William Penn Life, 2015 (50. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2015-01-01 / 1. szám
Branch News Branch 14 Cleveland, OH by Richard E. Sarosi Boldog Új Évet! We wish all our members a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year 2015! The Branch 14 Officers elected on Dec. 3 are: Caroline Lanzara, president; Joanne Sedensky, vice president; Richard E. Sarosi, secretarytreasurer; and Albert Frate and Paul Varga, auditors. Congratulations and best wishes as you begin your new term of office. On Nov. 15,1 was invited to appear on the Hungarian Radio Hour with Bob Kita on WCSB 89.3 FM in Cleveland to talk about the 2014 WPA Trip to Hungary. My parents, Ernie and Violet Sarosi, were also invited to speak about growing up on Buckeye Road in the Hungarian community of Cleveland. Due to my mom's recent fall, she could not attend. My dad and I had a great time. Bob is a great friend of WPA and does a great job in announcing our activities and events. I had the pleasure of attending the Franz Liszt piano concert on Nov. 16 at Cleveland State University. There, I met Dr. Rita Gardosi, who is a visiting Fulbright scholar and Hungarian language and culture instructor with the Department of Modern Languages within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. WPA played a role in bringing Dr. Gardosi to CSU and establishing the Hungarian language course. The Branch 14 Christmas party took place on Nov. 22 at The First Hungarian Reformed Church in Walton Hills, Ohio. Although we had an icy morning, by the time the party started, the roads were treated and guests were able to arrive safely. Santa Claus had no problem getting to the party. He was there on time, along with Joy the Clown, who did the great face and arm painting, and the Balloon Guy, who created octopi, monkeys, swords, Olaf from Frozen, Christmas wreaths and other great shapes. The dinner of chicken nuggets, French fries, mac and cheese, pizza, ice cream, cookies and Island Smoothies kept our kids' energy The children of Branch 14 Cleveland had a great time at the branch's annual family Christmas party on Nov. 22. Above, the children gather around Santa to share their Christmas wishes. At left the Balloon Guy created various shapes and characters to amuse both children and adults. Below, Joy the Clown paints a pretty design on one party attendee. (Photos by Richard E. Sarosi) levels high. We thank the Home Office for the items for our goodie bags and the McDonald's gift cards which accompanied the Branch 14 monetary gift. A great big thank you to all of the Branch 14 volunteers who helped with the setup, food preparation, clean up, decorations, etc. It would not have been possible to have such a great party without your help. Our young guests just loved Santa. Sitting next to Santa, I was able to hear some of the requests. One little boy asked for $1,000 so he could buy his own gifts. Santa asked him: "What am I supposed to bring you if you only want money?" The boy thought about it. "Okay," he said, "I'd rather have you bring presents," and he told Santa what he wanted. One little girl did not want to visit Santa, so her two older sisters went up and sat on Santa's lap. After they received their gifts, Santa asked the little girl if she was going to come up and say "hi," and she went up by herself, much to her grandmother's surprise. Within 30 seconds, Santa had her sitting on his lap, no tears or fears, and she was telling him her request for Christmas. Her grandmother was totally shocked that she had no fear this year, so I guess a little Christmas miracle took place 16 ° January 2015 0 William Penn Life
