William Penn Life, 2016 (51. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2016-04-01 / 4. szám
Branch News Hooverson Heights (W.Va.) Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Mike Lowry accepts a prize basket donated by Branches 40 and 349 for the department's Chinese auction fundraiser. Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA by Marguerite McNelis Spring has sprung! Hope that everyone had a blessed Easter. Please take a moment and pray for all our service men and women, especially those in harm's way. It's time to get out the bowling ball and golf clubs! Please remember to read William Penn Life to keep current with all the great events coming up. Don't forget the picnic. It will be held on Saturday, Aug. 27, at a new location. Looking forward to seeing everyone there. The First Hungarian Reformed Church of Pittsburgh had its annual dinner. The food was delicious as always, and it was good to spend some time with our old friends and renew acquaintances. I would like to extend a special "köszönöm szépen" to Rev. Komjáthy and all the church members for always making William Penn Association feel welcome. Long time no see, Maria. Looking good! It was also good seeing the Board's traveling ambassador, Vice Chair Kathy Novak, and Steve. I would like to congratulate my sister-in-law and fellow branch member Roseann Vámos for receiving two prestigious and well deserved awards: the 2015 Multi- Million Dollar Producer and 2015 Superior Quality Service Award. Roseann said she couldn't have done it without her family, friends and clients' faith in her. Way to go! We love you! On a sad note, good friend and longtime branch member Art Mayor passed away. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife Yvonne and family. Viszontlátásra! May he rest in peace. Birthday wishes go out to all branch members celebrating their birthdays. May you all have many, many more. If you have any news you would like to share, or for information about WPA life insurance and annuity plans, please contact Branch Coordinator Maria Bistey at 412-431- 6035. Branch 40 Martins Ferry, OH Branch 349 Weirton, WV by Joyce Nicholson Greetings from the WPA branches of the Ohio Valley! Our branch's annual outing to a Wheeling Nailers hockey game was Feb. 28. It was a fun afternoon with a few folks. Unfortunately, it was a loss for the Nailers. The Elmira (N.Y.) Jackals won 3-1. The Wesbanco Arena, where the Nailers play, is undergoing renovations and will be adding more events and event space. The seats were changed-out for much more comfortable seating, too. I had an opportunity in February to visit the Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio picnic grounds in Hiram, Ohio. It was a beautiful, bright and sunny day, one of the few we've had this winter. This will serve as the site for the annual WPA Picnic to be held this year on Saturday, Aug. 27. It will be a beautiful location for the greatest picnic. Plan to attend. It's always a fantastic event. One of our projects this year was to donate an auction basket to the Hooverson Heights VFD for their annual Valentine's Day steak dinner fundraiser. This event raises money for the purchase of new firefighting equipment. Accepting the basket for the department's Chinese auction was Assistant Fire Chief, Mike Lowry. Don't forget the WPA annual bowling tournament will be held April 29 and 30 in Washington, Pa. The bowling lanes are located inside the Meadows Racetrack & Casino, which is across the road from Tanger Outlet Mall. So, there's plenty to do. The movie Son of Saul won four awards at the 2015 Cannes Film Fest and also won the Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film of 2016 (subtitled, of course). I attended a viewing recently in Pittsburgh. Hungarian director László Nemes cast his friend Géza Röhrig, a Hungarian poet living in Brooklyn, in this feature film about a Hungarian prisoner at Auschwitz in 1944. The powerful, impressive film doesn't tell the story about the Holocaust but rather focuses on the difficult choices Saul makes in this dreadful situation. If you get a chance, go see it. It is very poignant. Our sympathy goes out to all who lost loved ones recently, including Home Office employees Debbie and Steve Evans on the death of Debbie's mother, Dorothy Hepler, who passed away March 1. Happy birthday to those celebrating this month. If the spring flu has you down, as it does with so many right now, take care and rest up. There are so many fun events and activities going on with William Penn Association and our branches this year, and I want to see you at many of them. For additional information about Branch activities please call Joyce Nicholson at 740-264-6238. Branch 89 Homestead, PA by Lisa S. Toth-Maskarinec I hope you enjoyed a happy Easter, and that the Easter Bunny was good to everyone. April seems to be a busy birthday month for our branch. Birthday greetings go out to the following Branch 89 members who will be William Penn Life ° April 2016 0 27
