William Penn Life, 2012 (47. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2012-09-01 / 9. szám
‘Experience’ would allow father to relive past I am writing to you to ask you to please put my father, Nick T. Yuhas Jr. on the waiting list for the Hungarian Heritage Experience. He is the first generation son of Hungarian immigrant parents, but he grew up in a Hungarian orphanage in Johnstown, Pa., in the 1930s when his mother died [when he was 8] and his father could not work in the coal mines and support him and his three siblings single-handedly. My dad spoke only Hungarian until he went to public school at the age of 10, but this did not stop his insatiable zest for living and his uplifting, can-do attitude. He served WPA as an agent, selling insurance for them for many years in Cleveland, along with his father, Nick T. Yuhasz, who has since passed away after a long, productive life himself. My dad would love to learn more about his Hungarian heritage and relive the past. He also feels strongly about giving back to the Hungarian society living in America. He has told me many stories about growing up during those early years. He can still understand a bit of Hungarian if it's spoken to him, and he has reminded me of the old WPA picnics we used to attend in Cleveland when I was young. I just recently learned about this wonderful Hungarian Heritage Experience you host annually, and when I told him about attending, his eyes lit up. If there are any openings in the Hungarian Heritage Experience, I am sure he would be thrilled to attend. I am also positive he would impact and inspire all the other attendees with the stories of his life experience and with his attitude, just like he does for me daily. Thank you in advance for your kind regards to this request and to WPA for doing a great service to all by hosting this wonderful event. Without events like these, propogation and understanding of the culture and language of the Hungarian Your comments on our magazine and Fenn Association are always welcome, flease write to US William fenn William fenn Association 709 EyigHton Road f ittsburgk f A Or, you can send your comments via email to: vs/illtamp jlovasz@ ennassociation.org people would not be as effectively passed on to the next generation. I think you are doing a wonderful job, and you should be congratulated. I just wish I could go, too! Thanks again and all the best, Roberta Yuhas Cleveland, OH A more positive note on Charles Simonyi’s life In the August 2012 issue of William Penn Life, I read with interest "Did you know they're Hungarian?" It is always good to promote positive aspects of one's heritage. I wish to advise you that Charles Simonyi endows the Chair of Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, England. I believe that this would have been a positive factor about the person rather than the gossip-publication sentence that stated as follows: "Prior to his marriage in 2008, Simonyi dated Martha Stewart for 15 years." What does this sentence have to do with ethnic pride? It seems to be completely out of place. Carol Boytos (From our email inbox) Hungarian Cultural Center appreciates boost provided by article I wish to express my personal and our club's "thank you" for the exciting article in William Penn Life. We were absolutely blown away by the cover and the two-page article inside. My telephone has been ringing off the hook since the magazine came out with folks asking about our next function and wanting information about joining the club. I pray that the inquiry and attention that the article has created will manifest itself in continued growth for our organization, and that the dream we hold for further expansion will materialize. Once more I thank you and I remain... Magyar szeretettel, Mary Jane Molnár President, Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio Chesterland, OH Young WPA members offer their thanks for scholarship grants Thank you so much for awarding me a William Penn scholarship for $500. As I start my sophomore year at the University of Tampa, this money wil come in handy. Thank you again, Caitlin Farley Branch 89 Homestead, PA Thank you very much for the scholarship. I am honored to be receiving this scholarship. My family has been involved with William Penn for many years. This will help with my college expenses. Sincerely, Allyson Smith Branch 51 Passaic, NJ William Penn Life 0 September 2012 0 3
