who have been accepted by, or are currently attending, an accredited college, university or school of nursing as a full-time student may apply for a grant. To qualify for a grant, the applicant must be a life-benefit member of the William Penn Association for at least four years as of Jan. 1,2008. The applicant must also be a child or grandchild of a WPA life-benefit member in good standing for at least four years as of Jan. 1, 2008. All applications for new and renewal grants must be signed by the applicant and sent via regular mail, postmarked no later than May 31,2008. Applications sent via email will not be accepted. Once again, all applicants will also be required to submit a 100-word essay along with their other application materials. For complete eligibility rules and application procedures, please see the announcement found on the inside of the front cover of this magazine. For more information about the scholarship program and a copy of the scholarship application form, write to: President, William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation, Inc., 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233. WPA officials travel to Washington for meetings on U.S.WPA Chairman of the Board Stephen J. Varga (left) and Maximilian Teleki, president of the Hungarian American Coalition. WASHINGTON, DC ~ Members of the WPA's Official Family traveled to the nation's capital in December to attend meetings with U.S. and Hungarian officials, organized by the Hungarian American Coalition. Representing the WPA were Chairman of the Board Stephen J. Varga, Vice Chairmen E. E. (Al) Vargo and Barbara A. House, National Directors William J. Bero, Andrew W. McNelis, Roger G. Nagy and William S. Vasvary, and National Vice President-Fraternal Endre Csornán. The weekend began Dec. 7 with a briefing at the White House covering U.S. regional policy and U.S.-Hungary relations. Hosting the briefing were Adam Sterling, director of Central and Eastern European Affairs of the National Security Council, and Kurt Volker, principal deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs. Desk officers for Slovakia, Serbia and Romania reported on the situation of Hungarian minorities in those countries. That evening, the WPA representatives and their spouses attended the Coalition's 16th Annual Mikulás Dinner hosted by the Hungarian Embassy. Newly-appointed Hungarian Ambasssador to the U.S. Dr. Ferenc Somogyi welcomed the guests and expressed his hope for cooperation between the Hungarian organizations and the Hungarian Embassy on issues of common interest. The evening's keynote speaker, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary April H. Foley, listed areas in which Hungary has made progress. The next morning, the WPA officials attended the Coalition's annual board meeting at the Kossuth House. The highlight of the weekend's activities occurred that evening-a private screening of the film, "Torn from the Flag," at Johns Hopkins University's Kennedy Auditorium. The film by Klaudia Kovács depicts the fall of communism and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The WPA was a financial supporter of the film. Happy New Year! 2 William Penn Life, January 2008
