William Penn Life, 2015 (50. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2015-09-01 / 9. szám

Branch News

Jim Balogh (with both arms raised) leads golfers in a pálinka toast before teeing off at the Cleveland Hungarian Cultural Garden’s 8th annual golf outing in Aurora, Ohio, on July 22.

Branch 14 Cleveland, OH

by Richard E. Sarosi

Where has the summer gone? I hate to say it, but I sure wish we had some of the June rains to water our lawns, shrubs, gardens and trees in August. I just hate to see the leaves start falling to the ground because there is so little rain. We still haven't had our summer fix of szalonna bread yet; hopefully, we will over the Labor Day weekend.

The Caribbean cruise is over, and we are back to the real world. We had a wonderful time the last week of July and the beginning of August with a road trip to Pigeon Forge, Tampa and Chattanooga, and then catching the cruise ship at Port Canaveral. Everyone enjoyed the great weather with temperatures in the upper 80's and low 90's. The food was delicious and plentiful. After two days, I was on the breakfast and dinner only program. We visited Coco Cay in the Bahamas, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. I fondly called this the "saints cruise," and I enjoyed seeing the beautiful Caribbean blue waters.

The WPA Golf Tournament took place at Quicksilver Golf Club on July 17 and 18. The weather provided us an exceptional day for golfing. Congratulations to all of our winners. We hope to see all of our golfers, their friends and, of course, our winners back in 2016 for another great day of golf.

I had the privilege of visiting the Calvin Synod Reformed Church Youth Camp in Mt. Pleasant, Pa., on July 20.1 presented WPA's donation for the youth camp to the Rt. Rev. Dr. Csaba Krasznai of the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Cleveland-Walton Hills, Ohio.

The young members attend a variety of activities during the week, according to camp coordinator Mary Ann (Medgyesi) Parsons (daughter of Rev. Louis and Elizabeth Medgyesi of the Hungarian Reformed Church of Fairport Harbor, Ohio). The activities concentrate on Reformed teachings and their impact on a young person's life and activities. Rev. Krasznai, Rt. Rev.

Koloman K. Ludwig, Bishop of the Calvin Synod and the youth camp leaders were very thankful and appreciative of the WPA's support.

The Cleveland Hungarian Cultural Garden held its 8th annual golf outing at Barrington Country Club in Aurora, Ohio on July 22. The golfers had a great day to enjoy the challenging Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. Toast Master Jim Balogh sent the golfers off with a pálinka toast, "jó egészséget" (good health) and pogácsa, giving the golfers a little Hungarian courage before teeing off. We hope to see you at next year's outing in Aurora.

Congratulations to the graduates of the Hungarian Heritage Experience at Scenic View. The delicious barbeque and entertaining program brought some memories back of my experience at language camp. It was good to see some of my former classmates along with some of my fellow travelers from our 2014 trip to Hungary. 1 hear that Chair House did a great job of peeling potatoes in the kitchen.

Branch 14 is holding a Red, White and Green Raffle to raise funds to benefit branch activities. Only 400 tickets are available, with four prizes to be awarded. The drawing will take place at the Branch 14 Christmas party on Saturday, Nov. 21. Tickets are selling well and may be sold out before the party. Please contact Branch Coordinator Violet

Sarosi at 1-440-248-9012, for tickets and more information.

Remaining branch activities for 2015 include:

• Regular business meetings on the following Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.: Sept. 2, Nov. 4 and Dec. 2.

• The Branch 14 Christmas party on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. at The First Hungarian Reformed Church in Walton Hills, Ohio. The raffle drawing will take place at 2:00 p.m. Winners do not have to be present.

• The Branch 14 Join Hands Day project on a date TBA.

Branch 14 congratulates WPFA Scholarship Foundation recipient (and my cousin) Haley Malloy who will be attending Texas Christian University.

Congratulations and best wishes to all of our students on their studies and achieving their goals. You make us proud. Keep us posted about your college experience.

The Officers of Branch 14 would like to extend our sympathy to those Branch 14 and WPA members who have recently lost a loved one.

We send get well wishes to all Branch 14 and WPA members who might be feeling under the weather. We see that Mark Schmidt is recovering nicely from his knee surgery. (The chocolate cake therapy sessions are working very nicely for him.)

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