William Penn Life, 2011 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2011-11-01 / 11. szám

Branch News Our local branches held a com­bined picnic and bacon fry on Sunday, Sept. 18, with the Ohio Valley Hungarian-American Club at Warren Township Park. The picnic began at noon with a delicious buffet of food followed by the bacon fry later in the afternoon. Our branch Christmas party is slated this year for Sunday, Dec. 4, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Perry's Glo- Putt Mini-Golf in the Ohio Valley Mall, St. Clairsville, Ohio. So, save the date for more fun! In last month's William Penn Life, there was a picture of Catherine Mikula Klarr from Branch 14 Cleve­land standing next to a commemora­tive brick at the St. Clairsville High School athletic field. She was point­ing to her brick and, lo and behold, nearby was a commemorative brick from Steve Solar and also his brother's memorial brick. Steve is a member of Branch 10 Barton. For information about our branch activities, please call Joyce Nicholson at 740-264-6238. Branch 13 Trenton, NJ by Elsie H. Radvany Branch 13 will hold its annual family Christmas party on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2:00 p.m. in the Hungarian Re­formed Church auditorium, located at the corner of Grand and Beatty Streets, Trenton, N.J. Prior to the party, there will be a short business meeting during which we will elect branch officers for the coming year. The party will feature food, re­freshments and goodies. Branch 13 will again participate in the Holiday Basket Program. Our branch was honored to have one of its members, Thomas Radva­ny, receive a scholarship grant from the William Penn Fraternal Associa­tion Scholarship Foundation for the 2011-2012 academic year. Thomas is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Rad­vany II and grandson of Dr. John and Olga Radvany. He is attending Penn State University. Congratula­tions to Thomas, and we wish him much success in all his endeavors. For servicing your life insurance and annuity needs, please contact me at 2006 Yardley Road, Morris­­ville, PA 19067, or call me at 215-295- 2222. Branch 14 Cleveland, OH by Dawn D. Ward We hope you're all enjoying the beautiful fall foliage. Summer passed so quickly, and now we're preparing for the holidays. The annual branch children's Christmas party will be held Sat­urday, Dec. 10, at the Bethlen Hall of the First Hungarian Reformed Church, located at 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills. The open-house format will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Santa, his elf and helpers will distribute gifts during that time. Pizza, ice cream, cookies, punch and coffee will be provided. Please bring a non-perishable item for the Cleve­land Food Bank. Young members up to age 12 will receive invitations and RSVP requests a few weeks before the party. All branch members are welcome to attend. The party con­tinues to grow with more children every year, and they are the future of the organization. Brecksville, Ohio, celebrated its bicentennial this year with many family events, one of which was organized by two of our active members. Nancy and Rosemarie Borisz were co-chairs of the Civil War re-enactment. Two battles were staged between the waring parties. The soldiers were dressed in authen­tic Union and Confederate uniforms, standing in skirmish lines, and firing antique rifles at each other. Also included in the festivities were a Gatling gun demonstration, a pancake breakfast, and a period baseball game between the Brecks­ville and Broadview Heights fire de­partments and the Cleveland Blues baseball club, comprised of police and firemen from Cleveland. Visitors were able to tour a Civil War period encampment and were able to learn about the Cleveland Soldiers' and Sailors' monument. There was a replica of a town, including shops and artifacts from this time period. It was an opportunity to go back in time when Brecksville was pre­paring for the Civil War. Brecksville Mayor Jerry Hruby said, "Nancy and Rosemarie put their hearts and souls into preparing this event. The hard work that they devoted to this project for more than a year was evident in its success." Nancy and Rosemarie are the daughters of late members Mr. and Mrs. Frank Borisz. Frank, a violin­ist and singer, was the leader of a very popular Hungarian band that played throughout the Midwest and recorded several albums. The next branch meeting will be held Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Bethlen Hall of the First Hungarian Reformed Church, beginning at 7:30 p.m. All adult branch members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI by Barbara A. House Was that a picnic or what? I say that every year. I don't know how they can possibly get better, and every year they do just that. Thank you to Endre Csornán for rounding up the troops. Thank you to all those troops who worked so very hard to make this the best ever. The Chinese auction raised about $7,000. As you know, all the prize items are donated. Thank you, Joyce Nicholson. The LeAnn Rimes guitar brought in $427. Our 50/50 was a super idea. Next year, we will have two or three 50/50 raffles. The bake sale was a super draw, along with the funnel cakes and langos. To all you cooks, dishwashers, setter­­uppers, tearer-downers, golf cart drivers, parking lot attendants, sell­ers, vendors and everyone I forgot—I send a tremendous thank you. What would we do without you? We could not even think about doing an event without your help. Please rest up. We are already planning for next year's picnic. We welcome three brand new and wonderful National Directors: Kathy Novak, Richard Sarosi and Jim Robertson. I cannot wait to start working with this new Board. You will all get to see this Board at as William Penn Life 0 November 2011 0 17

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