William Penn Life, 2013 (48. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2013-04-01 / 4. szám
Branch News the annual Tri-State Area Picnic at Scenic View on Saturday, May 18. We hope to see you there. Please call Branch Coordinator Malvene Heyz at 412-751-1898 to notify her of address changes or if someone has passed away. We hope you and your families had a blessed Easter. Branch 249 Dayton, OH by Mark Schmidt Spring is really in the air now; flowers are blooming, trees are budding, people are sneezing, but who cares? Spring is here! Dayton Magyars had a busy March with many events and lots of food. Both the local Hungarian churches celebrated Hungarian Independence Day. The meals and entertainment at St. Stephens Catholic Church and Old Troy Pike Community Church were delicious, fun and very well attended. Thank you to all the church ladies who keep the delicious Hungarian recipes alive. I hope all had a blessed Easter. This is a special time for families. April springs two events on us. First is a Dayton Dragons baseball game on April 17. Branch 249 is sponsoring the second annual Hungarian Day at Fifth Third Field. Twenty members will attend the game in one of the suites. Hotdogs, hamburgers and sodas are included with the ticket. The seats filled up so quickly this year that next year we will arrange for the party deck for 50 members. On April 27, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Magyar Club of Dayton. There will be a special Dinner Dance at Kossuth Hall with delicious Chicken Paprikas at 6:00 p.m. and dancing at 8:00 p.m. to music by George Bátyi and the Gypsy Strings Orchestra with Alex Udvary on cimbalom. Only buffet dinners are available, but why would you want to miss the music and dancing? The Dayton Hungarian Festival Dancers will perform at 7:30 pm. BYOB. Set-ups provided. Pastries will be available for an additional cost. There also will be door prizes and raffles. Call Irene Fulop-Heckman for reservations at 937-298-8457. 22 0 April 2013 0 William Penn Life Mark your May calendars for several events: • Join Hands Day will be May 11. We will meet at 9:00 a.m. at St Stephens Catholic Church. • "The Sound of Music" at La Comedia dinner theater trip will be May 16. • The Dayton World A'Fair will be May 17 to 19 at the Dayton Convention Center. Hungary will have a booth, and volunteers are very much appreciated. Call Andy Dobo at 937- 426-4714. • And, don't forget Mother's Day, May 12. Happy birthday and happy anniversary to all those who are celebrating this month. We wish you many more. We wish those who are sick a speedy recovery and extend our condolences to those who have had a loved one pass away recently. Please call Michele Daley- LaFlame at 937-278-5970 or Anne Marie and Mark Schmidt at 937- 667-1211 for your life insurance questions. Branch 249 members who have news can contact me at amschmidt@msn.com or 937-667-1211. Branch 296 Springdale, PA by Mary A. Kelly-Lovasz Welcome back to our regularly scheduled meetings, Branch 296ers! The following dates are a listing of our upcoming meetings for 2013: April 11, May 9, Sept. 12, Oct. 10 and Nov. 14. Remember, we meet on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at King's Restaurant in New Kensington, and we are always looking forward to seeing you. 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. If you have any news that you would like to share with our branch, contact me at makelly367@verizon.net or at 724-274-5318. Noreen Fritz is our local agent who can assist you with any of your life insurance and annuities needs. You may email her at noreenbunny. fritz@verizon.net or call her at 412- 821-1837. Branch 352 Coraopolis, PA by Dora S. McKinsey Spring is here. We made it through another cold winter. We all look forward to this season of renewal. I hope all of you had a very blessed Easter spent with loved ones. This is the time of the year when we look forward to all the fraternal events coming up. The first event is our bowling tournament, which promises to be a fun time, at The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Washington, Pa. We are again having a juvenile bowling event for the young ones. Even if you don't enjoy gambling, there is a great outlet mall across from the casino. Nearby is Sarris Candy Co. with its charming ice cream parlor and retail outlet. Reservations need to be made now if you are planning to attend the tournament. Our golf tournament is being held July 19 to 20,2013, at Quicksilver Golf Club in Midway, Pa. The Friday night golfer reception is being held at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott in Coraopolis, Pa., on July 19. There will also be a miniature golf tournament held at Scally's Golf Center in Coraopolis for those too young to golf in the regular golf tournament. Make your plans to attend this fun-filled fraternal weekend. More details will be printed in a future issue of William Penn Life. The Tri-State Area Picnic is planned for Saturday, May 18, at Scenic View, beginning at noon. This is the third year WPA has sponsored a picnic for those branches in and around the tri-state area. If you are planning to attend, please bring a covered dish to share. The picnic will last until 5:00 p.m. Come and enjoy good food and fellowship.
