William Penn Life, 2012 (47. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2012-12-01 / 12. szám
H Holiday Greetings from the Chair ANOTHER BUSY, wonderful and eventful year has flown by. I want to thank our National Officers, employees, Board of Directors and you, our wonderful WPA members, for helping to make this year—our 126th—so very memorable. Thank you to all who participated in or supported all our many events. We had many Join Hands Day projects, the tri-state picnic, the bowling and golf tournaments, the Hungarian Heritage Experience, and our rainy but Great Fratemal- Fest. Then many of us packed our bags and took off for Prague and Budapest. Tom and I got to stay a little longer in Hungary because I was invited to an event at the Hungarian Parliament. What an event to remember. This year will end with so many wonderful branch Christmas parties. Thank you to all my Branch 18 officers who pitched in to run the branch so I could attend many of your events. All of these events will be offered again in 2013. If you plan to participate in any of them, make your reservations as soon as possible. They all will have an early bird discount. This will help us plan your event to make it the best ever. The Official Family will again do our best to visit all your branches during the coming year. We will always be available to help you build strong branches that will last into the future...at least 126 more years. We must always consider our youth. They ARE our future. WPA awarded 151 scholarships this year to help our youth with their education and to find wonderful careers. Please help your branch succeed. Be a doer. Attend branch meetings, make your voice heard, offer suggestions for branch activities. It is your branch. The next 126 years depend on you. Our future is in your hands. Help increase our membership. Recruit new members. We are the only Hungarian fraternal benefit society in the nation. We must all come together, American and Hungarians alike. It is up to you. It is with great joy and thanksgiving to God that I wish you a wonderful holiday season. May you spend it with those you love. We ask for God's continued blessing on our beloved William Penn Association and on you, our wonderful members. Boldog és áldott Karácsonyt a bethlehemi Jézus áldásával és békés, sikeres új esztendőt. With much thanks and love, Barbara Ann House From the National President by Georges. jr. A time to rejoice DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, let us first be thankful for all our blessings, our health, our families and our achievements. Christmas brings to mind memories along with deep abiding hopes. I will never forget all the great Christmases I've enjoyed throughout my life. Each year, I cherish this special time much more and thank God for making it possible. It seems that the Christmas spirit gives strength to us all. Christmas is a time to rejoice and be thankful for God's blessings and pause for a year-end accounting of our individual progress. Christmas gives us all the opportunity to think of those we love and how better to express that love than through the many traditions of Christmas. May we all try to carry this seasonal attitude into our daily lives during the coming new year. and give thanks We are certainly proud of the many fraternal efforts offered by our members throughout the year, and we look forward to your continued support and assistance in the new year. We at William Penn Association have done our very best to fulfill our mission to our membership with honor and prudence. Our faith has always been in you, and we hope our efforts will grow to greater glory. The whole world awaits Christmas, the birthday of Christ, to give new hope and love and peace to all mankind. May a part of each day for the rest of our lives be devoted to the spirit of Christmas, renewing our Association's purposes and concerns for each other, and may our love and friendship never cease to grow. My wife Dianne and son Steve share with me in truly wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. olorful Christmas Ornaments © Michael Dykstra/ Dreamstime.com William Penn Life 0 December 2012 0 3
