William Penn Life, 2011 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2011-02-01 / 2. szám
Branch News Young members attending the Branch 14 annual family Christmas party this past December wait patiently in line to meet Sparkles the Clown, have their faces painted and receive special gifts. (Photos by Paul Varga) and Douglas Truesdell; and I am president. We promise to again plan many events for you, our members. The June trip is already filled. We are going to Traverse City, but I will start a stand-by list. Someone always cancels. On June 18, we have a lovely 50-year member banquet planned in conjunction with the 125th anniversary of WPA. Please call me if you have questions or would like to attend. You know you have some very hard-working officers, so volunteers are always welcome. Get well wishes go to Julius (Deac) Sabo, Ann and Steve Nagy, Olga and A1 Wansa and Marge Swek. We hope you're all better very soon. Start saving your money for our upcoming trip to Europe. Endre Csornán has told me that he is already dealing on the price. You will hear from us very soon. I am going to try to go again, but we have a very busy year coming up. We hope you plan to attend our golf tournament in July. Start making up your teams now. We have a wonderful 125th Anniversary Gala planned for September just prior to the opening of our General Convention. We have many surprises planned for the evening. I'll tell you just one now: We are bringing a famous orchestra from Hungary. So, get your dancing shoes ready. We also have plans in the works for the WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal Fest to be held Saturday, Sept. 17. You all know how super that event is. Start thinking about your Chinese auction basket donation. These are just some of the events planned for this wonderful 125th anniversary year. I hope you plan on attending all of these events. I have not heard from the Hungarian Churches or clubs yet, so I don't know what they have planned for you this year. I'm sure I will very soon. For your information, this article has to be in Pittsburgh by the 10th of each month for the following month's William Penn Life. Get me your news as soon as possible. We continue to support Basil's Buddies as our branch charity. Remember: they supply food for people who cannot afford to feed their pets. We hope this will keep these animals out of shelters or from being put to sleep. Thank you, George Schvarckopf, Deac Sabo and Grace Balaythy, for your continued support. We will always take monetary donations or food. Thank you all. Welcome new member Loretta Adorján, one of our favorite people. No, I didn't forget....For the second month in a row, Branch 18 had no deceased members. Keep up the good work. I won't allow any deaths for 2011. I'll tell you all about the Feher Rosza (White Rose) Ball next month. Thank you to our wonderful sales agents for a super year. Thank you to all of you who allowed me to serve you. I will always do my best to give you great service, as will our agents. Have a happy and healthy winter. Keep warm and think spring. Call me anytime. I can be reached at 313- 418-5572 or 321-752-0375. Branch 19 New Brunswick, NJ by Evelyn Bodnar Three months ago, the Bayard Street Presbyterian Church initiated a program to reach out to people in the New Brunswick area who are poor. The program offers a brief service of spiritual renewal and edification. After the service, participants are given bags of food, cash, certificates to restaurants and vouchers which entitle them to purchase clothes at the church's flea market. WPA Branch 19 has participated in this benevolent program by donating food and money and will continue to do so. On Thanksgiving Day, WPA members and officers helped prepare a meal for more than 70 people. Branch 19 donated funds that helped make the event possible. More than 25 volunteers from various organizations participated. On Dec. 12, more than 50 adults and children attended the annual Christmas party held at the Bayard Street Presbyterian Church. Santa visited the party, giving children gifts. Lunch was served, and carols 16 ° February 2011 0 William Penn Life
