William Penn Life, 2012 (47. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2012-09-01 / 9. szám
Branch News Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA by Marguerite McNelis What a hot summer it's been. I feel as if I live in California or Florida. 1 hope we will have a nice fall and a pleasant Labor Day. Please take a moment and pray for all our service men and women, especially those in harm's way. We had a good turnout this year at the annual WPA golf tournament. Tom's Run is a very competitive course. It drizzled in the morning, but dried up and wasn't too warm. The food served at the barbeque after golf was delicious. There were great baskets and other special raffle items. Thank you officers and staff at the Home Office for your help. The Hungarian Heritage Experience had a great turn out again this year. It was sold out again. Good news sure does travel and it certainly is a great fraternal activity. You learn or brush up on Hungarian at a pretty location, meet new people and are fed great food. What more can you ask for? A special thank you to all the attendees, the great teachers, cooks, and of course, Endre and staff. Donovan McNelis was named to the Football University top gun academy. He was among 350 boys nationwide to be invited to this ESPN-sponsored camp. Donovan was also asked to attend the top 50 in the US for the National Underclassmen Combine. He was the only 14-year-old to get the invitation. Way to go, grandson! We are very proud of you. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the WPA Picnic on Sept 8. Happy and healthy birthday wishes go out to everyone celebrating in September, especially my daughter-in-law Valerie, my niece Nicole and great-niece Gábriellé. Glad that you are doing so much better after your accident, Becky. If you have any news you would like to share, please contact Andy McNelis at 412-421-6031. For information about WPA life insurance and annuity policies, please contact Branch Coordinator Maria Bistey at 412-431-6035. 24 0 September 2012 0 William Penn Life Branch 129 Columbus, OH by Debbie Lewis Hello, all, from Columbus, Ohio. September usually signifies the beginning of the school year. Please watch your speed in school zones. Children sometimes forget to look both ways before crossing streets. Help them to stay safe. Our next branch meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 4:30 p.m. at Plank's Cafe, 743 Parsons Ave., Columbus. We hope more members attend. Hope to see you there. Just a reminder about the 12th Annual WPA Picnic on Sept. 8. If you have never attended, it is a great fraternal event with plenty of food, music, dancing, raffles amd other activities. The Hungarian Reformed Church located at 365 Woodrow Ave. in Columbus will be having another Soup & Learn Program hosted by the Hungarian Culture Association on Sunday, Sept. 9, after the 10:00 a.m. church service. Soup is served at 11:15 a.m. and the 90-minute program starts around 11:40 a.m. The topic will be: "Why Did So Many Nobel Prize Winners Graduate from Fasori Gimnázium in Budapest?" The next program is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 14. The Explorers Club restaurant located at 1586 S. High St. in Columbus hosts a Hungarian Night on the second Wednesday of each month from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Ten percent of all dinner sales will be donated to the Hungarian Village Society. Come out and help support them. We extend congratulations to A date to remember Deadline for submissions to our magazine is the 10th day of each month. If you have any questions, please contact John E. Lovász tollfree at 1-800-848-7366, ext. 135. jlovasz@williampennassociation.org. all those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries this month. Congratulations also to all that have new additions to their families. We would like to send get well wishes to all who have been sick or hospitalized. Hope all have a speedy recovery. We wish to extend our sympathy to all who have recently lost a loved one. Keep all in your thoughts and prayers. For all your life insurance and annuity needs, please contact Arpad Sibrik at 614-231-8024 or Debbie Lewis at 614-875-9968. If you have any news you would like to share, please contact Branch Coordinator Debbie Lewis, at 614- 875-9968 or email DAL9968@aol.com. Branch 132 South Bend, IN by the Branch 132 Officers On July 21, Our Lady of Hungary Church held its annual Summer Festival. It started with a Mass at the church, followed by music and good food, including lángos, kifli, kalács, gulyás, and chicken paprikás along with some Mexican dishes. A good time was had by all. The committee did a good job. Our branch picnic was held July 29 at Potawatomi Park. It was a nice day with temperatures in the 80's and not humid. It was good to see members of our co-ed softball team and many of our friends. The Bralicks come every year, and it was good to see them along with Erv and Theresa Novaczewski, Jim Berta and his wife, Anna, and Don Czajkowski, Helen Pécsi, President Mike Horvath, John Burus and family and others. The chicken and sausage were delicious along with corn on the cob, creamed cucumbers and many salads and deserts. Anna Czajkowski made her famous poppy seed cake. Our co-ed softball team finished the season with 11 wins and three losses. The losses were by one or two runs. Congratulations to our team. Our condolences to the family of Elizabeth Gerencsér. May she rest in peace.
