William Penn Life, 2013 (48. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2013-09-01 / 9. szám
Branch News • 1 (Branching Out with Endre Csornán Way to go, Harrisburg! Giving back to the community is a natural tendency for many American Hungarian groups, and the Verhovay Home Association in Harrisburg is no different. I was glad to attend the Home Association’s golf tournament on Saturday, July 13, at the Sportsman’s Golf Course. This facility played host to the LPGA’s Lady Keystone Open in 1975 and 1976. The proceeds from this year’s Verhovay Home Association golf outing benefited local charities in the Harrisburg area. WPA sponsored a golf hole during the tournament. Let's cheer on the Verhovay Home Association and all of the other American Hungarian groups who give back to their communities. people's contribution to society? However you decide to celebrate this holiday, whether it is by going to a parade or a picnic, have fun. September is also a very important month at the Verhovay Home Association club. This month at our active members meeting, we will be nominating club officers. Please plan to attend and let your voice be heard. For band and DJ dates, don't forget to check out our website at wwiv.verhovay.com and our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ Verhovay?ref=hl. Feel free to comment on Facebook; it's your page, too, and we would love to hear your comments. There is also a suggestion box located at the club. A big "happy birthday" to everybody who is celebrating a birthday in September, and congratulations to those celebrating anniversaries. Our meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of every month at the Verhovay Home Association on 29th Street in Harrisburg. We would love to see all the active members there for the nomination of officers I would love to hear of any special days in your lives, including birthdays, graduations, coming home from serving in the military, special awards received. Anything that you would like to share, I would be happy to include it in William Penn Life. Please contact me, Barbara Kreiser, at 717-695-3521 or email at Barbara_Kreiser@yahoo.com. If you have any insurance or annuity needs-whether you just need a policy tune up, are looking for a new policy or know of someone who is—call Charles Johns at 717- 439-8620. Branch 352 Coraopolis, PA by Dora S. McKinsey The beginning of fall has arrived, and we here in Pittsburgh really can't complain about the weather lately. We've had warm days and cool nights—perfect weather. Labor Day on Sept. 2 unofficially closes the summer season. Autumn officially begins Sept. 22. September is, of course, the month we hold our annual WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal Fest. The picnic is being held on Sept. 7, and each year the number of people who attend increases. If you're in the mood for some good, oldfashioned Hungarian music, then please try to attend the picnic. Of course, terrific food and good fellowship are equally good reasons to attend the picnic. There will be an overabundance of each. There will be a fishing contest again at the lake with everyone hoping to catch "the big one." Something new this year will be music at the Lakeside Lodge for young people. Hope to see YOU there! The Flight 93 Memorial is not too far away from Scenic View. It is truly inspirational. Since you will be in the area, please try to stop by the memorial and pay homage to those who sacrificed their lives so that others might live. Happy birthday to all those celebrating a birthday this month. May you be blessed with many more and may all of them be healthy. We offer our condolences to anyone who has lost a loved one recently. If you need help with any insurance question, whether it is to change a beneficiary or to report a lost policy, etc., please contact me at 412-319-7116 or by email at dmckinsey@hotmail.com. I will be happy to assist you. Branch 705 Mayville, WI by Sue Upper! This May, 13 seniors from St. Joseph Academy in Kenosha, Wise., along with the Rev. Todd Belardi of St. Mary's Catholic Church and two other adult chaperones, traveled to Nicaragua on a mission trip. In preparation for the trip, the students were able to raise well over $5,000 through their own efforts. However, additional funds were still needed to pay for extra suitcases full of donated items that the students wanted to give away once in Nicaragua. As its Join Hands Day project, Branch 705 donated money to this effort. Thanks in part to our members' generosity, the mission trip was ready to go. During the first three days of their trip, the students were able to complete the walls of a school building for a village where the third and fifth grade school children had to walk between five and 10 miles every day just to go to class. With the new school building, they will now be able to have school right in their own backyard. The mission team got to know the people in the village very quickly William Penn Life 0 September 2013 0 25
