William Penn Life, 2009 (44. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2009-06-01 / 6. szám
For Starters William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation Recipient Profile Noémi H. Borsay McKeesport, PA Noémi H. Borsay, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Daniel and Judit Borsay of McKeesport, Pa., is a student at West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, where she has made the Dean’s List several times and has participated in the school’s Jayne Armstrong Women’s Leadership Program. She also was recognized last April by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars for her “commitment to the ideals of scholarship, leadership and service.” In addition to her excellent academic record, Noémi spent three weeks last year in Hungary at the University of Szeged as a participant in a study abroad program sponsored by West Virginia University. Members who are past recipients of scholarship grants through the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation are invited to share their posteducational and professional experiences with us. Please send your 'Recipient Profile' along with a recent photo to: John E. Lovász William Penn Association 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 25233 Celebrate the Stars and Stripes on National Flag Day, June 14 This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Act of Congress proclaiming June 14 as National Flag Day. Citizens across this country will pause to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag on this day, including members of the William Penn Association, who are among the 10 million Americans affiliated with the National Fraternal Congress of America. National Flag Day honors the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as our national flag by the Continental Congress 232 years ago. The Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, adopted the following resolution on June 14,1777: "Resolved, that the Flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation." These words signaled to the world the birth of a new nation dedicated to personal and religious liberty and justice for all. A national Flag Day was the dream of Bernard J. Cigrand, a 19-year-old school teacher at Fredonia, Wise. In 1885, in a windswept school atop a glacier-formed hill overlooking rolling farmland, Cigrand celebrated the first Flag Day by placing a small flag in a bottle on his desk. Cigrand taught his students about the history of the flag and recited a ceremonial pledge. His efforts over the next 31 years led to a national observance honoring the flag. You may ask, "why should I observe this day?" Quite simply, our flag is more than a patchwork of cloth. It is the silent sentinel of our freedom. It is a constant reminder of the courage required to maintain our freedom, the liberty we enjoy in being self-governed, and the loyalty and trust which unites us despite our individual differences. On this National Flag Day, we encourage you to talk to your children, grandchildren or friends about what the flag means to you. Because others have given their fortunes and their very lives to secure our freedom, we have the freedom NOT to participate in this national observance. However, it is good that we pause to honor our nation's flag, for this act helps remind each of us that we are most blessed to be one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. And that, fellow citizens, is something worth celebrating. OFFICIAL NOTICE Effective June 1,2009, the interest rates on annuity certificates issued by the William Penn Association will be as follows: MORT 85 PLANS Zero Withdrawal Charge = 4.00% Five Year Withdrawal Charge = 4.50% Nine Year Withdrawal Charge = 5.00% MORT 87 PLANS Zero Withdrawal Charge = 3.75% Five Year Withdrawal Charge = 4.50% Nine Year Withdrawal Charge = 5.00% For more information about our tax-deferred annuity plans, please call your local WPA representative or our Home Office toll-free at I -800-848-7366. 2 William Penn Life, June 2009
