William Penn Life, 2013 (48. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2013-11-01 / 11. szám
Branch News WPA Sales Agent Alan Szabó (center) roasts bacon with fellow members at Warren Township Park Sept. 15 during a picnic hosted by Branches 10, 40, 248, 349 and 8164 and the Ohio Valley Hungarian American Cultural Society. fánk with blueberry sauce, dripping with cream sauce...or maybe it was the chocolate mousse with raspberry sauce from Gerbauds...or maybe it was the dobos törte. • Pogácsák were abundant. • In Budapest, I went to Statue Park where the former Soviet-era statues could be found. • The Danube River dinner cruise was relaxing. • The bus ride to Transylvania was long. • Our first morning in Transylvania resulted in a morning laugh when at 5:45 a.m. I got up to see the morning sunshine come through our window. I was able to look out to see that our hotel was in a valley with beautiful mountains surrounding it. The fields reminded me of the haystacks painting by Monet. As I tried to fall back to sleep, a sound that I had not heard in over 40 years rang through the early morning air. It was the 5:50 a.m. wake up "cocka-doodle-doo" by the local rooster. Can somebody say csirke paprikás! • The canyons of Romania were breathtaking. • The cows on the road stopped the bus. • The horse or mule drawn wagons shared the road with the cars, trucks and buses. • The néni's with their black babushkas reminded me of my old Buckeye Road neighborhood. • The cold, wet weather produced a lot of sneezing and coughing within our group. • We saw several dance groups, each with their own unique style of music and costumes. As you can see, we had many fine memories and good stories to share. I can't wait for Hungary 2014. There will be more to report in the December issue. Upcoming events for the remainder of 2013 include:- The Branch 14 Christmas party, Saturday, Nov. 23, at the First Hungarian Reformed Church, 14530 Alexander Road. Santa gave us his list, and invitations will be sent to our young members in the early part of November. We will be collecting non-perishable canned or boxed food items for a local food bank. (Do not bring expired food items as they will be thrown away. If you won't eat it, do not expect someone else to.) Congratulations to my niece, Branch 14 member Lynn M. Lanzara, and Robert Chamberlain who were married Oct. 12. Lynn is the daughter of Branch 14 President Caroline Lanzara and the late John Lanzara. Branch 14 scholarship recipients for the 2013-2014 school year are Danielle Antonucci, Melanie Corrigan, Natalie Corrigan-Mook, Allison Filakosky, Megan Glass, Cory Grahl, Rachael Milluzzi, Halle Üveges and Hailey Wolk. We wish all our students a successful year, and we look forward to hearing about your future plans. We extend our sympathy to those WPA members who have recently lost a loved one. Get well wishes are being sent to all Branch 14 members who are feeling under the weather. We also send get well wishes and prayers to the Rev. Peter Toth of the Lorain Hungarian Reformed Church and to Joan Parete who is at home recovering following her recent surgery. Please keep all of our members in your prayers and wish them a speedy recovery. Happy birthday and anniversary wishes go to all of our branch members and Home Office staff who are celebrating a November or December birthday and/or anniversary. Our next branch meeting will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Hungarian Reformed Church, 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills. Adult branch members are encouraged to attend. Branch members having news to share about themselves or family members can reach me at RichSaro@ att.net or at 1-440-248-9012. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI by Barbara A. House Well, it is history. Our annual trip to Europe is done and gone. It was quite an experience. I wanted to see Romanian, and I did; I wanted to see Dracula, and I didn't. But, I met some wonderful new friends and members. Special "thank you" to Dianne Gribosky for keeping us all in touch with each other. We are busily planning next year's trip. We are naming it "Discovering our Hungarian Heritage." There is so much to see in our homeland, so I think we will be staying in Magyarorsag next William Penn Life 0 November 2013 0 21
