William Penn Life, 2009 (44. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2009-01-01 / 1. szám
For Starters The officers and Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress for 2009 are: (seated, l-r) Charles S. Johns, second vice president; Richard W. Toth, president; Theresa Kluchinski, first vice president; and directors (standing, l-r) George Lopata, Roger Mervine, Robert Lawrence, Anthony Flaynik, Sara Bender, John Andrzejewski, Erina Korchynsky, Nickolas M. Kotik and George Matta. V.P.-Secretary Toth elected president of Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress HERSHEY, PA - WPA National Vice President-Secretary Richard W. Toth was installed as president of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress (PAFC) during the congress' annual meeting held in October in Hershey, Pa. Also elected to leadership positions within the PAFC were two members of the WPA Board of Directors: Charles S. Johns was elected as second vice president, and Nickolas M. Kotik was elected as a member of the PAFC Board of Directors. "Never in my wildest dreams during my 25 years with the William Penn Association did I think I would be in such a position," Mr. Toth said in his acceptance speech at the PAFC annual meeting. "Yet, here I am, and I pledge to you today that I will uphold and maintain the integrity, values and objectives of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress and the Fraternal Benefit System." Mr. Toth assumes the PAFC presidency after serving as president of the Fraternal Societies of Greater Pittsburgh. That experience, he said, prepared him for his new role. "I have learned that it is much easier to follow in the footsteps of our accomplished and dedicated past presidents who served before me, and I accept this challenge and I will do the best I can and work closely with my fellow officers and directors to continue that tradition of outstanding service." The Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress was organized in 1901 as a means of uniting fraternal benefit societies doing business in the state. It is comprised of 62 fraternal societies licensed to do business in Pennsylvania. Its combined membership totals more than 700,000 fraternalists. The PAFC promotes a general awareness and interest in the fraternal benefit system while helping others. Its motto is " The Keystone of Fraternals, Joining Hands to Touch Lives." Attention youth members of the WPA: We Need YOUR Help! Ever want to tell a grown up what to do? Well, here’s your chance! Many of your fellow youth members have told us you would like to have your own space in the William Penn Life. And that’s exactly what we intend to give you! Very soon we will introduce our new “Youth Section.” But, we want to make sure that our youth section gives you what you want. And, to do that, we need your help. We need YOU to tell us the kind of things YOU want to read about. Send your ideas to John E. Lovász at: jlovasz @williampennassociation.org Or, you can send your ideas via snail-mail to John at: William Penn Association, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 THANKS! And watch for YOUR new youth section coming soon! William Penn Life, January 2009 5
